Person Sheet


Name Calista Cameron
Birth 15 Mar 1831, Glengarry County, Upper Canada (Ontario)
Death 29 Apr 1921, Ottertail County, Minnesota
Burial Wrightstown Cemetery, Ottertail County, MN
Father Duncan Cameron (1793-1869)
Mother Sarah MacDonnell (-~1840)
Spouses
1 William Johnston
Birth 6 Feb 1821, Solon, Cortland Co., New York
Death 5 Apr 1905, Minnesota
Burial Wrightstown Cemetery, Ottertail County, MN
Father Joseph Johnston (1794-1864)
Mother Mary "Polly" Martin (1793-1876)
Marriage 15 Feb 1848, Beaver Dam Twp., Dodge County, Wisconsin
Children Sarah I. (~1849-)
Harvey Henry "Dick" (1851-1927)
Melinda M. "Birdie" (~1853-1932)
Ellen Josephine (~1855-)
UNNAMED (~1857-<1860)
Mary Isabella (1858-)
Douglas B. (1862-1923)
Notes for Calista Cameron
Christy, like all her siblings, was born and raised in Glengarry County, Ontario to age 9 when her mother died, then her father moved with his younger children to Antigonish County, Nova Scotia (where her father remarried), and then they moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in October, 1845.

There was no reference to "Ontario" in the family record because there was no "Ontario" before 1867. Glengarry was then within "Upper Canada," also known as "Canada West" or "CW" in the 1850 Census of Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., WI. On that page, John Cameron is listed as born in "CW," whereas those born in Nova Scotia are listed as born in "NS". Unfortunately, his sister Calista is listed as born in "NS" in the 1850 and 1860 censuses, which appears to be inaccurate. However, by 1870 she is listed as born in "CW."

The 1900 census corroborated our family record (and the cemetery record) of Christy's birthdate by reporting that she was born in March 1831.

Spellings in the census: Clistie (1850), Christa (1860), Christy (1865, 1900, 1910), Christie (1870), and Crestia (1880).

She was probably of pure Scottish descent. She reportedly never spoke English until she was 16 years old when they left Canada and came by boat to Wisconsin (1845-47).
Notes for William & Calista (Family)
Wood Side, Otter Tail, Minnesota 1880
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#31 Johnston William ** farmer NY NY NY
Crestia ** k house Scot Scot Scot
Douglas 17 at home MN NY Scot

Wood Side, Otter Tail, Minnesota 1900
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66-66 Johnston Douglas 6/1861 38yrs marr9 MN NY CanE farmer
Caroline 9/1870 29yrs marr9 PA Ger Ger
Edith E. 9/1991 8yrs MN MN PA
Grace E. 9/1896 4yrs MN MN PA
Clarence 9/1898 1yr MN MN PA
William 2/1821 79yrs marr52 NY NY NY
Christy 3/1831 69yrs marr52 CanE Scot Scot

Wood Side, Otter Tail, Minnesota 1910
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80-80 Johnston Douglas 47 marr1-19yrs MN NY CanE farmer
Caroline 39 marr1-19yrs PA Ger Ger
4 of 4 kids alive
Grace 14 MN MN PA
Clarence D.11 MN MN PA
William H. 9 MN MN PA
Johnston Christy 79 wid, 5 of 7 kids alive
Last Modified 28 Feb 2010 Created 19 Mar 2010 by Reunion for Macintosh

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