Descendants of George Pegram
Eighth Generation
(Continued)

5094. Delia Helen Pegram ¹ (Richard Gregory , Richard Gregory , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ^{2, 3, 4} in Jul 1861 in Dinwiddie Co., Virginia.

She is identified as Lelia on the 1880 Census. The 1920 Census gives her names as Adelia. In 1920, she is found as a widow. Living with her are her daughter, Delia and her husband, William J. Miller.

Delia married ² George Cameron ¹ son of Alexander Cameron and Elizabeth Grant on 19 Jul 1886. George was born ^{3, 4} on 23 Apr 1839 in Scotland.

We find the following in the Virginia Biographical Encyclopedia :

George Cameron, son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Grant) Cameron, was born April 23, 1839, in Dreggie, near Grantown, and came to Virginia with his mother at the age of only two years. When he was ten years old he returned to Scotland, for his education. In Petersburg, his elder brothers were engaged in the manufacture of tobacco with the late David Dunlop, and in this way he became interested in that business at the age of fifteen years. Since the early age above mentioned, Mr. Cameron has been most actively identified with the tobacco business, and has come into control of many widely separated depots for handling this product. With great natural ability, and possessed of the traits peculiar to his people, he made rapid progress in business while yet a boy, and in 1862, at the age of twenty-three years, he became a partner in the firm of Cameron & Crawford, and later in the firm of William Cameron & Brother, at Petersburg, Virginia, and the firm of Alexander Cameron & Company, at Richmond. In the pursuit of this industry, business houses were established in Australia, and in 1865 his elder brother, William Cameron, now deceased, visited Australia in order to readjust business arrangements in that far continent, which had been severely interrupted by the war. Australia and India were among the largest consumers of the tobacco manufactured by the Cameron concern. Upon the return of William Cameron, in 1866, other branches were established, namely: William Cameron & Brother, at Petersburg, Virginia; Alexander Cameron & Company, Richmond, Virginia; Robert Dunlop & Company, at Louisville and Henderson, Kentucky; and George Campbell & Company, Liverpool and London. The owners in these concerns were William Cameron, Alexander Cameron, George Cameron, Robert Dunlop, and George Campbell, the last two being husbands of the sisters of Mr. George Cameron. A very extensive business was transacted in the trade of leaf and manufactured tobacco, in Kentucky and Virginia, for export. About 1870, at the solicitation of the governor of Victoria, Australia, the firm of William Cameron & Company, Ltd., was established at Melbourne, under government protection, thus enjoying a rebate of twenty-five cents on each pound of tobacco manufactured in the colony of Victoria. In 1872 the Camerons engaged in business at Sidney, New South Wales, under the firm name of Cameron Brothers & Company, and this was soon followed by a factory at Adelaide, South Australia, and one at Brisbane, Queensland. About seventy-five per cent of the tobacco consumed in the Australian colonies was supplied by these firms. Having achieved phenomenal success in the business world as manager of several large interests, Mr. George Cameron retired from the active course of duties thus involved, and now resides at his beautiful estate "Mount Erin," within the limits of the city of Petersburg, where he finds exercise and relaxation in superintending his greenhouses and ample grounds and farm. Although deeply engrossed in business for many years, Mr. Cameron did not forget his duty to the public, and during the war with the states volunteered for service in the Confederate army, and was taken prisoner in the engagement before Petersburg, June 9, 1864. With others he was conveyed to Point Lookout, Maryland, and later transferred to Elmira, New York. There he was paroled and returned to his home, by way of Savannah, Georgia, in October, 1864. Mr. Cameron has long been one of the most active and influential members of the Presbyterian Church South, and while he is not a voter, he has always been a firm supporter of the Democratic party. Since 1866 he has been identified with the Masonic fraternity, whose benevolent principles are an exemplification of his own character.

