Bios: James Campbell: Path Valley, Franklin County, PA 

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                     Synopsized from the
          "Biographical Annals of Franklin County"

James Campbell came from Ireland with his wife , Martha (Robinson)
Campbell and after reaching this country, finally settled among th
pioneers of Path Valley. He was a weaver by trade, but gave all his
attention to the farming after coming here.  He enlisted in the war of
1812 and did good service.  He and his wife had eleven children, of whom
three died young, the others being:

1. Thomas
2. Samuel
3. Alexander
4. Robert
5. John(II)
6. William
7. Lucinda
8. Barbara

(II) John Campbell b. on the ocean in 1796, three days from land, on the
way to America. He lived in many places up and down the Valley and even
to Perry county, but finally settled down in 1831 on the present Campbell
homestead and there spent the rest of his life.  He was a Democrat and a
Presbyterian. He married Ann, daughter of James and Jane (Anderson)
Johnson  Of the children born to John and Ann Campbell five sons reached
manhood, viz:

1. James R.
2. Alexander W.
3. Johnson J.
4. Robert S.
5. Hance (III)

(III) Hance Campbell b.April 30, 1841 assumed charge of the home farm in
1871 and has now become one of the large farmes and landowners of the
locality.
He also owns two good farms in Burns Valley........

On April 20, 1871, he married Miss Bathsheba Long dau. of Frederick Long.
the latter was b. in Wurtemberg, Germany and was brought to America when
five years old by his parents, Matthias and Christina (Fogel) Long. He
married Miss Agnes J. Devore of Cumberland Valley and lived on a farm in
Burns Valley.  Mrs Bathesheba L. Campbell who died in 1889, bore her
husband four children as follows:

1. Johnson, a farmer near Doylesburg m. Miss Agnes Doyle and has four
children.

2. Minnie is at home

3. Frederick m. Miss Jennie Doyle and has one son Rush.

4. Russell is a teacher in Path Valley.

In 1898 Mr. Campbell was married again, to Miss Carrie Widney, daughter
of Charles and Annie (Taylor) Widney, of Path Valley.  They have two
daughters:

1. Vada
2. Gertrude

Mr. Campbell is a Methodist.