GeorgeS. Campbell
GEORGE S. CAMPBELL was born in Missouritownship, Brown county, Illinois, April 12, 1857. His father, William O.F. Campbell, was born in Logan county, Kentucky, in 1815, and his father,Owen Campbell, was a native of Orange county, North Carolina, while hisfather, John Campbell, came from Ireland to America in Colonial times,and served in the Revolutionary war. The grandfather of our subject wentto Kentucky with his parents when quite young. He was married to Mary,the daughter of William Clark. a native of North Carolina, and a soldierin the Revolutionary war. Owen Campbell, resided in Logan county untilhis death, during the war of 1812. He greatly opposed England and was killedduring a dispute relating to the great measures which were then attractingthe attention of everyone. He left a farm of sixty-two acres. The fatherof our subject resided in Kentucky until 1835, when he emigrated to Illinois,and settled on that part of Schuyler county now included in Brown county.He had a tract of land in what is now Missouri township, but at that timethey were included in Schuyler county. Here he resided until his deathin 1891. His wife, whose maiden name was Caroline Stubblefield, was bornin Kentucky, in 1819, and died in 1870. He was a firm member of the CumberlandPresbyterian Church, but after coming to Illinois he united with the ChristianChurch, and served as an Elder seven years; and also preached. He was agreat bible student, and a Democrat in politics. He also served as Justiceof the Peace for seven years.George S. Campbell was educated at the Mt.Sterling schools. He lived with his father until 1872. At that time hebegan to learn the printer’s trade in the office of the Gazetteof Mt. Sterling, and this has been his business ever since. He has workedat his trade in different places, and in 1878 purchased the Examiner,a weekly paper devoted to the interests of the people in general, and theDemocratic party in particular.
He was married, in 1886, to Miss Alta M.Larkin, born in Brown county, daughter of John and Mary Larkin. They havehad two children, Earl and Elsie. Mr. Campbell is a Democrat in politics,and is a member of Jephtha Lodge, No. 100, I. O. O. F., and also the Encampmentof the I. O. O. F., the I. O. M. A. and Modern Woodmen.
Biographical Review of Cass, Schuylerand Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago,1892, pages 220-221.
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