He married (first) March 13, 1861, Helen Dunn, daughter of Thomas R. Dunn, of Oakhill, Virginia, and his wife, Helen (Spooner) Dunn. She died in 1883, and Mr. Cameron married (second) July 19, 1886, Delia Pegram, a native of Petersburg, daughter of R. G. and Helen (Burrough) Pegram. She is now mistress of his elegant home at Petersburg, which is the abode of hospitality and refined taste. There were six children of the first marriage: Alexander, now deceased; Ella, now widow of Simon D. Gilbert, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; William, now manager of the British Australian Tobacco Company of Australia; George, deceased, who was president of the National Bank of Petersburg; Helen, residing unmarried at home. Children of the second marriage: Richard, died at the age of sixteen; Delia P. and Margaret Burroughs, residing with their parents.

They had the following children:

	11247	F	i	Delia P. Cameron 1 was born 2, 3 in Jun 1890 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia.
				Delia married William J. Miller. William was born 1 in 1890 in Virginia. In 1920 the couple were living with her mother in Petersburg, Virginia. There were no children.
	11248	F	ii	Margaret Cameron was born in Nov 1892.
	11249	M	iii	Richard Pegram Cameron 1 was born 2 in Feb 1896 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia. He died in Oct 1913 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia. Died at age 16. Notice of his death appeared in the New York Times on Oct. 25, 1913. The July 7, 1924 edition of the Washington Post carried an article about a $5000. donation made to the library in Petersburg, Virginia by Mrs. Cameron in memory of her son, Richard Pegram Cameron.

5098. Sephronia (Sophia) Pegram (Richard Gregory , Richard Gregory , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ¹ in Jul 1875 in Richmond, Virginia.

Sephronia married Col. Barton H. Grundy son of Thomas Billopp Grundy and Clara Haxall in Jul 1916 in St. Paul's, Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia. Barton was born about 1859 in Virginia. He died in 1928 in Richmond, Virginia.

The Richmond City Directory for 1889-1890 shows that he was President of the Old Dominion Specialty Co., chemist and druggists' specialties.

He was married first to Miriam Branch.

Barton and Sephronia had the following children:

	11250	F	i	Barbara Haxall Grundy was born on 13 Feb 1918 in Richmond, Virginia. She died on 20 Feb 2005 in Richmond, Virginia. Her obituary from the Richmond Times-Dispatch edition of Feb. 22, 2004 reads in part as follows: "On February 20, 2004, Barbara Haxall Grundy Barrett, a lifelong resident of Richmond, died at age 86. Mrs. Barrett was born on February 13, 1918, the daughter of Barton Haxall Grundy, who was a member of Richmond City Council from 1904-1928, and Phrony Pegram Grundy, who ran a school in Richmond. Mrs. Barrett grew up at 300 W. Franklin Street, now the Berkshire Apartments, and spent her summers at the family cottage in Bar Harbor, Maine. After graduating from St. Catherine's School in 1935, she attended Wellesley College. She made her debut in Richmond and, in 1940, she married the late Ernest Clifford Barrett Jr., who died in 1999. Mrs. Barrett was a member of the Junior League and The Country Club of Virginia. She enjoyed her summer homes at Horse Point in Hartfield, Virginia, and Burt Lake, Michigan. She was known for her quick wit, sharp tongue and sense of style. Mrs. Barrett is survived by three children, Ernest Clifford Barrett III of Washington, D.C., Barton Haxall Grundy Barrett of Richmond, and Blair Pegram Barrett Curdts of Hartfield, Va. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Blair Haxall Barrett, Hugh Comer Barrett, Palmer Barrett Curdts, Peyton Fleming Curdts, and Sophie Pegram Curdts; and by her faithful caregiver, Joyce Williams..." She is buried in the family plot in Hollywood Cemetery.
				Barbara married Earnest Cliffort Barrett in 1940. Earnest died in 1999.

5101. Margaret McIntosh ¹ (Virginia Johnson Pegram , James West , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ^{2, 3} about 1870 in Towsontown, Maryland. She died ⁴ on 10 Apr 1942 in Richmond, Virginia.

There was an article about her death in the Richmond News Leader on April 11, 1942. It mentions a daughter who married Henry Coleman Baskerville and had Virginia Pegram Baskerville, Ethel Marsh Baskerville and Henry Baskerville.

