Published on October 17, 1904
DEATH OF JOSEPH W. CAMPBELL
Joseph W. Campbell, one of Plymouth's most prominent citizens, succumbed to appendicitis Sunday morning at 7 0'clock, at the City Hospital. He was taken ill last last Wednesday and an operation was advised after a consultation by Drs, Whitney and Beckwith, of Plymouth, and Dr. Stewart, of this city, and on Friday morning he was removed to the City Hospital and at noon of the same day he was operated upon. It was thought the opertaion would be successful, but peritonitis set in. His death, coming so sudden, will be a severe blow to his grief stricken family and his host of friends in this valley.
Joseph w. Campbell was born in Chester county, Pa., March 1, 1850. He was a son of William and Harriet (Butler0 Campbell, both of whom were natives of Chester county. His father was a native of Scotland and had a family of ten children, Joseph W. being the eighth. He was reared in Chester county and was educated in the public schools of that district. When a young man he was in a farm and when the Civil war broke out and the country was calling for volunteers then his young heart beat with enthusiastic patriotism, but his youth debarred him from shouldering a gun in defense of his country until 1864, when he enlisted in Company B, 187th P.V.I., for a term of three years. Although a boy, the deceased took the place of a man in the army of the Potomac. He showed his undaunted courage as he faced the enemy in the following severly contested battles: Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad and many other engagements. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged and returned home to Chester county. In 1871 he removed to Plymouth, where he secured work at his trade of carpenter on the late Hon. John R. Smith;s opera house, which was in course of erection on his arrival in that town. On the completion of the building he then accepted a position with the Harves Bros., who operated the Plymouth planing mill. He remained in their employ for ten tears and then branched out as a builder and contractor, and was very successful. He erected maby large buildings, among them being the town hall, and a large number of business blocks and dwellings which he owned at the time of his death. He was a progressive citizen and was always willing to assist in the up building of the town. He represented the Fifth ward of that borough in the council chamber for two years. he was also instrumental in organizing Fire Co. No. 1 and was honored by that organization by being elected its first foreman.
Mr. Campbell, while a coucilmn of thet borough, was one of the men who introduced the brick paving for streets in this section, the first brick pavement in the county being then built at Plymouth, after he with others had gone to examine in Philadelphia brick streets then recently laid. He was very active to promote the business interests of the borough.
He was married in September, 1893, to Frances M. McAlarney, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McAlarney, the former deceased, and one daughter, Frances Lenore, was born to their union. Besides his wife and daughter, he leaves surviving him five brothers and two sisters, namely; James W., Philadelphia; Samuel W., of Plymouth; John M., of York, Pa.; David B., Of York, Pa.; Andrew J., of Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Amanada W. Mann wife of J.W. Mann, of York, Pa. and Mrs. Anna R. Myers wife of James Myers, of York county. In religious amtters he was an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, being at the time of his death a trustee of that church.
The funeral will take place from his late residence on Gaylord avenue, Plymouth, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and interment will be in the Shawnee cemetery at Plymouth.
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From Dennis Brandt - (#47232334)
The son of William W. & Harriet W. (Butler) Campbell, in 1860 he was farmer living with his family in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, although in 1864, his father moved the family to a farm in southern York County. He stood 5' 8" tall and had light hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York January 18, 1864, overstating his age by at least three years, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg January 29 as a private with Co. B, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1863. His brother John Millard Campbell served in the same company and regiment.
As to his birth date, despite what the obituary claims (and perhaps the tombstone), I do not believe that Joseph Campbell was born as late as 1850. Otherwise, he would have enlisted in the army at the age of thirteen. Despite the romance of the Johnny Clem story, such young recruits were extremely rare and often served as musicians, which Joseph was not. The 1860 census suggests a ca. 1848 birth year, and that makes more sense, especially given he had a brother (David) who was born in 1850. The 1850 birth year only appears in the 1870 and later censuses for Joseph.
