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Below is a family biography included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JAMES M. CAMPBELL, deceased, was born in Bath County, Ky., in 1822, and was a son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Davis) Campbell, of Tennessee, who were afterward citizens of this county. Our subject was married to Sarah L. Howe, January 29, 1844, and resided on the farm until his enlistment in 1862, in Company F, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He saw active service until captured near Nashville, Tenn., February 25, 1864, when he was incarcerated in the Andersonville Prison, in which he died April 15, 1864. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were born six children, viz., William N., Mary A., Louisa, Thomas M., Joanna, and Amanda. William N. enlisted in 1864, in Company G, Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served his country until the close of the war.
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