Her obituary reads in part as follows:

Mrs. Margaret McIntosh Morton, wife of William Waller Morton, died Friday. at her residence, 920 West Franklin Street. A native of Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, she was educated in private schools in Baltimore and during World War I she was president of the Instructive Visiting Nurses Association and was the first president of the Crippled Children's Hospital, which she helped to organize. She is survived by her husband; one son, Allen W. Morton, of Baltimore, Md., and a daughter, Mrs. H. Coleman Baskerville, of Richmond. Also three grandchildren. Virginia Pegram Baskerville, Ethel Marsh Baskerville and William Waller Morton, 3d.

Margaret married William Waller Morton son of Robert Chew Morton and Julia Cornelius Ayres on 27 Apr 1892. William was born ¹ on 2 Jan 1868 in Richmond, Virginia. He died on 16 Nov 1944 in Richmond, Virginia.

According to the 1920 Census, William Morton was the president of a tobacco company in Richmond, Virginia.

His obituary reads in part as follows:

William Waller Morton, of 920 W. Franklin St., head of the firm of R. C, Morton & Company, tobacco merchants, died Thursday in the home of his daughter, 50 Westmoreland Place. He was 76 years old. the oldest son of the late Major Robert Chu Morton and Julia Cornelia Ayres Morton, he was born Richmond January 2, 1868. Mr. Morton was a grandson of the late Allen Weller Morton, a former Chamberlain (Treasurer) of the city of Richmond.

Mr. Waller was married on April 27, 1892 to the former Miss Marguerite McIntosh, daughter called the late Col. David Gregg McIntosh and Virginia Pegram McIntosh, of Baltimore Co., Maryland. He was educated at Norwood School, old Richmond College, and Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.

At the time of his death, Mr. Morton was ahead of the firm R. C. Morton & Company, tobacco merchants located at Shockoe Slip which was founded by his father in 1857.

He was a member all of the old Richmond Club, forerunner of the present Commonwealth Club, of which he was a former member of the Board of Governors. He also was an honorary life member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Morton served in the Richmond City Council for a number of years prior to World War I.

He was a trustee of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of which he had been a member for about 50 years. Survivors include a son, Allen Waller Morton, of Baltimore, Maryland; a daughter, Mrs. Henry Coleman Baskerville, of Richmond; a sister, Mrs. Robert Voss Marye, of Richmond, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at the residence. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery

They had the following children:

	11251	F	i	Mary Virginia Morton was born on 23 May 1909. She died on 25 Nov 1986.
	11252	M	ii	Allen Waller Morton was born on 1 Aug 1894. He died in Aug 1981.

5102. David Gregg McIntosh (Virginia Johnson Pegram , James West , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ^{1, 2} in Jul 1877 in Towsontown, Maryland. He died ³ in 1941.

In 1900 David, ws still living at home and his occupation is also shown as Lawyer.

David married ¹ Charlotte Low Reiman in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland.

They had the following children:

	11253	M	i	David Gregg McIntosh was born on 1 Nov 1912. He died on 25 Sep 1952.
	11254	M	ii	Reiman McIntosh.

5103. Nathaniel Harrison May (John Pegram May , Mariah (Marion) Ward Pegram , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ^{1, 2} in Feb 1851 in Petersburg, Independant City, Virginia.

The 1900 Census shows the couple have been married for 26 years. They have had 5 children, all living in the home. His occupation is given as Clerk.

Nathaniel married ¹ Margaret King in Apr 1874 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Margaret was born ^{2, 3} in Sep 1854 in Ireland.

The 1900 Census shows she came to the United States in 1870.

They had the following children:

	11255	F	i	Mary D. May was born 1, 2 in Feb 1875 in Virginia.
	11256	F	ii	Rose May was born 1, 2 in Oct 1876 in Pennsylvania. In 1900 she is still living with her family but the census shows she has been married for 1 year. However, her husband is not living in the home.
				Rose married Deemer in 1899.
	11257	M	iii	John T. May was born 1, 2 in Oct 1883 in Pennsylvania.
	11258	F	iv	Margaret F. May was born 1 in Jun 1886 in Pennsylvania.
	11259	M	v	William J. May was born 1, 2 in Sep 1887 in Pennsylvania.

