Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Campbell, George M. 1848 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

GEORGE M. CAMPBELL. The gentleman who at the present time has charge of the
exchequer of Atlas Township, Genesee County, and who is personally a man who
inspires one with the greatest confidence in his integrity and honesty, is he
whose name appears above. He is a native of Columbia County, N. Y., and was born
December 25, 1848, being a son of John and Barbara (Russell) Campbell. He lost
his mother, an irreparable loss to a child, when only fourteen months old. His
father was a native of Scotland and the mother of Scotch ancestry.

  In 1858, in company with his father and the other members of the family, our
subject migrated to Michigan, first making his home in Oakland County, where he
staid until 1861, in which year they removed to Genesee County, the family
settling in Davison Township, where the mother died in 1868. They were the
parents of five children, all of whom are surviving. They are John, Alexander,
Allen, George M. and James. John resides in Davison Township, this county, and
was at one time Treasurer of the county. Alexander also resides in Davison
Township and has served as Supervisor. Allen lives in Osceola County, this
State. James lives in Atlas Township. Four of the sons served as soldiers in the
Civil War; Alexander and Allen entered the army in the fall of 1861 and remained
until 1865.

  The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood's estate on a farm and with
the exception of a short time spent in the mercantile business in Atlas, he has
engaged almost exclusively in the agricultural business. He received his
education in the district schools of Davison Township. He was married September
26, 1871, to Miss Inez Harding, a daughter of Daniel and Amaryllis (Swift)
Harding. He enlisted December 24, 1864, in Company I, Thirtieth Michigan
Infantry, but did not go outside of Michigan, doing guard duty at Detroit. He
received his honorable discharge June 24, 1865.

  On returning from the army, our subject went to Davison Township and remained
there until 1871, when he settled on a farm on section 18, Atlas Township, and
there remained until he removed to the village of Atlas in the spring of 1886.
Mr. Campbell was first elected Treasurer of Atlas Township in the spring of 1887
and was re-elected in 1888 and again re-elected in 1891. He has also served as
Highway Commissioner of Atlas Township for several terms. He is a Republican in
his political creed.

  Our subject and his wife are both interested and interesting members of
society. Mrs. Campbell, who is a very intelligent and prepossessing lady, was
born in this State and vicinity, April 1, 1851. She is a daughter of Daniel and
Amaryllis (Swift) Harding. Her father was a native of New York as was also the
mother. They came to Michigan in 1836 and resided in Grand Blanc Township,
Genesee County, until 1842, and thence moved to the farm now owned by our
subject on section 18, Atlas Township. Her father died August 9, 1883, and the
mother passed away April 1,1888. They were the parents of five children, four of
whom are living—Lewis, Marion, (Mrs. Francis Colwell), Deloss and Mrs. Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are both greatly beloved in their community and are the
center of a pleasing society of the choicest people of the place.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892



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