Francis Graham Campbell (Frank G.), son of Andrew
Campbell and
Eliza Knox, was born in 1853, Jackson Center, Mercer Co, Pa and died in
1914 in Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, Pa,. On October
23,
1879, he married Violetta "Lettie" Montgomery , daughter of William C.
Montgomery and Rebecca Albin Montgomery of Wolf Creek
Township. Violetta was born on February 22, 1857 in Wolf
Creek
Township Mercer County, Pa and died in Grove City in 1942.
Both
Violetta and Frances Graham are buried in Union Home Cemetery in Wolf
Creek Township. Their eight children were: Harry (m
.Bessie
Irene Gildersleeve), Austa (m. William Cooper), Ora (never married),
Mabel (m. John McMillan), William (m. Mary Christy McIntire), Helen (m.
John Ford Webster), Mary Belle (m. Charles Roy Taylor), and Frances
Merle (m .Mary Jane Webster).
Children of Francis G. and Violetta Montgomery
1.
Harry Dalton Campbell was born 1881 in Wolf Creek Township Mercer
County, Pa. Harry married Bessie Irene Gildersleeve
in Wolf
Creek Township Mercer County. Bessie was born in 1883.
Children
were: Donald Herbert, Willis Black, Ralph Carlisle, and
William
Francis. In the 1920 census they lived at 413 Lincoln Ave,
Grove
City, PA.
2. Ora Annie Campbell was born in 1882 in Wolf
Creek Township Mercer County, Pa and died in 1904. She was
never
married.
3. Austa Eliza Campbell was born in 1884 in Wolf
Creek Township Mercer County, Pa. Austa married William
Josiah
Cooper son of Albert and Mary Cooper in Mercer County, Pa.
Their
children were: Ester Leota and Paul Campbell
Cooper. In the
1920 census they lived in Findley Township, Mercer County, Pa.
4.
Mabel Campbell was born August 29, 1886 in Wolf Creek
Township
Mercer County, Pa and died January 13, 1972 in Grove City.
Mabel
married John (Johnathan) Perry McMillan, in Wolf Creek Township Mercer
County, Pa. John Perry died March 5, 1941. Both
John and
Mabel are buried in Woodland Cemetery Grove City, Pa. They
had
the following children: Elizabeth, Frances, Helen Ruth, and
Margaret Lois .
5. William Andrew Campbell was
born in 1887 in Wolf Creek Township Mercer County, Pa and died in
1934. William married Mary Christy McIntire. Mary
Christy
was born in 1897. They had seven children: Thelma Louise,
twins
William and Wilbur, Robert, James, and twins Paul and Pauline
(1931-1934 ). In the 1930 census they lived in Worth, Mercer
County, Pa. Violetta “Lettie” lived with them.
6.
Clara Helen Campbell was born January 12, 1893 in Wolf Creek Township
Mercer County, Pa and died in Grove City on April 14, 1981.
On
_____1914 she married John Ford Webster, son of John Ford and Hattie
Johnson Webster in Harrisville, Butler County, Pa.
Both
John and Clara Helen are buried in Union Home Cemetery. They
had
three children: Ora Alice, John Francis, and Gerald
Robert.
Note: John Ford was the brother of Mary
Jane Webster
who married Francis Merle Campbell (8). We called Clara "Aunt
Helen". In the 1930 census they lived on Harmony Road, Mercer, Butler
County, Pa.
7. Mary Belle Campbell was born February 18,
1896 in Wolf Creek Township Mercer County, Pa and died in Grove City on
October 26, 1980. In 1917 she married Charles Roy Taylor, son
of
___? and Jennie B. Taylor. Charles Roy was born in 1892 in
Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pa. Both Charles Roy and
Mary
Belle are buried in Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Jackson Center, Mercer Co,
Pa. They had the following children: Urla June,
George
Graham, Charles Paul, and William.
8. Francis
Merle Campbell, son of Francis Graham and Violetta Campbell,
was
born June 6, 1899 in Wolf Creek Township Mercer County, Pa and died in
Grove City on December 12, 1949. On July 3, 1918 he married
Mary
Jane Webster, daughter of John Ford and Hattie Johnson Webster. Francis
and Mary Jane were united in marriage at the Webster family home on
Prarie St in Harrisville, Butler County, Pa, by the Methodist Minister,
Rev. Barlette. Mary Jane was born on February 6, 1900 in
Harrisville, Butler County, Pa and died on August , 1991 in
Grove
City. Francis Merle and Mary Jane are buried at Union Home
Cemetery along with their infant daughter Lila Rose. They had
the
following children: Lila Rose, Viola Pearl; Mabel Irene
(8/17/1922 to 9/24/1996, m. Richard G. Porter); Betty Lou (10/24/28 to
2/9/1985, m. Fred Lynn); and Francis Merle, Jr. |
| Submitted by Lori
Moore Porter |
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