According to the records abstracted in THE HISTORY OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA by Morton, William M. Campbell was a son of Samuel L. Campbell and Sarah Alexander. Their four sons graduated fromWashington College and all went West and all became eminent. Samuel L.Campbell was born between Brownsburg and Fairfield (in Rockbridge County) in 1766 and died at his country home, Rock Castle, in 1840. He was a graduate of Liberty Hall Academy (later to be known as Washington College) in 1788 and studied medicine at Philadelphia. He is considered the first resident physician of Rockbridge. My research does not show any connection between this Campbell family and the Amherst families. Shirley Craft (From: "Lilly Martin" <malik@scs-net.org> To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:31 PM Subject: [CAMPBELL] Re: William M. Campbell b. 1804 Lexington, VA. > 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 > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Dear Shirley, Thank you so much for shareing this information. What a lovely Campbell family this was, even if they are not related to my Campbell family. I hope that this info you give will help some descendants of this family line to make some connections in the Western States. I certainly appreciate all your kind and generous help. Best regards, Lilly Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: <scraft@cfw.com> To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [CAMPBELL] Re: William M. Campbell b. 1804 Lexington, VA. > According to the records abstracted in THE HISTORY OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, > VIRGINIA by Morton, William M. Campbell was a son of Samuel L. Campbell and > Sarah Alexander. Their four sons graduated fromWashington College and all > went West and all became eminent. > > Samuel L.Campbell was born between Brownsburg and Fairfield (in Rockbridge > County) in 1766 and died at his country home, Rock Castle, in 1840. He was > a graduate of Liberty Hall Academy (later to be known as Washington College) > in 1788 and studied medicine at Philadelphia. He is considered the first > resident physician of Rockbridge. > > My research does not show any connection between this Campbell family and > the Amherst families. > > Shirley Craft > (From: "Lilly Martin" <malik@scs-net.org> > To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:31 PM > Subject: [CAMPBELL] Re: William M. Campbell b. 1804 Lexington, VA. >