Notes for JAMES CAMPBELL:
James Cambell settled in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, is the first of our line of whom we have record The first lnown legal document in which his name appears is a land warrant issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania March 20, 1786. Our line is known to be Scotch- Irish and there has been a tradition that Original James came fromm Delaware. Since the main ports of Scotch-Irish debarkation were Newcastle and Lewes, Delaware, this tradition may well be correct. A Campbell Family Sketch uncoered in the Toledo Public Library states that James Campbell, of Scotch-Irish descent, came from Ireland to America whe a young married man and settled in Pennsylvania where he entered eighty acres for each of his seven sons, and with their aid cleared up a home on which he lived the remainder of his days, dying in the faith of the Presbyterian Church of which he had been a life long member. This obviously was a tradition handed down by descendants of James' son Matthew whose eldest son, Robert, settled near present Toledo area. The statement about James' intering land for his sons is inaccurate but that regarding his church membership is doubtless correct and there is no reason to question that about his migration to America while a young married man.

Children of JAMES CAMPBELL and MARY are:
2. i. WILLIAM2 CAMPBELL, b. June 22, 1763; d. November 2, 1850.
ii. AGNES CAMPBELL, b. 1765; m. (1) JAMES MCKINSEY; m. (2) JOSEPH POLLOCK.
iii. GEORGE CAMPBELL, b. 1765; d. 1830.
iv. JAMES CAMPBELL, b. 1765; d. 1817.
v. JOHN CAMPBELL, b. 1771; d. 1850.
vi. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, b. 1776; d. 1850; m. ELIZABETH JOHNSTON.
vii. ROBERT CAMPBELL, b. 1778; d. 1854; m. MARY CURRY.
3. viii. MATTHEW CAMPBELL, b. 1780, Westm'd Co. circa; d. 1836, Fairmont.
ix. THOMAS CAMPBELL, b. 1782; d. 1860.
Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM2 CAMPBELL (JAMES1) was born June 22, 1763, and died November 2, 1850. He married MARTHA GLENN.

Notes for WILLIAM CAMPBELL:
William was a soldier in the latter part of the revolution Bol. 23, of the Pennsylvania Archives lists 14 Cambells including one William from Westmoreland County who served with the Rangers on the frontier between 1778 and 1783.

Children of WILLIAM CAMPBELL and MARTHA GLENN are:
i. GEORGE G.3 CAMPBELL, b. June 3, 1789; d. April 14, 1855; m. MARY G..
ii. JAMES G CAMPBELL, b. 1791.
iii. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, b. August 14, 1793.
iv. MARY CAMPBELL, b. 1796.
v. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, b. 1797.
vi. WILLIAM CAMPBELL, b. 1800.
vii. JOHN CAMPBELL.
viii. ROBERT L. CAMPBELL, b. December 25, 1804.
ix. JESSE CAMPBELL, b. May 9, 1807.
x. DAVID CAMPBELL.
xi. MATTHEW CAMPBELL, b. 1817.
3. MATTHEW2 CAMPBELL (JAMES1) was born 1780 in Westm'd Co. circa, and died 1836 in Fairmont. He married ELIZABETH CURRY, daughter of GEORGE CURRY and ELIZABETH.

Notes for MATTHEW CAMPBELL:
Matthew although reared a farmer was taught the blacksmith trade. About the year 1800 he united in marriage. Matthew was an old time Wig, also a member of the State militia, and died in Westmoreland County Penna. a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. Elizabeth was probably a sister of Mary Curry who married Matthew's brother robert. The Curry parents migrated to this country at an early age. The Matthew Cambell family is listed in 1810, 1820, and 1830 census schedules for Donegal Township but Matthew's name was not found in any old land records of the Mansville area. Possibly Matthew practised his trade along with his nephew Jesse Campbell who was long a blacksmith in Mansville. Jesse was 29 years of age when Matthew died. There is no information regarding the last five children. The order of their listing may be incorrect.

Children of MATTHEW CAMPBELL and ELIZABETH CURRY are:
i. ELIZABETH3 CAMPBELL, b. December 3, 1800; d. November 21, 1875, Dawson Pa.; m. DAVE BEATTY.
4. ii. ROBERT CAMPBELL, b. May 1, 1805, Cuba Cem.; d. September 11, 1897.
iii. SARAH CAMPBELL, b. 1807; m. ROBERT GETTEMY.
iv. MARY CAMPBELL, b. 1811; d. 1877, Fairmont.
v. JAMES CAMPBELL.
vi. GEORGE CAMPBELL.
vii. JANE CAMPBELL, m. DAVID SMILEY.
viii. JOHN CAMPBELL.
ix. ELLEN CAMPBELL.

Generation No. 3

4. ROBERT3 CAMPBELL (MATTHEW2, JAMES1) was born May 1, 1805 in Cuba Cem., and died September 11, 1897. He married WINIFRED GUY, daughter of JESSE GUY and JANE SHURTZ.

