Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-18
JOHN 2. CAMPBELL DEAD.
One Of the Earliest Settlers Of the
County Dies Sunday Morning.

County Dies Sunday Morning.
John F. Campbell, one of the earliest
settlers Of the county, for whom Camp
bells Grove was named. died Sunday
morning at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. J. p. Cooper sos North Second
street, after five weeks illness OF
cystitis. While Mr.. Campbell had been
in poor health for some time. his con-
dition as a result OF his last illness, did
not become alarming until within three
days before his DEATH Other compli-
cations, due to his advanced years,
fastened the end.
John Fletcher Campbell was born of
1924 in Knox county, Tennessee, nea.
the city of Knoxville. At the age of
years his parents moved to Sanga-
mon county, Illinois, near Springfield.
where they remained for some time.
Here young Campbell was boyhood
friend of Abraham Lincoln, and worked
many day, beside the future presi-
dent, splitting rails.
The Campbell family, after its resi-
dence in Sangamon county, moved to
Logan county, near Mt. Pulaski, and
resided there until the spring OF
1874, when the elder Campbell
decided to move to the new
Iowa. Mr.. Campbell, with his
family, settled in Jasper county, near
Lynn Grove, now the town Of Lynn
vile. John Campbell, by this time
young man, was not quite satisfied with
Jasper county, and decided to explore
the new country to the north. In
February, 1s46, in company with a
friend named Alvin Adkins. he started
north and was gone from home four
teen days. He passed thru this county
and touched Hardin county before re-
turning, and in later years referred to
having camped on the Iowa river near
where the Fallgatter mill now stands
and where Henry Arson, few years
later was to found Marshalltown.
Mr.. Campbell was very favorably i'm
pressed with the country to the north
and on April 6, 1S48, in company with
Joseph Cooper and Joseph NJ. Fergu-
son, located in Marshall county, south
of Timber Creek Grove. This first
claim entered by Mr.. Campbell is now
known as the old Baxter farm, located
two and one-haf miles northwest Of
Ferguson, in the south edge Of Timber
Creek township.
This claim, however, Mr. Campbell
did not keep long, and a year or SO lat
er bought from William Asher land on
Linn creek, four miles southwest of
this city. which is now known as
Campbelps Grove. The farm is now
owned by whitton & Mcconnell This
was the old Campbell homestead from
.1S4s until 1896, and Mr.. Campbell re-
sided there continuously with the ex-
ception of four years. 1896, when he
was in California
Z Mr.. Campbell was married Novem-
81, 1856, to Miss Matilda A. Denney,
Of Timber Greek township. The we'd
ding took place at Lynnville. Mrs.
Campbell died July s, 1894. Since he
left the farm i'm 1896, Mr.. Campbell
has made his home with his daughters,
Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. p. w. Hogan
camp, in this city. Surviving the de-
ceased are five children, two sons and
three daughters. They are David
Campbell, Of Washington township,
who lives on the Merritt Greene farm,
near LaMoille; Isaac Campbell, of this
city, who was summoned homo from
Canada owing to his fathers illness
and arrived shortly before his death;
Mrs. Sarah E. Kelley, of Winnipeg,
Manitoba Mrs. Mary Eva Cooper and
Mrs Emma B. Hogancamp, Of this
city. MT. Campbell is also survived
by five brothers and two sisters, c. H.
Campbell, Of Rhodes; Lewis Camp
bell, of Templeton, Carroll county;
William and Thomas R., of Lynnville;
and George Campbell, whose present
residence is unknown; Mrs. Mary
Powers, of Haverhill, and Mrs. Betsey
Ann Grower, of LaMoille
The funeral will be held from the
First Baptist church at 1 o'clock Tues
day afternoon. conducted by Rev
Elijah Brown Jones. D. d. Interment
will be in Timber Greek cemetery. The
church will be open to friends from IL
to l.