Marvin,
The possibility of German Campbells is not impossible since many Scots
served overseas as mercenaries from the 16th century (and even earlier) and
may have married locally and inherited a farm, perhaps.
The other possibility is that they had been raised (or their parents had) in
a 'Dutch' Pennsylvania where there were many German communities, and had
grown up speaking German as well as English and believing themselves to be
of that nationality.
Diarmid Campbell in Argyll in Scotland.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marvin McComb" <marv3(a)redrivernet.com>
To: <CAMPBELL-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 11:31 PM
Subject: German Campbell's
Were your Campbell's from Germany or is this Bio in error??
William McComb
married Catherine Campbell 10 June 1819 at Vigo county, IN. In 1820
Vigo
county census there were 2 Campbell families (Stephen and John) living
together in Household 191. William and Catherine Campbell McComb were living
next to them in household 192. My brickwall is Catherine Campbell's family.
Sketch of Jesse McComb
from the History of Vigo County, IN
by H. C. Bradsby, 1891
Jesse McComb, farmer and stock grower, Honey Creek Township, P. O. Terre
Haute, was
born in Honey Creek Township, Vigo county, IN., July 25, 1820,
and is a son of William and Catherine Campbell McComb, a former native of
Kentucky, of German origin, later of Ohio. The father was a farmer who came
to Honey Creek Township in 1817 and settled on the farm where he died in
1850. Our subject who is the eldest of six sons was reared in the township
on the family homestead. He has made agriculture his vocation and is the
owner of a farm of 203 acres. He was married in Vigo county April 5, 1849,
to Amy Ann, daughter of George and Mary (Curry) Clem, who were of German
descent. The father was the first permanent settler of Honey Creek, coming
from Ohio in 1814 and settling among the Indians. The union of Mr. and Mrs.
McComb has been blessed with six children-five sons and a daughter-as
follows: William, John D., Watson G., Wood, George and Mary Catherine. In
politics he is a Republican.!
Mrs McComb is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Altogether,
here is a family highly esteemed.
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