Re: Charles L. Cameron died 6/30/1878 in Newark, New Jersey
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Charles L. Cameron died 6/30/1878 in Newark, New Jersey
Bob MacAvoy 2/04/06
I believe my gt-gt-gt-gt-uncle, Charles Lochiel Cameron, may be the person you are referring to. He was born in England in 1815, the son of Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 22nd Chief of Clan Cameron in Scotland, by his mistress, Elizabeth Goff. He served as a confederate captain in the Civil War and died in Newark, New Jersey, circa 1875-80. Here follows a bried sketch of Chares & Eliza Cameron & their family:
THE FAMILY OF CHARLES & ELIZA CAMERON
CAPTAIN CHARLES LOCHIEL CAMERON [2nd son of Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 22nd Chief of Clan Cameron (b Oct 22, 1769, Gibraltar; d Sept 14, 1832, Toulouse, France), by his mistress or 2nd wife, Elizabeth Goff (b 1788; d 1869, probably in Liverpool)]; born Apr 13, 1815, at Tynemouth, near Newcastle, Northumberland, England; died ca 1875-80, probably in Newark, New Jersey; attended preparatory school in Suez (Egypt); attended Soreze, a military college in Toulouse, France; British officer with the 26th Regiment of Foot - the Cameronians; see page 11 for particulars of his British Army career; stationed with 26th Reg’t in Ireland, 1847-50; Gibraltar, 1850-53, & Montreal, Quebec, in 1853-54; retired from British Army in 1854 after 20 years of service; during the Civil War, he served as a Confederate officer with the 7th Louisiana Infantry; resided in Beloit, Rock Co, Wisconsin ca 1855-59, in Quincy, Adams Co, Illinois re 1860 Census (employed as a teacher), in Livingston, Louisiana, re his June 1861 Confederate Army Papers; in Georgia during Summer of 1865, re letter he wrote to his brother John; & in Buffalo, NY, re 1870 Census (listed as language teacher); his widow & five of their children (Elizabeth, Donalda, Emily, Edward & Charles) were residing in Newark, NJ, re 1880 Census; their Great-grandson, Edward “Duncan” Cameron III recalls hearing that in 1860, Charles headed down to Louisiana, since he wanted to become a southern planter, but was swindled out of his money & while he was still there, the Civil War broke out, so he joined the Confederate Army & ended up serving as an aide to Stonewall Jackson; Emily Cameron wrote that in 1860, her father accepted a position teaching military tactics at a school in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
CAPTAIN CHARLES LOCHIEL CAMERON married (by Eliza Long's uncle, the Rev Mark Clarke), at Shronell, Tipperary, Ireland, October 14, 1847,
ELIZABETH HARE "ELIZA" LONG [2nd daughter of Edward Thomas Long (1799-1875) (younger son of Colonel Richard Long (1740-1814), of Longfield, by his wife, Charity Moore (1760-1842), of Barne, Tipperary, & a descendant of Kings Edward III & Henry VII), of Fort Edward & Longfield Houses, Ardmayle, near Cashel, Tipperary, by his wife, Mary Crozier Clarke (1804-53) (3rd daughter of Reverend Marshal Clarke (1755-1833), of Abbey, Tipperary, by his wife, Elizabeth Hare (1768-1847))], born Nov 8, 1825, Tipperary Town, Co Tipperary, Ireland; died post Feb 1892, probably in Newark, New Jersey; piano teacher & also owned & played the mandolin; family tradition has it that Eliza was a strong woman; when Charles headed down to Louisiana, Eliza left Quincy, Illinois, & returned to Wisconsin with their children & stayed with her family, the Longs, in Ironton, Sauk County; referring to Charles’ departure for Louisiana, their daughter Emily, once wrote to her nephew Charles Ewen Cameron II & commented: “Just let me add please – that your dear Grandmother’s heart was one of exceedingly great bravery. I often wonder how she had the heart and strength to go through the hardships of those bitterly poverty stricken days. There was six of us then – all babies. She was a stranger in a strange land and left stranded in the midst of an enemy, with only her gift of music to feed those six hungry mouths. You all know how wonderfully well she succeeded.” According to a transcript of a Feb 1863 letter written by Charles Cameron at Rappahannock, Virginia, to his brother John in Liverpool, England, Eliza & their children were about to set out for New Orleans to reunite with Charles, when she suffered a near fatal accident and “before she could be moved the frontier was closed.”
