| Name |
Charles Muir Campbell [1, 2, 3] |
| Birth |
1 Sep 1795 |
Scotland  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1830 |
West Windsor, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA [4] |
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1830 U.S. census, West Windsor, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA
p. 302 |
| Census |
1840 |
Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA [5] |
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1840 U.S. census, Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
p. 34 |
| Census |
1850 |
Township 7 Range 11, Jersey Co., Illinois, USA [1] |
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1850 U.S. census, Township 7 Range 11, Jersey Co., Illinois, USA
p. 32B |
| Census |
1860 |
District 16, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA [6] |
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1860 U.S. census, District 16, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA
p. 272 |
| Census |
1870 |
Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA [7] |
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1870 U.S. census, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA
p. 463B |
| Alt. Death |
12 Oct 1874 |
Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA |
| Death |
13 Oct 1874 |
Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA [2, 8] |
| Obituary |
14 Oct 1874 |
Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA [8] |
| Daily State Journal |
- The venerable Justice C. M. Campbell, whose severe illness we have heretofore alluded to, died yesterday afternoon at his residence. He was seventy-nine years of age, and during a long residence enjoyed the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends. For many years he had held the office of Justice of the Peace, discharging his official duties faithfully. He leaves a wife and grown-up family. The hour for the funeral is hereafter to be determined upon.
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Obituary of C. M. Campbells
14 Oct 1874, Illinois Daily State Journal |
| Obituary |
16 Oct 1874 |
Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA [9] |
| Daily State Journal |
- FUNERAL - The funeral services of the late Esquire Campbell will take place this morning at 11 o'clock, at the Congregational Church, on Fifth street. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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Funeral notice of Charles Campbell
16 Oct 1874, Illinois Daily State Journal |
| Burial |
16 Oct 1874 |
Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA [2, 9] |
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Internment record for Chs. M. Campbell
Oak Ridge Cemetery, 12 Oct 1874 |
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Headstone of Chas. M. Campbell and Rebecca F. Campbell
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| Notes |
- Charles Muir Campbell was born in 1795 in Scotland and was taken to Jamaica, West Indies as an infant. It is unknown who his parents were, and finding their names has become the "holy grail" of C.M. Campbell genealogy.
According to his family bible, he was smuggled out of Jamaica on a ship load of orphans in 1798 during a slave uprising (this correlates with the Second Maroon War) and brought to the United States by his uncle James Campbell who was a preacher. Not much more is known about uncle James.
Charles was set up with a trust fund and put to school at the Classical Academy in Baskingridge, New Jersey. The Classical Academy was the prep school for Princeton University. Charles later established himself as a prominent citizen of Princeton, New Jersey.
He married Agness Schenck, of a prominent Dutch family in the area. She was related to many of the Dutch that settled New York, notably Wolphert Gerreste Van Couvenhoven.
He owned a stately home at 34 Mercer Street in Princeton, beside which he and his sons started a carriage factory. The carriage factory is now divided into two separate luxury homes that sold for $500,000 each in the 1980's. The house itself is now owned by the Prelature of Opus Dei and is called Mercer House. The family lost the carriage factory during a time of great recession when the citizens of Princeton were unable to pay off their carriages, therefore making Charles unable to pay off his debts.
Having lost the house and the factory in bankruptcy, Charles moved westward to Illinois, taking his family and many of his close friends that were also seeking a fresh start. They settled in the appropriately named Jersey County, Illinois, and eventually began farming an area off of the Black Diamond Road in Pawnee, Illinois.
The family frequently traveled back and forth between Pawnee and Alton, Illinois on business. During one of these trips, Agness became ill and it is believed that she died before making it home. It is unknown where Agness is buried, but family members seem to believe that she was laid to rest in Alton.
Charles later married Rebecca Ely. who is buried with him at Oak Ridge Cemetery. In the years leading to his death they resided at her home located at the corner of 4th and Canedy streets in Springfield. Illinois. At the time of his death Charles was serving as a Justice of the Peace in Springfield. [2]
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| Person ID |
I4883 |
Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree | Bret's lineage |
| Last Modified |
12 Aug 2012 |
| Family 1 |
Agnes Schenck, b. 17 Feb 1796, Penns Neck, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA d. Aug 1852, Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Illinois, USA (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage |
1 May 1817 [3, 10] |
| Children |
| | 1. John Schenck Campbell, b. 14 Sep 1818, Penns Neck, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA d. 28 Aug 1903 (Age 84 years) |
| + | 2. James Campbell, b. 7 Jun 1821, Penns Neck, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA d. 3 Feb 1909 (Age 87 years) |
| | 3. William Kovenhoven Campbell, b. 28 Mar 1824, Penns Neck, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA d. 27 Mar 1894 (Age 69 years) |
| | 4. Ferdinand Schenck Campbell, b. 12 Aug 1826, Penns Neck, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA d. 31 May 1827 (Age 0 years) |
| | 5. Ferdinand Schenck Campbell, b. 11 Nov 1827, Penns Neck, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA d. 2 Feb 1828 (Age 0 years) |
| + | 6. Charles Morgan Campbell, b. 8 Jul 1830, Princeton, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA d. 8 Mar 1904 (Age 73 years) |
| | 7. Margaret Schenck Campbell, b. 17 Feb 1833, Princeton, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA d. 1833 |
| + | 8. Cornelia Woodhull Campbell, b. 12 Sep 1836, Princeton, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA d. 6 Apr 1902, Nelson, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, USA (Age 65 years) |
| | 9. Linelle Campbell d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 10. George Campbell |
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| Family ID |
F1786 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Aug 2012 |
1795 - 1874 (79 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
