"UNCLE" JOHN CAMPBELL DEAD
Passed Away At His Home
Here Sunday.
WAS A PIONEER CITIZEN
Courier
September 13, 1906
Came to This County in 1854
With "Uncle" Jack Faires and Jake Kirkpatrick
John Campbell
Sr., died at 6:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his home on Wilcox street after
a long illness. He sustained a partial stroke of paralysis about six months
ago and last Wednesday night in attempting to walk across the floor, he fell
and received internal injuries. From that time his condition was precarious
and despite the best medical care and most careful nursing he continued to
grow worse until his death at the hour stated.
"Uncle" John
Campbell was born in Green county, Tennessee, June 21, 1828, and was
therefore seventy-eight years, two months and nineteen days old. He was one
of the pioneer settlers of Collin county, having come to this place in 1854
with the late "Uncle" Jack Faires and his brother-in-law, Jake Kirkpatrick
who was the father of our honored townsman, E. W. Kirkpatrick, settling
southeast of town, and Collin county has ever since been his home. At the
outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate army, but as he was
a miller by trade, it was considered that he could be of greater service to
the Confederacy following his trade than in the ranks, and he was therefore
sent back to run Fitzhugh's Mill, which he ran for many years. He joined the
C. P. church in early life in Tennessee. In October 1840, in Green county,
Tennessee, he married Miss Margaret Grantham and his aged wife survives her
husband. Ten children were born to them, all of one of whom are living, as
follows: A. A. Campbell of Bonham; Mrs. Sallie Chandler, Murphy; A. J.
Campbell, Denison; W. A. Campbell, McKinney; Deputy Sheriff R. A. Campbell,
Princeton; Night Policeman John E. Campbell, McKinney; Mrs. Jeff D.
Richardson, McKinney; Mrs. Joshua Chandler, Greenville; Mrs. Jesse Yeargain,
Denison; Mrs. James Howell, who died at Cleburne about twelve years ago. He
was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Campbell who lived and died in Tennessee,
and had eleven brothers and sisters, one of whom, Mrs. Jane Kirkpatrick, was
the mother of E. W. Kirkpatrick.
Mr. Campbell was
a highly esteemed man and citizen and his death is deplored, not only by the
relatives, but by his many friends.
The funeral took
place from the family residence, No. 64 South Wilcox street, at 1 o'clock
this afternoon. A sorrowful procession then followed the remains to Forest
Grove cemetery, where the interment was made. The services were conducted by
Eld. John McKinney of this city and Rev. W. T. Newsome of Lucas.
