Tehama-Nevada-Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Campbell, Charles A. 1853 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 21, 2007, 10:01 pm Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891) CHARLES A. CAMPBELL is a prominent citizen and business man of Red Bluff, Tehama County, California. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, January 1, 1853, and was brought to California in his mother's arms when he was two months old. His parents, William and Elizabeth (Hughes) Campbell, were both natives of Pennsylvania. They had six children, the two youngest, the subject of this sketch and his sister, being twins. Upon their arrival in California, his father became a pioneer hotel-keeper and also ran a saw-mill in Nevada County. The family removed to Yolo County, where Charles A. attended school. He subsequently went to college for two years at Oakland. Upon his return to Yolo he clerked two years in the store of Mr. A. Griffith. In 1871 he came to Red Bluff and accepted the position of book-keeper for the firm of Frank Campbell & Welton, remaining in their employ two years. Then he was employed as book-keeper for the Blue Ridge Flume & Lumber Company, being at the mills two years. After that he returned to Red Bluff and formed a copartnership in the general merchandise business, the firm being Bahney, Campbell & Company. They carried on the business four years, at the end of which time the present firm of Morris & Campbell was formed, the latter being the active partner. Their store, 25 x 100 feet, is located on Main street between Oak and Pine, and they do a large business, dealing in dry goods, carpets, millinery and fancy goods. In addition to his other business enterprises Mr. Campbell is also interested in land. He is interested with others in 255 acres of choice fruit land, fifty acres of which have been planted to prunes. He intends to continue the work of tree-planting until the whole of it is in fruit. They have a delightful and artistic home, the surroundings of which give evidence of the taste and refinement of its inmates. Mr. Campbell was married, in 1878, to Miss Mary E. Ludwig, daughter of William Ludwig. They have had three children, two of whom are living, Edith F. and George L., both born in Red Bluff. Mrs. Campbell is an active member of the Presbyterian Church and Sunday-school. Mr. Campbell is a member of the Masonic order, a Knight Templar, and a member of the A. O. U. W. Politically he is a Republican. Additional Comments: Extracted from Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. "A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendents." – Macauley. CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 1891. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/tehama/bios/campbell761gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb