Flora C (Galbreath) Campbell (abt. 1769 - 1834)

Born about 1769 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Wife of Joseph Campbell — married 6 Dec 1796 in Path Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1834 at about age 65 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Flora was born about 1769.^[1]

Flora Galbreath and Joseph Campbell were married December 6, 1796 by the Reverend David Denny of Path Valley Presbyterian church in Path Valley, PA. in Cumberland County (now Franklin County).^[2]

In the 1820 census there is a Joseph Campbell living in Neshannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Mercer County was created from Allegheny County in 1800. In 1849, the township became part of Lawrence County which was formed from Mercer and a few other counties. The 1820 census does not list everyone in the family by name, only the head of the family and how many people by age brackets. There is one male in the "45 & upwards" bracket which coincides with the approximate date of Joseph's birth. There is one female in the "45 & upwards" bracket which coincides with his wife Flora's approximate date of birth.The male inhabitants listed are: "of 10 & under 16" 1, "between 16 & 18" 1, "of 16 & under 26" 3. There are no other females listed. There is a 2 in a column that can't be read in its entirety but may be the number of people naturalized (or not naturalized).^[3]

In the 1830 census, there is still a Joseph Campbell in Neshannock Township. Again, the census document does not list family members by name. Joseph is about 72 and there is a male in the 60 to 70 column. Flora would be about 61 which coincides with the female in the 60 to 70 column. Other family members listed are one male in the 20 to 30 column which could coincide with one of the children in the previous census and one female in the 5 to 10 column which may have been born since the last census.^[4]

She died June 20, 1834 and is buried in Neshannock Presbyterian Cemetery in New Castle, PA.^[5]

Research Notes

Possible father of Flora is William Galbraith or Galbreath b. 1736 to James Galbraith (1703-1786) and Elizabeth Bertram Galbraith (1714-1799) both buried in Derry Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin County. There is a William Galbreath in the 1790 US census in the same group of residents as Joseph Campbell in Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro Townships, Cumberland County. Marriage of neighbors was common at that time.^[6] William Galbraith, first son of James and Elizabeth, is shown in the book "Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German" published in 1886. However, the author comments "nothing further is known of him."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64262926/flora-c-campbell: accessed 20 November 2023), memorial page for Flora C. Galbreath Campbell (1769–20 Jun 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64262926, citing Neshannock United Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Charlene B. Adams (contributor 47144846).
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania Vital Records" Volume II, Genealogical Publishing, Co., Inc., 1983, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48383/PAVitalRecordsII-001583-475?pid=323545&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D48383%26h%3D323545%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DwPG83%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=wPG83&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL5-8CR : accessed 23 October 2019), Joseph Campbell, Neshanock, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 175, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 107; FHL microfilm 181,412.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH57-QPV : 12 August 2017), Joseph Campbell, Neshanock, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 179, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 149; FHL microfilm 20,623.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64262926/flora-c-campbell: accessed 20 November 2023), memorial page for Flora C. Galbreath Campbell (1769–20 Jun 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64262926, citing Neshannock United Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Charlene B. Adams (contributor 47144846).
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5058/images/4185998_00527?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xPq614&_phstart=successSource&pId=302928)
7. ↑ Egle, W. H. (1886). Galbraith of Donegal. In Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German (pp. 226–240). essay, Lane S. Hart. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/565303-pennsylvania-genealogies-scotch-irish-german?offset=

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