HUGH CAMPBELL, who is
now living in ease and retirement at No. 904 Moulton street,
Bloomington, is
enjoying the results of an energetic and industrious life and the
esteem and
confidence of a large circle of friends. Mr. Campbell has been a
resident of
Illinois since 1835. His birth occurred on the 14th of January, 1812,
his
parents being James and Nancy (Jamieson) Campbell, natives of the same
State as
their son, and engaged in farming pursuits. Of their seven children
four are
now living Hugh. John G., James and Emeline J. The parents removed to
Missouri
in 1854, where they passed the remainder of their days. Both were
honored
members of the Christian Church, and greatly esteemed by all who knew
them.
Hugh Campbell
remained with his parents and received a common-school education. After
attaining his majority he left the parental roof, and worked on a farm
for two
and one-half years, then, in 1835, came to Morgan County, Ill. There he
purchased a farm of 290 acres, upon which he lived for fifteen years,
when he
sold out and came to McLean County. Here he purchased 120 acres four
and
one-half miles southwest of Bloomington, where he remained from 1850
until 1886.
He then moved into the city, and purchased the place where he now
lives,
consisting of a house and three lots, which forms a comfortable and
attractive
home.
In 1834 Mr. Campbell
was united in marriage with Miss Catharine Frye, of Kentucky, and of
their
union there was born one child, a daughter. Adeline, now Mrs. Lawler,
and the
mother of two children Hugh and Clarence Eugene. Mrs. Catharine
Campbell
departed this life in December, 1870, after being the companion of her
husband
for a period of thirty-six years.
The second wife of
our subject was Mrs. Jane Simmons, a native of Montgomery County, Ill..
She was
born Jan. 9, 1828, and by her former husband, Hamilton Simmons, became
the
mother of eight children, of whom the record is as follows: John T.
married
Miss Dora Shurtz, and they have three children Ashley, John M. and
Nancy J.;
Celestia married Oscar Shurtz, and they have two children Alvin and
William D.;
Charles married Rebecca Miller, and they have two daughters Teresa and
Annie;
Rosella became the wife of George Little, and is the mother of two
children — Orville and George; David
married Miss Alice
Pricer, and their two children are named Clyde and Calvin; Lillie
became the
wife of James Hitchcock, and they have one son — Hugh O.; James
Jefferson, born
Aug. 11, 1863, was killed by lightning May 23, 1880, near Marengo,
Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell
are worthy members of the Christian Church, and in politics our subject
casts
his vote with the Republican party. He became Supervisor in 1862, held
the
office three years, and he has also been Road Commissioner and Township
Trustee.
Portrait
and biographical album of McLean County,
Ill. : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of
prominent
and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Illinois, and of the presidents of
the
United States. (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887), 126.
Transcribed by Judy Rosella Edwards
