Cameron, Alexander A. (History - 1849); Biographical Sketch of Clark Co., WI

----Source: Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties, WI, by The Lewis Publishing Co., 1891, page 248

ALEXANDER A. CAMERON, a millwright of Dorchester, was born in Perthshire, Scotland, February 10, 1849, the son of Duncan and Jennie (McGregor) Cameron, both natives of Scotland. They emigrated to Perth County, Upper Canada, in 1859, and thence to Portage County, Wisconsin, in 1865, settling upon a farm, where they still reside. Alexander A., their only child, was reared to farm life and educated in the common schools. He learned the machinist's trade in East Saginaw, Michigan, at which he worked from 1863 to 1865, and in the latter year removed to Portage County, where he was employed at various points from Ashland to Stevens Point. He built several saw and planing mills on the Wisconsin Central Railroad line, and is now building a planing mill at Fairfield. He came to Dorcehster in July, 1879, where he has since remained.

Mr. Cameron was married September 18, 1878, to Eva Chamberlain, a native of Pennsylvania, and daughter of Dwight Chamberlain, deceased. They have had six children, four now living: Jennie, Lyle, Hazel and Ward.

Groom's Father's Name: Duncan White Cameron Groom's Mother's Name: Jennett M. Cameron

Bride's Father's Name: Dwight Chamberlain Bride's Mother's Name: Sally R. Ferguson Chamberlain

Father's birthplace: Scotland Mother's birthplace: Scotland Race: White Gender: Male

Occupation: Works In Saw Mill Marital Status: Married Spouse's name: Evva Cameron

Number of White Males: 1 Number of White Females: 2 Country of Birth: United States: 3;

Household Members: 4 males, 4 females; 6 born USA, 1 born Germany, 1 born Great Britain

Notice is hereby given that at the regular term of the county court, to be held in and for said county, at the court house, in the city of Stevens Point, in said county, on the 1^st Tuesday, (being the 5^th day) of Nov., A. D., 1895, at 10 o’clock A. M., the following matter will be heard and considered: The application of Eva Cameron for the appointment of Alexander Cameron of the town of Lanark as administrator of the estate of Sally R. Ferguson, late of the town of Pine Grove in said county, deceased.

Alex Cameron left for Prentice Wednesday. He is putting in a large planning mill for the Van Duzen Lumber Co.

Alex Cameron returned to his home in this city Thursday evening after spending several weeks at the little place up in the northeastern part of the county known as Klondike, where he was employed as a millright in equipping a new sawmill for Spafford & Sons of Grand Rapids. An entire new equipment of machinery was installed in the old Johnson & Torgerson mill. The mill was started up Thursday and will be run steadily through the season. The proprietors expect to saw 2,000,000 feet of pine, hemlock and hardwood. They use circular saws.

Mr. Cameron leaves tomorrow for Park Falls where he will assist in erecting a new sawmill for the Park Falls Paper company.

Alexander Cameron, who is erecting a shingle mill for the Park Falls Lumber Co., at Park Falls, spent Sunday at his home on East Main street.

The family of Alexander Cameron is now located in the Rothman house on Briggs street, formerly occupied by Dr. L. Zborowski.

Napolean Markstrom and Miss Hazel Cameron, both of Prentice, were recently married at Phillips, Rev. Benson officiating. They were attended by Fred Struble and Miss Alice Bousha. The bride, who is a former Stevens Point Girl, and a daughter of Alex Cameron, who resided on Briggs street for some time, has lived at Prentice for the past few years and is an excellent young woman. The groom is employed as a clerk in a store at Prentice and is said to be a worthy young man.

Word has been received announcing the death of Harriet Muriel, the seven months old child of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Markstrom of Prentice. Mrs. Markstrom was formerly Miss Hazel Cameron of this city.

Mrs. Albert Winchell died Monday, Sept. 20th, 1926 at the Wilbur Kayhart home southeast of town (Dorchester, Clark County, Wis.). The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at the Little White Church, Rev. F. P. Walter officiating, and burial was made in the cemetery south of town. George Meyers, Wm. Schroeder, Edward Wolfe, Wm. Wolfe, Wm. Tauchen and Frank Hurth acting as pallbearers, and the flower girls were the deceased eight granddaughters, Irene and Margaret Winchell, Della and Dorothy Kayhart, Eunice and Nora Winchell, Anita and Mina Hunt.

Mrs. Albert A. Winchell, nee Martha Chamberlain, a daughter of Dwight and Sallie Chamberlain, was born in Bradford, Penn., on the 4th day of May, 1848, and passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ada Kayhart, at the age of 78 years, 6 months and 16 days.

