From the "Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County",
Pages 316 and 317. Author: Chapman brothers, Chicago, Publisher
"James P. Campbell, who is quite extensively engaged in farming and in raising cattle and swine in Loami Township, lives in one of the most attractive homes in this part of the county. He is a son of an early pioneer of Morgan County, William Campbell, and was born in that section of Illinois, March 23, 1844.
His father was a native of Murray (should be Maury) County, Tenn., and migrated from there to Morgan County in the fall of 1830. He made the trip in a wagon and was accompanied by his father, James Campbell who entered land in that county. James Campbell was a native of Virginia and died about 1840. He served in the War of 1812. William Campbell was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. He removed to Scott County in 1848 and there died in 1888, at the age of seventy-six years. He was very much prospered in his vocation as a farmer and at one time owned five hundred acres of land. He sold out, however, and in 1874 removed to the to the town of Winchester, where he spent his remaining days. He was a member of the Regular Baptist Church, of which he was a prominent minister, engaging in preaching the gospel about fifteen years.
He was a man of many solid virtues and was held in high regard in his community. In early life, he married Nancy Reeder, a native of Kentucky, who accompanied her father, Amos Reeder, to this State when she was quite young. She was a member of the Baptist Church and died strong in the faith in 1869 at the age of fifty-eight years.
The subject of this biography was one of fifteen children of whom twelve are now living. In his youth he was given the advantages of a common-school education and at the age of twenty-three years started out in the world to fight life's battle on his own account.
In the fall of 1867 he went to Anderson County, Kan., where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of unimproved land. He lived on it two years, actively engaging in its development and disposed of it at a good price in 1869. The country there was then new and thinly inhabited, and deer and other wild game still lingered in that region. In the spring of 1870 Mr. Campbell returned to Scott County, and engaged in farming as a renter three years. In 1873 he went back to Kansas and bought an interest in a cattle business in Coffey County. He herded cattle there one summer and the following winter came back to Illinois and fed cattle in Scott County.
In the fall of 1874 he located to Loami Township, this county, buying at that time a farm on which he has ever since made his home. This comprises one hundred and sixty acres of finely improved land. He has put up substantial buildings, and in 1882 erected a large, handsome frame dwelling. He has developed his farm from its primitive wildness and by his own hard labor has mad it one of the most desirable pieces of property in the vicinity. He is quite largely engaged in stock-raising and every year ships from two to three car-loads of cattle and a number of hogs.
The marriage of our subject was celebrated September 1, 1875, on which occasion he was wedded to Miss LUCINDA FISHER a native of this county and a daughter of JOHN B and NANCY (WEBB) FISHER. Her parents were born in Kentucky and were among the early settlers of this county, coming here about 1830. Her father took part in the war as a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Illinois Regiment, and gave up his life for his country in 1862. Her mother is still living. She has had twelve children, of whom seven survive. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have had seven children, namely: Allie may (deceased), John W., Nannie M., Edith, Joseph, Bertha, and Earl.
Mr. Campbell stands among the leading citizens of Loami Township. He has served as Assessor one year and has been Justice of the Peace four years. Politically he is a sound Democrat. Mrs. Campbell is a member of the Baptist Church and she and her husband are held in high consideration by the entire community".
CHILDREN:
Allie May Campbell 1876 – 1879
John W Campbell 1879 –
Nannie Maud Campbell 1880 – 1964
Edith Pearl Campbell 1881 – 1966
Joseph Campbell 1884 – 1943
Bertha J Campbell 1886 – 1947
Earl Campbell 1890 – 1959
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Pages 316 and 317. Author: Chapman brothers, Chicago, Publisher
"James P. Campbell, who is quite extensively engaged in farming and in raising cattle and swine in Loami Township, lives in one of the most attractive homes in this part of the county. He is a son of an early pioneer of Morgan County, William Campbell, and was born in that section of Illinois, March 23, 1844.
His father was a native of Murray (should be Maury) County, Tenn., and migrated from there to Morgan County in the fall of 1830. He made the trip in a wagon and was accompanied by his father, James Campbell who entered land in that county. James Campbell was a native of Virginia and died about 1840. He served in the War of 1812. William Campbell was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. He removed to Scott County in 1848 and there died in 1888, at the age of seventy-six years. He was very much prospered in his vocation as a farmer and at one time owned five hundred acres of land. He sold out, however, and in 1874 removed to the to the town of Winchester, where he spent his remaining days. He was a member of the Regular Baptist Church, of which he was a prominent minister, engaging in preaching the gospel about fifteen years.
He was a man of many solid virtues and was held in high regard in his community. In early life, he married Nancy Reeder, a native of Kentucky, who accompanied her father, Amos Reeder, to this State when she was quite young. She was a member of the Baptist Church and died strong in the faith in 1869 at the age of fifty-eight years.
The subject of this biography was one of fifteen children of whom twelve are now living. In his youth he was given the advantages of a common-school education and at the age of twenty-three years started out in the world to fight life's battle on his own account.
