William Camehl, aged 83 years, died at his farm, one mile south of Molloy, recently, from old age. Mr. Camehl was born in
Gomson, Province of Hanover, Germany, July 8, 1827, and came to America at the age of 27. In 1857 he married Miss Elizabeth
Lehr. He settled in St. Petera, Minn., in 1857 and in 1862 crossed the continent to Portland. He worked as stonemason and
carpenter on some of the now historic buildings of the city. He returned to Minnesota in 1864, where he remained until 1890,
when with his family he moved to Oregon, locating on a farm near Wilsonville. He leaves a widow, three sons and one daughter,
Mrs. Theodore C. Wendland, of Portland. He was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Coleman,
of Sherwood.