John J Campbell

Brief Life History of John J

When John J Campbell was born in 1874, in Tate, Mississippi, United States, his father, William Wadkin Campbell, was 27 and his mother, Sara Elizabeth Redd, was 25. He married Rosa Howe on 10 September 1893, in Senatobia, Tate, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Looxahoma, Tate, Mississippi, United States in 1880 and Beat 1, Tate, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 October 1944, at the age of 70, and was buried in Strayhorn, Tate, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

John J Campbell
1874–1944
Rosa Howe
1875–1921
Marriage: 10 September 1893
Joseph Alberta Campbell
1892–1938
James Will Campbell
1900–1950
Wallace Saul Campbell
1902–1959
Jesse Clay Campbell
1904–1975
Robert Lee Campbell
1906–1984
Lillie Mae Campbell
1908–2006
Ruby Linda Bell Campbell
1912–1990

Sources (8)

  • John J Campbell, "United States Census, 1920"
  • John Campbell, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • John J Campbell in entry for Lillie Mae Jones, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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