Individual Details
Franklin W. Campbell
(5 Feb 1836 - 2 Mar 1917)
Occupation in 1860 Census was farmer. Buchanan Township, Jefferson Co., Iowa.
1880 United States Census shows them living at Black Hawk, Jefferson Co., Iowa.
Fairfield Daily Journal, Fairfield, Iowa, Friday, March 2, 1917, Page 5, Col. 3: Frank W. Campbell Died This Morning. Frank W. Campbell, one of the well known residents of this city, died this morning at ten o'clock at his home at 297 North C street after an illness of five days. He was 81 years of age and his death was due to the infirmities of old age. Mr. Campbell was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, and was born in Illinois on February 5th 1836. For many years he has made his home in Jefferson county and the later years of life he had lived in Fairfield, where he is highly respected by all. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Lemmon in this county on June 25th, 1857. She preceded him in death on Sept.6th, 1915. To this union were born the following children: Mrs. Ada Kirkpatrick of Cozad, Neb., Mrs. Della Ramsey of Fairfield and John Campbell of Richland. They took Ed Campbell of this city to raise and reared him as carefully as they did their other children. He is also survived by two brothers and one sister: George B. Campbell of Gothenburg, Neb., B. R. Campbell of Scotts Bluff, Neb., and Mrs. O. J. Ristine of Gothenburg, Neb. Three brothers and two sisters of the deceased have passed away. No funeral arrangements have as yet been made.
The Fairfield Abbey was a mausoleum located in Greenwood Cemetery. After the mausoleum went backrupt and then into ruin, the Court ordered bodies, including Mary Jane and Frank's, to be placed in plots at Greenwood Cemetery. Photos show gravestones of those who were moved.
1880 United States Census shows them living at Black Hawk, Jefferson Co., Iowa.
Fairfield Daily Journal, Fairfield, Iowa, Friday, March 2, 1917, Page 5, Col. 3: Frank W. Campbell Died This Morning. Frank W. Campbell, one of the well known residents of this city, died this morning at ten o'clock at his home at 297 North C street after an illness of five days. He was 81 years of age and his death was due to the infirmities of old age. Mr. Campbell was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, and was born in Illinois on February 5th 1836. For many years he has made his home in Jefferson county and the later years of life he had lived in Fairfield, where he is highly respected by all. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Lemmon in this county on June 25th, 1857. She preceded him in death on Sept.6th, 1915. To this union were born the following children: Mrs. Ada Kirkpatrick of Cozad, Neb., Mrs. Della Ramsey of Fairfield and John Campbell of Richland. They took Ed Campbell of this city to raise and reared him as carefully as they did their other children. He is also survived by two brothers and one sister: George B. Campbell of Gothenburg, Neb., B. R. Campbell of Scotts Bluff, Neb., and Mrs. O. J. Ristine of Gothenburg, Neb. Three brothers and two sisters of the deceased have passed away. No funeral arrangements have as yet been made.
The Fairfield Abbey was a mausoleum located in Greenwood Cemetery. After the mausoleum went backrupt and then into ruin, the Court ordered bodies, including Mary Jane and Frank's, to be placed in plots at Greenwood Cemetery. Photos show gravestones of those who were moved.
Events
| Birth | 5 Feb 1836 | Morgan Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 25 Jun 1857 | Jefferson Co., Iowa - Mary Jane Lemmon | | ||
| Death | 2 Mar 1917 | Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Jane Lemmon (1839 - 1915) |
| Child | Addie Florence Campbell (1860 - 1939) |
| Child | Margaret Estella Campbell (1864 - 1942) |
| Child | John Richard Campbell (1870 - 1931) |
| Father | William McNeil Campbell (1791 - 1873) |
| Mother | Algelena Rowland (1808 - 1891) |
| Sibling | John F Campbell (1830 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Lucy Ann Campbell (1834 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Oney Jane Campbell (1835 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Catherine B. Campbell (1838 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Bennett R. Campbell (1840 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Charles H. Campbell (1842 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Sidney F. Campbell (1847 - 1865) |
| Sibling | George Benjamin Campbell (1849 - 1922) |
Endnotes
1. Research of Verda Baird.
2. Obituary of Frank W Campbell, Fairfield Daily Journal, Fairfield, Iowa, Friday, March 2, 1917, Page 5, Col. 3.
3. Marriages at Jefferson County, Iowa, page 289.
4. Obituary of Frank W Campbell, Fairfield Daily Journal, Fairfield, Iowa, Friday, March 2, 1917, Page 5, Col. 3.
5. Research of Verda Baird.
6. Obituary of Frank W Campbell, Fairfield Daily Journal, Fairfield, Iowa, Friday, March 2, 1917, Page 5, Col. 3.
7. Research of Verda Baird.