Francis M S Campbell

Brief Life History of Francis M S

When Francis M S Campbell was born on 11 September 1854, in Elysburg, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Nicholas Campbell, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Yocum, was 38. He married Harriet A Gass on 29 March 1890, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Shamokin Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 18 July 1904, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Ralpho Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Francis M S Campbell
1854–1904
Harriet A Gass
1852–1898
Marriage: 29 March 1890
William A Campbell
1895–1897

Sources (7)

  • Francis Campbell in household of Nicholas Campbell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Francsis M. S. Campbell, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Francis M S Campbell, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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