Robert CAMERON
1839 - 1927 (88 years)-
Name Robert CAMERON [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Born 5 Mar 1839 East Nissouri, Oxford, Ontario 
[1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9] Gender Male Died 17 Mar 1927 Seattle, King, Washington [6, 7, 9] Buried Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King, Washington [7, 9] Person ID I21575 Michelle Walczak Dads Family Tree Last Modified 2 Aug 2020
Father Robert CAMERON
b. Abt 1798, Glengarry, Ontario
d. 24 Jan 1875, Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario (Age 77 years) Relationship natural Mother Nancy ROSS
b. 22 Jul 1803, Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario
d. 18 Jan 1884, East Nissouri, Oxford, Ontario (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Married Abt 1821 Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario Family ID F7375 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Eliza Brodie LORIMER
b. 1851, Ontario
d. 1933 (Age 82 years)Married Sep 1869 Children 1. Robert Alexander CAMERON
b. 30 Jun 1869, Ontario
d. 2 Mar 1917, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri (Age 47 years) [natural]2. Norman M. CAMERON
b. May 1872, Ontario [natural]3. Moncreif CAMERON
b. 9 Jan 1878, Brantford, Brant, Ontario
d. 23 Feb 1946, Dallas, Dallas, Texas (Age 68 years) [natural]4. Arthur Ewing CAMERON
b. 9 Jan 1883, Brantford, Brant, Ontario [natural]5. Frances Ross CAMERON
b. 20 Feb 1884, Brantford, Brant, Ontario
d. 1959 (Age 74 years) [natural]Last Modified 2 Aug 2020 Family ID F7376 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - REV. ROBERT CAMERON, Pastor of Park Baptist Church, Brantford, is descended from the Glenevis branch of the Cameron Clan, and his grandfather came to America from Glenevis, near Fort William, Scotland, in the year 1775. In the contest of the Colonies for independence he entered the Royal army, and at the close of the war settled in Cornwall, Ont. Here our subject's father, the late Lieut.-Col. Robert Cameron was born in 1789, and when a young man went west to the County of Oxford, and began life there as one of its early pioneers, in the year 1820. He settled upon a tract granted to him as a son of one of those U.E. Loyalists whose memory is justly honoured by all Canadians. He married Agnes Ross, a native of Cornwall, by whom he had a large family, nine of whom are still living in various parts of the Dominion. He filled many positions of trust in Oxford County during life, and died there in the year 1875. Mrs. Cameron is still living, and resides at the old homestead "Glengarry Hill" with her youngest son, W. W. Cameron. The Rev. Mr. Cameron first attended a private school sustained by his father, and afterwards, when public school was opened in the section where he lived, he was sent to that with more or less regularity until he was 18 years of age. At this time he went to Starkey Seminary, situated on the western side of Lake Seneca, in the State of New York. On returning home he began to study for the legal profession at Ingersoll for a few months, but at this time his mind was turned into another channel, and after a year of teaching in the common school, his studies were shaped with a view to the ministry, and he preached as frequently as opportunity offered. He prepared for matriculation at Toronto University under the private tuition of a Roman Catholic priest by the name of Morrison. On the Sunday previous to going to Toronto, he was baptized in the River Thames near the place of his birth, and thus publicly declared that his views were in harmony with those held by the Baptists, although he did not unite with that body until a year afterwards. After having entered upon the second year at University College, Toronto, he came to Woodstock to edit and publish The Baptist Freeman, and here he formed a Baptist Church of which he was the pastor. He then re-entered the University and graduated in 1868 as Bachelor of of Arts, and in 1869 as master of Arts. Mr. Cameron then became pastor of a church at Fairport, near Rochester, N. Y., and while here he was married Sept., 186 , to the eldest daughter of the late Rev. Alexander Lorrimer, B.A., Librarian od Toronto University. He remained at Fairport until December, 1869, and then went to England to represent the interests of Grande Ligne Mission. After eight months of constant travelling in various parts of England and Scotland, he returned home and settled as pastor of a Baptist Church on 17th Street, in New york City, and filled that position for nearly five years. While there he assisted in founding the Baptist Union, and was one of its principal contributors until it became an element of disintegration in the Baptist denomination. he then withdrew from the paper, and at the same time resigned the pastorate of the church. On coming to Canada to spend his summer holidays and visit friends, he passed through brantford, and received and accepted a call to the pastorate of the Park (then tabernacle) Baptist Church, settling here as the successor of the rev. John Alexander, in 1875. Under his pastorate the old Music Hall has been sold, and the present handsome edifice fronting on Victoria Square has been erected as a church. While the design and proportions of the building reflect credit upon the architect, its internal arrangements and conveniences exhibit good judgement and taste on the part of the pastor and the Building Committee. The number of communicants and the congregation have been largely increased, and the benevolent and missionary work of the church developed under Mr. Cameron's ministry, ably sustained as he is by some of the most successful business men of Brantford.
