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Source: Atlas Map of Fulton County, Illinois, 
Andreas, Lyter, and Co., Davenport, Iowa. 1871
(page 46)

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Thomas Cameron.--- Thomas Cameron was the father of the subject of this sketch. He was born in Ireland, but emigrated to the United States many years ago. He first settled in the state of Georgia, remained there a few years, and then removed to the Carolinas, where he also remained a few years, after which he removed to Kentucky. After remaining there several years he removed to Illinois, and settled on the Wabash about the year 1820. He remained there until 1835, and then removed to Fulton county, where he remained until his death, which occurred in the year 1844. He died as he had lived -- an honorable, honest, upright man, and a conscientious Christian. 
    
Thomas Cameron, jr., was born in Carolina in the year 1801, and came to Illinois in the year 1811. He lived with his father until 1835, when he settled in Fulton county. In the year 1831 he married Miss Clarissa Harrall. They had fifteen children, eleven of whom are still living -- all married and residing in Fulton county. Mrs. Cameron died in 1870, and in 1871 Mr. Cameron was married to Mrs. Parthena W. Sively, the former wife of Samuel Sively, who came to Illinois from Kentucky forty-six years ago, and settled in Ellisville, Fulton county, about the year 1825, where he lived until his death, which was in 1868. Mr. Sively held many of the local offices of his town, and was always considered an honest man. He was the father of nine children, three of whom are dead and six living -- four married. 
    
Mr. Cameron rendered the country valuable services in the Blackhawk war. He got an honorable discharge and received full remuneration for his services. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron are now living in the quiet little town of Ellisville, where they have an amount of this world's stores sufficient to make and keep themselves comfortable the remainder of their days.