Hi I have the 1850 census and think I found the right Campbell family. 17 Sep 1850 Hampshire Township 90/1078 Campbell, William age 39 Male born Maryland Farm 1000 Elizabeth age 39 female born KY Francis age 16 male born Ky John age 14 male KY William age 5 male born IL Silas age 2 male IL 12 July 1860 Hampshire 483/3490 Campbell, Elizabeth 49F widow KY Francis 26 M Farmer KY John 24 M KY William 15 M KY Silas 13 M IL Isac [sic] 9 M IL Eastman, Julia 25 F servant NH Dota, Caroline 24 F servant NH Charity 1 F IL Hope this helps.....Julie Dresser >From: [email protected] (Dean Powell) >Reply-to: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >I am interested in a Campbell family that moved to KS around 1868. I have >now found evidence that they came to KS from Kane Co., IL. > >Elizabeth Campbell moved with her sons, John B., William Samuel, Silas, >Isaac N. to Labette Co., KS and they were there on the 1870 census. They >are in Howard (Elk Co., later that year) KS in the 1875 KS state census. I >had hunted for a long time for this Campbell family but there are many >Campbell families in the IL census index. I found this item in an old book >at our library leading me to Kane Co., IL. > >This is Isaac Newton Campbell, brother of William Samuel, Silas and John B. >Campbell. > >Grenola, KS History > >I. N. Campbell, farmer, P. O. Grenola, was born in Kane Co., Ill. in 1850 >and was raised there. In 1868 emigrated to Kansas and located in Labette, >Co. At the end of two and and one-half years, located in Howard County (my >note: Howard Co., KS was made into Elk Co. and Chautaqua Co., KS in 1875, >no more Howard Co., KS), and located a claim on Section 36, Town 31, Range >9, then about seventy miles from a railroad. He at once proceeded to make >a farm, and has added to the original claim, and now has 720 acres of land, >340 of which is under cultivation. Has the whole place under fence, seven >miles of hedge, fifteen acres of orchard, barn 32 x 36, three good houses >and plenty of running water, besides several fine springs, timber and >everything to be desired on a farm; is very extensively engaged in >stock-raising, has 142 head of stock; also buys and ships condiderable >stock, and handles a great many hogs. Is one of the best stock men in the >county, and has been very successful. Was married in 1876, in Elk County, >Kan to Miss E. A. Walworth. Mr. Campbell is a genial gentleman, and very >popular in the county. >END OF ARTICLE > >I have ordered the 1860 Kane Co., IL census to see if I can find Elizabeth >and her family. I believe that there will be girls also that were probably >married before the 1870 census. > >Marguerette Powell >Coffeyville, KS > > > > >==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== >The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > >----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- >Return-Path: <[email protected]> >Received: from rly-ye01.mx.aol.com (rly-ye01.mail.aol.com >[172.18.151.198]) by air-ye01.mail.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP; Wed, 08 Nov >2000 13:33:19 -0500 >Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) >by rly-ye01.mx.aol.com (v76_r1.19) with ESMTP; Wed, 08 Nov 2000 13:32:47 >-0500 >Received: (from [email protected]) > by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eA8IUXg01716; > Wed, 8 Nov 2000 10:30:33 -0800 >Resent-Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 10:30:33 -0800 >X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Wed Nov 8 10:30:32 2000 >Message-Id: <[email protected]> >X-Sender: [email protected] >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) >Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 12:31:56 -0600 >Old-To: [email protected] >From: Dean Powell <[email protected]> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Subject: [ILKANE] Campbell family >Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1171 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: [email protected] > Julie [email protected] ============================================================ "Dwell on the past, and you'll lose an eye. Ignore the past, and you'll lose both of them." Old Russian Proverb "What the Son wishes to forget, the Grandson wishes to remember." Marcus Lee Hansen