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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History
of
Montgomery County, Ohio
Containing
A History of the County; Its Townships, Cities,
Towns, Schools,
Churches, Etc.; General and Local Statistics;
Portraits of
Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of The
Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of
Montgomery County; Constitution of the
United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Published
Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co.
1882
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Wayne Twp. -
JAMES CAMPBELL,
farmer; P. O., Osborn, Greene Co. The
gentleman whose name heads this sketch, is a
man who deserves a place in the front rank
of the old pioneers. He was born Oct.
28, 1811. His father, John D.,
was a native of Washington Co., Pa., and
came to Ohio in 1805, and settled in this
township. He was united in marriage
with Margaret Grimes. They were
the parents of seven children, of whom two
are living, viz.: Samuel A. and
James, the subject of this memoir, was
educated in the common schools. He was
not permitted to attend school regularly,
hut by applying himself diligently to his
studies he obtained a good understanding of
the English language, and assisted his
father in tilling the soil. He
celebrated his marriage with Ruth,
daughter of Daniel and
Elanor Kiler, May 11, 1842, and
moved on to the farm where lie now resides,
which he had previously purchased, and by
hard labor and industry, has added 51 acres,
making in all 101½
acres, of which about 80 acres are under
cultivation. Mrs. Campbell
was summoned out of this world by the angel
of death in 1864. She was a worthy
member of the Presbyterian Church.
They were the parents of five children, of
whom four are living at the present time of
writing.
Source: History of Montgomery Co.,
Ohio - Publ. by W. .H. Beers & Co. -
1882 - Page 325 |
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