At the age of 14 she, with her parents, came to Wisconsin and first settled at Plainfield, Waushara Co. On the 15th day of Nov, 1868 she was married to Albert Winchell, from which time on she lived in Clark County. To this union 10 children were born, Joel and Delbert Winchell of Dorchester, Dwight Winchell of Valparaiso, Ind., Mrs. Ada Kayhart and Mrs. Ida Hunt of Dorchester, and Mrs. Edna Will of Calumet, Minn. Besides these, there are one sister, Mrs. Lida Brewster, and one brother, Mr. Dwight Chamberlain, both of Plainfield, surviving. A father, four children and one stepson have preceded her in death.

For the past fifteen years, she has been ailing, but only a little over a year ago was she confined to her bed. She was a very patient sufferer until death relieved her.

She was a pioneer of Dorchester and as such should hold an honored place in our hearts and memories. She helped to blaze the trail that brought forth in its' wake the garden spot of Wisconsin we prize so much. Long may those sturdy pioneers live in our memories and help us to better fulfill the tasks set before us.

Besides her children, her sister and brother, she leaves 29 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Those who were here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Winchell and Dwight Jr. of Valparaiso, Ind., Mrs. Brewster and Dwight Chamberlain of Plainfield, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beyreis and two daughters of Unity, Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Hinke and daughter Beulah of Abbotsford. Her daughter, Mrs. Will, who had been here recently, was the only one of her children not present for the funeral, but she was unable to come.

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Sally Chamberlain Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1829

Birth Place: Connecticut Gender: Female

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Jackson, Tioga, Pennsylvania Family Number: 77

Household Members: Name Age (all born "Conn")

Dwight Chamberlain 26 Farmer

Sally Chamberlain 21

Martha A Chamberlain 1/12

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Sally Chamberlin Age in 1860: 30 Birth Year: abt 1830

Birthplace: Pennsylvania Gender: Female Post Office: Wellsboro

Home in 1860: Middlebury, Tioga, Pennsylvania

Household Members: Name Age

Dwight Chamberlin 32 CT 1828 Lumberman Real Estate: 150 Personal Estate: 100

Sally Chamberlin 30 PA 1830

Martha Chamberlin 10 PA 1850 <<- married Albert Winchell ??

Tabitha Chamberlin 7 PA 1853 <<- "Lida" married Lafayette Brewster ??

Dwight Chamberlin 4 PA 1856 <<- married Jenny May Hakes ??

Welcom Shellman 14 PA 1846 attended school (male)

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Sally Chamberlin Birth Year: abt 1830 Age in 1870: 40

Gender: Female Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1870: Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin

Household Members: Name Age

Sally Chamberlin 40 PA 1830

Eugene Chamberlin 10 WI 1860

Sarah Chamberlin 7 WI 1863 <<- Eva Adell ??

George Chamberlin 4 WI 1866

Wisconsin Genealogy Index -- Marriage Record Details County

Chamberlin, Sally B Marriage Jan 29 1871 Waushara

Fergerson, William Marriage Jan 29 1871 Waushara

Chamberlain, Martha A Marriage Nov 15 1868 Waushara

Winchell, Albert Marriage Nov 15 1868 Waushara

Cameron, Alexander Marriage Sep 09 1878 Clark

Chamberlain, Eva A Marriage Sep 09 1878 Clark

Chamberlain, D H Marriage Mar 21 1891 Portage

Hakes, Jenny May Marriage Mar 21 1891 Portage

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Sally Ferguson Age: 55 Estimated birth year: abt 1825

Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relation to head-of-household: MotherL

Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania

Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female

Home in 1880: Pine Grove, Portage, Wisconsin

Household Members: Name Age

Lafayette Brewster 33 NY-VT-NH Farm Laborer

Lida Brewster 26 PA-CT-PA (Tabitha??)

Arthur Brewster 4 WI

Mandie Brewster 11m WI (11/12 b. June) << Maude E. (1879-1891)

Sally Ferguson 55 PA-PA-PA Mother-in-law Widowed

Collection: Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930

Groom's Name: Dwight H. Chamberline Bride's Name: Jenny May Hakes

Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1891 Marriage Place: Portage, Wisconsin, United States

Groom's Father's Name: Dwiaght Chamberline Groom's Mother's Name: Sally Furgison

Bride's Father's Name: L. F. Hakes Bride's Mother's Name: Hakes

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00323-9 System Origin: Wisconsin-ODM

