Road Trip

Road Trip

so Minda and I took a road trip to MT. Part of the goal was to pick up some family photos that have been in a chest for quite some time. The trip was great. We had an awesome time visiting family, seeing Glacier park, ect. And wow... the pictures. I've started scanning some. Not only was it wonderful to see faces...it also felt like a confirmation of what I'd been digging up. Yes... I was right that James Campbell was my Great Great Grandpa. Wow there is his second wife (whom I just happened to stumble across) and their son Clay (whom was born when James was 72, hey if Tony Randall could do it why couldn't James Campbell, but as a point of reference Clay was born 7 years after his half-nephew, my Grandpa Charlie). Look at my Grandma and her sisters... and much more.

I do not have everything scanned but I'd like to share some.

Returning to James Campbell I thought I'd throw this out.
you tell me... I think there are three different women in these photos, and if thats the case I missed a wife LOL. What do you think?

love the old pictures so much.

I think my favorite find was this one of my Grandpa Charlie and Grandma Elsie.



I would say they were pretty stylin for Great Falls, MT

I looked and looked at these pics and I THINK I've figured out a pic of Grandpas parents, Marion and Anna.



and I also THINK I've figured out a pic of Grandmas parents (actually there are several), Fred and Bertha.



I think its quite instructive about our family that my Grandpa kept pictures of his schools ... and even a favorite teacher (which I'm not including)

first Green City, MO



then Blaine, MT



There is much more. But I'll leave it at this for now.

Marion Campbell Homesteading Records

Tonight I wanted to post the homesteading records I received for my Great Grandpa Marion Campbell in Blaine MT.

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First Post

So I am not much of a writer, but I thought I'd give this a shot. I've had a great deal of fun and even a few adventures in my few short months of doing family research. At this point I'd like to share some of what I've learned with those who would be interested, including some of the documents I've assembled.

So I'm going to start with my Grandfather Charles Campbell. Just one week ago I was running round a graveyard in Henry County, KY with my oldest brother snapping pictures of graves. We were hot on the trail of my great great great grandfather John. Actually I'm still working on that one. But we had fun anyway. We also made it to the deed room in New Castle.

So I suppose I should take a step back. Grandpa Charlie is my paternal Grandfather. A Campbell of course, I remember him as a very personable guy, loved to laugh, play cards of all sorts, and buy me dairy queen from down the street :). I'll say more about him in future entries, but for now lets just put some basic facts up.

Charlie was born in 11/6/1902 in Green City, Sullivan, MO to

Marion Campbell and Annie Virginia Bradshaw Campbell

Marion Campbell was born 4/29/1866 in Knox County, MO to

James Campbell and Rebecca Anderson Campbell

James Campbell was born 4/20/1837 in Henry Co, KY to John Campbell and Annie Scott Campbell

Book Cover P1 P2

Here it gets fuzzy. Information would indicate that John was born in 1804

I think he was born to another John. I will submit my case in my next entry I think but enough for tonight and forgive me link issues on my first post.