William 'Carson' Campbell was the son of James Harvey Campbell, who was born September 23, 1807 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and died January 24, 1891 in Yell County, Arkansas. He is laid to rest in the Louvenia Cemetery in Yell County. William Carson's mother was Judith K. [Nichols] Campbell, who was born January 11, 1810 in North Carolina and died October 16, 1855 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Information on William Carson Campbell quoted from a book on Yell County residents compiled by Cornelia Taylor Daniels:
"William Carson Campbell was born on September 1, 1844 in Gibson County, Tennessee. He moved to Yell County, Arkansas as a small boy with his father after the death of his mother.
"William Carson Campbell was known as Carson Campbell to his family and friends. He grew up in the Gum Springs Community and lived there all his life. He was a farmer and a Presbyterian. He served in the Confederate Army and also the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted July 20, 1863, and was a private in the company commanded by Captain Henry C. Bell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Phelps. He served for a term of three years and was discharged at Memphis, Tennessee on August 20, 1866.
"He tells in his pension paper that he was taken prisoner by the Confederate Army late in the winter of 1862, possibly 1863. He was handcuffed and carried to Little Rock prison, where he stayed for about ten days and then joined the Confederate Army in order to get out of prison. He served under Hawthorn's Regiment Company B until about August of 1863, when he left them, came home and, at the first opportunity, joined the Federal Army in the fall of 1863 and served there until the close of the war.
"After the Civil War, William married widow Lucinda 'Rebecca' Jane [Blackburn] Humphries on December 27, 1866 in Yell County, Arkansas. Rebecca was the daughter of John C. Blackburn and Hardena [Reece] Blackburn. Rebecca and her parents were born in Tennessee and had moved to Yell County, Arkansas.
Carson and Rebecca raised their family in the Gum Springs Community of Yell County and attended the Gum Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Carson and Rebecca are buried in the Dacus Cemetery along with eight of their children.
"Carson was the eighth child born to his parents. He had four sisters and five brothers. Two sisters did not live to adulthood. They were Harriett Amanda Campbell, born January 13, 1830 and died September 22, 1835, and Morganna Elizabeth Campbell, born May 26, 1832 and died September 21, 1835. His other siblings were Willis Nichols Campbell, born April 17, 1833 and died May 15, 1875; Andrew Lambert Campbell, born February 15, 1835 and died December 20, 1859; Irvin Alexander Campbell, born December 9, 1837 and died March 5, 1915; Thomas Joby Campbell, born August 25, 1839; Sarah Louiza Campbell, born November 19, 1841; Eliza Jane Campbell, born June 28, 1847 and died July 26, 1915; and John H. Campbell, born November 11, 1850.
"After the death of his mother, Carson's father married Priscilla Nichols and they had three children. These children were Robert Newton, Tranquilla Adaline, and Mary Tennessee Campbell."
Carson and Rebecca's children were John Harvey, William Henry, Harrison Monroe, Epammanondas, Emma Hazentine, Ella ‘Margaret', Willis Bessa, Walter Ernest, Charles Ennis, and Lillie Myrtle Campbell.
William 'Carson' and Lucinda 'Rebecca' Campbell are laid to rest in the Dacus Cemetery along with many members of their family.
Information on William Carson Campbell quoted from a book on Yell County residents compiled by Cornelia Taylor Daniels:
"William Carson Campbell was born on September 1, 1844 in Gibson County, Tennessee. He moved to Yell County, Arkansas as a small boy with his father after the death of his mother.
"William Carson Campbell was known as Carson Campbell to his family and friends. He grew up in the Gum Springs Community and lived there all his life. He was a farmer and a Presbyterian. He served in the Confederate Army and also the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted July 20, 1863, and was a private in the company commanded by Captain Henry C. Bell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Phelps. He served for a term of three years and was discharged at Memphis, Tennessee on August 20, 1866.
