Biography of James N. D. Campbell, Franklin Co, AR

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed
Publishing Co., 1889.

James N. D. Campbell, justice of the peace, was born in Perry County,
Tenn., October 13, 1837, and is a son of William and Nancy (Dornell)
Campbell, natives of the same State. After his marriage the father
lived in Tennessee some years, but in March, 1840, located in Franklin
County, Ark., and until his death farmed in Franklin County. He was a
good sportsman, and shot many deer, turkeys and wild game. His death
occurred April 8, 1852. He was one of the first settlers of Mountain
Township, moving here from Mulberry Valley in 1845, and himself and
one neighbor were the only voters in the township at one time during
its early history. Our subject has lived in Franklin County since two
years of age, his early life being passed upon his father's farm. In
the spring of 1861 he enlisted in the State troops, and after these
were disbanded joined the regular Confederate army. He served as
orderly-sergeant of the Fifteenth Arkansas Infantry until the
surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863, after which he returned home. He
participated in the two engagements at Corinth, the siege of
Vicksburg, and several skirmishes. Since the war he has been engaged
in farming with success. In 1874 he was elected justice of the peace,
which office he filled six consecutive terms, and in 1882 was
appointed postmaster of Floury Post-office, serving in that capacity
two years. He has often been a delegate to the County Democratic
Convention, and wields considerable political power in the county.
December 26, 1861, he was married in Johnson County to Martha Taylor,
who was born in Madison County, Ark., and is a daughter of one of the
early settlers of the State, who came from Illinois. Mr. and Mrs.
Campbell have lost four children in infancy, but have eight now
living: Pleasant L., married; Alonzo, married; Mary, wife of A. Short;
Nancy A., wife of William Hughes; William W., Augustus D., Amanda L.
and Catherine. Mr. Campbell's farm contains eighty acres, sixty-five
of which are cleared, and it is situated fifteen miles north of Ozark.