CAMERON CEMETERY, Madison County, Mississippi



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Location:  From intersection of I-55 and Hwy 22 in Canton, go west on Hwy 22 
for .9 miles and turn right on Virilla Road, go 5½ miles on Virilla Road.  
When you see the iron gate, on the left, turn left and go ½ mile down the 
dirt road. The cemetery is at the end of the dirt road. It is across the 
Highway from the Cameron Family Home. 

Description: There is a brick wall around the graves with a large decorative 
iron gate. 


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Surname	First/Middle/	  Date of Birth	Date of Death	Notes	
	Maiden						

Cameron	A. Penquite			May 20, 1945		
Cameron	John Ruthven					Note:  Evidently John Ruthven is a child 
							of the second marriage of Malcolm Cameron, 
							i.e.., the child of Malcolm and Mary Matilda 
							Montgomery.  John R. Cameron married Virginia 
							Chick who died in 1920.
Cameron	Lillian						Wife of Dr. Tom O. Staples  d. Collins Co., Texas /  
							Sacred to the memory of Lillian Cameron /  
							Beloved wife of Dr. Tom O. Staples of Meads Co., Ky.  
							Born May 9, 1866  Departed this life in Collin Co., 
							Texas April 20, 1888.
Cameron	M.						Note:  The copier shows:  M. Cameron & son Phillip 
							Penquite Cameron died on the same date and apparently 
							share the same headstone.  Inscription on this stone 
							is as follows:  This tomb erected by / M. Cameron in 
							memory of his affectionate consort
Cameron	Malcolm						Note:  The copiers added some notes to the survey, 
							i.e., Malcolm Cameron married Tennessee Penquite, 
							daughter of Dr. A. Penquite in 1841. She died in 
							Jan. 24, 1844 and in 1845 Malcolm Cameron married 
							Mary Matilda Montgomery.
Cameron	Malcolm				October 29, 1913		
Cameron	Philip Penquite					Note:  The copier show that apparently this stone 
							is shared with M. Cameron and they share the same 
							dates of death.  Notes by the copier indicate that 
							Philip Penquite Cameron was evidently the a child 
							of the first marriage.
Cameron	Virginia Chick			June 23, 1920	d. at Jackson, Miss.   Note:  Inscription on stone:  
							In loving memory of our mother / Wife of John 
							Ruthven Cameron departed this life June 23, 1920 
							in Jackson, Miss.  /  Devoted wife and mother.
Martin	Virginia Cameron		March 15, 1942		
Penquite A.,  Dr.					b. Louden Co., Virginia  /  d. Washington County, 
							Mississippi.  Note:  Estate Notice:  Abra, Penquite, 
							dec'd August 1837 Term Probate Court,  Madison County, 
							John Montgomery Adm. Rebecca Fulton Admx  (This 
							estate notice appeared in the Canton Herald


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