5105. Maria May (John Pegram May , Mariah (Marion) Ward Pegram , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ¹ on 5 Mar 1854 in Petersburg, Independant City, Virginia. She died ² on 16 Feb 1925. She was buried ³ in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

Maria married ² Powhattan Breeden ¹ son of William Breeden and Sarah R. Haskins in Jan 1875 in Richmond, Virginia. Powhattan was born ^{3, 4} on 10 Apr 1853 in Richmond, Independent City, Virginia. He died ⁵ on 11 Apr 1914. He was buried ⁶ in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

His birth and death dates are reflected on his tombstone in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

They had the following children:

	11260	M	i	Powatan Breeden was born on 2 Jul 1877. He died on 19 Sep 1953.
	11261	F	ii	Blanche Breeden was born on 23 Sep 1879.
	11262	M	iii	William Breeden was born 1, 2 on 11 Jul 1882 in Virginia. He died 3 on 3 Jul 1928. He was buried 4 in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.
	11263	M	iv	Edward Valentine Breeden was born 1 on 19 Jun 1884 in Virginia. He died 2 on 2 Dec 1972. He was buried 3 in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. He is buried in the same plot as his father.
				Edward married Sadie Brackett. Sadie died on 16 Aug 1957. She was buried 1 in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. She is buried in the same plot as her husband and father-in-law.
	11264	F	v	Maria May Breeden was born 1 about 1890 in Virginia.
	11265	M	vi	Berford H. (Byrd H.) Breeden was born 1 about 1897 in Virginia. His name is shown as Byrd H. on the 1920 Census.

5108. Dr. John Fitzhugh May (John Pegram May , Mariah (Marion) Ward Pegram , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ^{1, 2} on 18 Jun 1858 in Petersburg, Independant City, Virginia.

The 1900 Census shows the couple have been married for 14 years. They have had 4 children with 3 living.

John married ^{1, 2} Susie J. Warren about 1886 in Virginia. Susie was born ^{3, 4} in Jul 1861 in Virginia.

They had the following children:

	11266	F	i	Evelyn May was born 1 about 1894 in Virginia.
	11267	F	ii	Mary W. May was born 1 in Jun 1888 in Virginia.
	11268	M	iii	John May was born about 1898 in Virginia.

5109. Charles Edward May ¹ (John Pegram May , Mariah (Marion) Ward Pegram , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ² on 8 Oct 1860 in Petersburg, Independant City, Virginia. He died ³ on 10 Sep 1940.

The 1900 Census shows the couple have been married for 6 years and have had no children. His occupation at the time of the census was "Bank Cashier."

Charles married ^{1, 2} Frances Turnbull on 10 Jul 1894 in Brunswick Co., Virginia. Frances was born ³ in Mar 1864 in Virginia.

They had the following children:

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Frances May was born 1 on 22 Oct 1901 in Virginia.

5111. Maria May Baker (Anna Maria May , Mariah (Marion) Ward Pegram , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ^{1, 2, 3, 4} in Sep 1851 in Norfolk Co., Virginia.

Maria married ¹ John J. Burroughs about 1877 in Virginia. John was born ^{2, 3, 4} in Apr 1841 in Virginia.

He was a student when he left school 19 April 1861 to join the Civil War. He apparently returned to school after the war and became an attorney.

The 1900 census shows the couple have been married for 23 years. They have had 6childrenwith 4 living.

They had the following children:

	11270	M	i	Richard Baker Burroughs 1 was born on 20 Aug 1877. He died on 24 Nov 1877.
	11271	M	ii	John Burroughs was born 1 in 1879 in Norfolk Co., Virginia.
	11272	M	iii	William H. Burroughs 1 was born 2, 3 in Jul 1881 in Virginia.
	11273	M	iv	Richard Hansford Burroughs was born on 25 Jul 1882. He died on 14 Dec 1963.
	11274	M	v	Hugh Burroughs was born 1 in Sep 1885 in Virginia. He died in Oct 1964. Hugh was born 2, 3, 4 on 18 Sep 1885 in Norfolk, Virginia. Last Residence: Virginia
				Hugh married Emily W.. Emily was born 1 about 1883 in Maryland.
	11275	M	vi	Benjamin B. Burroughs was born 1, 2 in May 1890 in Virginia.