DEATH OF JOSEPH W. CAMPBELL
Joseph W. Campbell, one of Plymouth's most prominent citizens, succumbed to appendicitis Sunday morning at 7 0'clock, at the City Hospital. He was taken ill last last Wednesday and an operation was advised after a consultation by Drs, Whitney and Beckwith, of Plymouth, and Dr. Stewart, of this city, and on Friday morning he was removed to the City Hospital and at noon of the same day he was operated upon. It was thought the opertaion would be successful, but peritonitis set in. His death, coming so sudden, will be a severe blow to his grief stricken family and his host of friends in this valley.
Joseph w. Campbell was born in Chester county, Pa., March 1, 1850. He was a son of William and Harriet (Butler0 Campbell, both of whom were natives of Chester county. His father was a native of Scotland and had a family of ten children, Joseph W. being the eighth. He was reared in Chester county and was educated in the public schools of that district. When a young man he was in a farm and when the Civil war broke out and the country was calling for volunteers then his young heart beat with enthusiastic patriotism, but his youth debarred him from shouldering a gun in defense of his country until 1864, when he enlisted in Company B, 187th P.V.I., for a term of three years. Although a boy, the deceased took the place of a man in the army of the Potomac. He showed his undaunted courage as he faced the enemy in the following severly contested battles: Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad and many other engagements. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged and returned home to Chester county. In 1871 he removed to Plymouth, where he secured work at his trade of carpenter on the late Hon. John R. Smith;s opera house, which was in course of erection on his arrival in that town. On the completion of the building he then accepted a position with the Harves Bros., who operated the Plymouth planing mill. He remained in their employ for ten tears and then branched out as a builder and contractor, and was very successful. He erected maby large buildings, among them being the town hall, and a large number of business blocks and dwellings which he owned at the time of his death. He was a progressive citizen and was always willing to assist in the up building of the town. He represented the Fifth ward of that borough in the council chamber for two years. he was also instrumental in organizing Fire Co. No. 1 and was honored by that organization by being elected its first foreman.
Mr. Campbell, while a coucilmn of thet borough, was one of the men who introduced the brick paving for streets in this section, the first brick pavement in the county being then built at Plymouth, after he with others had gone to examine in Philadelphia brick streets then recently laid. He was very active to promote the business interests of the borough.
He was married in September, 1893, to Frances M. McAlarney, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McAlarney, the former deceased, and one daughter, Frances Lenore, was born to their union. Besides his wife and daughter, he leaves surviving him five brothers and two sisters, namely; James W., Philadelphia; Samuel W., of Plymouth; John M., of York, Pa.; David B., Of York, Pa.; Andrew J., of Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Amanada W. Mann wife of J.W. Mann, of York, Pa. and Mrs. Anna R. Myers wife of James Myers, of York county. In religious amtters he was an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, being at the time of his death a trustee of that church.
The funeral will take place from his late residence on Gaylord avenue, Plymouth, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and interment will be in the Shawnee cemetery at Plymouth.
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From Dennis Brandt - (#47232334)
The son of William W. & Harriet W. (Butler) Campbell, in 1860 he was farmer living with his family in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, although in 1864, his father moved the family to a farm in southern York County. He stood 5' 8" tall and had light hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York January 18, 1864, overstating his age by at least three years, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg January 29 as a private with Co. B, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1863. His brother John Millard Campbell served in the same company and regiment.
As to his birth date, despite what the obituary claims (and perhaps the tombstone), I do not believe that Joseph Campbell was born as late as 1850. Otherwise, he would have enlisted in the army at the age of thirteen. Despite the romance of the Johnny Clem story, such young recruits were extremely rare and often served as musicians, which Joseph was not. The 1860 census suggests a ca. 1848 birth year, and that makes more sense, especially given he had a brother (David) who was born in 1850. The 1850 birth year only appears in the 1870 and later censuses for Joseph.
