George W. Campbell and Mary Nutt

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Husband George W. Campbell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 3 Aug 1831 - Kinzua, Warren Co, PA 1 3 4
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           Died: 1 Oct 1902 - Warren, Warren Co, PA 3 4
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         Father: John Campbell (1784-1869) 1 3 5
         Mother: Sarah "Sally" Reese (1790-1887) 3 5

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       Marriage: 1854 3

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   Other Spouse: Alice May Scott (1860-      ) 2

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Wife Mary Nutt ^{1 3 4}

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           Born: 6 Jun 1826 - Busti, Chautauqua Co, NY 3
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           Died: 31 Mar 1893 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 3
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         Father: Nathan Nutt (      -      ) 3
         Mother: [Unk] Phillips (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M John W. Campbell ⁴

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           Born:  - near Kinzua, Warren Co, PA
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         Spouse: Mary "Mollie" Warner (      -      ) 4 6

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2 M Edward W. Campbell ^{4 6}

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           Born:  - near Kinzua, Warren Co, PA
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         Spouse: Cora Hoyt (      -      ) 4 6

         Spouse: Anna Sheeley (      -      ) 4 6

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3 F Clara D. Campbell ^{4 6}

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           Born:  - near Kinzua, Warren Co, PA
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4 M James W. Campbell ^{4 6}

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           Born:  - Warren, Warren Co, PA
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         Spouse: Edith Payne (      -      ) 4

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5 F Anna May Campbell ^{4 7}

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           Born:  - Warren, Warren Co, PA
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         Spouse: Dr. Martin Joseph Sweeney (1867-      ) 4 7
           Marr: 10 Apr 1899 7

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6 M George W. Campbell, Jr. ⁴

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           Born:  - Rexford, Tioga Co, PA
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         Spouse: Estelle G. Ball (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - George W. Campbell

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Owing to the fact that his father was an invalid, he, at the age of seventeen years, assumed control of his father's business which he so managed that by the time he was twenty-one he had entirely paid his father's debts, which were considerable. A few years afterward he commenced business as a lumberman, becoming general jobber for the firm of Meade & Eddy. This he continued successfully for several years, at the end of which time he was engaged in the same business for Messrs. Charles & L. D. Wetmore. Having continued with these parties for some time, during which he had acquired quite a competency, he moved to Warren and engaged in the oil business, which proved disastrous. He then tried the mercantile business, but found this not his forte, and, gathering up his fast diminishing resources, entered into a partnership and once more betook himself to lumbering, this time in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. But his partners were not practical lumbermen; difficulties arose, and Mr. Campbell retired from this venture with an indebtedness of about $2,000. He was advised by his friends to avail himself of the provisions of the bankruptcy act, then in force, but not considering this an honorable method of liquidating debts, he refused. For two years from this time he worked as a day laborer, but finding that his wages were not sufficient to support a large family, to say nothing of removing the debts, he consulted with his creditors, who advised him to again try lumbering, promising him assistance. Accordingly, with no capital but an honorable name, he, in 1880, built a saw-mill at Ludlow, McKean County. This proved a success, and he liquidated his indebtedness, but fire in 1885 reduced the mill to ashes, entailing a loss of $7,000. Mr. Campbell had, however, erected another mill, which he operated until 1887, and also built one in 1886 at Mount Jewett, McKean County. In 1888 he and his sons, John and Edward, purchased the property of West & Britton, situated two and one-half miles north of Kane. This property they greatly improved, the mills having a daily capacity of 60,000 feet of lumber. Mr. Campbell and his sons were also the owners of the Kinzua Creek & Kane Railroad, ten miles in length.

For many years he lived at Kinzua, Warren County, Pennsylvania, where he was a lumberman. He floated rafts down the Allegheny river to Pittsburgh, and down the Ohio river as far as Louisville, Kentucky. On account of his father's being an invalid he assumed his father's business when only seventeen years old. Later he did lumbering for himself. In this line of business he was successful, but he then entered into oil trade and was unsuccessful. Trying mercantile life he failed in this. Entering into a partnership, he returned to lumber, in Clarion County. From his former prosperity, he now became bankrupt. Not deeming it honorable to take advantage of the provisions of the bankruptcy law, he worked as a laborer for two years. Having, however, the confidence and respect of his creditors, he was enabled to return to lumbering. In 1880 he built a saw mill at Ludlow, McKean County, and succeeded in liquidating his indebtedness, yet lost heavily by the destruction of his plant through fire. He erected another mill, and continued in lumbering from 1880. In 1888 he took his sons John and Edward into partnership. In adversity he had been strictly honest, and in his returning prosperity he showed himself a beneficent man, and was a liberal contributor to the cause of religion. From 1888 his residence was at Kane, McKean County. He and his sons had lumber mills at Kinzua, Ludlow, Mount Jewett, Preston, North Kane and Dewdrop. They were owners of the Kinzua Creek railroad also. He finally removed to Warren, where he resided the remainder of his life. In political and civic affairs he was active. From the formation of the party he was a Republican. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, a local preacher, and a philanthropist.

1 Editor, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 555.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 864.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 261.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 866.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 865.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 262.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 260.