William Eugene Campbell (abt. 1875 - abt. 1940)

Born about Nov 1875 in Florida, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ella (Stafford) Klinefelter — married 9 Mar 1902 in Seffner, Hillsborough County, Florida

Died about 5 Feb 1940 at about age 64 in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Sourced changes welcome.

Research Log

Research Questions:

► Where and when were William Eugene and Mary Ella Campbell married?

Location:

1. Eugene and Mary Ella were born in Florida^[1][2]
2. The family was enumerated in Hillsborough County, Florida in 1910^[2]
3. The family was enumerated in Pinellas County, Florida in 1920^[3]
4. A 2002 Campbell family reunion directory included family stories telling of Eugene going to Plant City and coming home with a bride.^[4]
5. Plant City is in Hillsborough County, Florida.
6. St. Petersburg is in the part of Hillsborough County that became Pinellas County in 1912

Date:

1. 1900 Census response to number of years married question: 8 yrs^[1]
2. The Campbells Are indicates they were married in 1902 in Hillsborough County, Florida - no sources^[5]

• Official Records:
  • FamilySearch has Florida marriage indices and images (some are linked, some have to be browsed)
• Newspapers:
  • Google News Archive has St Petersburg Times for that time period

► Was Eugene Campbell enumerated on the 1930 and 1940 US Federal Census and the 1935 and 1945 Florida State Censuses? If so, where?

1. Eugene and family were living in Largo, Pinellas County, Florida on rented property in 1920^[3]
2. Eugene is said to have died in February 1940 in Pinellas County, Florida^[5]

• Census Indexes
  • Online - FamilySearch, Ancestry
  • Onsite (soundex) - Leesburg Library
• Page by page search of census images
  • Find Census enumeration districts for Largo on Steve Morse site

► Did Eugene Campbell sell the land he was enumerated as owning on the 1910 Census^[2] or did he continue to own the land but move his family to the rented house in which they were enumerated on the 1920 Census?^[3]

• Land Records

Information

• 1880 Census^[6]
  Extracted by Debi McGee Hoag (DMH), undated but before 2005
  • Age: 5

▪Comment by DMH, 23 March 2017

▪A better reference and extraction are needed for this source

• 1885 Florida Census^[7]
  Extracted by DMH, undated but before 2005
  • Age: 12; Birthplace: Florida

▪Comments by DMH, undated

▪undated - birth location based on dittos to record on same page, line 1

▪23 March 2017 - A better reference and extraction are needed for this source

• 1900 Census^[1]Extracted by DMH, undated but before 2005
  • Birth: November 1875; Birthplace: Florida
  • Occupation: Carpenter

▪Comments by DMH, 23 March 2017

▪A better reference and extraction are needed for this source

• 1910 Census^[2]
  Extracted by DMH, 13 March 2017, from FamilySearch's 1910 Census image.
  • Enumerated as of: 15 April 1910; enumerated on: 11-13 May 1910
  • Residence: Precinct 2, Johns Pass, Hillsborough County, Florida
  • Eugene C Campbell, owner of orange grove
  • Age: 35; Birthplace: Florida; Estimated Birth Year: 1875
  • Marital Status: First marriage; eight years
  • Owner of farm, free of mortgage
  • Also in the household:
    • Mary E Campbell Wife F 25 Florida married 1 eight years 3born 3 liv
    • Morris T Campbell Son M 7 Florida
    • Margaret E Campbell Daughter F 3 Florida
    • Eugenia Campbell Daughter F 5/12 Florida

• 1920 Census^[3]
  Extracted by DMH, 22 March 2017, from FamilySearch's 1920 Census image.
  • Enumerated as of 1 January 1920; enumerated on 5 January 1920
  • Residence: Largo, Precinct 14, Pinellas County, Florida
  • W Eugene Campbell, head of household
    • Renting
  • Age: 45; Birthplace: Florida; Father born South Carolina; Mother born Florida
  • Demographics: white, male, married; Education: can read and write
  • Occupation: Grower & Shipper, Citrus Fruit, Em[ployer]
  • Also in the household:
    • W Eugene Campbell Head M 45 Florida
    • Mary E Campbell Wife F 35 Florida
    • Morris T Campbell Son M 16 Florida
    • Margaret E Campbell Daughter F 13 Florida
    • Ruby E Campbell Daughter F 10 Florida