Published on October 17, 1904
DEATH OF JOSEPH W. CAMPBELL
Joseph W. Campbell, one of Plymouth's most prominent citizens, succumbed to appendicitis Sunday morning at 7 0'clock, at the City Hospital. He was taken ill last last Wednesday and an operation was advised after a consultation by Drs, Whitney and Beckwith, of Plymouth, and Dr. Stewart, of this city, and on Friday morning he was removed to the City Hospital and at noon of the same day he was operated upon. It was thought the opertaion would be successful, but peritonitis set in. His death, coming so sudden, will be a severe blow to his grief stricken family and his host of friends in this valley.
Joseph w. Campbell was born in Chester county, Pa., March 1, 1850. He was a son of William and Harriet (Butler0 Campbell, both of whom were natives of Chester county. His father was a native of Scotland and had a family of ten children, Joseph W. being the eighth. He was reared in Chester county and was educated in the public schools of that district. When a young man he was in a farm and when the Civil war broke out and the country was calling for volunteers then his young heart beat with enthusiastic patriotism, but his youth debarred him from shouldering a gun in defense of his country until 1864, when he enlisted in Company B, 187th P.V.I., for a term of three years. Although a boy, the deceased took the place of a man in the army of the Potomac. He showed his undaunted courage as he faced the enemy in the following severly contested battles: Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad and many other engagements. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged and returned home to Chester county. In 1871 he removed to Plymouth, where he secured work at his trade of carpenter on the late Hon. John R. Smith;s opera house, which was in course of erection on his arrival in that town. On the completion of the building he then accepted a position with the Harves Bros., who operated the Plymouth planing mill. He remained in their employ for ten tears and then branched out as a builder and contractor, and was very successful. He erected maby large buildings, among them being the town hall, and a large number of business blocks and dwellings which he owned at the time of his death. He was a progressive citizen and was always willing to assist in the up building of the town. He represented the Fifth ward of that borough in the council chamber for two years. he was also instrumental in organizing Fire Co. No. 1 and was honored by that organization by being elected its first foreman.
Mr. Campbell, while a coucilmn of thet borough, was one of the men who introduced the brick paving for streets in this section, the first brick pavement in the county being then built at Plymouth, after he with others had gone to examine in Philadelphia brick streets then recently laid. He was very active to promote the business interests of the borough.
He was married in September, 1893, to Frances M. McAlarney, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McAlarney, the former deceased, and one daughter, Frances Lenore, was born to their union. Besides his wife and daughter, he leaves surviving him five brothers and two sisters, namely; James W., Philadelphia; Samuel W., of Plymouth; John M., of York, Pa.; David B., Of York, Pa.; Andrew J., of Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Amanada W. Mann wife of J.W. Mann, of York, Pa. and Mrs. Anna R. Myers wife of James Myers, of York county. In religious amtters he was an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, being at the time of his death a trustee of that church.
The funeral will take place from his late residence on Gaylord avenue, Plymouth, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and interment will be in the Shawnee cemetery at Plymouth.
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From Dennis Brandt - (#47232334)
The son of William W. & Harriet W. (Butler) Campbell, in 1860 he was farmer living with his family in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, although in 1864, his father moved the family to a farm in southern York County. He stood 5' 8" tall and had light hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York January 18, 1864, overstating his age by at least three years, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg January 29 as a private with Co. B, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1863. His brother John Millard Campbell served in the same company and regiment.
As to his birth date, despite what the obituary claims (and perhaps the tombstone), I do not believe that Joseph Campbell was born as late as 1850. Otherwise, he would have enlisted in the army at the age of thirteen. Despite the romance of the Johnny Clem story, such young recruits were extremely rare and often served as musicians, which Joseph was not. The 1860 census suggests a ca. 1848 birth year, and that makes more sense, especially given he had a brother (David) who was born in 1850. The 1850 birth year only appears in the 1870 and later censuses for Joseph.
