Obadiah Alexander CAMPBELL was born 22 / 23 APRIL 1843 in Ringgold, Jefferson Co.,
Pennsylvania to John Charles and Elizabeth Rosa (STANTLEY or STANTON) CAMPBELL. They moved
to Ohio when Obadiah was about seven years old and settled in the Mt. Gilead, Crawford
Co., Ohio area from about 1850 to 1858.
There were ten children to support on a carpenter's salary: Almira Melissa, Obadiah
Alexander, William, James M., John F., Minnie Deborah, Robert, Charles H., Ellen
Elizabeth, and Judson Westley. In June 1860, the U.S. census lists them as living in
Bucyrus, Ohio. During the Civil War, John C., Obadiah's father moved to Steuben Co.,
Indiana and remarried. His mother, Elizabeth Rosa remained in Ohio, living with her
children.
Obadiah married Mary Jane MEWHORTER/MCWHORTER, daughter of Issac and Eve (ROBINSON)
MEWHORTER, on 7 DEC 1871 in Marion Co., OH. According to his Civil War record, Obadiah was
about 5'5", and had black hair and blue eyes. In his older years, he grew a long
white beard. Obadiah and Mary Jane lived in Tod township about 1880 but later moved two
miles East of Bucyrus on Lincoln Highway RR#4 Whetstone twp. in Crawford Co., Ohio.
Obadiah's brother John F. CAMPBELL, also lived with the family in later years. Obadiah
was a farmer, carpenter and Civil War Veteran, 26th Reg., Co. E, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.