Source Film Number: 1275497

Duncan White Cameron

Born: about 1821-1823, Fortingall, Perth, Scotland

Died: about 1892, Lanark, Portage Co., WI

married - about 1844 ? in _________ Scotland

Jannet/Jennett McGregor

Born: about 1812-1813, Logie Kate, Perth, Scotland

Died: before 1874 - maybe in Canada, maybe in Wisconsin

1851 Residence: Bendochy, Perthsire, Scotland

1861 Residence: Elma, Perth, Canada West (Ontario)

(2^nd marriage of Duncan Cameron (no children):

Jeanette McCunn Blair (nee ?), 1874, Lanark, Portage Co., WI)

Child of Duncan & Jennett Cameron

Alexander Cameron

Born: about Feb 1845-1848, Lilltrethen, Angus, Scotland

Died: about 1925 ? in Wisconsin ?

married 9 Sep 1878, Colby, Clark, Wisconsin

Eva Adell (Sarah?) Chamberlain

Born: 16 Dec 1864 (1861), Tioga, Pennsylvania

Died: 1 May 1903, Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin

Children of Alexander and Eva (1900 Census says 5 of 6 children living)

1. Male child (possible), born 11 March 1881, Clark County, WI; died before 1885 WI Census

2. Jennette, born Feb 1883, WI; Teacher

3. Hazel R., born Nov 1887, WI; married Napolean Markstrom, May 1907, Phillips, Price Co., WI

4. Ward D., born Nov 1890, WI

5. Charles M., born Feb 1894, WI

6. Gladys, born Nov 1898, WI

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Dwight Henry Chamberlain

Born: 5 Nov 1825, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut

Died: 15 Jan 1870; buried Plainfield Cemetery, Waushara Co., WI

married (about 1848) in (Pennsylvania?)

Sally

Born: 29 Sep 1829 / 1827, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

(2^nd marriage (no children?): William Ferguson, 29 Jan 1871, Waushara County, WI)

Died: 2 Sep 1895, Plainfield WI; buried Plainfield Cemetery, Waushara Co., WI

Dwight & Sally moved from PA to Plainfield, Waushara Co., WI around 1861 / 1862-1864

Children of Dwight & Sally Chamberlain

· Martha A., born 4 May 1848-1850, Bradford / Tioga County, PA;

married Albert Winchell, 15 Nov 1868, Waushara Co., WI;

died 20 Sep 1926, Dorchester, Clark Co., WI

· Tabitha /M. Zenethia / Lida, born about 1853, Tioga County, PA

married Lafayette Brewster, 22 May 1875, Marathon Co., WI WI

died after 1926, probably in Plainfield, Waushara Co., WI

Lafayette buried Plainfield Cemetery

· Dwight H., born about 1856, Tioga County, PA

married Jenny May Hakes (1871-1949), 21 Mar 1891, Portage Co., WI

died 18 Jan 1940, buried in Plainfield, Waushara Co., WI

Children buried in Plainfield Cemetery: Harry M. (1889-1981); Clara Adel (1911-1941); Virginia Mae(6 Nov 1928):

· Eugene, born about 1860, PA or WI

· Sarah / Eva Adell / Eva Dell, born about 1863, PA or WI

· George, born about 1866, WI

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The Stevens Point Journal - 19 March 1898

CLAIMS HE WAS NOT DEAD

Case of Cameron vs. Cameron Delayed at Waupaca.

The case of Alexander Cameron vs. Jeanette Cameron of Lanark, which was noticed for trial in the circuit court at Waupaca, was postponed Thursday, owing to the fact that the United States consul at Glasgow failed to affix the necessary certificates to a batch of depositions taken from witnesses in Glasgow. The fact was not discovered until the case was about to go to trial. Upon applications of the plaintiff’s attorneys, the judge continued the case until the next term of Court.

Alexander Cameron is the only son and sole heir to Duncan Cameron, who died in Lanark in 1892, leaving a second wife. Alexander, believing Jeanette Cameron to be his father’s lawful widow, paid over to her the sun of $4,000, her share in the estate.

Within six months after paying the money over to his stepmother, Alexander claims to have learned that at the time Mrs. McCunn married his father, she was the lawful wife of James Blair, to whom she was married in 1864, and with whom she had lived but eight days, and who is still alive and well and following his trade as a blacksmith in London, England. Believing this to be true Alexander brought suit to recover the $4,000 to which it is alleged she was not entitled. Through some necessary delays in the securing of evidence and otherwise, the case has dragged along until the present term of court. The proof of the marriage of Blair’s continued existence after her subsequent marriage with Cameron, was established by affidavits secured from residents of England and Scotland. But it was not discovered until just as the case was about to be called that two important depositions could not be used because the consul at Glasgow failed to attach certain certificates required by the laws of Wisconsin.

