Campbell, James
(1840-1924)




Birth: August 1, 1840, Fayette County
Death: January 21, 1924, Oxford, Benton County, IN
Parents: John and Elizabeth (Thorn) Campbell
Spouse: Margaret Meller, married 1875
Known Children: Mary Jane (Campbell) Small
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1880-1890 James Campbell Studio owner Oxford, Benton County, IN























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OriginalNotes: Indiana Death Certificates: James Campbell, b. Aug. 1, 1840 in Fayette County, Indiana to John Campbell of Maine and Elizabeth Thom of Pennsylvania. Died January 21, 1924 in Oak Grove Township, Oxford, Benton County, of old age; photographer; buried Justice [Justus] Cemetery in Oxford

Find A Grave #35738458
Tombstone: James Campbell, 1840-1924, Co. C 99th Ind. Inf.; same stone: Margaret Campbell, 1851-1936

Henderson, Travis, Whitmire, Hawkins, Sanders Family Tree maintained by PatriciaHendersonTravis (viewed by Joan Hostetler on 5/17/2020, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/57289110/person/380125465276/facts)
James A. Campbell, son of John Campbell and Mary Elizabeth Thorn; wife Margaret Maggie Meller (1820-1936), daughter Mary Jane Campbell (later Small)

The New History of the Ninety Ninth Indiana Infantry (1900), p. 39  has a brief biography and a photo of him as an older man. James Campbell, born Aug. 1, 1845 in Fayetter County, Indiana. Parents moved to Benton county, Indiana in November, 1854, settling at Oxford. This has been the home of Comrade Campbell since the war. His occupation is that of photographer. He has a wife but no children. He was one of those quiet, faithful soldiers, always ready and always willing to do his duty. His address is Oxford, Indiana.


1860 Census, Oak Grove Township, Benton County, 19 year old James Campbell, b. IN, farmer; living with parents and siblings.
1880 Census, Oxford, Benton Co., p. 350a, James Campbell, photographer, 39 IN
Maggie, wife, 28, b. Prus.
1900 Benton Co., Ind. Census, Oak Grove Twp., Oxford, p. 6A, James Campbell, b. Aug. 1840, age 54, b. IN, photographer, O months unemployed, owns house; wife Margaret, b. Nov. 1851, 0/0 children, b. Prussia
1910 Census Benton Co., Ind. Census, Oak Grove Twp., Oxford: 
James Campbell, 69, married 69 years, b. IN, parents b. Maine, own income, owns house
Margaret Campbell, wife, 58, m. 36 years, 0/0 children, she and parents b. Germany
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County: Benton
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KnownDates: 1880, 1882, 1884, 1887, 1890
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OriginalSource: 1880 Census, Oxford, Benton Co., p. 530a
1880-81 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1028
1882-83 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1088
1884-85 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1064
1887-88 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1331
1890-91 Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1206

1900 Benton Co., Ind. Census, Lewis Street, Oxford, Oak Grove Twp., Benton County, p. 6A, photographer
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