*FYI: gs/o Henry L. Leinbach (1784-1829) & Mary Barnhart (1889-1846) & Collin Cameron (1780-1859) & his wife Martha (1789), families formerly of Turbot Twp, Northumberland Co., PA & Montour Co, PA, Brother & Sisters are: Colin Cameron (1849-1911); Martha J. 'Jennie' (1854 -aft1880); Nancy R. (1857-aft1860); & Minnie (1862-abt1920).
HISTORY: He attended College at Lafeyette College in Easton, PA in 1872, passed the Bar in 1875 in Lancaster, PA. Was in the Lafeyette Men Alumi 1891; Ranched at San Rafael Ranch in Arizona Territory in 1882; work for the U.S. Goverment and was in MO in 1877. He worked for the Dept of Justice in the 1880's. In 1850 Census family lived in Montour County, 1860 Lived in Turbot Twp, Northumberland Co, PA, 1870 Census family lived in Lancaster Co, PA, parents lived in Mitchell county, KS in 1880 & 1885, not sure about Brewster? 1882 Moved to Arizona with his brother Colin. In 1900 I think he was a mining expert living in Brooklyn, King, NY.
Idaho Statesman, October 5, 1908, "Cameron Known in Arizona",
Man Swept over Niagara Falls Prominent in Southwest.
Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 4.—Brewster CAMERON, who was carried over the Niagara falls last night, was one of the best known men in the southwest, having large property interests in Arizona, Texas and Mexico. He became prominent a number of years ago when assisting his uncle, Attorney General Brewster, to prosecute the Star route cases. He was formerly a United States marshal for Arizona. He is survived by a wife, a son, and Brewster CAMERON, Jr., now of Kansas City, and two daughters, one the wife of Captain BRIGGS of Fort Riley, Kan., and one the wife of Captain BRADY of the Presidio, San Francisco. "Cameron Known in Arizona", Idaho Statesman, October 5, 1908. *PSorensen2181 04/14/2010. Thanks for Sharing.
Check the History for his brother Colin Cameron mentions the brother, Brewster Cameron. Source Arizona, The Youngest State, 1913.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/az/pima/bios/cameron.txt
Also Evergreen Cemetery Records.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/az/pima/cemeteries/evergreen.txt
*FYI: gs/o Henry L. Leinbach (1784-1829) & Mary Barnhart (1889-1846) & Collin Cameron (1780-1859) & his wife Martha (1789), families formerly of Turbot Twp, Northumberland Co., PA & Montour Co, PA, Brother & Sisters are: Colin Cameron (1849-1911); Martha J. 'Jennie' (1854 -aft1880); Nancy R. (1857-aft1860); & Minnie (1862-abt1920).
HISTORY: He attended College at Lafeyette College in Easton, PA in 1872, passed the Bar in 1875 in Lancaster, PA. Was in the Lafeyette Men Alumi 1891; Ranched at San Rafael Ranch in Arizona Territory in 1882; work for the U.S. Goverment and was in MO in 1877. He worked for the Dept of Justice in the 1880's. In 1850 Census family lived in Montour County, 1860 Lived in Turbot Twp, Northumberland Co, PA, 1870 Census family lived in Lancaster Co, PA, parents lived in Mitchell county, KS in 1880 & 1885, not sure about Brewster? 1882 Moved to Arizona with his brother Colin. In 1900 I think he was a mining expert living in Brooklyn, King, NY.
Idaho Statesman, October 5, 1908, "Cameron Known in Arizona",
Man Swept over Niagara Falls Prominent in Southwest.
Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 4.—Brewster CAMERON, who was carried over the Niagara falls last night, was one of the best known men in the southwest, having large property interests in Arizona, Texas and Mexico. He became prominent a number of years ago when assisting his uncle, Attorney General Brewster, to prosecute the Star route cases. He was formerly a United States marshal for Arizona. He is survived by a wife, a son, and Brewster CAMERON, Jr., now of Kansas City, and two daughters, one the wife of Captain BRIGGS of Fort Riley, Kan., and one the wife of Captain BRADY of the Presidio, San Francisco. "Cameron Known in Arizona", Idaho Statesman, October 5, 1908. *PSorensen2181 04/14/2010. Thanks for Sharing.
Check the History for his brother Colin Cameron mentions the brother, Brewster Cameron. Source Arizona, The Youngest State, 1913.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/az/pima/bios/cameron.txt
Also Evergreen Cemetery Records.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/az/pima/cemeteries/evergreen.txt
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