WILLIAM WESLEY CAMPBELL was born June 27, 1828 in South Carolina, and died November 19, 1898 in Kingston, Ga. - Bartow County. He married (1) Frances Rebecca Templeton. He married (2) SUSAN REBECCA GIBSON 1871 in Oconee, South Carolina or Fairplay, SC, daughter of ANDREW GIBSON and MARY WHITFIELD. She was born April 29, 1843 in Fairplay, Pickens County, South Carolina, and died September 09, 1900 in Polk County, Ga. She is also buried at the Kingston City Cemetery, Kingston, GA, Bartow County, Ga.
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Newspaper Article about His Death:
The Courant American Newspaper
Cartersville, Georgia
November 24, 1898 Page 8:
Horrible Death of a Miller.
His Clothing Caught in Machinery and All of His Bones Broken.
Mr. W. W. Campbell, miller at Kingston flouring mills, met a horrible death Friday. While passing around a belt which turned the rocks his clothes were caught and carried him round and round, breaking both legs and crushing into a pulp his arms and breaking his skull. He lived till 1 o'clock at night, when death relieved him of his sufferings. He was conscious when picked up after his daughter Nannie shut down the mill, and said that until she stopped the machinery he knew he revolved a thousand times. Mr. Campbell was a hard working, honest man and leaves a large family.
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Children of WILLIAM WESLEY and FRANCES REBECCA TEMPLETON CAMPBELL were:
1. THOMAS HILLIARD CAMPBELL (1852-1868)
2. ROBERT LEE CAMPBELL
3. MARY MATILDA CAMPBELL, b. 1856
4. JOHN WESLEY CAMPBELL, b. 1860
5. ADELIA "DELIA" JANE CAMPBELL, (1862-1942)
6. RALPH CAMPBELL, b. 1864
6. JOSEPH RENORIAH CAMPBELL, b. 1865
Children of WILLIAM WESLEY CAMPBELL and SUSAN GIBSON were:
1. ANNA LEE CAMPBELL, b. February 02, 1876, South Carolina; d. 1913.
2. HENRY ANDREW CAMPBELL, b. September 22, 1877, South Carolina; d. May 23, 1920, Floyd.
3. EMMA CAMPBELL, b. November 10, 1879, South Carolina; d. January 13, 1943; m. J L CHITWOOD, July 14, 1917,
4. SALLIE PICKEN CAMPBELL, b. June 22, 1883, South Carolina; d. October 18, 1975, Cedartown, Polk, Georgia.
5. WALTER JESSIE CAMPBELL, b. April 23, 1886; d. August 30, 1887.
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Newspaper Article about His Death:
The Courant American Newspaper
Cartersville, Georgia
November 24, 1898 Page 8:
Horrible Death of a Miller.
His Clothing Caught in Machinery and All of His Bones Broken.
Mr. W. W. Campbell, miller at Kingston flouring mills, met a horrible death Friday. While passing around a belt which turned the rocks his clothes were caught and carried him round and round, breaking both legs and crushing into a pulp his arms and breaking his skull. He lived till 1 o'clock at night, when death relieved him of his sufferings. He was conscious when picked up after his daughter Nannie shut down the mill, and said that until she stopped the machinery he knew he revolved a thousand times. Mr. Campbell was a hard working, honest man and leaves a large family.
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Children of WILLIAM WESLEY and FRANCES REBECCA TEMPLETON CAMPBELL were:
1. THOMAS HILLIARD CAMPBELL (1852-1868)
2. ROBERT LEE CAMPBELL
3. MARY MATILDA CAMPBELL, b. 1856
4. JOHN WESLEY CAMPBELL, b. 1860
5. ADELIA "DELIA" JANE CAMPBELL, (1862-1942)
6. RALPH CAMPBELL, b. 1864
6. JOSEPH RENORIAH CAMPBELL, b. 1865
Children of WILLIAM WESLEY CAMPBELL and SUSAN GIBSON were:
1. ANNA LEE CAMPBELL, b. February 02, 1876, South Carolina; d. 1913.
2. HENRY ANDREW CAMPBELL, b. September 22, 1877, South Carolina; d. May 23, 1920, Floyd.
3. EMMA CAMPBELL, b. November 10, 1879, South Carolina; d. January 13, 1943; m. J L CHITWOOD, July 14, 1917,
4. SALLIE PICKEN CAMPBELL, b. June 22, 1883, South Carolina; d. October 18, 1975, Cedartown, Polk, Georgia.
5. WALTER JESSIE CAMPBELL, b. April 23, 1886; d. August 30, 1887.
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WILLIAM WESLEY CAMPBELL was born June 27, 1828 in South Carolina, and died November 19, 1898 in Kingston, Ga. - Bartow County. He married (1) Frances Rebecca Templeton. He married (2) SUSAN REBECCA GIBSON 1871 in Oconee, South Carolina or Fairplay, SC, daughter of ANDREW GIBSON and MARY WHITFIELD. She was born April 29, 1843 in Fairplay, Pickens County, South Carolina, and died September 09, 1900 in Polk County, Ga. She is also buried at the Kingston City Cemetery, Kingston, GA, Bartow County, Ga.
