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CAMPBELL, B., of the firm of G. A. Campbell & Co., grocers, P. O. Clarinda; born November 10, 1824, in Gallia county, Ohio. There he grew to manhood, following the occupation of a farmer, and receiving his education in the common schools, He came to Iowa, in 1841, locating in Van Buren county. Five years later he removed to Des Moines, Polk county, remaining until 1864, when he located in Clarinda, of which he has since been a continuous resident. Two years after coming to Clarinda he opened a grocery store, in which business he has since continued. Previous to his removal to Des Moines he began the special study of diseases of the eye and ear, commencing to practice in his specialty in the year 1860. Was married April 4, 1852, to Miss Elizabeth Harbut, a native of Indiana, who died in 1861, leaving a family of four children, three of whom are now living: G. A., Eva (wife of J. Mackerel, of Cass county), Euphenia (wife of John Wheelhouse, of Polk county). He married Mrs. Ellen Brown, April 6, 1864, by whom he had three children, two now living: Mary and Annie.