CHARLES & ELIZA LONG CAMERON had issue, six children:
A. Donald Lochiel Cameron, born July 18, 1848, Millstreet, Co Cork, Ireland; living with his parents & siblings in Buffalo, NY, re 1870 Census; was employed as a drug clerk; cannot locate him on 1880 Census; date of death unknown; unable as of May 2004 to find any further record of Donald. Did he die young or did his parents send him over to England or Scotland?
B. Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Cameron, born July 23, 1849, Cork Barracks, Co Cork, Ireland; died 1928, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; according to the 1860 US Census, Lizzie was living with her parents & siblings in Quincy, Adams Co, Illinois, & according to the 1870 Census, she was then living with her family in Buffalo, NY; however, according to her granddaughter, Jane Louise Goodenough, Lizzie Cameron did not come over to North America with her parents in 1853 (despite her appearance in the 1860 US Census for Quincy, Illinois); instead, little Lizzie is said to have been sent over to Liverpool, England, to live with her uncle, Dr John Cameron (and his sister, Anna M. Cameron), who raised her & eventually sent her to Queen’s College, Cambridge University, & paid her tuition; according to the 1920 US Census for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lizzie immigrated to the United States in 1868; however, according to a letter written by Lizzie’s sister Emily Cameron to their nephew Charles Ewen Cameron II, after Captain Charles Cameron left for Louisiana in 1860, his wife Eliza Long was left to fend for herself and all six of their children; a more likely scenario is that Lizzie was sent over to England in the early 1860s, to further her education there, where she lived with her Uncle John Cameron & Aunt Anna Cameron, & returned to the States in 1868; after her husband’s death, Lizzie owned & operated a furniture factory in New York City, quite an amazing accomplishment for a woman back in those days; Lizzie Cameron married ca 1878-80, in NY or NJ, William E. Goodenough [son of Ralph E. Goodenough (1811-1893), of Dartmouth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, & his wife, Alice Mosher (1809-1886)], born 1837, New Bedford or Dartmouth, Mass; died ca 1887-97, NJ or NY;hammock manufacturer; of New York City & Newark, NJ; & they had issue:
B1. Charles Edward Goodenough, b May 24, 1886, Trenton, New Jersey; d Feb 24, 1949, in PA; died of a heart attack while swimming; was a bit on the wild side as a young man; quite athletic – a very good swimmer & he loved sailing; according to the 1910 US Census Index, he was then residing in Belleville, Essex Co, NJ; Charles started up his own business (financed by his mother), “Goodenough Piano,” in Bethlehem, PA; competed with his cousin, Edward Duncan Cameron II, for piano business in the Lehigh Valley area; according to Aug 3rd, 1926 edition of "The Globe," Bethlehem, PA, Charles E. Goodenough was a vice-president of the Soccer Booster Club of Bethlehem; resided in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; married Florence Dinker Deemer [daughter of George Benjamin Deemer (b 1862, PA), & his wife, Laura Jane Dinker (b 1863, PA)], b May 9, 1886, PA; d July 29, 1978, St Petersburg, FL; & they had issue, one daughter.
B2. Ralph Goodenough, b ca 1881-84, New Jersey; d ca 1896-1900, NY or NJ; killed in a bicycle accident while in his teens.
C. Edward Duncan Cameron, born Sept 21, 1852, in Catalan Bay, Gibraltar (a British colony bordering Spain); died July 15, 1904, in Newark, New Jersey, of epilepsy; picture frame manufacturer - Cameron Manufacturing Co; resided in Newark, New Jersey; according to the 1900 US Census, Edward Cameron, a gilder, was then boarding on his own in Baltimore, Maryland, whereas his wife Agnes, listed as a cashier in a music house, & the children were residing in Ward 8, Newark, New Jersey; married ca 1878, Agnes L. Rogers [daughter of Frederick & Sarah Rogers who hailed from England], born 1855, NY; died ca 1910-12, probably in Newark, NJ; after her husband’s death, Agnes went to work for her brother-in-law, Charles Ewen Cameron, at his firm, the Lauter Piano Co. in Newark; Edward & Agnes Cameron had issue:
C1. Charles Lochiel Cameron II, b March 19, 1880, Newark, New Jersey; died Nov 1, 1940, Newark, NJ; buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Newark (the only other person buried in his plot is Charlotte Cameron, buried May 10, 1978 – unable to ascertain as to how she is connected); resided in Newark, NJ, re 1930 Census; machinery salesman – sales rep for Gould Eberhard & Monarch Lathes; married ca 1915, Anna Marie Byrne [daughter of James Byrne], b Apr 1880, NY, d July 1969, Lincoln Park, New Jersey; & they had issue, three children.
