Alexander Campbell (1854 - 1931)

Born 28 Dec 1854 in Grahams Road, Queens, Prince Edward Island

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Tremaine (Muttart) Campbell — married 1893 in Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died 15 May 1931 at age 76 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

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Biography

Alexander was born 28 Dec 1858 at Graham's Road, Prince Edward Island. ^{[1] [2]} On October 9 1893, Alexander Campbell obtained a license to marry Clara Muttart from Tryon.t ^[3] They lived in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. ^[4]

28 30 Campbell Alexander M Head M Dec 28 1858 42

29 30 Campbell Clara F Wife M Nov 14 1872 28

30 30 Campbell Thane A M Son S Jul 7 1895 5

31 30 Campbell Alexander M Son S Nov 22 1900 4 1/2 mos Note below.

32 30 McDonald Maggie F Domestic S Nov 20 1880 20

Alexander was a well-known insurance agent in Summerside. ^[5]

Alexander and Clara went to Oregon for the winter, for Alexander to recover after an operation. Although at first he seemed to be regaining his health, he died there 15 May 1931. ^[6]

According to the Charlottetown Guardian, Thane Campbell received a telegram on May 15th informing him of the death of his father that day in Oregon. ^[7] His body was brought back to Prince Edward Island for burial. ^{[8] [9]}

Research Notes

He gave a range of dates on census records, 1858 in 1901, 1856 in 1911, and 1861 in 1921. The family put 1856 on his gravestone. ^[10]

Here in Canada when a son is named Alexander he is sometimes called Sandy. Don't ask me why? I have no idea. [Simple, pronounce it Alex-Zander, Sandy]

Islander on Gencircles and Fred Dimond say he died in Portland, Oregon.

One of those named Alexander Campbell enlisted in the US Army 14 Apr 1873 in Boston for a period of 5 years. He was born in New London, Prince Edward Island, and was 26 years old which is not the right age for this person. He was a cabinet maker with blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, standing 5'81/4" tall. He was assigned to company J?, 46th reg and deserted 18 July 1876.

Note 2nd son: James Oliver Clair Campbell b. 20 Nov 1900, Listed on the 1901 census as Alexander.

Sources

1. ↑ Island Register (http://www.islandregister.com : accessed 9 July 2008). No sources or citations. #15. James Campbell and Isabella Johnstone in Descendants of Alexander Campbell and Mary Cameron, family tree submitted to the Island Register by Fred Diamond.
2. ↑ PEI Circles Islander, submitted genealogy Repository, database online, James Campbell [family group sheet], reference 37294, downloaded from http://www.gencircles.com 30 November 2004. This sheet has no documentation for any data.
3. ↑ PEI PARO RG19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1893
4. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Prince, Summerside, schedule 1 population, district 133, subdistrict a-2, p. 3; Statistics Canada RG31, digital image, Automated Genealogy, (http://automatedgenealogy.com) citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm T-6510.
5. ↑ 1911 census of Canada, Prince Edward Island, district 140, Summerside, p. 4, dwelling 39, family 39, Alex Campbell; RG 31; digital images, Automated Genealogy (accessed 19 Dec 2020); citing Library and Archives Canada.
6. ↑ "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ4B-BT3 : 11 December 2014), Alexander Campbell, 15 May 1931; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Portland, Oregon, certificate number 1402, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
7. ↑ obituary in the Charlottetown Guardian May 16 1931, page 1
8. ↑ Obituary in the Summerside Journal, 18 May 1931, page 1, transcribed on PEI Ancestry
9. ↑ Photograph of gravestone for Alexander and Clara in Summerside People's Cemetery, Summerside Lot 17, on PEI Ancestry
10. ↑ 1901 census of Canada. RG 31. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Digital images. Canada. Prince Edward Island. Automated Genealogy, (http://automatedgenealogy.com : n.d.) district 133, sub-district a-2, Summerside, p. 3

• Wikipedia:Thane Campbell
• GenCircles www.gencircles.com GenCircles - now part of My Heritage?
• OneWorldTree Ancestry.com; Ancestry.com Ancestry.com
• Descendants of Alexander Campbell and Mary Cameron Dimond, Fred Note: Fred died 22 Oct 2003. Dave Hunter, owner of Island register is also researching this lineage.