The plaintiff is represented by Cate, Sanborn, Lamoreux & Park and the defence by Chas. W. Felker of Oshkosh and Calkins & McGruer of Green Bay.

The defendant was thrice married. By her first husband she is the mother of John McCunn of Lanark and J. N. McCunn, United States consul at Dombarionshire, Scotland. She will not deny that she was Blair’s lawful wife nor that she married Cameron, without having secured a divorce but she will base her defense on the ground that after living with her for eight days in Glasgow Blair left her and she never heard anything of him again for many years, and will take advantage of the law that acknowledges a man dead when he has been absent seven years. She came to America in 1870 and married Cameron in Lanark in 1874. The plaintiff will attempt to prove that if she had enquired for Blair of any of his relatives in Glasgow she could have learned of his whereabouts at any time.

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Sally Ferguson Chamberlain - 1895 - Newspaper Unknown

The many friends of Mrs. S. Cameron were shocked to hear of the death of her mother, Mrs. Sally R. Ferguson, who left here about three weeks ago in usual health to attend a daughter who was very ill in Plainfield, where she was taken sick and died Sept. 2. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Dodge county, Penn., in 1827, moved in 1861. The remains were interred at Plainfield beside her husband. She was an earnest Christian woman, a member for years of the Methodist church. Her kindly way had won for her many friends since her residing here. She leaves four children to mourn her loss, Mr. D. Chamberlin and Mrs. Brewster of Plainfield, Mrs. Winchell of Dorchester and Mrs. S. Cameron of this place, with whom she made her home.

http://wigenweb.org/waushara/pfcem/pfc03al.htm

Plainfield Cemetery - Section 11, Plainfield Township, Waushara County, Wisconsin

Note: X means copy of obituary is held by the Waushara Co. Historical & Genealogy Society

http://wigenweb.org/waushara/soas/WHS.htm

CHAMBERLAIN-Family Marker

Frank E. - died Sep. 18, 1898 - aged 34 y’s, 3 m’s, 8 d’s (= b. 1864)

CHAMBERLAIN - Sally R. (Fergueson)

- born at Bradford Co., Penn. - Sep. 29, 1829 - died Sep. 2, 1895

Dwight Henry - First husband of S.R. Ferguson - born at Willington, Tolland Co., Conn.

- Nov. 5, 1825 - died Jan. 15, 1870

CHAMBERLAIN - Wife - Alma - 1893 - May 21, 1966

Husband - Delbert Bell "Del" - 1892 - Apr. 19, 1972

CHAMBERLAIN - Father - John W. - Dec. 17, 1839 - Dec. 9, 1897

Mother - Sylvia A. - Sep. 6, 1839 - Mar. 31, 1925

Johnnie - died Nov. 9, 1887 - aged 11 yrs, 4 mo, 11 days, Broke- youngest son of J.W. & S.A X

CHAMBERLAIN- Milton B. - 1907 - Jul. 15, 1965

Wilma L. - Dec. 28, 1924 - Oct. 8, 1992 X

Melvin "Mell" - 1896 - Jul. 16, 1975

Naomi - 1902 - Jan. 10, 1964

CHAMERLAIN - Ella - wife of A.A. - died Jul. 6, 1878 - aged 43 y’s, 1 mo., 5 d’s - Head stone

George H. - son of A.A. & E. - died Nov. 3, 1893- aged 25 y’s, 4 m’s, 11 d’s - Head stone

Ladorna L. - wife of A.A. - died Jul. 11, 1889- aged 33 y’s, 7 m’s, 24 d’s - Head Stone

Alric A. - 1834 - Apr. 15, 1896 - Vet. (son’s obit says father died 2 Apr 1896)

Earl - no dates

(http://wigenweb.org/waushara/obit/obs5.htm Obit: EARL CHAMBERLIN - Alric Earl, son of Alric A. and Ladorula Strong Chamberlain, b. 15 Sep 1886 in Plainfield WI, d. 8 Apr 1906. Grandmother Sarah A. Jones; Uncle E. H. Strong, Aunt Mrs. G. B. Gruper

Mrs. Spawn - Sep. 27, 1893 - no stone

CHAMERLAIN - Father - Dewight - 1856 - Jan. 18, 1940

Harry M. - Dec. 25, 1889 - May 23, 1981 X

Jennie - 1871 - Nov. 1, 1949

Clara Adel - Sep. 10, 1911 - Mar. 2, 1941

Virginia Mae - Nov. 6, 1928

BREWSTER - Family Marker

Dudley D. - 1882 - Jan. 8, 1914

Father - Lafayette M. - 1846 - Jan. 13, 1925

Maude E. - 1879 - 1891

Harley Ray - died Apr. 29, 1938 - Wis. Pvt. 346 Tank Corps

Ward H. - 1892 - 1929 - Vet.

