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Col Andrew Warwick Cameron Sr.

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Birth	:	6 Jun 1806 Bath County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	17 Jul 1861
Burial	:	Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, USA
Coordinate	:	37.7808300, -79.4450600
Plot	:	White 5, 1
Inscription	:	In Memory of ANDREW W. CAMERON Born June 6th, 1806 Died July 17th, 1861 "Mark the perfect Man, and behold the upright: for the end that man is peace."
Description	:	Andrew Warwick Cameron was the son of Col. Charles E. Cameron (died 14 Jun 1829 in 77th year) who served in Bath Co. during the Revolutionary War and Rachel Primrose Warwick (they married 3 May 1792 in Bath Co., see Rev War Pension App. W6624). His father Charles military marker is beside his grandfather Jacob. Charles and Rachel's gravestone is at Warm Springs Cemetery. Charles's and Jacob's family home is run as a Bed and Breakfast called Warwickton, on the National Register of Historical Places. Andrew married first to Margaret Gratton/Grafton Miller... Read More	Andrew Warwick Cameron was the son of Col. Charles E. Cameron (died 14 Jun 1829 in 77th year) who served in Bath Co. during the Revolutionary War and Rachel Primrose Warwick (they married 3 May 1792 in Bath Co., see Rev War Pension App. W6624). His father Charles military marker is beside his grandfather Jacob. Charles and Rachel's gravestone is at Warm Springs Cemetery. Charles's and Jacob's family home is run as a Bed and Breakfast called Warwickton, on the National Register of Historical Places. Andrew married first to Margaret Gratton/Grafton Miller on 25 Jan 1828. She died 13 Apr 1829 shortly after the birth of daughter Margaret in Jan 1829. He married second to Ellen McCue Hyde, the daughter of John Hyde, on 17 May 1832 in Lexington, VA. On 28 Jan 1833 Andrew, the only remaining child of Charles E. Cameron, was awarded Rev. War bounty land. Cameron children from the 2 censuses below: Children of 1st wife Margaret G Miller, d 1829) Margaret G. M., abt 1829, (Mrs Wm B Cochran) Children of 2nd wife Ellen: John Hyde, 21 Mar 1836 -16 Jul 1915 Charles J., 20 May 1838 - 4 Sep 1877 H. Warrick, abt 1841 ? George H, 7 Nov 1842 - 18 Jan 1898 Andrew Warwick, 7 Dec 1840 - 1 Mar 1871 Rachel or Rose P., 25 Nov 1844 - 9 Jan 1886 in Bath (Jos H Sherrard) Sarah E., 25 Nov 1846 - 1925 (Thos S White) Mary Elizabeth, 25 Feb 1849 - 22 Nov 1932 (Jno Wallace Lee) Eugenia Martha, 25 Jul 1851 - 11 Jan 1898 (Asher W Harman) Annie Frances, 5 Apr 1855 - 14 Jul 1860 Lucy Lewis, 23 Aug 1856 - 13 Mar 1931 PA (Wm Scott White) "Martha E., 22 Jul 1859" In 1850 and 1860 he owned a lot of slaves in both NE District and District 6, in Rockbridge Co. and in Bath Co., where he was born. On the 1850 Dist. 51, Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found farmer Andrew W. Cameron, 43 with $59K in real estate residing with Camerons: Ellen M., 36; Margaret G. M., 21; John H., 14; Charles J., 12; Andrew W., 7; Rachel P., 5; Sarah E., 3 and in the "pool house" were India, 30 and James Philips, 1, all VA born. He grew many things including wheat, oats, Indian corn, etc. In 1860, Col. Cameron had 9 listed children on the census with wife Ellen Hyde. He was a large land owner, in both Bath and Rockbridge Counties and had a large number of slaves, about 49 and livestock (horses, pigs, cattle, sheep and a mule). On the 1860 Dist. 7, Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found farmer Andrew W Cameron, age 54, owned $100K in real estate (a large amount in his day); Ellen W Cameron, 46; John H Cameron, M.D., 23; farmer H Warrick Cameron, 19; Geo H Cameron, 17; Rose P Cameron, 15; Sally E Cameron, 13 Mary E Cameron, 11; Eugenia Cameron, 9; Annie F Cameron, 7; Lucy L Cameron, 4 and overseer Samuel H Barnett, 28, all VA born. Their daughter Eugenia M., born 19 Jul 1851, married Asher W. Harman, Jr. (born 6 Sep 1850) on 11 Dec 1872 in Lexington, VA. Robert E. Lee wrote a letter on 12 Mar 1868 to his son, Robert Jr. and described his visit on Andrew's land. "I rode out the other day to Mr. Andrew Cameron’s and went into the field where he was plowing. I took great pleasure in following the plows around the circuit. He had four in operation. Three of them were held by his former comrades in the army, who are regularly employed by him, and, he says, much to his satisfaction and profit." “Recollections and Letters of General Lee,” by Robert E. Lee Jr. Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904, p 305-07. 1870 "Mr. Andrew Cameron owned a fine farm near Lexington, and kindly took care of my father's horses when he was away in the summer; also at different times supplied him with a cow and took care of any calf, if there happened to be one, till it was of service. My father constantly rode out to see him, and enjoyed talking farming as they rode together over his fields. His delight in every aspect of Nature was real and ever present. These letters show, too, his care and consideration for animals." R.E.LEE Also on 23 Aug 1870, he also wrote to his wife Mary: "I have written to Mr. Andrew Cameron to inquire about a young cow he has of mine, and asked him to let you know if she is giving milk. If his report is good, you had better send for her. She is, however, young, and will require very gentle treatment." From the leearchive at Washington & Lee University, Recollections and Letters of General Robert E Lee by Robert E Lee, Jr., Chapter 23, A Round of Visits. Check out Cameron-Harmon Plantation, formerly called Oak Hill. It's a private residence, consisting of 197 acres, now owned by the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. Oak Hill was built by Asher Harman on his father in law, A W Cameron's estate. It is located on the north side of Alphin Ln/Rt 750, also in Lexington, and is now in poor shape. The VA Department of Historic Resources, #081-6935 has a lot of historical details and family data. The property was built in about 1821 and 1873 by Col. A W Cameron and son in law Asher W. Harmon/Harman, filed on 26 Oct 2012. Many articles written about Andrew and family who lived in Lewisburg, WV, plus Bath, Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, VA. See Livia Nye Simpson-Poffenbarge's The Battle of Point Pleasant: A Battle of the Revolution, October 10th 1774. Andrew and his wife Ellen are buried in the same plot, White 5, 1. Their son Junior is in 5, 3; Frank is in 5, 2 and Annie is in 5, 5. Newly cleaned marker says: In Memory of ANDREW W. CAMERON. Born June 6th, 1806: Died July 17th, 1861. "Mark the perfect man and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace." (The epitaph is from Psalms xxxvii: 7.) His wife died on 29 Sep 1898 and her obit was found in the 28 Sep 1898 issue of the Lexington Gazette, VA. Bio researched and written by LSP

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Col Andrew Warwick Cameron Sr.'s memorial is located at: Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, USA.
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Latitude: 37.7808300
Longitude: -79.4450600

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Ellen McCue Hyde Cameron

(1814 - 1898)

Children

(1836 - 1915)

(1842 - 1871)

(1842 - 1898)

(1846 - 1924)

Mary Elizabeth Cameron Lee

(1849 - 1932)

Eugenia Martha Cameron Harman

(1851 - 1898)

Annie Francis Cameron

(1855 - 1860)

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