C2. John Melville Cameron, b 1882, Newark, NJ; d post March 1945; of Easton & Allentown, PA, & of Montclair, NJ, re 1930 Census; as a young man, he worked for a time for his uncle, Charles Ewen Cameron, at the Lauter Piano Co in Newark; then went into partnership with his brother Duncan in The Cameron Piano Co. in Allentown; John didn’t like Allentown so he decided to rejoin his uncle’s Lauter Piano Co; owned Lauter stock; in mid-1930s, he returned the stock in exchange for ownership of the Lauter Piano stores in Allentown, PA & Patterson, NJ; married ca 1903, Norma Hamilton, b 1883, NJ, d post 1930; & they had issue, two sons.
C3. Evelyn Cameron, b Jan 28, 1883, Newark, New Jersey; d May 1943 in Easton PA; re 1930 Census (unable to find her in 1920 Census), was living with her sons in Easton, Northampton Co, Pennsylania; at some point after her husband’s untimely death, Evelyn was made manager of the Easton Piano store; married ca 1913, Malcolm Marsh McDowell, b Nov 4, 1880, PA; d Aug 5 or 17, 1920 [son of Wm Osborne McDowell & Josephine Rebecca Timanus], managed the Easton Lauter Piano store 1915-16; then opened up his own store, in Easton – the McDowell Piano Co; & they had issue, two sons.
C4. Edward "Duncan" Cameron II, b Jan 17, 1886, Newark, NJ; d March 18, 1945, Allentown, PA; resided in Allentown, Pennsylvania; worked for his uncle, Charles Ewen Cameron, at the Lauter Piano Co in Newark from 1904-07; partner with his brother, John Melville Cameron, in the Cameron Piano Co in Allentown from about 1907 to 1913 or ’15, when he bought out his brother’s interest in the firm; managed to keep the business afloat during the Great Depression; served as chairman of the Retail Division of the Allentown Chamber of Commerce; served as president of Allentown Kiwanis Club; active member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer; for many years, commander-in-chief of the 19th Street Men’s Bible Class; married Jan 3, 1910 in Jersey City, NJ, Vera Love Fullings [daughter of Frank H. Fullings, b ca 1860, & Virginia Elizabeth Love, b ca 1863], b May 29 or 30, 1888, NJ; d Apr 18, 1974, Allentown, PA; & they had issue, four children.
D. Donalda Cameron, born May 12, 1854, St Helen’s Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died June 6, 1927, Syracuse, New York; married (by Rev Howard Smith), Sept 22, 1880, in Newark, NJ, William Howard Rice [son of Victor Moreau Rice & Maria Louisa Winter], born Jan 17, 1857, NY; died Dec 4, 1917, Buffalo, NY; & they had issue:
D1. Howard Cameron Rice, b June 11, 1881, Buffalo, NY; d March 5, 1939, Buffalo, NY; engineer & owner of a piano mfg firm; owned a summer home along the shores of Lake Erie at Point Abino, Ontario; married March 12, 1914, at the bride’s residence in Buffalo, NY,Frederica Emilie Cordes [daughter of Alexander Cordes, of Buffalo, NY, & his wife, Frederica Timmerman], b Aug 11, 1888, Buffalo, NY; d Feb 4, 1974, Buffalo, NY; & they had issue, one daughter.
D2. Ewen Cameron Rice, b July 30, 1883, Buffalo, NY; d Jan 25, 1945, Buffalo, NY; US postal employee; married in June 1905 at Niagara Falls, NY,Violet Louise Lohouse, b 1885, NY; d post 1920; & they had issue, one daughter.
