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Born 1826
From History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages, together with a (1881)
HENRY A. CAMPBELL,
P. O. Greenton, Mo. Is a native Missourian, and was born in this county in 1826. He has lived and farmer in this county all his life. He is a son of Henry and Nancy Campbell, who came to this county from Logati County, Ky., in the fall of 1823, and settled in Clay township, where he lived until his death, May 3, 1873, at an advanced age. He had accumulated a large estate — having continued to enter land for several years afteJr he came to the county. In 1844 he was married to Miss Margaret Caflyle, of this county, by whom he has seven children living. He is a member of the C. P. church. He served 5 months in the Southern army, but had to discontinue the service on account of sickness.
As printed in History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages, together with a (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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