Brief Life History of Edna J
When Edna J Cameron was born on 3 May 1895, in Glasston, Pembina, North Dakota, United States, her father, Archibald Duncan Cameron, was 29 and her mother, Mary Adeline Helena Halliday, was 26. She lived in Midland Township, Pembina, North Dakota, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 September 1948, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 53.
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- Ester Jean Cameron in household of Elina M Cameron, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Edna J. Cameron - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Edna J. Cameron
- Edna J Johnson in entry for John Walfrid Johnson, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · The Union Loop Elevated
The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
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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