D3. Donalda Cameron Rice, b Feb 8, 1885, Buffalo, NY; d March 9, 1963, Destin, Florida; married Frederick Kolb Zerbe [son of Oliver J. Zerbe & Christiana Love], b March 28, 1879, PA; d Oct 1962, Okaloosa, Florida; Director of Boys Club; & they had no issue.
D4. Beth Clark Rice, b Dec 19, 1887, Buffalo, NY; d Feb 11, 1958, Syracuse, NY; Assistant Professor of Library Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; Graduate of Vassar College; Master of Arts, Syracuse University; married Dec 22, 1920, Syracuse, NY, Wharton Miller [son of Melville Isaac Miller & Fannie Wharton Sampson], b Sept 9, 1889, Staten Is, NY; d March 1970, Florida; Dean & Professor of Library Sciences, Syracuse Univ, NY; resided in Syracuse & Schenectady, NY; & they had issue, three children.
E. Emily Cameron, born May 31, 1855, Beloit, Rock Co, Wisconsin; died post 1920, in Los Angeles; in 1900, according to the US Census, Emily was residing in Buffalo, NY, in the household of her sister Donalda & brother-in-law, Wm Howard Rice; according to the 1920 Census, she was then residing at 169 East Ave in Los Angeles, California, single & living alone; Jane Louise Goodenough recalls that her Great-Aunt Emily was a very aristocratic lady who divided her time between Los Angeles & her summer home at Awa Lodge in Oceanville, Deer Isle, Maine; inherited her mother’s mandolin; according to Dr Charles Ewen Cameron III, Great-Aunt Emily was very special to his father and when she became sick in Los Angeles, he traveled out there from New Jersey by train to talk with her doctors.
F. Charles "Ewen" Cameron, born Oct 27, 1857, Beloit, Rock Co, Wisconsin; died Nov 15, 1942, Montclair, Essex Co, NJ; of East Orange, Essex Co, NJ; owner & president (from 1885) of the S. D. Lauter Piano Co. of Newark, considered to be one of the finest makes of piano in the Eastern States, specialized in player pianos; Lauter’s evolved into a chain of fourteen stores; Charles employed many of his nephews & also a niece, & thus influenced their employment careers, at one time or another; he was also proprietor of Lauter’s Music Hall in Newark & publisher of Lauter’s Journal of Music; married in Brooklyn, New York, in 1897, Mary Frances “Frankie” Gilbertson, born July 26, 1866, NY; died post Nov 1942, NJ, & they had issue.
F1. Charles "Ewen" Cameron II, b July 19, 1899, East Orange, NJ; living in Newark, NJ in Nov 1942, d Aug 31, 1992, Quinby, Accomack Co, Virginia; Treasurer & President of the S. D. Lauter Piano Co. of Newark; married Helen Lake [daughter Millard Lake, & his wife, May also known as Peg or Florence, of the Lakota Indian Nation in Illinois], b March 1914, Trenton, NJ; d March 1992, Quinby, Virginia; & they had issue, two children.
F2. Janet Gilbertson Cameron, b March 24, 1902, East Orange, NJ; d ca 1973-74, Phoenix, Arizona; Janet married 1st, Raymond W. Anderson (no dates), & they had issue, one daughter. Janet Lochiel Cameron married 2ndly (div), ca 1935-40, Dr C Wm Moeckel, b ca 1900; living 1971; of Montclair, NJ.
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Note: The birthdates of the children of Charles & Eliza Cameron come froma letter (sent to me by Dr Charles Ewen Cameron III) written by Emily Cameron to her nephew, Charles Ewen Cameron II. Most of the information on the family of Donalda Cameron & Wm Howard Rice, was contributed by their great-grand-daughter, Barbara French. The data on the families of Edward Duncan Cameron & Elizabeth Cameron Goodenough, was contributed by Edward “Duncan” Cameron III.
The Genealogy of The Family of Charles & Eliza Cameronwas compiled by
Count Caragata of Toronto, July2004
(Note: Count Caragata is the gt-gt-gt-nephew of Eliza Long Cameron)
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