????????? Dwight would have been 5 ?????????

1830 United States Federal Census

Name: Ephraim Chamberlin

Home in 1830: Willington, Tolland, Connecticut

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 3

Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1

Free White Persons - Under 20: 6

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2

Total Free White Persons: 8 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8

1840 United States Federal Census

Name: Ephraim B Chamberlain

Township: Willington County: Tolland State: Connecticut

Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1

Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 4

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2

Free White Persons - Under 20: 2

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2

Total Free White Persons: 4 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 4

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Ephraim Chamberlain Age: 58 Estimated birth year: abt 1792

Birth Place: Connecticut Gender: Male

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Jackson, Tioga, Pennsylvania Family Number: 217

Household Members: Name Age

Ephraim Chamberlain 58

Betsy Chamberlain 56

Rufus Chamberlain 23

John Chamberlain 17

Mary A Chamberlain 18

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Sally Chamberlain Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1829

Birth Place: Connecticut Gender: Female

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Jackson, Tioga, Pennsylvania Family Number: 77

Household Members: Name Age (all born "Conn")

Dwight Chamberlain 26 Farmer

Sally Chamberlain 21

Martha A Chamberlain 1/12

????? Fortingall is Duncan’s place of birth ?????

1841 Scotland Census

Name: Janet Mcgregor Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1811

Gender: Female Where born: Perthshire, Scotland

Civil Parish: Fortingall County: Perthshire Address: Balnald Parish Number: 355A

Household Members: Name Age

Donald Mcgregor 59

Donald Mcgregor 35

Janet Mcgregor 30

1841 Scotland Census

Name: Janet Cameron Age: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1813

Gender: Female Where born: Perthshire, Scotland

Civil Parish: Fortingall County: Perthshire Address: Kinloch Kinlochrannoch

Parish Number: 355A

Household Members: Name Age

Alexr Cameron 26

Janet Cameron 28

1841 Scotland Census

Name: Duncan Cameron Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1821

Gender: Male Where born: Perthshire, Scotland

Civil Parish: Fortingall County: Perthshire Address: West Camghanan

Occupation: Ag Lab Parish Number: 355A

Household Members: Name Age

Archibald Cameron 60

Duncan Cameron 20

Charly Cameron 9

Euphemia Cameron 7

Margret Cameron 7

Anny Cameron 4

Euphemia Cameron 80

Margret Cameron 40

1851 Scotland Census

Name: Alexander Cameron Age: 6 Estimated birth year: abt 1845

Relationship: Son Gender: Male Where born: Lilltrethen, Angus

Father's name: Duncan Cameron Where born: Fortingall, Perth

Mother's name: Jannet Mcgregor Where born: Logie Kate, Perth

Parish Number: 332 Civil Parish: Bendochy County: Perthshire

Address: Milltown Of Dremmie Farm Occupation: Farmers Son

ED: 4 Page: 3 Household schedule number: 8 Line: 15 Roll: CSSCT1851_71

Household Members: Name Age

Duncan Cameron 28

Jannet Mcgregor 38

Alexander Cameron 6

I am Ken Markstrom and I am looking for information on my Mother Hazel Cameron, sister Jeannette Cameron and their parents Alexander A. Cameron and Eva Del Cameron. My grandfather Alexander A. Cameron was a millwright and he built saw mills and planing mills along the Wisconsin Central Railroad line from Stevens Point to Ashland. He came to Dorchester in 1879, built a saw mill for Henry Breed. The planing mill an lumber shed and office was located on the southside of 2nd Avenue south. My Mother was born November 8 1888 in Dorchester and her sister Jeannette was born in Dorchester in 1883. My grandfather and grandmother, Alexander Cameron and Eva Del (Chamberlain) were married in Colby, Wisconsin September 9, 1878 at the Methodist Church this was a couple of months before my grandmother turned 14. Albert Winchell of Dorchester was a brother-in-law of Alexander and Eva Del Cameron. It is my understanding that there were two other children born between 1883 and 1888 but I have been unable to verify this information. Ken Markstrom

Bio:	Cameron, Alexander A. (History - 1849)
Contact:	Janet Schwarze
Email:	stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames:	CAMERON MCGREGOR CHAMBERLAIN