Campbell, William L., lawyer and publisher, born Lexington, Virginia in 1804, died 31 Dec., 1849, in St. Loouis, MO. William M. moved to St. Charles, MO. 1827. He was a lawyer until 1830 at which time he was a memeber of State Legislature until 1845. He moved to St. Louis in 1844. For some years he was publisher of the "New Era" newspaper of St. Louis. He founded the Missouri Historical and Philosophical society, and was president from date of incorporation until he died. Jeanne
I am interested in finding out if this man mentioned here is part of the Campbell families which began in Amherst Co and Nelson Co VA. From the location of the meeting of Amherst, Nelson, and Rockbridge Co., VA the location of Lexington, VA is just so close to our home area, I am guessing there is a connection to this man. The use of the initial M in the middle name, makes me wonder about: Massie or Maddox as the actual name?? These are wonderings of mine.... From the LEGAL profession and the Political office, makes me think of the WHITEHEAD family line, such as Capt. George Campbell, m.Eady Burcher Whitehead, d/o John. Is this a possible ancestor of William of Lexington? I am just thinking out loud in case it helps to identify this man. Best regards, Lilly Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARVIS SPAIN" <jlspain2@verizon.net> To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 12:41 PM Subject: [CAMPBELL] Campbell, William M. bio. MO. > Campbell, William L., lawyer and publisher, born Lexington, Virginia in 1804, died 31 Dec., 1849, in St. Loouis, MO. William M. moved to St. Charles, MO. 1827. He was a lawyer until 1830 at which time he was a memeber of State Legislature until 1845. He moved to St. Louis in 1844. For some years he was publisher of the "New Era" newspaper of St. Louis. He founded the Missouri Historical and Philosophical society, and was president from date of incorporation until he died. > > Jeanne > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >