Donita,
I am in the Huntington area (Fort Wayne about 25 miles away.) My grandmother
is also a Campbell, but I am not aware of a Garl Campbell. I should see my
grandmother this weekend, I will be hunting on her property on Friday and
will ask her if she knows anything of Garl.
I do know that my uncle Jerry's middle name is Dean and that he was named
after a family member. Uncle Jerry was born before 1934, but there could be
a relationship. If Garl and Dean are directly related (within two
generations,) I should be able to find them in the Rupley Family book. My
gggrandfather married into the Rupley family in Wabash county (next county
west of Huntington.) The Rupley family settled in both counties so I would
expect the Campbells would as well.
This is what I have: John H (1827-1866) may be buried in Williams Co Ohio
(N.E. corner,) not sure where he was born. Adelbert 12/13/1851-8/7/1943) was
born in Ohio and died in San Diego CA. Adelbert married Barbara Ann Rupley
(11/22/1857-3/11/1891). Barbara Ann's family was one of the first families
in the Wabash area, after travelling from PA through OH and Rush county IN.
Adelbert and Barbara Ann lived in Wabash Co, IN. Adelbert moved to CA
following Barbara Ann's death. Adelbert's youngest son was Albert
(4/6/1889-6/27/1970) married Clara Whitcraft (3/19/1890-10/4/1962) and lived
their lives in Wabash and Marion Co's in IN. Bert and Clara's daughter Helen
Louise Campbell Shear still lives in Wabash Co. Her daughter, my mother
lives in Allen Co, along with me. (My grandmother is the oldest of six
Campbells, all but one are still living. One died from illness at 16 years
old. We have a family reunion every year during the Labor Day weekend and
have had up to 140 over the weekend.)
I will (try) look for Garl and Dean in my book at home tonight (after my cub
scout meeting.)
Talk to you later. If I do not find anything there, I will check with my
grandmother, there was another Campbell family in Wabash county that were not
related.
Kevin
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From: <DONITA.TAGGETT(a)DFAS.MIL>, on 11/22/1999 11:39 AM:
I have been searching for my grandfather for approximately one year.
I have found
it almost impossible to find any material out there to assist you in
a search for
(possibly) living relatives! His name is Garl Campbell. Last
address was
Huntington, Indiana, in 1934, when my father, Dean E. Campbell, was
born. His
wife's name at that time was (Hilda) Pauline Welty. I believe that
they divorced
shortly after dad's birth, due to the fact that dad was raised by an
aunt. the aunt
died in Longview, Texas, so....
If anyone in the Huntington IN area or Longview TX area wouldn't
mind giving me a
hand, I would appreciate it. I can be reached at either
donita.taggett @dfas.mil
or donita(a)ainop.com. Thanks for helping...
Donita
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