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Corp Samuel Paxton Campbell

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Corp Samuel Paxton Campbell Veteran

Birth
Death
1 Apr 1910 (aged 85–86)
Burial
Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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- Civil War -
Co C 6 TN Cav
(Union)
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Prospect-News, April 7, 1910:

Samuel Paxton Campbell died of grip and old age at the home of his son, the editor of the P-N, last Friday April 1, at 2:15 a.m.

Funeral from residence Saturday afternoon by Scott M. Holland of Gatewood, an old friend and Elder in Christian Church to which deceased belonged.

Buried at Oak Ridge. Pallbearers were 6 old soldiers, 4 ex-Union and 2 ex-Confederate.

Grandpa Campbell was a native of Tenn, age 85 years, 10 & 1/2 months old.

Leaves wife, born same year, had been married 67 years. Also leaves 3 daughters: Mrs. Malissa Beal, Biggers, Ark., Mrs. Elizabeth Crim, wife of Hon. L. Crim of Gatewood and Mrs. Martha Austin, Orange, Texas; 4 sons: William L. Campbell, McKinney, Texas, David L. Campbell and John P. Campbell, of Doniphan, and Samuel B. Campbell, Pomona, California. He joined Union Army at start of CW and served 4 years in Co. C, 6th Tenn Cav. Came to Mo 1871, settling in western part of Ripley County in 1873, moved to Doniphan 11 years ago. He was a farmer and blacksmith.

*Obituary courtesy of contributor LAC.
- Civil War -
Co C 6 TN Cav
(Union)
***********
Prospect-News, April 7, 1910:

Samuel Paxton Campbell died of grip and old age at the home of his son, the editor of the P-N, last Friday April 1, at 2:15 a.m.

Funeral from residence Saturday afternoon by Scott M. Holland of Gatewood, an old friend and Elder in Christian Church to which deceased belonged.

Buried at Oak Ridge. Pallbearers were 6 old soldiers, 4 ex-Union and 2 ex-Confederate.

Grandpa Campbell was a native of Tenn, age 85 years, 10 & 1/2 months old.

Leaves wife, born same year, had been married 67 years. Also leaves 3 daughters: Mrs. Malissa Beal, Biggers, Ark., Mrs. Elizabeth Crim, wife of Hon. L. Crim of Gatewood and Mrs. Martha Austin, Orange, Texas; 4 sons: William L. Campbell, McKinney, Texas, David L. Campbell and John P. Campbell, of Doniphan, and Samuel B. Campbell, Pomona, California. He joined Union Army at start of CW and served 4 years in Co. C, 6th Tenn Cav. Came to Mo 1871, settling in western part of Ripley County in 1873, moved to Doniphan 11 years ago. He was a farmer and blacksmith.

*Obituary courtesy of contributor LAC.


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