BIO: John CAMERON, Dauphin County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, page 217.
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  CAMERON, JOHN, son of Charles Cameron and Martha Pfoutz, was born 
February 8, 1797, in the village of Maytown, Lancaster county, Pa.  He 
received the ordinary education of the public schools of the town, and 
at an early age apprenticed to the trade of a tailor.  He came to 
Harrisburg in 1816, where he started in business.  Governor Shulze 
appointed him register and recorder of the county of Dauphin, January 
17, 1824.  He was frequently chosen member of the borough council of 
Harrisburg.  He subsequently engaged in merchandizing, dealt largely in 
cattle, and became interested in the through stage lines.  In 1837 he 
removed to Lancaster, retired from business, and died there May 7, 
1841; buried at Harrisburg.  Mr. Cameron was twice married - first, to 
Catharine Hutman, daughter of Matthias Hutman, of Harrisburg, born 
September 1, 1796, died November 1, 1821; secondly, to Mary Shulze, of 
Myerstown, Lebanon county, a sister of Gov. John Andrew Shulze.  He 
left a son and a daughter; the former died early, the latter became the 
wife of Dr. Muhlenberg, of Lancaster.  Mr. Cameron was quiet and 
unobtrusive, an intelligent and enterprising business man.