Eliza Anne (Sperry) Campbell was born in Morgan Twp., Knox county, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1823 and resided in that county until her death Jan. 12, 1916, within six days of being 93 years of age. Her early schooling was in Utica, Ohio. She attended Granville Female College (as it was then called) Granville, Ohio. She identified herself with the Baptist denomination in her early life becoming a member of the Owl Creek church, located four miles north of Utica, Ohio.
At a singing school at Tuma Run school house, she met James Campbell whom she married on Jan. 30, 1844, and began their home life on a farm north of the Owl Creek church. Seven children were born to them, four sons and three daughters, all surviving their mother except one daughter, Elizabeth Jane Sellers, wife of William H. Sellers. After their first five children were married they purchased and moved to the farm known as the Jacob Bell home farm, three miles north of Utica. Here open house was kept for the family, friends, and strangers until the fall of 1893 when the couple went to spend the winter with their daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Angeline (Campbell) Bell and Edwin Bell in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on Jan. 30, 1894 the aged couple celebrated their golden wedding, not one death having taken place amongst their children or grandchildren for which all were devoutly grateful to God.
On February 14, 1894 their daughter, Elizabeth J. Sellers, died from pneumonia. Mr. Campbell made a visit to the daughters bereaved home, and from a few days exposure also contracted pneumonia and died March 21, 1894. The summer following his death, Eliza, his wife, was suddenly struck with blindness after attending services at the Owl Creek Baptist church. The winters of 1894 and '95 were spent in Cincinnati with her daughter, Martha Stevens (Mrs. Wm. E. Stevens) where an operation was performed on her left eye, hoping to check the disease, glocoma, but to no avail. For many years she could distinguish objects but dimly, then finally the last nine years of her life were spent in total blindness.
From 1895 to the day of her death she considered the home of her daughter, Angeline as her home-the daughter who was unfailing in thoughtfulness, kindness and loving care throughout the 22 years of her blindness. Death came to Grandma Campbell following a sickness of about six weeks and was due to the infirmaties incident to old age. She was always patient and cheerful, waiting for the will of the Lord. It was her delight to serve the church and her Master, and she continued to attend church services until her last sickness. She was buried by the side of her husband in Owl Creek cemetery.
Source: The "Sperry Family" History
At a singing school at Tuma Run school house, she met James Campbell whom she married on Jan. 30, 1844, and began their home life on a farm north of the Owl Creek church. Seven children were born to them, four sons and three daughters, all surviving their mother except one daughter, Elizabeth Jane Sellers, wife of William H. Sellers. After their first five children were married they purchased and moved to the farm known as the Jacob Bell home farm, three miles north of Utica. Here open house was kept for the family, friends, and strangers until the fall of 1893 when the couple went to spend the winter with their daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Angeline (Campbell) Bell and Edwin Bell in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on Jan. 30, 1894 the aged couple celebrated their golden wedding, not one death having taken place amongst their children or grandchildren for which all were devoutly grateful to God.
On February 14, 1894 their daughter, Elizabeth J. Sellers, died from pneumonia. Mr. Campbell made a visit to the daughters bereaved home, and from a few days exposure also contracted pneumonia and died March 21, 1894. The summer following his death, Eliza, his wife, was suddenly struck with blindness after attending services at the Owl Creek Baptist church. The winters of 1894 and '95 were spent in Cincinnati with her daughter, Martha Stevens (Mrs. Wm. E. Stevens) where an operation was performed on her left eye, hoping to check the disease, glocoma, but to no avail. For many years she could distinguish objects but dimly, then finally the last nine years of her life were spent in total blindness.
From 1895 to the day of her death she considered the home of her daughter, Angeline as her home-the daughter who was unfailing in thoughtfulness, kindness and loving care throughout the 22 years of her blindness. Death came to Grandma Campbell following a sickness of about six weeks and was due to the infirmaties incident to old age. She was always patient and cheerful, waiting for the will of the Lord. It was her delight to serve the church and her Master, and she continued to attend church services until her last sickness. She was buried by the side of her husband in Owl Creek cemetery.
