Arthur L. Campbell (abt. 1859 - 1937)

Born about 15 Nov 1859 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret A. (Curtis) Campbell — married 15 Mar 1894 in Groveland, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 1937 at about age 77 in Maine, United States

Biography

Birth

Arthur L. Campbell was born in 1859, the son of Mandeville Campbell and Caroline M. (Lovewell) Campbell.^[1] His gravestone says he was born in 1859.^[2] A birth record in the vital records of Livermore, Maine, based on a deposition by his brother and sister probably made sometime in 1930s, says he was born at Livermore on 15 Nov 1859.^[3]

Marriage

Arthur L. Campbell married Margaret Curtis.^[1] Arthur L. Campbell, teamster, 34, and Margaret Curtis, 25, librarian, married at Groveland, Massachusetts, on 15 May 1864.^[4]

Children

After 13 years of marriage, Arthur and Margaret (Curtis) Campbell had their first and only known child, Alice Elizabeth Campbell, born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, on 5 Dec 1906.^[5] She was recorded living with them as their daughter at the age of 3 years in the 1910 Census (where her mother is shown as the mother of one child)^[6] and at 13 years old in the 1920 Census.^[7]

Biographical Details

The residences of Arthur and Margaret Campbell can be traced from the 1900 through 1920 census records. There are some discrepances in their ages between the censuses (and with other records), but other information in the records makes it reasonably certain that the three records are of the same couple:

• In 1900, they were living at Atkinson, New Hampshire, with Arthur's birthdate shown as November 1861 and his birthplace as Maine, Margaret's birthdate as December 1869 and her birthplace as Illinois, and Arthur's occupation as a grocer.^[8] The 1928 history of Livermore, Maine, says that Arthur and Margaret Campbell lived in New Hampshire.^[1]
• In 1910, they were living at Haverhill, Massachusetts, with Arthur shown as 49 and born in Maine, Margaret as 39 and born in Maine. Their daughter Alice was living with them at the age of 3 with her birthplace given as Massachusetts, and the record says they had been married 16 years. Arthur's occupation was traveling salesman.^[6]
• In 1920, they were living at Lewiston, Maine, with Arthur's age given as 60, Margaret's as 58, and Alice's as 13. All their birthplaces were shown as Maine. Arthur is again described as a traveling salesman.^[7]

Death

The gravestone of Arthur L. Campbell at the True Cemetery in Livermore, Maine, is inscribed with the dates 1859-1937. His FindAGrave memorial, citing no sources, says he died at Peru, Maine, on 6 Aug 1937.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 94
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Unsourced Find A Grave: Memorial #40173812 for Arthur L. Campbell, with photo of gravestone of Arthur L. and Margaret C. Campbell
3. ↑ Non-contemporary birth record for Arthur L. Campbell, in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch > Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Butterfield, 1859-Carlisle, 1883 > image 2691 of 4872; multiple sources, Maine. The estimated date of the transcription is based on the town clerk signing the record, Fred E. Adkins, who is not listed in the list of town clerks through 1928 in the history of Livermore published in that year (Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 249), and who had died by 1940 (see his profile for source).
4. ↑ FamilySearch transcription on the marriage record of Arthur L. Campbell, 34, and Margaret A. Curtis, 25, identifying the groom's parents as Mandeville Campbell and Caroline M. Lovewell and the bride's as George C. Curtis and Elizabeth Sanderson, in Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, database, FamilySearch > Arthur L. Campbell, 1894. The original record at the AmericanAncestors.org paywalled site also includes the information that the marriage took place at Groveland (the FamilySearch transcription says Haverhill); that the groom was born at Livermore, Maine, was then living at Haverhill, Massachusetts, and was a teamster; and that the bride was born at Chicago, was then living at Groveland, and was a librarian.
5. ↑ Birth record of Alice Elizabeth Campbell (AmericanAncestors.org subscription required), in Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910. > volume 588 > page 464 of 801; from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Arthur L. Campbell household, family #410, in United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch > Massachusetts > Essex > Haverhill Ward 7 > ED 328 > image 35 of 54; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Arthur Campbell household, family #234, in United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Lewiston Ward 1 > ED 17 > image 24 of 62; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ Arthur Campbell household, family #288, in United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Rockingham > ED 180 Atkinson town, Hampstead town > image 22 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).