Campbell Family Plot
Small stone on right is for Mary
Large stone in middle says only Campbell
Small stone on the right is for Robert

Robert and Mary Olive Campbell

Photo: judij58

The write-up in this picture is from the 1883 book History of Hardin County Iowa, page 932.

In addition here is a later write-up from the 1991 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, pp. 836-838:

Robert Campbell

There are but few of the original pioneers of Hardin county now living. The late Robert Campbell was one of those few who came to this county when it was wild and settlers were few. He settled on a prairie farm and slowly improved it and added to his holdings until he became a large land owner and prosperous, while the country, which was wild prairie when he came to it, is now one of the most productive farming regions of the United States, the home of many happy and contented people.

Robert Campbell was born on October 9, 1827, in Perry county, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Rebecca (Gordon) Campbell. His parents were natives of the same county, who grew up, married and lived there until 1832. James Campbell was the son of James, who came from Scotland at the age of seventeen was an early settler in Perry county, Pennsylvania, and married Miss Kiser, of German descent, whose parents were among the first settlers of Crawford county, Ohio. Their children were John, James (the father of Robert), William, Betsy and Sarah. James Campbell went to Crawford county, Ohio, in 1832, took up new land, cleared it and built up a good farm, on which he died. In politics he was a Democrat. Rebecca Gordon, his wife, was the daughter of William and ---------- (Kitch) Gordon, her mother being of German descent. Her brothers and sisters were Elizabeth, Catherine, Julia, Rachel, Leah and John.

Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, Jr., were the parents of the following children: William K., who died in Putnam county, Ohio; James, deceased, a farmer in Crawford county, Ohio; Robert; John, who died at the age of four; Leach, deceased, who married first William Leopold, and after his death Jacob Cline; Josiah, a retired farmer of Toledo, Ohio; Elizabeth, deceased, the wife of George Cline, deceased; Sarah Ann, deceased, the wife of Eli Heckard; and Benjamin F., for the past forty years an engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad, living at Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Robert Campbell received his education in the common schools of Ohio, and after his marriage came, in the fall of 1855, to Cedar county, Iowa, the following spring to Hardin county, first locating on forty acres in section 17, Union township. On this he put a log cabin, and while erecting this lived in a rail pen for six weeks. He broke and improved this farm, and continued to add to it during his years of active life, becoming very prosperous. In politics he was a Democrat. He was a member of no church; his wife was a Free Will Baptist. His death occurred on April 18, 1911.

In 1850 Robert Campbell married Mary A. David, the daughter of Isaac and Jane (Ried) David, of Clinton county, after which his wife came to Cedar and later to Hardin county, Iowa, where she died. Mrs. Mary A. Campbell died on December 22, 1904, after many years of contented wedded life. She was the mother of the following children: Albion I.; Samantha Jane, of Custer, Washington; Rebecca E., of Jamestown, North Dakota; James R., deceased; William A., on the old home place; Sarah D., of Custer, Washington; Andrew C., of Gifford, Iowa; Sidney, deceased.

William A. Campbell was born August 4, 1861, and was educated in the home schools, and has always lived on the home farm with his father. On September 4, 1897, he was married to Mrs. Henry Radtke, who was born in 1867, the daughter of William Klahn, of Germany. Her father and her husband both died in Germany, and in 1887 she came to America. Two daughters, Gratha I. and Alma A., were born of her first marriage.

Robert Campbell and his son William gave much attention to stock raising and bred Poland China hogs, short-horn cattle and kept Norman horses. The stock is of a high grade of excellence. Robert Campbell was honored and respected by all who knew him. The life of himself and of the Campbell family there is abundant proof of the vigor and hardiness of the old Scotch stock, than which no other race has given better citizens to America.

The write-up in this picture is from the 1883 book History of Hardin County Iowa, page 932.

In addition here is a later write-up from the 1991 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, pp. 836-838:

Robert Campbell

There are but few of the original pioneers of Hardin county now living. The late Robert Campbell was one of those few who came to this county when it was wild and settlers were few. He settled on a prairie farm and slowly improved it and added to his holdings until he became a large land owner and prosperous, while the country, which was wild prairie when he came to it, is now one of the most productive farming regions of the United States, the home of many happy and contented people.

Robert Campbell was born on October 9, 1827, in Perry county, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Rebecca (Gordon) Campbell. His parents were natives of the same county, who grew up, married and lived there until 1832. James Campbell was the son of James, who came from Scotland at the age of seventeen was an early settler in Perry county, Pennsylvania, and married Miss Kiser, of German descent, whose parents were among the first settlers of Crawford county, Ohio. Their children were John, James (the father of Robert), William, Betsy and Sarah. James Campbell went to Crawford county, Ohio, in 1832, took up new land, cleared it and built up a good farm, on which he died. In politics he was a Democrat. Rebecca Gordon, his wife, was the daughter of William and ---------- (Kitch) Gordon, her mother being of German descent. Her brothers and sisters were Elizabeth, Catherine, Julia, Rachel, Leah and John.

Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, Jr., were the parents of the following children: William K., who died in Putnam county, Ohio; James, deceased, a farmer in Crawford county, Ohio; Robert; John, who died at the age of four; Leach, deceased, who married first William Leopold, and after his death Jacob Cline; Josiah, a retired farmer of Toledo, Ohio; Elizabeth, deceased, the wife of George Cline, deceased; Sarah Ann, deceased, the wife of Eli Heckard; and Benjamin F., for the past forty years an engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad, living at Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Robert Campbell received his education in the common schools of Ohio, and after his marriage came, in the fall of 1855, to Cedar county, Iowa, the following spring to Hardin county, first locating on forty acres in section 17, Union township. On this he put a log cabin, and while erecting this lived in a rail pen for six weeks. He broke and improved this farm, and continued to add to it during his years of active life, becoming very prosperous. In politics he was a Democrat. He was a member of no church; his wife was a Free Will Baptist. His death occurred on April 18, 1911.

In 1850 Robert Campbell married Mary A. David, the daughter of Isaac and Jane (Ried) David, of Clinton county, after which his wife came to Cedar and later to Hardin county, Iowa, where she died. Mrs. Mary A. Campbell died on December 22, 1904, after many years of contented wedded life. She was the mother of the following children: Albion I.; Samantha Jane, of Custer, Washington; Rebecca E., of Jamestown, North Dakota; James R., deceased; William A., on the old home place; Sarah D., of Custer, Washington; Andrew C., of Gifford, Iowa; Sidney, deceased.

William A. Campbell was born August 4, 1861, and was educated in the home schools, and has always lived on the home farm with his father. On September 4, 1897, he was married to Mrs. Henry Radtke, who was born in 1867, the daughter of William Klahn, of Germany. Her father and her husband both died in Germany, and in 1887 she came to America. Two daughters, Gratha I. and Alma A., were born of her first marriage.

Robert Campbell and his son William gave much attention to stock raising and bred Poland China hogs, short-horn cattle and kept Norman horses. The stock is of a high grade of excellence. Robert Campbell was honored and respected by all who knew him. The life of himself and of the Campbell family there is abundant proof of the vigor and hardiness of the old Scotch stock, than which no other race has given better citizens to America.