Page 498 and Part of 499 Biographical Sketches from History of Brant County 1883, transcribed by Bill Bowman
Formerly pastor firts Baptist church, Denver; founder Woman's College. His death in Seattle, obituary and picture, p. Mar 22, 1927 - DEN
- REV. ROBERT CAMERON, Pastor of Park Baptist Church, Brantford, is descended from the Glenevis branch of the Cameron Clan, and his grandfather came to America from Glenevis, near Fort William, Scotland, in the year 1775. In the contest of the Colonies for independence he entered the Royal army, and at the close of the war settled in Cornwall, Ont. Here our subject's father, the late Lieut.-Col. Robert Cameron was born in 1789, and when a young man went west to the County of Oxford, and began life there as one of its early pioneers, in the year 1820. He settled upon a tract granted to him as a son of one of those U.E. Loyalists whose memory is justly honoured by all Canadians. He married Agnes Ross, a native of Cornwall, by whom he had a large family, nine of whom are still living in various parts of the Dominion. He filled many positions of trust in Oxford County during life, and died there in the year 1875. Mrs. Cameron is still living, and resides at the old homestead "Glengarry Hill" with her youngest son, W. W. Cameron. The Rev. Mr. Cameron first attended a private school sustained by his father, and afterwards, when public school was opened in the section where he lived, he was sent to that with more or less regularity until he was 18 years of age. At this time he went to Starkey Seminary, situated on the western side of Lake Seneca, in the State of New York. On returning home he began to study for the legal profession at Ingersoll for a few months, but at this time his mind was turned into another channel, and after a year of teaching in the common school, his studies were shaped with a view to the ministry, and he preached as frequently as opportunity offered. He prepared for matriculation at Toronto University under the private tuition of a Roman Catholic priest by the name of Morrison. On the Sunday previous to going to Toronto, he was baptized in the River Thames near the place of his birth, and thus publicly declared that his views were in harmony with those held by the Baptists, although he did not unite with that body until a year afterwards. After having entered upon the second year at University College, Toronto, he came to Woodstock to edit and publish The Baptist Freeman, and here he formed a Baptist Church of which he was the pastor. He then re-entered the University and graduated in 1868 as Bachelor of of Arts, and in 1869 as master of Arts. Mr. Cameron then became pastor of a church at Fairport, near Rochester, N. Y., and while here he was married Sept., 186 , to the eldest daughter of the late Rev. Alexander Lorrimer, B.A., Librarian od Toronto University. He remained at Fairport until December, 1869, and then went to England to represent the interests of Grande Ligne Mission. After eight months of constant travelling in various parts of England and Scotland, he returned home and settled as pastor of a Baptist Church on 17th Street, in New york City, and filled that position for nearly five years. While there he assisted in founding the Baptist Union, and was one of its principal contributors until it became an element of disintegration in the Baptist denomination. he then withdrew from the paper, and at the same time resigned the pastorate of the church. On coming to Canada to spend his summer holidays and visit friends, he passed through brantford, and received and accepted a call to the pastorate of the Park (then tabernacle) Baptist Church, settling here as the successor of the rev. John Alexander, in 1875. Under his pastorate the old Music Hall has been sold, and the present handsome edifice fronting on Victoria Square has been erected as a church. While the design and proportions of the building reflect credit upon the architect, its internal arrangements and conveniences exhibit good judgement and taste on the part of the pastor and the Building Committee. The number of communicants and the congregation have been largely increased, and the benevolent and missionary work of the church developed under Mr. Cameron's ministry, ably sustained as he is by some of the most successful business men of Brantford.
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Sources - [S27] 1881 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Database online.
Record for Robert Cameron - [S52] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1927; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 153; Image: .
Record for Robert Cameron - [S59] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Providence Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T623_1506; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 14.
Record for Robert Cameron - [S26] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;;), Database online.
Record for Norman Cameron - [S287] Who's Who on the Pacific Coast, 1913, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;;), Database online.
Record for Moncrieffe Cameron - [S623] Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;;).
Record for Robert Cameron - [S300] Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1853-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT. USA; Date: 2012;;).
Record for Robert Cameron - [S454] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;;).
Record for Moncrieffe Cameron - [S574] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;;).
Record for Eliza Cameron
- [S27] 1881 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Database online.