John Beverly Cameron was named for his grandfather John Kelly and his Uncle James Beverly Cameron. He was born in Illinois, across the Mississippi River from Ft. Madison, Iowa but raised in Augusta, Iowa.
By 1874, John had moved west to the growing town of Kansas City, Missouri. He started working in the hotel industry as a runner.
In 1877, John was married to Mary Coughlin of Johnson County Kansas. John worked for Union Pacific Railway Co and also started to sell real estate.
With the expansion of the Indian lands in the Oklahoma Territory, John and his growing family moved to the outskirts of Gutherie, Oklahoma, the Territorial Capital. The family only stayed in the Sooner state for 10 months before returning to Kansas City.
By 1901, John and his son Charles became the owners of the Pacific House Hotel, a local landmark. The Hotel was the headquarters for Union General Thomas Ewing during the Civil War. The family owned or managed the Hotel for the next 14 years.
John passed away in December of 1907 from pneumonia and is buried in Mt Saint Mary's Cemetery. The family plot is on the high north side of the cemetery and the downtown skyline can be seen from this point.
By 1874, John had moved west to the growing town of Kansas City, Missouri. He started working in the hotel industry as a runner.
In 1877, John was married to Mary Coughlin of Johnson County Kansas. John worked for Union Pacific Railway Co and also started to sell real estate.
With the expansion of the Indian lands in the Oklahoma Territory, John and his growing family moved to the outskirts of Gutherie, Oklahoma, the Territorial Capital. The family only stayed in the Sooner state for 10 months before returning to Kansas City.
By 1901, John and his son Charles became the owners of the Pacific House Hotel, a local landmark. The Hotel was the headquarters for Union General Thomas Ewing during the Civil War. The family owned or managed the Hotel for the next 14 years.
John passed away in December of 1907 from pneumonia and is buried in Mt Saint Mary's Cemetery. The family plot is on the high north side of the cemetery and the downtown skyline can be seen from this point.
John Beverly Cameron was named for his grandfather John Kelly and his Uncle James Beverly Cameron. He was born in Illinois, across the Mississippi River from Ft. Madison, Iowa but raised in Augusta, Iowa.
By 1874, John had moved west to the growing town of Kansas City, Missouri. He started working in the hotel industry as a runner.
In 1877, John was married to Mary Coughlin of Johnson County Kansas. John worked for Union Pacific Railway Co and also started to sell real estate.
With the expansion of the Indian lands in the Oklahoma Territory, John and his growing family moved to the outskirts of Gutherie, Oklahoma, the Territorial Capital. The family only stayed in the Sooner state for 10 months before returning to Kansas City.
By 1901, John and his son Charles became the owners of the Pacific House Hotel, a local landmark. The Hotel was the headquarters for Union General Thomas Ewing during the Civil War. The family owned or managed the Hotel for the next 14 years.
John passed away in December of 1907 from pneumonia and is buried in Mt Saint Mary's Cemetery. The family plot is on the high north side of the cemetery and the downtown skyline can be seen from this point.
By 1874, John had moved west to the growing town of Kansas City, Missouri. He started working in the hotel industry as a runner.
In 1877, John was married to Mary Coughlin of Johnson County Kansas. John worked for Union Pacific Railway Co and also started to sell real estate.
With the expansion of the Indian lands in the Oklahoma Territory, John and his growing family moved to the outskirts of Gutherie, Oklahoma, the Territorial Capital. The family only stayed in the Sooner state for 10 months before returning to Kansas City.
By 1901, John and his son Charles became the owners of the Pacific House Hotel, a local landmark. The Hotel was the headquarters for Union General Thomas Ewing during the Civil War. The family owned or managed the Hotel for the next 14 years.
John passed away in December of 1907 from pneumonia and is buried in Mt Saint Mary's Cemetery. The family plot is on the high north side of the cemetery and the downtown skyline can be seen from this point.
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