Brief Life History of James E
When James E Campbell was born in 1862, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, his father, James Berry Campbell, was 25 and his mother, Hannah Buchanan, was 28. He lived in Anderson, Texas, United States in 1870. He died on 25 May 1890, in Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (3)
- James Campbell in household of James Campbell, "United States Census, 1870"
- James E. Campbell, "Find A Grave Index"
- J E Campbell in household of J B Campbell, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Pea Ridge
By the time the Battle of Pea Ridge happened the Union forces had pushed Confederates through Missouri and Arkansas. This battle was important in securing Missouri for the Union and opening Arkansas for the Union.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union
Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.
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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