Nathan Campbell was born sometime between 1821 and 1823 in Tennessee, parentage unknown. The first record known of him was when he appeared on the 1850 census living with relatives, Nathan and Elizabeth (Campbell) Basham (probably his uncle and aunt), in Ray County, Missouri. In 1851, he married Margaret C. Archer in Platte County, Missouri. They had three children in Platte County, and then moved across the Missouri River into Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory, as part of the dispute between pro- and anti-slavery factions in the new territory. He and his brothers-in-law and father-in-law were part of the "Border Ruffians" faction.
During the Civil War, living on the Kansas side, Nathan did not join either side, but his father-in-law, Isaac Archer, and brother-in-law, John Archer, both joined the Confederate First Missouri Cavalry, and two other brothers-in-law, Hugh and William Archer, became Confederate irregulars, and may have joined Quantrill's Raiders.
In 1863, Nathan was arrested by military authorities in Leavenworth County and charged with treason. He signed a loyalty oath (from which his above signature was extracted) and was paroled, but lived relatively quietly during the remainder of the war.
Nathan and Margaret had four more children while they lived in Leavenworth County, Kansas. They moved to Cass County, Missouri after the war, where their last child was born, but after his wife's mother's death in 1869 and her father's departure for Sherman, Texas, they returned to Kansas in late 1870 or early 1871, where they settled in Wyandotte County, living first in the Quindaro Township and then moving to the town of Armstrong. Both areas are now part of modern-day Kansas City, Kansas, Quindaro overlooking the Missouri river and Armstrong just west of 7th street overlooking what is now I-70.
Nathaniel Campbell died suddenly of a stroke in 1883 in the town of Armstrong at about the age of 61. His widow, Maggie, resettled in Armourdale, Kansas (also now a part of KCK), and survived him by 34 years. Many of his descendants still live in the Kansas City area.
During the Civil War, living on the Kansas side, Nathan did not join either side, but his father-in-law, Isaac Archer, and brother-in-law, John Archer, both joined the Confederate First Missouri Cavalry, and two other brothers-in-law, Hugh and William Archer, became Confederate irregulars, and may have joined Quantrill's Raiders.
In 1863, Nathan was arrested by military authorities in Leavenworth County and charged with treason. He signed a loyalty oath (from which his above signature was extracted) and was paroled, but lived relatively quietly during the remainder of the war.
Nathan and Margaret had four more children while they lived in Leavenworth County, Kansas. They moved to Cass County, Missouri after the war, where their last child was born, but after his wife's mother's death in 1869 and her father's departure for Sherman, Texas, they returned to Kansas in late 1870 or early 1871, where they settled in Wyandotte County, living first in the Quindaro Township and then moving to the town of Armstrong. Both areas are now part of modern-day Kansas City, Kansas, Quindaro overlooking the Missouri river and Armstrong just west of 7th street overlooking what is now I-70.
Nathaniel Campbell died suddenly of a stroke in 1883 in the town of Armstrong at about the age of 61. His widow, Maggie, resettled in Armourdale, Kansas (also now a part of KCK), and survived him by 34 years. Many of his descendants still live in the Kansas City area.
Nathan Campbell was born sometime between 1821 and 1823 in Tennessee, parentage unknown. The first record known of him was when he appeared on the 1850 census living with relatives, Nathan and Elizabeth (Campbell) Basham (probably his uncle and aunt), in Ray County, Missouri. In 1851, he married Margaret C. Archer in Platte County, Missouri. They had three children in Platte County, and then moved across the Missouri River into Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory, as part of the dispute between pro- and anti-slavery factions in the new territory. He and his brothers-in-law and father-in-law were part of the "Border Ruffians" faction.
During the Civil War, living on the Kansas side, Nathan did not join either side, but his father-in-law, Isaac Archer, and brother-in-law, John Archer, both joined the Confederate First Missouri Cavalry, and two other brothers-in-law, Hugh and William Archer, became Confederate irregulars, and may have joined Quantrill's Raiders.
In 1863, Nathan was arrested by military authorities in Leavenworth County and charged with treason. He signed a loyalty oath (from which his above signature was extracted) and was paroled, but lived relatively quietly during the remainder of the war.
Nathan and Margaret had four more children while they lived in Leavenworth County, Kansas. They moved to Cass County, Missouri after the war, where their last child was born, but after his wife's mother's death in 1869 and her father's departure for Sherman, Texas, they returned to Kansas in late 1870 or early 1871, where they settled in Wyandotte County, living first in the Quindaro Township and then moving to the town of Armstrong. Both areas are now part of modern-day Kansas City, Kansas, Quindaro overlooking the Missouri river and Armstrong just west of 7th street overlooking what is now I-70.
Nathaniel Campbell died suddenly of a stroke in 1883 in the town of Armstrong at about the age of 61. His widow, Maggie, resettled in Armourdale, Kansas (also now a part of KCK), and survived him by 34 years. Many of his descendants still live in the Kansas City area.
During the Civil War, living on the Kansas side, Nathan did not join either side, but his father-in-law, Isaac Archer, and brother-in-law, John Archer, both joined the Confederate First Missouri Cavalry, and two other brothers-in-law, Hugh and William Archer, became Confederate irregulars, and may have joined Quantrill's Raiders.
In 1863, Nathan was arrested by military authorities in Leavenworth County and charged with treason. He signed a loyalty oath (from which his above signature was extracted) and was paroled, but lived relatively quietly during the remainder of the war.
Nathan and Margaret had four more children while they lived in Leavenworth County, Kansas. They moved to Cass County, Missouri after the war, where their last child was born, but after his wife's mother's death in 1869 and her father's departure for Sherman, Texas, they returned to Kansas in late 1870 or early 1871, where they settled in Wyandotte County, living first in the Quindaro Township and then moving to the town of Armstrong. Both areas are now part of modern-day Kansas City, Kansas, Quindaro overlooking the Missouri river and Armstrong just west of 7th street overlooking what is now I-70.
Nathaniel Campbell died suddenly of a stroke in 1883 in the town of Armstrong at about the age of 61. His widow, Maggie, resettled in Armourdale, Kansas (also now a part of KCK), and survived him by 34 years. Many of his descendants still live in the Kansas City area.
Gravesite Details
No gravestone has been located. It is possible that a stone was placed, but that it has worn away over the years