In the fall of 1867 he went to Anderson County, Kan., where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of unimproved land. He lived on it two years, actively engaging in its development and disposed of it at a good price in 1869. The country there was then new and thinly inhabited, and deer and other wild game still lingered in that region. In the spring of 1870 Mr. Campbell returned to Scott County, and engaged in farming as a renter three years. In 1873 he went back to Kansas and bought an interest in a cattle business in Coffey County. He herded cattle there one summer and the following winter came back to Illinois and fed cattle in Scott County.
In the fall of 1874 he located to Loami Township, this county, buying at that time a farm on which he has ever since made his home. This comprises one hundred and sixty acres of finely improved land. He has put up substantial buildings, and in 1882 erected a large, handsome frame dwelling. He has developed his farm from its primitive wildness and by his own hard labor has mad it one of the most desirable pieces of property in the vicinity. He is quite largely engaged in stock-raising and every year ships from two to three car-loads of cattle and a number of hogs.
The marriage of our subject was celebrated September 1, 1875, on which occasion he was wedded to Miss LUCINDA FISHER a native of this county and a daughter of JOHN B and NANCY (WEBB) FISHER. Her parents were born in Kentucky and were among the early settlers of this county, coming here about 1830. Her father took part in the war as a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Illinois Regiment, and gave up his life for his country in 1862. Her mother is still living. She has had twelve children, of whom seven survive. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have had seven children, namely: Allie may (deceased), John W., Nannie M., Edith, Joseph, Bertha, and Earl.
Mr. Campbell stands among the leading citizens of Loami Township. He has served as Assessor one year and has been Justice of the Peace four years. Politically he is a sound Democrat. Mrs. Campbell is a member of the Baptist Church and she and her husband are held in high consideration by the entire community".
CHILDREN:
Allie May Campbell 1876 – 1879
John W Campbell 1879 –
Nannie Maud Campbell 1880 – 1964
Edith Pearl Campbell 1881 – 1966
Joseph Campbell 1884 – 1943
Bertha J Campbell 1886 – 1947
Earl Campbell 1890 – 1959
BIO Added by Spiritseeker7
From the "Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County",
Pages 316 and 317. Author: Chapman brothers, Chicago, Publisher
"James P. Campbell, who is quite extensively engaged in farming and in raising cattle and swine in Loami Township, lives in one of the most attractive homes in this part of the county. He is a son of an early pioneer of Morgan County, William Campbell, and was born in that section of Illinois, March 23, 1844.
His father was a native of Murray (should be Maury) County, Tenn., and migrated from there to Morgan County in the fall of 1830. He made the trip in a wagon and was accompanied by his father, James Campbell who entered land in that county. James Campbell was a native of Virginia and died about 1840. He served in the War of 1812. William Campbell was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. He removed to Scott County in 1848 and there died in 1888, at the age of seventy-six years. He was very much prospered in his vocation as a farmer and at one time owned five hundred acres of land. He sold out, however, and in 1874 removed to the to the town of Winchester, where he spent his remaining days. He was a member of the Regular Baptist Church, of which he was a prominent minister, engaging in preaching the gospel about fifteen years.
He was a man of many solid virtues and was held in high regard in his community. In early life, he married Nancy Reeder, a native of Kentucky, who accompanied her father, Amos Reeder, to this State when she was quite young. She was a member of the Baptist Church and died strong in the faith in 1869 at the age of fifty-eight years.
The subject of this biography was one of fifteen children of whom twelve are now living. In his youth he was given the advantages of a common-school education and at the age of twenty-three years started out in the world to fight life's battle on his own account.
In the fall of 1867 he went to Anderson County, Kan., where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of unimproved land. He lived on it two years, actively engaging in its development and disposed of it at a good price in 1869. The country there was then new and thinly inhabited, and deer and other wild game still lingered in that region. In the spring of 1870 Mr. Campbell returned to Scott County, and engaged in farming as a renter three years. In 1873 he went back to Kansas and bought an interest in a cattle business in Coffey County. He herded cattle there one summer and the following winter came back to Illinois and fed cattle in Scott County.
In the fall of 1874 he located to Loami Township, this county, buying at that time a farm on which he has ever since made his home. This comprises one hundred and sixty acres of finely improved land. He has put up substantial buildings, and in 1882 erected a large, handsome frame dwelling. He has developed his farm from its primitive wildness and by his own hard labor has mad it one of the most desirable pieces of property in the vicinity. He is quite largely engaged in stock-raising and every year ships from two to three car-loads of cattle and a number of hogs.
The marriage of our subject was celebrated September 1, 1875, on which occasion he was wedded to Miss LUCINDA FISHER a native of this county and a daughter of JOHN B and NANCY (WEBB) FISHER. Her parents were born in Kentucky and were among the early settlers of this county, coming here about 1830. Her father took part in the war as a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Illinois Regiment, and gave up his life for his country in 1862. Her mother is still living. She has had twelve children, of whom seven survive. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have had seven children, namely: Allie may (deceased), John W., Nannie M., Edith, Joseph, Bertha, and Earl.