"He tells in his pension paper that he was taken prisoner by the Confederate Army late in the winter of 1862, possibly 1863. He was handcuffed and carried to Little Rock prison, where he stayed for about ten days and then joined the Confederate Army in order to get out of prison. He served under Hawthorn's Regiment Company B until about August of 1863, when he left them, came home and, at the first opportunity, joined the Federal Army in the fall of 1863 and served there until the close of the war.
"After the Civil War, William married widow Lucinda 'Rebecca' Jane [Blackburn] Humphries on December 27, 1866 in Yell County, Arkansas. Rebecca was the daughter of John C. Blackburn and Hardena [Reece] Blackburn. Rebecca and her parents were born in Tennessee and had moved to Yell County, Arkansas.
Carson and Rebecca raised their family in the Gum Springs Community of Yell County and attended the Gum Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Carson and Rebecca are buried in the Dacus Cemetery along with eight of their children.
"Carson was the eighth child born to his parents. He had four sisters and five brothers. Two sisters did not live to adulthood. They were Harriett Amanda Campbell, born January 13, 1830 and died September 22, 1835, and Morganna Elizabeth Campbell, born May 26, 1832 and died September 21, 1835. His other siblings were Willis Nichols Campbell, born April 17, 1833 and died May 15, 1875; Andrew Lambert Campbell, born February 15, 1835 and died December 20, 1859; Irvin Alexander Campbell, born December 9, 1837 and died March 5, 1915; Thomas Joby Campbell, born August 25, 1839; Sarah Louiza Campbell, born November 19, 1841; Eliza Jane Campbell, born June 28, 1847 and died July 26, 1915; and John H. Campbell, born November 11, 1850.
"After the death of his mother, Carson's father married Priscilla Nichols and they had three children. These children were Robert Newton, Tranquilla Adaline, and Mary Tennessee Campbell."
Carson and Rebecca's children were John Harvey, William Henry, Harrison Monroe, Epammanondas, Emma Hazentine, Ella ‘Margaret', Willis Bessa, Walter Ernest, Charles Ennis, and Lillie Myrtle Campbell.
William 'Carson' and Lucinda 'Rebecca' Campbell are laid to rest in the Dacus Cemetery along with many members of their family.
William 'Carson' Campbell was the son of James Harvey Campbell, who was born September 23, 1807 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and died January 24, 1891 in Yell County, Arkansas. He is laid to rest in the Louvenia Cemetery in Yell County. William Carson's mother was Judith K. [Nichols] Campbell, who was born January 11, 1810 in North Carolina and died October 16, 1855 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Information on William Carson Campbell quoted from a book on Yell County residents compiled by Cornelia Taylor Daniels:
"William Carson Campbell was born on September 1, 1844 in Gibson County, Tennessee. He moved to Yell County, Arkansas as a small boy with his father after the death of his mother.
"William Carson Campbell was known as Carson Campbell to his family and friends. He grew up in the Gum Springs Community and lived there all his life. He was a farmer and a Presbyterian. He served in the Confederate Army and also the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted July 20, 1863, and was a private in the company commanded by Captain Henry C. Bell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Phelps. He served for a term of three years and was discharged at Memphis, Tennessee on August 20, 1866.
"He tells in his pension paper that he was taken prisoner by the Confederate Army late in the winter of 1862, possibly 1863. He was handcuffed and carried to Little Rock prison, where he stayed for about ten days and then joined the Confederate Army in order to get out of prison. He served under Hawthorn's Regiment Company B until about August of 1863, when he left them, came home and, at the first opportunity, joined the Federal Army in the fall of 1863 and served there until the close of the war.
"After the Civil War, William married widow Lucinda 'Rebecca' Jane [Blackburn] Humphries on December 27, 1866 in Yell County, Arkansas. Rebecca was the daughter of John C. Blackburn and Hardena [Reece] Blackburn. Rebecca and her parents were born in Tennessee and had moved to Yell County, Arkansas.
Carson and Rebecca raised their family in the Gum Springs Community of Yell County and attended the Gum Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Carson and Rebecca are buried in the Dacus Cemetery along with eight of their children.