DEATH OF JOSEPH W. CAMPBELL
Joseph W. Campbell, one of Plymouth's most prominent citizens, succumbed to appendicitis Sunday morning at 7 0'clock, at the City Hospital. He was taken ill last last Wednesday and an operation was advised after a consultation by Drs, Whitney and Beckwith, of Plymouth, and Dr. Stewart, of this city, and on Friday morning he was removed to the City Hospital and at noon of the same day he was operated upon. It was thought the opertaion would be successful, but peritonitis set in. His death, coming so sudden, will be a severe blow to his grief stricken family and his host of friends in this valley.
Joseph w. Campbell was born in Chester county, Pa., March 1, 1850. He was a son of William and Harriet (Butler0 Campbell, both of whom were natives of Chester county. His father was a native of Scotland and had a family of ten children, Joseph W. being the eighth. He was reared in Chester county and was educated in the public schools of that district. When a young man he was in a farm and when the Civil war broke out and the country was calling for volunteers then his young heart beat with enthusiastic patriotism, but his youth debarred him from shouldering a gun in defense of his country until 1864, when he enlisted in Company B, 187th P.V.I., for a term of three years. Although a boy, the deceased took the place of a man in the army of the Potomac. He showed his undaunted courage as he faced the enemy in the following severly contested battles: Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad and many other engagements. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged and returned home to Chester county. In 1871 he removed to Plymouth, where he secured work at his trade of carpenter on the late Hon. John R. Smith;s opera house, which was in course of erection on his arrival in that town. On the completion of the building he then accepted a position with the Harves Bros., who operated the Plymouth planing mill. He remained in their employ for ten tears and then branched out as a builder and contractor, and was very successful. He erected maby large buildings, among them being the town hall, and a large number of business blocks and dwellings which he owned at the time of his death. He was a progressive citizen and was always willing to assist in the up building of the town. He represented the Fifth ward of that borough in the council chamber for two years. he was also instrumental in organizing Fire Co. No. 1 and was honored by that organization by being elected its first foreman.
Mr. Campbell, while a coucilmn of thet borough, was one of the men who introduced the brick paving for streets in this section, the first brick pavement in the county being then built at Plymouth, after he with others had gone to examine in Philadelphia brick streets then recently laid. He was very active to promote the business interests of the borough.
He was married in September, 1893, to Frances M. McAlarney, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McAlarney, the former deceased, and one daughter, Frances Lenore, was born to their union. Besides his wife and daughter, he leaves surviving him five brothers and two sisters, namely; James W., Philadelphia; Samuel W., of Plymouth; John M., of York, Pa.; David B., Of York, Pa.; Andrew J., of Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Amanada W. Mann wife of J.W. Mann, of York, Pa. and Mrs. Anna R. Myers wife of James Myers, of York county. In religious amtters he was an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, being at the time of his death a trustee of that church.
The funeral will take place from his late residence on Gaylord avenue, Plymouth, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and interment will be in the Shawnee cemetery at Plymouth.
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From Dennis Brandt - (#47232334)
The son of William W. & Harriet W. (Butler) Campbell, in 1860 he was farmer living with his family in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, although in 1864, his father moved the family to a farm in southern York County. He stood 5' 8" tall and had light hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York January 18, 1864, overstating his age by at least three years, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg January 29 as a private with Co. B, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1863. His brother John Millard Campbell served in the same company and regiment.
As to his birth date, despite what the obituary claims (and perhaps the tombstone), I do not believe that Joseph Campbell was born as late as 1850. Otherwise, he would have enlisted in the army at the age of thirteen. Despite the romance of the Johnny Clem story, such young recruits were extremely rare and often served as musicians, which Joseph was not. The 1860 census suggests a ca. 1848 birth year, and that makes more sense, especially given he had a brother (David) who was born in 1850. The 1850 birth year only appears in the 1870 and later censuses for Joseph.
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