Brief Life History of Ruth
Ruth Campbell was born about 1785, in Virginia, United States. She married Nathan M Gillilan on 1 March 1804, in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died on 14 September 1851, in Falling Spring, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Spring Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Ruth Gillilan in household of Nathan Gillilan, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ruth Campbell - birth: about 1785; Virginia, United States
- Ruth Campbell, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
Spouse and Children
1783–1872 Male
1785–1851 Female
Children (7)
1812–1884 Male
1819–1864 Male
1822– Female
1827–1900 Female
1849–1924 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 1
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
Age 3
1803
Age 18
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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