Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

William CAMERON, Superintendent State Machine Shops, Lockport; was born in Aberdeen, 
Scotland, Jan. 20, 1836; he came with the family in 1848 or 1849 to Hamilton, Canada; 
here his father remained about twelve years, and then moved to London, Canada, where he 
died; about the age of 16, William left home, and engaged in learning his trade at Kingston; 
was an apprentice four years; after acquiring his trade, he worked in the shops of the Great 
Western R. R. at Hamilton three or four years; he then went to the State of New York, and 
worked in various places; In 1861, he came West, locating in Ottawa, where he labored for, 
Henry FOY in his machine shops; from there, in 1866, he came to work on the I. & M. Canal, 
when the work of deepening the canal was begun; in 1875, he came to Lockport, having been 
appointed to his present position. He was married in March 1856, to Ann BEATTIE, a native 
of Canada; has two children - Andrew and Jane. Owns property in Lockport and some near 
London, Canada.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.