Mr. Campbell stands among the leading citizens of Loami Township. He has served as Assessor one year and has been Justice of the Peace four years. Politically he is a sound Democrat. Mrs. Campbell is a member of the Baptist Church and she and her husband are held in high consideration by the entire community".
CHILDREN:
Allie May Campbell 1876 – 1879
John W Campbell 1879 –
Nannie Maud Campbell 1880 – 1964
Edith Pearl Campbell 1881 – 1966
Joseph Campbell 1884 – 1943
Bertha J Campbell 1886 – 1947
Earl Campbell 1890 – 1959
BIO Added by Spiritseeker7
Pages 316 and 317. Author: Chapman brothers, Chicago, Publisher
"James P. Campbell, who is quite extensively engaged in farming and in raising cattle and swine in Loami Township, lives in one of the most attractive homes in this part of the county. He is a son of an early pioneer of Morgan County, William Campbell, and was born in that section of Illinois, March 23, 1844.
His father was a native of Murray (should be Maury) County, Tenn., and migrated from there to Morgan County in the fall of 1830. He made the trip in a wagon and was accompanied by his father, James Campbell who entered land in that county. James Campbell was a native of Virginia and died about 1840. He served in the War of 1812. William Campbell was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. He removed to Scott County in 1848 and there died in 1888, at the age of seventy-six years. He was very much prospered in his vocation as a farmer and at one time owned five hundred acres of land. He sold out, however, and in 1874 removed to the to the town of Winchester, where he spent his remaining days. He was a member of the Regular Baptist Church, of which he was a prominent minister, engaging in preaching the gospel about fifteen years.
He was a man of many solid virtues and was held in high regard in his community. In early life, he married Nancy Reeder, a native of Kentucky, who accompanied her father, Amos Reeder, to this State when she was quite young. She was a member of the Baptist Church and died strong in the faith in 1869 at the age of fifty-eight years.
The subject of this biography was one of fifteen children of whom twelve are now living. In his youth he was given the advantages of a common-school education and at the age of twenty-three years started out in the world to fight life's battle on his own account.
In the fall of 1867 he went to Anderson County, Kan., where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of unimproved land. He lived on it two years, actively engaging in its development and disposed of it at a good price in 1869. The country there was then new and thinly inhabited, and deer and other wild game still lingered in that region. In the spring of 1870 Mr. Campbell returned to Scott County, and engaged in farming as a renter three years. In 1873 he went back to Kansas and bought an interest in a cattle business in Coffey County. He herded cattle there one summer and the following winter came back to Illinois and fed cattle in Scott County.
In the fall of 1874 he located to Loami Township, this county, buying at that time a farm on which he has ever since made his home. This comprises one hundred and sixty acres of finely improved land. He has put up substantial buildings, and in 1882 erected a large, handsome frame dwelling. He has developed his farm from its primitive wildness and by his own hard labor has mad it one of the most desirable pieces of property in the vicinity. He is quite largely engaged in stock-raising and every year ships from two to three car-loads of cattle and a number of hogs.
The marriage of our subject was celebrated September 1, 1875, on which occasion he was wedded to Miss LUCINDA FISHER a native of this county and a daughter of JOHN B and NANCY (WEBB) FISHER. Her parents were born in Kentucky and were among the early settlers of this county, coming here about 1830. Her father took part in the war as a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Illinois Regiment, and gave up his life for his country in 1862. Her mother is still living. She has had twelve children, of whom seven survive. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have had seven children, namely: Allie may (deceased), John W., Nannie M., Edith, Joseph, Bertha, and Earl.
Mr. Campbell stands among the leading citizens of Loami Township. He has served as Assessor one year and has been Justice of the Peace four years. Politically he is a sound Democrat. Mrs. Campbell is a member of the Baptist Church and she and her husband are held in high consideration by the entire community".
CHILDREN:
Allie May Campbell 1876 – 1879
John W Campbell 1879 –
Nannie Maud Campbell 1880 – 1964
Edith Pearl Campbell 1881 – 1966
Joseph Campbell 1884 – 1943
Bertha J Campbell 1886 – 1947
Earl Campbell 1890 – 1959
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Hannah J Campbell Funk
1838–1909
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Susan M Campbell
1840–1896
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Greene B. Campbell
1841–1895
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Samuel R. Campbell
1842–1917
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John Amos Campbell
1848–1927
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William H. Campbell
1849–1903
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Mary Elizabeth Campbell
1851–1923
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Joseph M Campbell
1853–1880
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Sallie Angaline Campbell Dawson
1857–1924
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Laura Frances Campbell Smithson
1859–1920
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Etta Campbell
1861–1862
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Ollie May Campbell Smithson
1862–1927
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