"Carson was the eighth child born to his parents. He had four sisters and five brothers. Two sisters did not live to adulthood. They were Harriett Amanda Campbell, born January 13, 1830 and died September 22, 1835, and Morganna Elizabeth Campbell, born May 26, 1832 and died September 21, 1835. His other siblings were Willis Nichols Campbell, born April 17, 1833 and died May 15, 1875; Andrew Lambert Campbell, born February 15, 1835 and died December 20, 1859; Irvin Alexander Campbell, born December 9, 1837 and died March 5, 1915; Thomas Joby Campbell, born August 25, 1839; Sarah Louiza Campbell, born November 19, 1841; Eliza Jane Campbell, born June 28, 1847 and died July 26, 1915; and John H. Campbell, born November 11, 1850.
"After the death of his mother, Carson's father married Priscilla Nichols and they had three children. These children were Robert Newton, Tranquilla Adaline, and Mary Tennessee Campbell."
Carson and Rebecca's children were John Harvey, William Henry, Harrison Monroe, Epammanondas, Emma Hazentine, Ella ‘Margaret', Willis Bessa, Walter Ernest, Charles Ennis, and Lillie Myrtle Campbell.
William 'Carson' and Lucinda 'Rebecca' Campbell are laid to rest in the Dacus Cemetery along with many members of their family.
Information on William Carson Campbell quoted from a book on Yell County residents compiled by Cornelia Taylor Daniels:
"William Carson Campbell was born on September 1, 1844 in Gibson County, Tennessee. He moved to Yell County, Arkansas as a small boy with his father after the death of his mother.
"William Carson Campbell was known as Carson Campbell to his family and friends. He grew up in the Gum Springs Community and lived there all his life. He was a farmer and a Presbyterian. He served in the Confederate Army and also the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted July 20, 1863, and was a private in the company commanded by Captain Henry C. Bell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Phelps. He served for a term of three years and was discharged at Memphis, Tennessee on August 20, 1866.
"He tells in his pension paper that he was taken prisoner by the Confederate Army late in the winter of 1862, possibly 1863. He was handcuffed and carried to Little Rock prison, where he stayed for about ten days and then joined the Confederate Army in order to get out of prison. He served under Hawthorn's Regiment Company B until about August of 1863, when he left them, came home and, at the first opportunity, joined the Federal Army in the fall of 1863 and served there until the close of the war.
"After the Civil War, William married widow Lucinda 'Rebecca' Jane [Blackburn] Humphries on December 27, 1866 in Yell County, Arkansas. Rebecca was the daughter of John C. Blackburn and Hardena [Reece] Blackburn. Rebecca and her parents were born in Tennessee and had moved to Yell County, Arkansas.
Carson and Rebecca raised their family in the Gum Springs Community of Yell County and attended the Gum Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Carson and Rebecca are buried in the Dacus Cemetery along with eight of their children.
"Carson was the eighth child born to his parents. He had four sisters and five brothers. Two sisters did not live to adulthood. They were Harriett Amanda Campbell, born January 13, 1830 and died September 22, 1835, and Morganna Elizabeth Campbell, born May 26, 1832 and died September 21, 1835. His other siblings were Willis Nichols Campbell, born April 17, 1833 and died May 15, 1875; Andrew Lambert Campbell, born February 15, 1835 and died December 20, 1859; Irvin Alexander Campbell, born December 9, 1837 and died March 5, 1915; Thomas Joby Campbell, born August 25, 1839; Sarah Louiza Campbell, born November 19, 1841; Eliza Jane Campbell, born June 28, 1847 and died July 26, 1915; and John H. Campbell, born November 11, 1850.
"After the death of his mother, Carson's father married Priscilla Nichols and they had three children. These children were Robert Newton, Tranquilla Adaline, and Mary Tennessee Campbell."
Carson and Rebecca's children were John Harvey, William Henry, Harrison Monroe, Epammanondas, Emma Hazentine, Ella ‘Margaret', Willis Bessa, Walter Ernest, Charles Ennis, and Lillie Myrtle Campbell.
William 'Carson' and Lucinda 'Rebecca' Campbell are laid to rest in the Dacus Cemetery along with many members of their family.
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