Lt. Col. John Campbell

1780 - 1859  (~ 79 years)

• Name	John Campbell  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Lt. Col.
  Born	Abt. 1780	Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military	War of 1812  [1]
  Died	1859	Arkansas, USA
  Person ID	I6144	Campbell Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Capt. David Campbell,   b. Abt. 2 Aug 1753, Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Aug 1832, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Margaret Campbell,   b. 31 Mar 1748, Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1799, Campbell Station, Knox, Tennessee, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	1774	Washington, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F1049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elinor Duncan,   b. Abt 1780, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1845, Chariton, Missouri, USA  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1805	Washington, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann Campbell  [natural]   2. John Scott Campbell,   d. 1846  [natural]   3. Mary Elenor Campbell  [natural]   4. Robert C. Campbell  [natural]   5. Ruth P. Campbell,   b. 19 Sep 1806, Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Jun 1897  (Age 90 years)  [natural]   6. Isabel Matilda Campbell,   b. Abt 1814, Virginia, USA ,   d. Texas, USA  [natural]   7. Samuel L. Campbell,   b. Abt 1819, Virginia, USA  [natural]   8. Faithful Amanda Campbell,   b. 25 Jun 1822, Chariton, Missouri, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1910, Dallas, Oregon, USA  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F2449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John, his eldest son, entered the regular army of the United States in 1795, and continued in it till the close of the War of 1812. He was lieutenant colonel in the northern army, was at the battles of Plattsburg, Fort George and other engagements on the northern line. He was a worthy man and a brave soldier. He left no descendants. source: Pilcher, Margaret Campbell. “Sketch of Captain David Campbell.” The American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 2. Nashville, TN: Goodpasture Book Company, 1903.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Historic Sumner County, Tennessee with Genealogies of the Bledsoe, Cage and Douglass Families, and Genealogical Notes of Other Sumner County Families, Jay Guy Cisco, (Nashville, TN: Polk-Keelin Printing Company, 1909). [S7] “Sketch of Captain David Campbell.” The American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 2, Margaret Campbell Pilcher, (Nashville, TN: Goodpasture Book Company, 1903).