Alexander A. Cameron and Sarah Louetta Cameron

Sarah Louetta Lineberry was born 11 September 1863 in Locust Grove, Randolph County, North Carolina. She was the sixth of eight children born to William Hanner Lineberry and Sarah A Duskin. I first learned of Louetta in "The Lineberry Family of Randolph County, NC, 1725-1991," a small family history compiled by Leo & Aline Lineberry, Glenn Lineberry, and Louise Wagoner.

They mention Louetta simply as being a child of William Hanner and Sarah Lineberry, that she married a man named Alex Cameron, and that she lived in Carroll County, Missouri.

Excerpt from "The Lineberry Family of Randolph County"
Book provided by Angie Jenkins

Vague clues like that tend to drive me to try to learn more about people. I decided to find her and her family in Missouri. I found her and her family rather easily.

Alexander A. Cameron and Sarah Louetta Lineberry were married 26 February 1880 in Wood, Carroll County, Missouri.

Alexander was born 18 April 1858 in Livingston County, Missouri to Joshua Freeman Cameron and Hannah Ann Silvey. According to the 1870 census, Joshua Cameron seems to be a rather successful farmer, especially in light of the time. The value of his real estate is listed as being $12,050.

Clipping from 1870 Grand River, Missouri Census.

As you can see, Joshua is listed as being from Nova Scotia, Canada. I attempted to figure out when he immigrated to America, but I was unsuccessful. According to the births of his children, it was at least by 1854. I am very curious how a farmer in Missouri managed to keep such a large amount of his property intact throughout the Civil War. More investigations into this family are needed for sure.

But enough about Joshua. Let's get back to Alexander and Louetta... Alex and Louetta had four children together.

• Roy Robert Cameron, b. 27 February 1881
• William Franklin Cameron , b. 15 December 1882
• Charles Clay Cameron, b. 5 March 1887
• Minnie Pearl Cameron, b. 3 September 1889

Minnie died at the age of 5. Her cause of death is currently unknown.

L to R: Charles Clay Cameron, Alexander A Cameron, Robert Roy Cameron, Sarah Louetta Cameron, William Franklin Cameron
Photo from Unknown Source. Please let me know if you know where this originated!

Alexander died 2 July 1913 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. After his death, Louetta goes to live with her son, Roy. In 1920, they are living in Kansas, but by 1930 they make it back to Missouri. Louetta died 12 June 1938 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri.

I know the most about Roy's family due to Louetta's time living with him, but I still need to investigate Charles and Frank's families and Roy's grandchildrens' families. Louetta may have left Randolph County as a young woman, but she still has Randolph County, North Carolina roots.

Sources:

• 1870 Grand River, Livingston County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1880 Wood, Carroll County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1900 Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1910 Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1920 Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1930 Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• "The Lineberry Family of Randolph County, NC, 1725-1991"