▪Comments by DMH,

▪Estimated Birth: between 1 January 1873 and 31 December 1874 based on age at last birthday prior to 1 January 1920

• Imported Information - additional sources are needed

• Campbell Researchers:
  • Marion (Turner) Miller (1932-2014)^[8]
    • Born: 30 November 1874, Seminole, Hillsborough County, Florida
    • Died: 5 February 1940, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida
  • Rasmussen, Ron & Sherry^[4]
    • page iv - "The Eugene Campbells," paragraph 1
      • "Went to Plant City one day and came back with a young wife"
    • page vi-vii - "Sketches of the Campbell Family, paragraph 8
      • Married: 9 March 1902
    • page 4, "Eugene and Mary Ella Campbell descendants report"
      • 3 children: Morris Taylor Campbell, Margaret Elizabeth Campbell, Ruby Eugenia Campbell

• Books:
  • Seminole Cemetery ^[9]
    Extracted by DMH, undated
    • Name: William Eugene Campbell
    • Birth: 30 November 1874
    • Death: 5 February 1940
    • Burial: Seminole Cemetery, Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida
  • The Campbells Are ^[5]
    • Name: William Eugene Campbell
    • Born: 30 November 1874, Seminole, Hillsborough County, Florida
    • Died: 5 February 1940, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida
    • Buried 7 February 1940 in Seminole Cemetery, Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida
    • Marriage: 9 March 1902, Seffner, Hillsborough County, Florida
    • Spouse: Mary Ella Stafford (1885-1969)
      • daughter of Lafayette Stafford and Allie (Morris) Stafford
    • Three children: Morris Taylor Campbell, Margaret Elizabeth Campbell, and Ruby Eugenia "Jean" Campbell

• Newspapers:
  • Obituary: Tampa Tribune, 6 February 1940^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1900 Federal Census, Florida, Hillsborough County, population schedule, Film Number: T623, Roll 170, Sheet 35 written 35A stamped, Precinct #2, Supervisor's District 2,Enumeration District 57, Amos P. Avery, Enumerator, Line 26, House 823, Family 823, Campbell; Leesburg Public Library, Leesburg, Florida, United States.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVKW-3BG : accessed 13 March 2017), Eugene C Campbell, Johns Pass, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 8A, family 160, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 161; FHL microfilm 1,374,174.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNBH-9VB : accessed 24 March 2017), W Eugene Campbell, Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States; citing ED 144, sheet 3B, line 96, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 229; FHL microfilm 1,820,229.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Rasmussen, Ron & Sherry (Pinellas Park, Florida), Directory of the 65th Campbell Family Reunion - Honoring the 27 First Cousins (Grandchildren Margaret Ann Taylor and Benjamin Franklin Campbell), Reunion Booklet, 6 April 2002, acquired by Debi Cundiff (now Hoag) while attending the 2002 Campbell Reunion; Privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, WikiMail. Leesburg, Florida.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Marian Miller, The Campbells Are, n.p., 1998, page 103, "115-3 William Eugene Campbell."
6. ↑ 1880 Federal Census, Hillsborough County, population schedule, Film Number: T9, Roll 128, Supervisor's District 18, Enumeration District 61, Precinct 2, W. F.White, Enumerator, Page 5 written 392A stamped, Line 35
7. ↑ 1885 Florida Census, Hillsborough County, population schedule, Microfilm 7.8.4, enumerated by A. M. Samford per Homer N Sneed, Enumerator, Page 41 (indexed 142), Line 5, Family 412, Campbell; Florida State Archives, Tallahassee, Florida
8. ↑ Marion Miller - Family Group Sheet for Benjamin Campbell and Margaret (Taylor) Campbell family provided 27 November 1995 via email correspondence with Debi Cundiff (now Hoag); Privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, WikiMail. Leesburg, Florida.
9. ↑ Butts, Lesleigh Laite. Seminole Cemetery (Largo, Florida, USA: Pinellas Genealogy Society, Inc.), 2000, pg 10
10. ↑ "Obituary for William Eugene CAMPBELL", Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, (1940) 6 February 1940, Page 10, column 1; created Newspapers Clip: 137605953 on Friday, December 29, 2023.

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