Born
22 Nov 1910 in
Rush, Indiana, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
2 Mar 1953
at age 42
in
Rush, Indiana, United States
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified 28 Jan 2018
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Biography
Birth
Denzel was born on 22 November 1910 in Rush County, Indiana, USA to William Cameron & Ethel McMichael.
Military Service
On 21 May 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Denzel enlisted in the United States Army to serve in World War II.
Marriage
He married Ruby Nell Wilhoite (1919-1962), daughter of Jesse Wilhoite and Nellie Williams on 30 August 1947 in Indiana, USA.
Death and Burial
Denzel died on 2 March 1953 in Rush County, Indiana, USA.
Buried in East Hill Cemetery , Rushville, Rush, Indiana.
Find A Grave: Memorial #70359942
Sources
1920 US Federal Census on 5 January in Liberty, Union, Indiana. Page 1B, lines 62-71. [1]
1930 US Federal Census in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana.
1940 US Federal Census on 24 April in Rushville, Rush, Indiana. Page 14A, lines 28-34.[2]
Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 for Denzel and Ruby giving names of both sets of parents.
US World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946.
[1]
Indiana Death Certificates for his son Billy Lee Cameron (24 April 1950-2 September 2010). Gives name of parents.
Find A Grave: Memorial #70359942 for headstone.
Footnotes
↑ 1920: Cameron, William 42, farmer, head; Ethel 36, wife; Carl 19, son; Linda 18, daughter; John 16, son; Weldon 11, son; Denzel 9, son; Lavone 6, daughter; Katherine 4, daughter; Wayne 2 and 10 months, son.
↑ 1940: Cameron, Will 62, b. Indiana, farmer, head; Ethel 56, b. IN, wife; Weldon 32, b. IN, son; Denzel 29, IN, farm labor, son; Katherine 24, IN, daughter; Alberta 17, IN, daughter; Harold E. 3, IN, grandson.
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