Willis J. Campbell

Other Events:

• Parents: Death cert names parents as James Mat Campbell and Nancy Caroline Smith.
• Residence: May 1923, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Per his father's obit.
• Residence: Apr 1938, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Died:
Susan Price tree offered death date of 9 August

Family/Spouse: Betty Lee Yarber. Betty was born in 1880; died in 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Addie May Campbell was born on 21 Dec 1908 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 12 Apr 2007 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA.
2. Cecil Milton Campbell was born on 23 Nov 1909 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 9 Nov 1995 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA.

Other Events:

• Parents: Identified by death cert as Boyd Campbell and Matilda Gordon. Identified by 1860 census for Boyd Campbell.
• Census: 28 Jun 1860, Texas township (Sarvis Springs), Dent County, Missouri, USA; 1. Campbell [Campbell], Boyd, 42, male, farmer, real estate $700, personal $300, Tennessee 2. _____, Matilda, 30, female, Virginia, cannot read and write 3. _____, Catherine, 18, female, Missouri 4. _____, James M., 8, male, Missouri 5/ _____, Virginia, 6, female, Missouri 6. _____, Susan, 3, female, Missouri 7. _____, Margret, 10 months, female, Missouri 8. McMartin, James, [23?], male, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $120, Tennessee
• Census: 2 Jun 1880, Pierce township, Texas County, Missouri, USA; 1. Campbell, James M., white, male, 27, married, miller, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee 2. _____, Nancy C., white, female, 18, wife, married, keeping house, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. _____, Willis J., white, male, 1, son, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Willie B., white, male, 1, son, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 5. Smith, T. [Buck? Burn?], white, male, 23, boarder, single, laborer, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee
• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Campbell, James M., head, white male, November 1851, 48, married 23 years, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, farmer, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule 200 2. _____, Nancy, wife, white, female, December 1861, 38, married 23 years, 9 children 7 living, Arkansas, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write 3. _____, Willis, son, white, male, February 1879, 21, single, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, farm labor, can read and write 4. _____, Edward, son, white, male, Nov 1885, 15, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, farm labor, attending school, can read and write 5. _____, John, son, white, male, February 1887, 13, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, farm labor, attending school, can read and write 6. _____, Mills, son, white, male, November 1891, 8, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, farm labor 7. _____, Ruth, daughter, white, female, July 1895, 4, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas 8. _____, Rhua [Ruie], daughter, white, female, January 1898, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas 9. _____, William, son, white, male, February 1879, 21, married 0 years, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, farm labor, can read and write 10. _____, Mary, daughter in law, white, female, January 1882, 18, married 0 years, 1 child 1 living, Scotland, Scotland, Scotland 11. _____, Virgil, grandson, white, male, Mary 1900, 0/12, Missouri, Missouri, Scotland
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Spring Valley township, Shannon County, MIssouri, USA; 1. Campbell, J. M. [James M.], head, male, white, 58, married, married 32 years, Missouri, Kentucky, Kentucky, farmer, general farm, employed, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule 14 2. _____, N. C., wife, female, white, 48, married 32 years, Arkansas, U.S., U.S., can read and write 3. _____, Mills, son, male, white, 16, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, farm laborer, home farm, can read and write, not attending school 4. _____, Ruth, daughter, female, white, 14, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, attending school, can read and write 5. _____, Ruie, daughter, female, white, 12, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, attending school, can read and write
• Obituary: 17 May 1923, Houston, Texas County, Missouri, USA; From the Houston Herald: "James M. Campbell In memory of James Madison Campbell. Born in Texas county, Missouri, November 1, 181 [sic]; died in Shannon county, Missouri, February 20, 1923; aged 71 years, 3 months and 19 days. Mr. Campbell was married in Texas county on January 28, 1877, to Miss Nannie Smith. To this union were born nine children, six sons and three daughters (a son and a daughter having died in infancy.) The widow, on the home farm in Shannon county, near Summerville; five sons, Willis, of Howell county, Willie and John, of Colorado, and Edward and Mills, of Shannon county, and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Hines with her mother, and Mrs. Ruie Harris, of Summerville, survive and all were present at the funeral, which was conducted from the Methodist church in Summerville on the 25th of February, 1923. Uncle Jim Campbell was a quiet, unassuming, cool, deliberate, kind, neighborly and gentlemanly gentleman?with human weaknesses and frailties?but with a great host of friends and but few, if any, enemies. His highly unselfish spirit made every one his friend who met and understood him. In his going the community has sustained a great loss in the passing of this excellent citizen and his fine family has lost a world of love, care and protection in his leaving them. Bt sorrowfully all are yielding to this dispensation of divine Providence and to the will of Him who doeth all things well. H. W. C."

Notes:

Birth:
Death cert does not offer date of birth, but offers age of 71 years, 3 months, 19 days.