Notes for ROBERT CAMPBELL: Robert was reared in Mansville where he learned the blacksmith trade from his father Matthew Campbell. After marriage he worked at his trade in Columbiana Co. eastern Ohio, for some months; in 1838 he went to Putnam County in a covered wagon through the wilderness and spent fourteen months among the pioneers there. Upon his return to Columbiana County he sent funds to pay for a farm in putnam County to stay. He bought a piece of woodland, built a log cabin and cleared his land, undergoing the hardships of that life, but coming out as one of the successful and respected agriculturists of the locality. Robert and his wife were old time members of the Disciples Church. Robert was a mason and a Republican.
Four of the sons of Robert and Winfred served in the Civil War. Richard lost his life in the Battle of Shiloh. The listing of children came from the Campbell - Guy Family Tree 1958 copy in Toledo Public Library prepared by Roy L. Campbell. 3548 Bellevue Road, Toledo, Ohio. Children of ROBERT CAMPBELL and WINIFRED GUY are: i. MATTHEW4 CAMPBELL, b. 1839; d. 1920; m. HANNAH BYERS TAYLOR. ii. SARAH CAMPBELL, b. 1840; d. 1895; m. HENRY KIRKENDALL. iii. JESSE CAMPBELL, b. 1842; d. 1846. iv. RICHARD CAMPBELL, b. 1843. 5. v. JOHN CAMPBELL, b. November 30, 1844, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. September 1925, Varner Cem.. vi. GEORGE CAMPBELL, b. 1846; d. 1918; m. SARAH E. KIRKENDALL. vii. JAMES CAMPBELL, b. 1847; d. 1855. viii. HENRY CAMPBELL, b. 1847; m. SARAH MINNINGER. ix. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, b. 1850; d. 1889; m. HENRY DANGLER. x. RACHAEL CAMPBELL, b. 1852; m. GEORGE SMITH. xi. MARY CAMPBELL, b. 1856; d. 1859. xii. MINERVA CAMPBELL, b. 1856. xiii. ALMIRA CAMPBELL, b. 1857; d. 1916; m. DAVID HENRY. xiv. ANNA CAMPBELL, d. 1861. Generation No. 4 5. JOHN4 CAMPBELL (ROBERT3, MATTHEW2, JAMES1) was born November 30, 1844 in Putnam Co., Ohio, and died September 1925 in Varner Cem.. He married ELLEN MCGINLEY June 14, 1868, daughter of CHAS. MCGINLEY and MARY EWING.

Notes for JOHN CAMPBELL:
John was a Civil War veteran, serving from June 15, 1863 to March 4, 1864 in Co. C. 129., O.V.I. After their marriage John and Ellen settled on a farm in Perry Twp. Putnam Co. and a year later moved to Greensurg Twp. In 1915, according to Kinder;s History of Putnam Co they owned 205 acred of fine farming land. John's military record in National Archives states that he was a blacksmith and a farmer.

Children of JOHN CAMPBELL and ELLEN MCGINLEY are: i. ALBERT5 CAMPBELL, b. April 25, 1870; d. April 25, 1870. ii. ROBERT W. CAMPBELL, b. August 13, 1871; d. June 28, 1916, Varner Cem.; m. DELLA HARRIS. Notes for ROBERT W. CAMPBELL: In partnership with a James Gable, Robert owned and operated a sawmill, clearing timberland for farming and milling the timber for farm buildings. The partners also owned a threshing machine, clover huller and corn husker, leasing this epuipment and operatiing it for local farmers. Robert held a first class stationary engineer's license for many years. He was a member of the I.O.O.F and the Methodist Church.

iii. BURTON CAMPBELL, b. July 21, 1874.
iv. MARY MINNIE CAMPBELL, b. August 26, 1876; m. BENJAMIN KIRKENDALL, December 25, 1896.

Notes for MARY MINNIE CAMPBELL: Minnie received her grade school education at the Palestine school. She and her husband attended Palestine Union Church then became a member of the Forest Grove Evangelical United Brethern Church Most of her life she lived within a quarter mile from where she was born, after the death of her husband she lived with her son and daughter. She reared as her own the tow surviving children of her sister Ivy Shank when the parents and eight of the children were victims of the 1918 influenxa epidemic.

v. WINIFRED IVY CAMPBELL, b. December 7, 1878, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. December 7, 1918, Kalida, Ohio; m. GEORGE SHANK.

Notes for WINIFRED IVY CAMPBELL:
"Ivy" as she was known, received her grade school education at the Palestine school and was married on her 18th birthday. Her husband was a farmer. A great tragedy befell this family The parents and eight of the ten children were victims of the influenza epidemic of 1918. Between December third and the fourteenth they all passed away. The surviving children, Mae and Richard wer reared by
Aunt Minnie Kirkendall.

vi. GERTRUDE CAMPBELL, b. 1882; d. 1899.
vii. JOHN LEO CAMPBELL, b. 1883; d. 1889.
viii. CHESTER CAMPBELL, b. July 13, 1885, Putnam Co., Ohio; m. IDA SHANK, June 9, 1907.

Notes for CHESTER CAMPBELL:
Chester Cambell received his grade school education at the Palestine school and in 1905 completed a course at the Business College in Ottawa, Ohio. Chester and Ida attended the United Brethern Class of the Palestine Union Church until it was closed and in 1960 members of Forest Grove Evangelical Uniete Brethern Church. They own 106 acres of fine farm land and Chester has always lived within one-quarter mile of where he was born. At 75 years of age he was still doing his own farm work. His activities centered mainly around his farm work and the rearing of his family.

ix. FOSTER BENJAMIN CAMPBELL, b. November 27, 1891, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. October 14, 1918, Cuba Cem..

Notes for FOSTER BENJAMIN CAMPBELL: Entered the military service in World War I in July 1918 shortly after his marriage. Was Private in 5th Battalion, S.A.R.D. Died aboard ship on his arrival in Brest.

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