Source: The "Sperry Family" History
Eliza Anne (Sperry) Campbell was born in Morgan Twp., Knox county, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1823 and resided in that county until her death Jan. 12, 1916, within six days of being 93 years of age. Her early schooling was in Utica, Ohio. She attended Granville Female College (as it was then called) Granville, Ohio. She identified herself with the Baptist denomination in her early life becoming a member of the Owl Creek church, located four miles north of Utica, Ohio.
At a singing school at Tuma Run school house, she met James Campbell whom she married on Jan. 30, 1844, and began their home life on a farm north of the Owl Creek church. Seven children were born to them, four sons and three daughters, all surviving their mother except one daughter, Elizabeth Jane Sellers, wife of William H. Sellers. After their first five children were married they purchased and moved to the farm known as the Jacob Bell home farm, three miles north of Utica. Here open house was kept for the family, friends, and strangers until the fall of 1893 when the couple went to spend the winter with their daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Angeline (Campbell) Bell and Edwin Bell in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on Jan. 30, 1894 the aged couple celebrated their golden wedding, not one death having taken place amongst their children or grandchildren for which all were devoutly grateful to God.
On February 14, 1894 their daughter, Elizabeth J. Sellers, died from pneumonia. Mr. Campbell made a visit to the daughters bereaved home, and from a few days exposure also contracted pneumonia and died March 21, 1894. The summer following his death, Eliza, his wife, was suddenly struck with blindness after attending services at the Owl Creek Baptist church. The winters of 1894 and '95 were spent in Cincinnati with her daughter, Martha Stevens (Mrs. Wm. E. Stevens) where an operation was performed on her left eye, hoping to check the disease, glocoma, but to no avail. For many years she could distinguish objects but dimly, then finally the last nine years of her life were spent in total blindness.
From 1895 to the day of her death she considered the home of her daughter, Angeline as her home-the daughter who was unfailing in thoughtfulness, kindness and loving care throughout the 22 years of her blindness. Death came to Grandma Campbell following a sickness of about six weeks and was due to the infirmaties incident to old age. She was always patient and cheerful, waiting for the will of the Lord. It was her delight to serve the church and her Master, and she continued to attend church services until her last sickness. She was buried by the side of her husband in Owl Creek cemetery.
Source: The "Sperry Family" History
At a singing school at Tuma Run school house, she met James Campbell whom she married on Jan. 30, 1844, and began their home life on a farm north of the Owl Creek church. Seven children were born to them, four sons and three daughters, all surviving their mother except one daughter, Elizabeth Jane Sellers, wife of William H. Sellers. After their first five children were married they purchased and moved to the farm known as the Jacob Bell home farm, three miles north of Utica. Here open house was kept for the family, friends, and strangers until the fall of 1893 when the couple went to spend the winter with their daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Angeline (Campbell) Bell and Edwin Bell in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on Jan. 30, 1894 the aged couple celebrated their golden wedding, not one death having taken place amongst their children or grandchildren for which all were devoutly grateful to God.
On February 14, 1894 their daughter, Elizabeth J. Sellers, died from pneumonia. Mr. Campbell made a visit to the daughters bereaved home, and from a few days exposure also contracted pneumonia and died March 21, 1894. The summer following his death, Eliza, his wife, was suddenly struck with blindness after attending services at the Owl Creek Baptist church. The winters of 1894 and '95 were spent in Cincinnati with her daughter, Martha Stevens (Mrs. Wm. E. Stevens) where an operation was performed on her left eye, hoping to check the disease, glocoma, but to no avail. For many years she could distinguish objects but dimly, then finally the last nine years of her life were spent in total blindness.
From 1895 to the day of her death she considered the home of her daughter, Angeline as her home-the daughter who was unfailing in thoughtfulness, kindness and loving care throughout the 22 years of her blindness. Death came to Grandma Campbell following a sickness of about six weeks and was due to the infirmaties incident to old age. She was always patient and cheerful, waiting for the will of the Lord. It was her delight to serve the church and her Master, and she continued to attend church services until her last sickness. She was buried by the side of her husband in Owl Creek cemetery.
Source: The "Sperry Family" History
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