Priscilla Grace Rush Campbell was the daughter of Harriet Campbell and William Rush. Harriet was the daughter of Aaron, son of Moses who died in Bedford 1792. Patricia Curtis-Carter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie Campbell" <margecam@comcast.net> To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 3:24 PM Subject: [CAMPBELL] James J Campbell, Johnson county Missouri.. anyone connected? > Biographical Sketch of James J. Campbell, Johnson County, Missouri, > > Columbus Township. > > > > >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, > > Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. > > ********************************************************************** > > > > James J. Campbell, proprietor of "Brookside Farm" in Columbus township, > > is a direct descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of > > Independence of 1776. Mr. Campbell is a native of Howard county and a > > member of a prominent pioneer family of Missouri. His parents came to > > Missouri in an early day from Kentucky. He was born August 25, 1872, a > > son of James and Priscilla Grace (Rush) Campbell. James Campbell was > > born November 9, 1824 and Mrs. Campbell in 1833. They were the parents > > of fourteen children: Harriet Frances Leakey, McAlester, Oklahoma; Alp- > > honso, deceased; Mrs. Ruth N. McMullen, Rich Hill, Missouri; William > > Thomas, deceased; Mrs. Sidney Parker Werton, Joplin, Missouri; Mrs. > > Sallie Bell McMullen, Henrietta, Oklahoma; Mrs. Emily Grigsby Nelson, > > St. Louis, Missouri; Stephen Romeo, Rich Hill, Missouri; Nancy Jane > > Bynum, deceased; Mrs. Grace Rush Ainsworth, Idaho Falls, Idaho; James > > J., the subject of this review; Mrs. Kate Celeste Mudd, Kansas City, > > Missouri; Casey Blake, Odessa, Missouri; and one child died in infancy. > > James Campbell, Sr. was a veteran of the Mexican War and he also served > > in the Civil War for four years with the Confederates. He died June > > 28, 1878 and his remains were interred in the cemetery at Boonesboro in > > Howard county. The mother survived her husband many years. She died > > September 1, 1913 and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Rich Hill in > > Bates county. Mrs. Campbell was a member of the Rush family, who trac- > > ed their lineage back to Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the > > Declaration of Independence. In 1912, a reunion of the James Campbell > > family was held at Rich Hill, Missouri and the ten children, survivors > > of the splendid family of fourteen, were all present and the three > > daughters-in-law also. James Campbell, Jr. obtained his education in > > the public schools of Howard and Johnson counties. Mr. Campbell came > > to Columbus with his mother in 1884 and he was then a lad twelve years > > of age. He was a child six years of age, when death entered their home > > and left him fatherless. The mother rented a farm and for a few years > > they resided there. Mr. Campbell purchased his present home in 1898 > > from James M. Stout. This place was formerly the Hornbuckle place. > > Mr. Campbell has added all the improvements now on the farm, including > > fencing, wells, orchard, barns and residence. A barn was built in 1909 > > which is 40 x 48 feet in dimensions and sixteen feet to square, used > > for stock, grain, and hay. The eight room residence was built in 1914 > > and is modern throughout, having a splendid basement and supplied with > > water and wired for lights. Mr. Campbell has a fine herd of high grade > > Polled Aberdeen Angus cattle, a registered male heading the herd of > > twenty cows and heifers. He produces on "Brookside Farm" the feed for > > his cattle and hogs and he has one of the best Spotted Poland China > > male hogs in this county. "Brookside Farm" coprises 152 acres of land > > located two miles northwest of Columbus, eleven miles southeast of > > Odessa, and seventeen miles from Warrensburg. Blackwater is but a mile > > away and a tributary flows through the northwest corner of the place. > > This is one of the beautiful country homes of Johnson county and it was > > acquired not by inheritance but by hard labor and the practice of con- > > stant eceonomy and frugality. June 2, 1897, James J. Campbell, Jr. was > > united in marriage with Rosa Boyd Stout, daughter of James M. and Nancy > > Ann (Fitch) Stout, natives of Kentucky, who came to Missouri in 1874. > > The grandfather of Mrs. Stout came to America in colonial days from > > England. The Stouts were formerly residents of Columbus, but Mrs. > > Stout is now making her home in Warrensburg, Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. > > Campbell has been born one child, a daughter, Ada Lucille, who is now a > > student at the Warrensburg State Normal School. Miss Ada Lucille has > > an established reputation for high scholarship for as a student in the > > Odessa High School she won the Columbia University scholarship in 1917, > > which would have admitted her as an honor student in the State Univer- > > sity of Missouri. She is a young lady of excellent attainments and > > marked ability, a daughter of whom to be proud. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell > > are progressive, intelligent citizens and Mr. Campbell is one of the > > county's most public spirited men, a "booster" for good roads, better > > farms, and better homes. > > > > ==================================================================== > > USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing > > free information on the Internet, data may be used by > > non-commercial entities, as long as this message > > remains on all copied material. 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