Quincy newspaper, December 1962. F.M. Campbell Dies Suddenly in Berkeley, Cal. Francis Marion Campbell, 74, native of Adams county and brother of Mrs. Clara Lubker of 1318 Spring, died suddenly Tuesday at his home in Berkeley, Cal.
Mr. Campbell was born on a farm in Ursa Township Dec. 18, 1887, a son of Squire M. and Mary Jane McCormick Campbell. His ancestors were among the early settlers of Adams County. He attended Union school near Walnut corners south of Ursa. While a young man he engaged in farming and later attended Western Illinois State Teachers’ College at Macomb and the University of Illinois. He also attended Missouri University, after which he worked in the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. He had lived in Berkeley for several years. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and the Presbyterian church. He took an active part in Democratic politics. He never married.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Lubker of Quincy, Mrs. Lester Haistings of Mendon and Mrs. Lawrence Henze of Ursa, and many nieces and nephews and other relatives in the Quincy area. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Swunk and Mrs. Eva Grimmer, and two brothers, Robert and Charlie Campbell.
The body will be cremated and the ashes will be returned to Adams County for burial.
Mr. Campbell was born on a farm in Ursa Township Dec. 18, 1887, a son of Squire M. and Mary Jane McCormick Campbell. His ancestors were among the early settlers of Adams County. He attended Union school near Walnut corners south of Ursa. While a young man he engaged in farming and later attended Western Illinois State Teachers’ College at Macomb and the University of Illinois. He also attended Missouri University, after which he worked in the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. He had lived in Berkeley for several years. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and the Presbyterian church. He took an active part in Democratic politics. He never married.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Lubker of Quincy, Mrs. Lester Haistings of Mendon and Mrs. Lawrence Henze of Ursa, and many nieces and nephews and other relatives in the Quincy area. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Swunk and Mrs. Eva Grimmer, and two brothers, Robert and Charlie Campbell.
The body will be cremated and the ashes will be returned to Adams County for burial.
Quincy newspaper, December 1962. F.M. Campbell Dies Suddenly in Berkeley, Cal. Francis Marion Campbell, 74, native of Adams county and brother of Mrs. Clara Lubker of 1318 Spring, died suddenly Tuesday at his home in Berkeley, Cal.
Mr. Campbell was born on a farm in Ursa Township Dec. 18, 1887, a son of Squire M. and Mary Jane McCormick Campbell. His ancestors were among the early settlers of Adams County. He attended Union school near Walnut corners south of Ursa. While a young man he engaged in farming and later attended Western Illinois State Teachers’ College at Macomb and the University of Illinois. He also attended Missouri University, after which he worked in the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. He had lived in Berkeley for several years. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and the Presbyterian church. He took an active part in Democratic politics. He never married.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Lubker of Quincy, Mrs. Lester Haistings of Mendon and Mrs. Lawrence Henze of Ursa, and many nieces and nephews and other relatives in the Quincy area. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Swunk and Mrs. Eva Grimmer, and two brothers, Robert and Charlie Campbell.
The body will be cremated and the ashes will be returned to Adams County for burial.
Mr. Campbell was born on a farm in Ursa Township Dec. 18, 1887, a son of Squire M. and Mary Jane McCormick Campbell. His ancestors were among the early settlers of Adams County. He attended Union school near Walnut corners south of Ursa. While a young man he engaged in farming and later attended Western Illinois State Teachers’ College at Macomb and the University of Illinois. He also attended Missouri University, after which he worked in the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. He had lived in Berkeley for several years. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and the Presbyterian church. He took an active part in Democratic politics. He never married.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Lubker of Quincy, Mrs. Lester Haistings of Mendon and Mrs. Lawrence Henze of Ursa, and many nieces and nephews and other relatives in the Quincy area. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Swunk and Mrs. Eva Grimmer, and two brothers, Robert and Charlie Campbell.
The body will be cremated and the ashes will be returned to Adams County for burial.
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