Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Frances CAMPBELL

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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Death of One of Evansville's Oldest Citizens

MRS. BYRON CAMPBELL PASSES INTO REST

The many friends of Mrs. Byron Campbell were very sorry to learn of her
death early Tuesday morning. In fact it was not generally known that she
was in a serious condition. Her health had been gradually failing for some
time, but none of her friends supposed the end was so near.

Her maiden name was Frances Libby. She was born October 29, 1842, in
Newfield Me. In the spring of 1855 she came with her parents to Wisconsin
and settled in Evansville, Wisconsin where she became identified as a girl
and young lady, with the early history of this community. In 1857 and 1858,
when she was but fifteen years old, she taught school in what was known as
the English Settlement, near Albany. The next year, 1859, she taught the
school in the Tullar district, southwest of this city. The pay for teachers
in those early days was very small indeed. Between school terms, during
vacation time, she worked as a seamstress in the various homes, receiving
twenty-five cents per day for her work.

She was married February 15, 1860, to Byron Campbell. They have made their
home since that date in Evansville. Since 1881 they have lived at the
present home on Main Street. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have at all times been
interested in the moral as well as the physical improvement of their home
town and have always made themselves felt in behalf of the better things of
our city life. Mrs. Campbell found her chief interests in her own home and
family but was in no way exclusive, as she was to the very last actively
interested in club work and a regular attendant of the services of the
church. She had a wide circle of good friends who will greatly miss her. 

She was a charter member and Past Worthy Matron of the local chapter of the
order of the Eastern Star. She was also a member of the Afternoon club and
was interested in all its activities.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, William and Bert, all of
whom, with wives of the sons, were present at her bedside as she passed
peacefully into the last sleep. She also leaves one brother, Nathaniel
Libby and two granddaughters, whom she dearly loved, together with many
other relatives and friends.

The funeral will be held at the home this afternoon at two o'clock, with
the Rev. Chas. E. Coon and Rev. D. Quincy Grabill officiating. Mrs. E.
Denison and Mrs. Chas. Copeland will sing. The services at the grave in
Maple Hill cemetery will be in charge of the order of the Eastern Star.

June 4, 1914, Evansville Review, p. 1, col. 6, Evansville Review