Robert John Cameron

Brief Life History of Robert John

When Robert John Cameron was born on 28 March 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Robert Cameron, was 31 and his mother, Naatje Koffijberg, was 26. He married Ina MacKay on 1 June 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1901 and Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 25 February 1950, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert John Cameron
1901–1950
Ina MacKay
1901–1982
Marriage: 1 June 1926
Robert John Cameron Jr
1927–1988
Catherine Ann Cameron
1932–2013
Carolyn Joan Cameron
1936–2023

Sources (34)

  • Robert John Cameron, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Robert John Cameron, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
  • Robert John Cameron, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog

Two skeletons were found next to each other in Drenthe, Netherlands. The skeletons were dated back to between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the skeletons was thought to be a female and the other a male so scientists called them the Weerdinge couple or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. It was determined that both skeletons were men and the name was changed to Weerdinge Men.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Scottish:

in the Highlands, it is usually a nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + sròn ‘nose’.

in the Lowlands it is also a habitational name from any of various places called Cameron, especially in Fife.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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