Annette Irene (Cross) Cameron (1909 - 2005)

Born 16 Sep 1909 in Johnsburg, Warren, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Griffen Cameron — married 17 Jul 1937 in Warren, New York, United States

Died 7 Feb 2005 at age 95 in Glens Falls, Warren, New York, United States

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Biography

Warrensburg - Annette I. Cameron, 95, of Marion Ave., passed away Monday morning, Feb. 7, 2005, at Glens Falls Hospital following a long illness.

Born Sept 16, 1909, in Johnsburg, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth (Stackhouse) Cross.

She lived her entire life in the Warrensburg-Johnsburg Area.

On July 17, 1937, she married John G. Cameron at the United Methodist church of Johnsburg, and they shared 42 years together.

For many years, she was the head cook at Maxam's Boarding House in Garnet Lake, and also at the former Pillar's Restaurant in Warrensburg.

Among many hobbies, Annette enjoyed cultivating raspberries, and she also took pride in her flower and vegetable gardens.

Many of her achievements included working with underprivileged children.

She and Millie Lawrence were the founders of Warrensburg Head Start, teaching cooking, canning and sewing in her home to many of these students.

She also taught cooking and nutrition in many local homes for a while through a Cornell University program.

Besides her parents, her husband, John G. Cameron, passed away in 1979; a son, Stephen Cameron, passed away in 1996; two sisters, Geneva and Laura Reynolds; and a brother, Clifford Cross, all predeceased her.

Survivors include one daughter, Louisa Cameron of Warrensburg, with whom Annette resided with; one son, Michael Cameron and his wife, Debbie, of Laurel, Md; one daughter-in-law, Jolene Cameron of Maryland; four grandchildren; Michael R. Cameron and his wife, Elizabeth, Stephen and Benjamin Cameron, and Jennifer Cameron; also many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Sources

• *"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54B-4FW : accessed 3 February 2023), Annette Cross in household of Stephen Cross, Johnsburg, Warren, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 5A, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1086; FHL microfilm 1,375,099.

• "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K95M-NPW : 1 June 2022), Annette Cross in entry for Stephen Cross, 1915.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVSB-87M : 2 February 2021), Annette Cross in entry for Stephen Cross, 1920.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13680127/annette-irene-cameron: accessed 03 February 2023), memorial page for Annette Irene Cross Cameron (16 Sep 1909–7 Feb 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13680127, citing Garnet Lake Cemetery, Johnsburg, Warren County, New York, USA; Maintained by Jo Ann Bateman Smith (contributor 46790368).