The sudden death of Mr. Thomas Cambron, near Joetta a few days since, removes another old settler of prominence.  Mr. C. resided in early life in Ft. Green township.  His age was about 70 years.  Leaves a wife, two daughters, two brothers and two sisters.  His sister, Mrs. Eliza Willis, lives in this township; brothers and other sister in Nauvoo.  Mr. Cambron was a quiet, peaceable citizen, having the lasting respect and confidence of all his neighbors and business associates.  Was a devout Catholic all his life, much loved by the members of his church, contributing o [sic] his means to enhance its welfare.  The writer has known him well for 45 years and is prepared to say a good man is gone from among us.

Among the burials reported in the old Catholic Cemetery in Tennessee Township, there is a Thomas R. Cambron, born in Grayson County, Kentucky, died May 21, 1871, age 71 years, 6 months, 11 days.  We suspect that the year on that tombstone has been read incorrectly, that the year is actually 1891, and that the man buried there was the Thomas Cambron named in this obituary.  Calculated with 1891 and the above age at death, he was born November 10, 1819.

Thomas R. married Mary Ann Campbell in Hancock County on November 18, 1869.  Marriage License

Mary Ann, born about 1846, was the daughter of John and Mary Campbell, who also lie buried at Lincoln Cemetery. Mary Ann was born and raised in Hancock Township. One of Mary Ann's brothers was John Campbell, who died June 29, 1911.  His obituary mentioned one surviving sister whom we believe was Mary Ann Cambron.

Thomas and Mary had two daughters.  Both died young, leaving no children.

In 1900 Mary was counted as a boarder in the home of James F. Willis and his wife, the former Ada L. James.  Also in the household was the widowed Louisa Cambron Willis, Thomas Cambron's sister.

In 1910 Mary was living in Blandinsville Township, McDonough County, in the home of two nephews, George and Joseph Mercer.  It is unclear whether Mary was being paid to do their housekeeping or working elsewhere.  In 1920 the nephews were in the same location but Mary was no longer with them.  We believe Mary died between 1910 and 1920 but have no hard reference to substantiate this.

Jane Cambron, 73, female, value of real estate 640, born MD
Mary ONeal, 52, female, born KY
Christiana Cambron, 33, born KY
Patrick, 33, male, cooper, born KY
Louisa, 32, female, born KY
Thomas, 30, male, farmer, born KY
Andrew, 14, born IL, attended school within the year

Mary Campbell, 30, female, farmer, value of real estate 300, born Ireland, could not read or write
Henry, 14, male, born PA
John, 12, male, born KY, attended school within the year
Patrick, 8, male, born IL, attended school within the year
James, 8, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Mary A, 4, female, born IL
Stephen W, 3, male, born IL

Patrick Cambron, 45, male, farmer, value of real estate 2000, value of personal estate 3000, born KY
Christena, 44, female, born KY
Jane, 80, female, born MD
Mary, 30, female, born KY
Thomas, 30, male, farmer, born KY
William, 12, male, born IL, attended school within the year

Camborn, Thomas, 50, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 9000, value of personal estate 1500, born KY, [no indication of citizenship, a required entry in this census year]
Mary A, 23, female, white, keeping house, born IL
Patrick, 60, male, white, [no occupation shown], born KY, [no indication of citizenship, a required entry in this census year]
O'Neil, Mary, 67, female, white, born KY
Pope, Christina, 17, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year

Camron, Thomas R, white, male, 59, married, farmer, born KY, both parents born MD
Mary A, white, female, 39, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, both parents born Ireland
Mary J, white, female, 7, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, father born KY, mother born IL
Laura M, white, female, 4, daughter, single, born IL, father born KY, mother born IL
Miller, Wesley, white, male, 25, single, farmer, born PA, both parents born PA

Willis, James F, head, white, male, Aug 1844, 55, married for 25 years, born OH, both parents born OH, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 113

Ada L, wife, white, female, Aug 1850, 49, married for 25 years; mother of 3 children, 2 living; born IL, both parents born OH, could read, write and speak English

John L, son, white, male, Aug 1879, 20, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, farmer, months not employed - 6, attended school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Adella M, daughter, white, female, Oct 1883, 16, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, at school, attended school for 5 months, could read, write and speak English

Louisa, mother-in-law, white, female, Oct 1817, 82, widow; mother of 1 child, living; born KY, both parents born MD, could read, write and speak English

Camron, M A, boarder, white, female, Oct 1848, 51, widow, mother of 0 children [sic], born IL, both parents born Ireland, could read, write and speak English

Mercer, George, head, male, white, 41, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, laborer, livery stable, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write, owned his home free of mortgage

Joseph, brother, male, white, 38, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, laborer, lumber yard, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write

Cambron, Mary A, aunt, female, white, 60, widow; mother of 2 children, 0 living; born IL; both parents born Ireland English O; spoke English, housekeeper, private family, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write