5113. Richard Henry Baker ^{1, 2} (Anna Maria May , Mariah (Marion) Ward Pegram , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ³ on 29 Nov 1855 in Petersburg, Independant City, Virginia. He died ⁴ on 10 Mar 1930.

Richard Henry (3) Baker, eldest son of Richard Henry (2) and Anna Maria (May) Baker, was born in Petersburg, Virginia, November 29, 1855. He was educated in private schools of Norfolk, Virginia, Hanover Academy, and the University of Virginia, pursuing at the latter institution the study of law for two years, 1876-78. After two years he withdrew, continuing to study under the preceptorship of his honored father, then senior member of the law firm of Baker & Walke, of Norfolk, Virginia. He continued with that firm until his admission to the bar in 1880, when Baker & Walke dissolved, father and son then forming a law partnership that continued until dissolved by the death of the senior partner, February 1, 1911. The life of Richard Henry (3) Baker is one of wide activities. A large part of his business has been the management and settlement of estates in the courts of chancery, and acting as general counsel for various companies and corporations. He was learned in the law, skillful in its application, and guided by the highest principles of integrity. In his private life he was true to the code that governs men of honor and is held in highest esteem. He had interests outside of his profession, and held directorships in many Virginia corporations. He was a member of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He was a director of several charitable organizations of the city, among them the Jackson Orphan Asylum, Seamen's Friend Society and the Church Home. He was an Episcopalian in religious faith, and a Democrat in politics.

Mr. Baker married, October 25, 1885, Annie M., daughter of James Barron Hope. Children: Annie Hope, deceased; Maria May; Jane Hope.

Richard married ¹ Ann Mallory Hope daughter of James Barron Hope and Ann Beverly Whiting on 25 Oct 1885 in St. Paul's Church, Norfolk, Virginia. Ann was born ² on 5 Mar 1861 in Hampton, Virginia.

They had the following children:

	11276	F	i	Anne Hope Baker was born on 25 Sep 1886. She died on 1 Nov 1886. She was buried 1 in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk Co., Virginia. She is buried in her great-grandfather's family plot.
	11277	F	ii	Maria May Baker 1 was born on 25 Sep 1889. She did not marry.
	11278	F	iii	Jane Hope Baker 1 was born 2 on 3 May 1895. She did not marry.

5115. Kate Hansford Baker ¹ (Anna Maria May , Mariah (Marion) Ward Pegram , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ^{2, 3} on 29 Dec 1861 in Norfolk Co., Virginia. She died ⁴ on 15 Feb 1928 in Norfolk Co., Virginia. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk Co., Virginia.

In 1910 Kate and her husband were living with her father. Also in the household is Lelia, age 22, identified as grand-daughter.

Kate married ^{2, 3} George G. Hobson ¹ about 1884 in Virginia. George was born ^{4, 5} about 1854 in Virginia.

Other sources have given his place of birth as England but the 1900 census shows that he was born in Virginia.The census indicates the couple have been married for 16 years. They have had one child.

They had the following children:

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Lelia Hobson was born 1 in Jun 1886 in Virginia.

5117. Benjamin May Baker ¹ (Anna Maria May , Mariah (Marion) Ward Pegram , John , Edward , Edward , Daniel , George ) was born ² on 8 Aug 1865 in Norfolk Co., Virginia. He died on 16 Nov 1934. He was buried ³ in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk Co., Virginia.

He attended the University of Virginia and Columbia University in Maryland. He was a physician. The 1900 census shows the couple have been married for six years. They have had two children, both living in the home.

Benjamin married ¹ Theodosia Burr Potts about 1894 in Virginia. Theodosia was born ^{2, 3} on 23 Nov 1869 in Virginia. She died on 25 Nov 1965. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk Co., Virginia.

They had the following children:

	11280	F	i	Helen Baker was born 1, 2 in Aug 1895 in Virginia.
				Helen married Matthew Page Waller.
	11281	M	ii	Richard Henry Baker 1 was born 2 on 8 Jul 1897 in Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia and the Virginia Episcopal Theological Seminary and became a Bishop of the Episcopal Church. He was living in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1959.
				Richard married 1 Elizabeth Lee Small on 18 Oct 1926.
	11282	M	iii	Benjamin May Baker was born 1 about 1902 in Virginia.

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