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Source: Southwest Louisiana and Biographical and Historical by
William Henry Perrin published in 1891;  page 283.


                       NEWTON R. CAMPBELL
                         Abbeville, LA

Newton R. Campbell, one of the leading citizens of ward 7, was
born, near his present place of residence, March 9, 1836. He is
the son of Levi Hampton and Delcina (Landry) Campbell. Levi H.
Campbell was born in Georgia, 1801.   His father was a native of
Scotland, and removed to Georgia early in life. Young Levi H.
was about four years of age when his parents removed to what is
now Vermilion parish, they being among the first English families
who located in this section. Here Levi H. Campbell received a
meagre education, married and became a successful planter. He
died at the age of forty years. Newton R. Campbell's mother
died in this parish in 1883, at the age of seventy-four years.
The subject of this sketch is the sixth of ten children. He
received his education principally in the home schools, which was
quite limited, as he was about nine years of age when his father
died, and it devolved upon him at an early day to 1anor for the
support of the family. Mr. Campbell has given his entire
attention to planting through his whole life, and in this
occupation he has been fairly successful. His plantation consists
of five hundred acres of valuable land, which he cultivates
principally in cotton, corn and potatoes. Campbell prairie, near
this place, is the property of our subject. Early in 1862 Mr.
Campbell joined Fournet's Battalion, then the Eighteenth
Louisiana Intantrv, in which he served until discharged. He was
in the battle of Camp Bisland, and was there severely wounded,
from which he was rendered unfit for further service.
July 12, 1865, Mr. Campbell married Mrs. Silina Shaw.   To
this union five children have been born, viz: Don A., Daisy J.,
Dora D., Oralind B. and Newton G.