Margaret Bain Cameron Mordecai (1811-1886)

Name: Margaret Bain Cameron Mordecai (1811-1886)
Given Name: Margaret
Family Name: Cameron
Birth Date: April 21, 1811
Death Date: March 12, 1886
Sex: Female
Description: Margaret Bain Cameron Mordecai (1811-1886), the daughter of white enslaver Duncan Cameron (1777-1853), was a white enslaver primarily in Wake County, North Carolina. Along with her siblings, Cameron claimed over 1,000 Black people in ownership in North Carolina, Mississippi, and Alabama. At age 42, she married George Washington Mordecai (1801-1871), the president of the Bank of North Carolina.
Spouse of: George Washington Mordecai (1801-1871)
Sibling of: Paul C. Cameron (1808-1891)
Same As: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36564875/margaret-bain-mordecai; https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/mordecai-george
Bibliographic Citation: “Margaret Bain Cameron Mordecai (1811-1886),” Find a Grave, n.d. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36564875/margaret-bain-mordecai.; Murray, Elizabeth Davis Reid. “Mordecai, George Washington.” NCpedia, n.d. https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/mordecai-george.
Source Resource: https://onthesegrounds.lib.unc.edu/api/items/1755
Source Site: https://onthesegrounds.lib.unc.edu/