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Newspaper Article about His Death:
The Courant American Newspaper
Cartersville, Georgia
November 24, 1898 Page 8:
Horrible Death of a Miller.
His Clothing Caught in Machinery and All of His Bones Broken.
Mr. W. W. Campbell, miller at Kingston flouring mills, met a horrible death Friday. While passing around a belt which turned the rocks his clothes were caught and carried him round and round, breaking both legs and crushing into a pulp his arms and breaking his skull. He lived till 1 o'clock at night, when death relieved him of his sufferings. He was conscious when picked up after his daughter Nannie shut down the mill, and said that until she stopped the machinery he knew he revolved a thousand times. Mr. Campbell was a hard working, honest man and leaves a large family.
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Children of WILLIAM WESLEY and FRANCES REBECCA TEMPLETON CAMPBELL were:
1. THOMAS HILLIARD CAMPBELL (1852-1868)
2. ROBERT LEE CAMPBELL
3. MARY MATILDA CAMPBELL, b. 1856
4. JOHN WESLEY CAMPBELL, b. 1860
5. ADELIA "DELIA" JANE CAMPBELL, (1862-1942)
6. RALPH CAMPBELL, b. 1864
6. JOSEPH RENORIAH CAMPBELL, b. 1865
Children of WILLIAM WESLEY CAMPBELL and SUSAN GIBSON were:
1. ANNA LEE CAMPBELL, b. February 02, 1876, South Carolina; d. 1913.
2. HENRY ANDREW CAMPBELL, b. September 22, 1877, South Carolina; d. May 23, 1920, Floyd.
3. EMMA CAMPBELL, b. November 10, 1879, South Carolina; d. January 13, 1943; m. J L CHITWOOD, July 14, 1917,
4. SALLIE PICKEN CAMPBELL, b. June 22, 1883, South Carolina; d. October 18, 1975, Cedartown, Polk, Georgia.
5. WALTER JESSIE CAMPBELL, b. April 23, 1886; d. August 30, 1887.
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Newspaper Article about His Death:
The Courant American Newspaper
Cartersville, Georgia
November 24, 1898 Page 8:
Horrible Death of a Miller.
His Clothing Caught in Machinery and All of His Bones Broken.
Mr. W. W. Campbell, miller at Kingston flouring mills, met a horrible death Friday. While passing around a belt which turned the rocks his clothes were caught and carried him round and round, breaking both legs and crushing into a pulp his arms and breaking his skull. He lived till 1 o'clock at night, when death relieved him of his sufferings. He was conscious when picked up after his daughter Nannie shut down the mill, and said that until she stopped the machinery he knew he revolved a thousand times. Mr. Campbell was a hard working, honest man and leaves a large family.
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Children of WILLIAM WESLEY and FRANCES REBECCA TEMPLETON CAMPBELL were:
1. THOMAS HILLIARD CAMPBELL (1852-1868)
2. ROBERT LEE CAMPBELL
3. MARY MATILDA CAMPBELL, b. 1856
4. JOHN WESLEY CAMPBELL, b. 1860
5. ADELIA "DELIA" JANE CAMPBELL, (1862-1942)
6. RALPH CAMPBELL, b. 1864
6. JOSEPH RENORIAH CAMPBELL, b. 1865
Children of WILLIAM WESLEY CAMPBELL and SUSAN GIBSON were:
1. ANNA LEE CAMPBELL, b. February 02, 1876, South Carolina; d. 1913.
2. HENRY ANDREW CAMPBELL, b. September 22, 1877, South Carolina; d. May 23, 1920, Floyd.
3. EMMA CAMPBELL, b. November 10, 1879, South Carolina; d. January 13, 1943; m. J L CHITWOOD, July 14, 1917,
4. SALLIE PICKEN CAMPBELL, b. June 22, 1883, South Carolina; d. October 18, 1975, Cedartown, Polk, Georgia.
5. WALTER JESSIE CAMPBELL, b. April 23, 1886; d. August 30, 1887.
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