William Cameron Jr. (1852 - 1936)

Born 14 Apr 1852 in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Charilla Loella (Bunker) Cameron — married 3 Feb 1896 (to 1915) in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1936 at age 84 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Marriages

Spouse (1): Georganna Sevy ^[1]

Spouse (2): Charilla Loella Bunker, b. abt 1868 ^[2][3]

3 Feb 1896 in St. George, Utah ^[4]

Children

From first marriage:

William A, Rhoda May, George S, Martha J, Georganna ^[5]

From second marriage:

Horace B, William A, Edward G, Georgeanna, Clinton Ray, Ella, and Silas Milton ^[6]

Census

^[7] 13 Sept 1860

Provo, Utah, Utah Territory

Wm Cameron: Male, age 52, born in New Brunswick, Farmer, real estate worth $600, personal estate worth $1100

Jane Cameron: Female, age 40, born in New Brunswick

Davd Cameron: Male, age 21, born in New Brunswick

Jonthn Cameron: Male, age 13, born in Illinois, at school

Eliza J Cameron: Female, age 10, born in Iowa, at school

Wm Cameron: Male, age 8, born in Utah, at school

Joseph Cameron: Male, age 6, born in Utah, at school

Martha Cameron: Female, age 4, born in Utah

Benjn Cameron: Male, age 2, born in Utah

^[8] 1 June 1870

St. George, Washington, Utah, United States

William Cameron: Male, age 61, born in New Brunswick, real estate worth $3000, personal estate worth $500, Farmer, male US citizen age 21 or over

Jane Cameron: Female, age 50, born in New Brunswick, Keeping House

David Cameron: Male, age 31, born in New Brunswick, Farm Laborer, male US citizen age 21 or over

Jonathan Cameron: Male, age 23, born in Illinois, Work on farm, male US citizen age 21 or over

Elijah Cameron: Male, age 20, born in Iowa, Work on farm

William Cameron: Male, age 18, born in Utah, Work on farm

Joseph Cameron: Male, age 10, born in Utah, at home, parents of foreign birth, attended school

Martha Cameron: Female, age 14, born in Utah, at school, parents of foreign birth, attended school

Benjamin Cameron: Male, age 12, born in Utah, at school, parents of foreign birth, attended school

Mary A Cameron: Female, age 8, born in Utah, at school, parents of foreign birth, attended school

Burial

Panguitch City Cemetery in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, USA ^[9]

Plot: Block 3, Lot 22 ^[10]

Obituary

^[11] Word was received her Sunday by Bishop Cameron that his uncle, Wm. Cameron, a former resident of Panguitch, had died at the home of his son, Clinton in in Los Angeles, California, and that the body would be shipped here for burial, arriving at Cedar City Tuesday. Bishop Cameron met the body and brought it here.

Funeral service were held Wednesday in the North Ward chapel with Bishop Hans P. Ipson presiding.

Dr. Reuben Joseph assisted by the choir, sang "I Know That My Redeemer Lives."

First speaker was W.J. Henderson.

The next speaker was Elder Ralph DeLong.

Resolutions of respect from the daughters of Utah Pioneers were read by Ida Chidester.

Solo, "The End of a Perfect Day," by Pearle Henrie.

Last speaker was Bishop Ipson.

Choir sang, "Oh My Father."

Benediction was pronounced by J. Frank Houston.

Benj. Cameron dedicated the grave.

Those from out of town attending the funeral were: Mrs. Rhoda Fullmer and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cameron of Rexburg, Idaho; Mrs. Martha Adams of Delta; Clinton Cameron of Los Angeles; Miss. Audria Cameron of Los Angeles; Miss. Georgiana Cameron of Ogden; Mrs. Riley Norton, Mr. Stringham and Mirt Norton of Provo; Benj. Cameron of Cedar City, and Miss Audria Cameron of Los Angeles.

Internment was in the family lot in the city cemetery.

Wm. Cameron was the son of Wm. and Jane Filnt Cameron and was born in Provo, April 14, 1852. He moved with his parents to Dixie and from there to Panguitch were he resided until 1906 when he moved to Parker, Idaho, later moving back to Provo, Benjamin, Salt Lake City and Ogden where he made his home. He has only been to California since August.

December 10, 1882 he married Georgiana Sevy of Panguitch. Five children were born to them and in 1892 his wife died in childbirth. In 1895 he married Luella Bunker, who died in Benjamin a few years ago. Seven children were born to this union, three of whom survive now, also two of his first wife's. They are: Mrs. Rhoda Fullmer, of Rexburg, Idaho; Mrs. Martha Adams of Delta; Miss Georgiana Adams of Ogden and Clinton Cameron of Los Angeles; and Glen Cameron of Rexburg.

He was an active civic and religious worker while living in Panguitch, was a High Priest and a Seventy, and together with his brother-in-law, built the Cameron and Sevy Mercantile business, which is now known as the Southern Utah Equitable, selling his interest in the store when he moved away from her. He was a farmer and cattleman, and was a prominent citizen of the town in early days.

Sources

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• Source: S1 [1]
• Source: S2 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSJ-B9T : 15 July 2017), William Cameron in entry for Jon Cameron, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 338A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1336; FHL microfilm 1,255,336.
• Source: S3 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCB-WNL : 12 April 2016), Jane Cameron in household of William Cameron, Utah, United States; citing p. 7, family 45, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,112. [2]
• Source: S4 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2W-W18 : 12 December 2017), Jane Cameron in entry for Wm Cameron, 1860. Household ID: 2247, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: M653: Affiliate Film Number: 1314, GS Film Number: 805314, Digital Folder Number: 005171492, Image Number: 00390 [3]
• Source: S5 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6N-2D2 : accessed 3 March 2019), William Cameron, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 9A, line 38, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2420; FHL microfilm 2,342,154.
• Source: S6 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PT-MW1 : accessed 3 March 2019), William Cameron, Delta, Millard, Utah, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 14B, line 64, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1863; FHL microfilm 1,821,863.
• Source: S7 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PT-MW1 : accessed 3 March 2019), William Cameron, Delta, Millard, Utah, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 14B, line 64, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1863; FHL microfilm 1,821,863.
• Source: S8 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PT-MW1 : accessed 3 March 2019), William Cameron, Delta, Millard, Utah, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 14B, line 64, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1863; FHL microfilm 1,821,863. [4]
• Source: S9 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLHL-WY8 : accessed 3 March 2019), William Cameron, Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 131, sheet 3B, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 224; FHL microfilm 1,374,237.
• Source: S10 "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PL-YM1 : 10 February 2018), William Cameron and Charilla Loella Bunker, 03 Feb 1895; citing St. George, Washington, Utah; FHL microfilm 484,821.
• Source: S11 "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSF-GLBW : 17 March 2018), Wm Cameron, 09 Oct 1936; citing Garfield County News 2, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City. "Prominent Pioneer Dies" published by the Garfield County News on 9 Dec 1936 [5]

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Elizabeth x for creating WikiTree profile Cameron-1558 through the import of Lint, Rollins, Mundo.ged on May 4, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.