James married Nancy Caroline Smith on 28 Jan 1877 in Texas County, MIssouri, USA. Nancy (daughter of Travis Owen Smith and Ellender Carolyn Sloan) was born in 1862 in Missouri, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1840, Ripley County, Missouri, USA; Boyd Campbell household 1 male under 5 [John Jasper, born December 1838] 1 male 20-30 [Boyd, about 23] 1 female 20-30 [unknown first wife] 2 total 1 employed in agriculture
• Census: 11 Dec 1850, District 98, Texas County, Missouri, USA; 1. Campbell, Boyd, 33, male, farmer, Tennessee 2. _____, Matilda, 20, female, Virginia, cannot read or write 3. _____, John, 11, male, Missouri, attending school 4. _____, Franka Jane, 9, female, Missouri, attending school 5. _____, Catherine, 9, female, Missouri, attending school [Same page with heads of household: Lewis Campbell, John B. Campbell, Susan Fox, and James Campbell]
• Census: 28 Jun 1860, Texas township (Sarvis Spring), Dent County, Missouri, USA; 1. Campbell [Campbell], Boyd, 42, male, farmer, real estate $700, personal $300, Tennessee 2. _____, Matilda, 30, female, Virginia, cannot read and write 3. _____, Catherine, 18, female, Missouri 4. _____, James M., 8, male, Missouri 5/ _____, Virginia, 6, female, Missouri 6. _____, Susan, 3, female, Missouri 7. _____, Margret, 10 months, female, Missouri 8. McMartin, James, [23?], male, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $120, Tennessee
• Census: 1876, Township 32-9, Texas County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Campbell, Boyd, over 45, can read and write, 1 horse, 3 cattle, 5 hogs, 200 bushels corn, 100 bushels oats 2. _____, Matilda, over 45 3. _____, Lewis B., 10-18, can read and write 4. _____, Robert L., 10-18, can read and write 5. _____, Sarah M., under 10

• Census: 29 Jun 1880, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Campbell, Boyd, white, male, 62, farming, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina 2. _____, Matilda, white, female, 50, wife, cannot read or write, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia 3. _____, B. Lewis [Lewis B.], white, male, 18, son, single, farming, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia 4. _____, R. Lee, white, male, 15, son, farm laborer, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia 5. _____, Sarah, white, female, 13, daughter, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia

Boyd married Matilda [Campbell] between 1845 and 1850. Matilda was born about 1830 in Virginia, USA; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to entries in Ancestry by LarryHop@worldnet.att.net, Matilda's last name was GORDON.

Travis married Ellender Carolyn Sloan before 1847 in Missouri, USA. Ellender was born about 1824 in Tennessee, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: Possible Revolutionary War connection to John Campbell, b. 1748 Augusta Co VA, died May 1808 near Abingdon VA. Parents Alexand er Campbell and Catherine Lewis. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/168537116/person/102182313860/hints
• Census: 1800, Kershaw District South Carolina; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/495853:7590 Lewis Cammell, near a William Cammell. Doesn't entirely fit profile. No Boyd's in that census county/year.
• Census: 1810, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, USA; POSSIBLE CENSUS

  Lewis Campbell 1 male under 10 [?] 1 male 26 - 44 [Lewis Campbell, abt 32?] 2 females under 10 [Catherine, born that year?, and ?] 1 female 16 - 25 [Catherine Boyd, abt 22] 4 slaves

  Analysis: this would appear to be a good match for our Lewis Campbell family in some respects. The respective ages of Lewis and Catherine are properly represented, as is their known daughter Catherine, born in about 1810. Discrepencies include the fact that Catherine always stated her birthplace as NC , rather than Virginia. Additionally, we do not know of another son and daughter that had been born to them by this date. However, they might have been children who did not survive to adulthood, or they might have been children that stayed in Tennessee when the rest of the family moved to Missouri, and are thus unknown to us. Next to Lewis Campbell in this census is Cornelius Campbell, who would appear to be approximately of an age with Lewis, and a likely brother. Also on the same page is a Frederick S. Boyd, possibly a relative of Catherine (Boyd) Campbell? On page 13B of the same census there is another Lewis Campbell household, with exactly the same makeup as this Lewis Campbell household; he may have been enumerated twice, due to a move? The only difference is that he lists 5 slaves instead of 4.
• Census: 1820, Kershaw District, South Carolina; Lewis Cammel Doesn't entirely fit profile. William Cammel on same page. No Boyds in the same census county and year. But some Campbells.
• Historical Note: 1824; Haywood County created from previously unincorporated area.
• Census: 1830, Haywood County, Tennessee, USA; Lewis Campbell 1 male under 5 [William L. abt 3] 1 male 10 to 15 [Boyd abt 12] 2 males 15 to 20 [James B. abt 18 and John Boyd abt 17] 1 male 50 to 60 [Lewis Campbell abt 52] 1 female 5 to 10 [Tryphena abt 10] 2 females 10 to 15 [?] 1 female 40 to 50 [Catherine Boyd Campbell abt 42] 0 slaves
• Tax Record: 1836, District 10, Haywood County, Tennessee, USA;

  Lewis Campbell was listed just before his two eldest sons, James and John B. (about ages 24 and 23, respectively). Lewis was taxed for 180 acres and 1 white poll.

• Census: 1840, Ripley County, Missouri, USA; Lewis Campbell 1 male 10 to 15 [William L. Campbell abt 13] 1 male 60 to 70 [Lewis Campbell abt 62] 1 female 15 to 20 [Tryphena Campbell abt 20] 1 female 20 to 30 1 female 50 to 60 [Catherine Boyd abt 52]
• Census: 11 Dec 1850, Texas County, Missouri, USA; 1. Lewis Campbell, 72, farmer, male, North Carolina 2. Catherine Campbell, 62, female, North Carolina 3. William L. Campbell, 23, farmer, Tennessee 4. Jane McFarland, 21, female, Missouri

Notes:

(Research):POSSIBLE CENSUS FAMILY 1810 Campbell Co Lynchburg, VA CAMPBELL, Lewis 1 m under 10 [son who died in infancy?] 1 m 26-44 [Lewis, age 33] 2 f under 10 [Susan infant - other female who died in infancy?] 1 f 16-25 [Catherine, age 22]

Lewis married Catherine Boyd before 1810 in North Carolina, USA. Catherine (daughter of Unknown Boyd) was born about 1788 in North Carolina, USA; died after 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Based on birth of daughter, Susan in 1810.