In the recently posted deed of land from Robert Campbell to Anthony Lugg
aided by Enoch Blackwell Campbell, administrator of their father, James'
estate, mention was made of Edwin 'Grene'. What became of Edwin is a
mystery.
As indicated in that message, he was a son of Emily Campbell, b. Mar
16, 1837 in Nelson Twp., Tioga Co., PA, d. Jan. 17, 1861, bur. Nelson
Cem., whom I have as the 7th of James and Mary Blackwell Campbell's 12
children. Mary and her half-sister, Ann CLINCH Campbell, at 12 kids
each, individually out progenies their sisters-in-law, Sarah CAMPBELL
Hazlett (7 kids), Mary CAMPBELL Hazlett (10 kids), and Jane CAMPBELL
Hazlett (8 kids), putting the Hazletts slightly in the lead for
offspring. But even excluding the Allegheny Co. Hazletts, The Tioga Co.
Hazletts gradually caught up in the descendants contest. It took lots
of kids to work a farm.
Back to Emily. On Mar 20, 1857, she married Vernon Greene, b. 1830 in
Susquehanna Co., PA, d. Nov 12, 1903, bur. Highland Cem., Elkland, Tioga
Co., PA, In the NYS 1855 Census, Emily is living in Orange Twp.,
Schuyler Co., NY, with her sister, Mary Campbell (1830 - 1866) and
brother-in-law, Benjamin Parks (1820 - 1889). Also listed as part of
that household is Vernon Green, servant, 26, b. PA. So there may be an
interesting "Upstairs, Downstairs", soap opera story behind their
romance and marriage -- but apparently the details, titillating or
otherwise, have not survived. Any would be Harlequin authors out
there, here's your chance to make up a good story. The early records
about Vernon tend to use 'Green', but at least in his latter years, used
'Greene', as did his children. As near as I can tell, Vernon and Emily
had two children:
Edward Green(e), b. Sep 11, 1857, d. Aug 29, 1859, bur. in Nelson Cem.; &
Edwin Greene, b. Dec. 1859 in PA.
If I read Rhoda English Ladd's annotated write up of the Records of
Beecher's Island Presbyterian Church correctly, she has Emily and Edward
living for a while in Seattle, WA, but I'm not sure she's right about that.
In 1880, Vernon was a merchant in Nelson Twp. From 1881 to 1883, he
apparently lived in Winono, MI. By 1899, he was a carpenter living in
Elkland. During the Civil War, he served as a Sgt. in Co., H, 207th PA
Volunteers, infantry. We have lots of data on Vernon's descendants via
2nd wife, Mary Kemp (1834 - 1912), sister of David Cook Kemp. Many of
them came to Campbell reunions for years from the NYC area - some died
as Christian martyrs (but not in NYC). They also connect to Signor's
Hotel, in Elkland, which many of you have seen pictures of on Joyce
Tice' web site.
Some of you will also be interested in Mary and David Kemp's sibling,
Albert D. Kemp (1839 - 1908), who's 2nd wife was Betsey Ann "Kate" Van
Dusen (1859 - 1946).
Also of interest is Benjamin Park's 2nd marriage, but more on that later.
Quiz time. Has every body drawn the above up as a family tree as you
read? How many colors did you use trying to keep it all straight?
Edwin's turn. As of the 1880 census, Edwin was living with his father
and step-mother. But in 1903 he wrote to the Campbell Reunion from "300
miles north of Resolution Bay, Alaska." He seems to have come back to
Tioga Co., for a while, then his blip is off the radar screen.
Does anyone have a clue as to what happened to Cousin Edwin?
Can we make a good serial of this? When I was a kid, I paid 25 cents
each Saturday to see the matinees of a mix of Westerns and jungle movie
episodes. Lots of cheering, but the boys booed loudly if an ending was
spoiled by the rare occasions where the hero actually kissed a girl.
Mush!!! YUK!
Usually there were at least 4 different serials running concurrently,
some beginning, some in the middle, some ending - so you had to come
back next week. How many stories do we need to juggle to keep you
coming back for the next episode. So far, we have Edwin - hopefully to
be continued by some one. Possible future episodes of the Vernon
Greene-Mary Kemp saga. A teaser about Albert D. Kemp's marriages. And
a 2nd marriage for Benjamin Parks. About which some of you "know the
rest of the story."
Too bad we don't have a box office to collect your quarters. Adjusted
for inflation, the equivalent would now be several dollars. But
admission is free to anyone who wishes to add to these stories.
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