Dear Gwendolyn, Hello, I found this information: 27. Private Acts of 1915, Chapter 684, Page 2194, created a new school district to include the town of Gordonsville. The district would have a six member Board of Trustees elected for two-year terms by the people. The act named J. G. Gold, M. A. Avant, W. A. Davis, H. C. Gwaltney, Dr. C. B. Robins, and Dr. J. S. Campbell as the first Board of Trustees, to serve until others were elected. The Trustees would receive no pay except the clerk could be paid for compiling the school census. The powers and duties of the Trustees are enumerated in the act. School funds were to be apportioned. The district could levy a special tax of twenty cents per $100 valuation applicable only within the District in order to keep the schools open during the school year. The Trustees were given power to enter into certain contracts and to employ qualified teachers and support personnel. This came from "Private Acts of Smith County, Tennessee" I also found this obituary for a Dr. J.S. Campbell, but I don't know if it is yours, sending it anyway: CAMPBELL, Dr. J. S. FORMER DEKALB CITIZEN DIES IN LEBANON Lebanon, Tenn., Feb. 4-The death of Dr. J. S. Campbell, 77, at 1:30 Monday afternoon removed from Lebanon the third prominent citizen in a single day and second physician of note withing* the past month. Dr. Campbell was a native of DeKalb County, practicing medicine for more than a quarter of a century at Gordonsville. Twenty-one years ago he moved to Lebanon where he continued to enjoy a splendid practice until a motor accident four months ago caused his retirement. While crossing the street in front of his residence on West Main Street Dr. Campbell was struck by a motor transport truck and seriously inured. He had never fully recovered from the effects of the accident when complications developed last week. He was educated at Vanderbilt University where he took both the academic and law degree. Dr. Campbell was a member of the IOOF and the Knithts of Pythias and active in the work of the Methodist Church, where he had served as a steward for a number of years. For some years he was presidnet of th eupper Cumberland Medical Associaition. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lyda Oliver Campbell and two nephews, Dr. Marvin Campbell of Nashville and Rexie Campbell of Liberty. With the members of the Wilson County medical Association and the stewards of the Methodist Church as pallbearrers the funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. Dean Stroud and the Rev. W. M .Jarvis officiating. Burial was in Cedar Grove Cemetery. February 6, 1941 Hope some of this helps. In Christ, Melissa Barker RAOGK Volunteer Have Access to Tennessee Death Certificates for Years 1908-1954 for ALL Counties in Tennessee Have Access to Tennessee Birth Certificates for Years 1908-1912 for ALL Counties in Tennessee Have Access to Tons of Tennessee Books and Other Sources WILL DO LOOK UPS!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwendolyn Melton" <pengwen1@charter.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:57 PM Subject: [TNSMITH] Fw: Smith Co. physicians early 1900's > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gwendolyn Melton > To: genealogy Smith TN > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 6:40 PM > Subject: Smith Co. physicians early 1900's > > > Looking for info. on a Dr. J.S. Campble or Campbell practicing around > Gordonsville/Hickman/Lancaster in the early 1900's. Any ideas on where I > can look? Thanks. > Gwendolyn > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project. > Already In Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > > >