1. Bernice Gladys Sharrow-Ch.1-1
lm: Theodore George Romer, 2 Jan 1939, Novato, Marin, CA.
ch: Theodore Michael Romer, b. 2 Oct 1939 at Kentfield, Ross General Hospital, Marin County, CA. Ted was later adopted by Cameron Hackney and took the Hackney name. The Marin County birth records were sealed and his birth is now recorded as of the adoption date. (1945-46).
2m: S. Cameron Hackney, 14 Jan 1945, Carson City, NV.
ch Charlene Marie, b. 26 Jun 1945, Mercy General Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA.
1. S. Cameron Hackney-H-1, C-2
! S. Cameron Hackney lm. Jane Doe (?) in San Francisco, CA (?) c. 1925-1930. Divorced c. 1930.S.Cameron Hackney (AKA Cameron Hackney) 2m. Bernice (Sharrow) Romer 14 Jan 1945. Bernice had a son by Theodore George Romer, Theodore Michael, b. 2 Oct. 1939. Cameron adopted Ted (in Sacramento County) and Ted was thereafter known as a Hackney.
Bernice & Cameron's daughter, Charlene Marie was born 26 Jun 1945, in Mercy General Hopital. Sacramento, California.
Cameron died 5 May 1980, in Mercy San Juan Hospital, Carmichael, Sacramento Co. California. His remains were cremated and taken to Fairmount, Indiana, to be interred there in Park Cemetery, between the graves of his mother and father, in the Hackney family plot..
Ted's birth certificate will show his adopted date as his birthdate, which will confuse gene-searchers years from now. Their daughter, Charlene Marie was born 26 Jun 1945.
Cameron was an auto mechanic most of his life, starting in his father's garage in Fairmont, IN at the tender age of 8 years, in the early days of the advent of automobiles. His primary duty was to rise before dawn, go down to the garage, start a fire to heat up the stored autos, to they would start, before their owners came to drive them to work each day. He lived a short distance from the "Indy" test-track in Fairmont and helped in testing and trying out the new racecars. He also helped his mechanic father on the Indy racecars in the garage. He was a lifelong fan of the Indianapolis 500 races.
He served 2 years in the U.S. Army Air Corp at Chrissy Field, San Francisco, CA. He wanted to be a pilot, but could not pass the vision test at that time (color-blindness), so he opted to serve as an observer in the two-seat bi-planes that flew from Chrissy Field. He chose a 2-year military term, and then went to work in Chrysler dealerships, as a mechanic and sevice manager, during the late 1920's and 30's in San Francisco
In 1939 he was recruited by the new McClellan Air Depot near Sacramento, CA and was employed as an aircratt engine mechanic. In a short time, he moved up to Aircaft Engine Instructor in the Post Technical Schools and trained military and civilian personne,. (many Millie Mechanics), to serve in USA defense during WWII. He went from the early internal combustion engines, to the latest jet engines in his career. He retired from Civil Service at McClellan AFB in Dec. 1967. After he retired, he spent time in his garage, doing auto repair work for many of his friends. He never tired of having his head under the hood of an automobile.
He was for more than 25 years an Associate Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and very knowledgeable on the latest developments in auto engineering and fuels.,
Cameron was a great outdoorsman, loving to hunt and fish. He spent much of his spare weekends at Donner Summit deer hunting with his friends, or duck and pheasant hunting in the Calif. interior valley. He had a very superior dog,named "Doc" a Llewellen Setter and Blue Tick cross, who was equally proficient in running deer back to the hunters or pointing and retrieving ducks and pheasants. "Doc trained the second dog, "Poco". a Brittany Spaniel to follow in his footsteps, but not in front of him! The penalty for that fault, was to be taken up and shaken and dropped, as an admonishment. "Poco" only faulted and broke "Doc"s point once and he got the message. "Doc" died at the age of 15, and it was warming to see "Poco" assume the responsibility of being the "top-dog" around his family and home. The many tales of "Doc"s prowess will be told in "memories" in another form.