John H. Campbell Biography Hancock County, WV ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Submitted By Dale Patterson Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia". Compiled and Written by: J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle Published by: J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA. Biographical Sketches of Hancock County: John H. Campbell: was born in now Hancock County, West Virginia, September 15th, 1831. He married Ruth A. McCloud in 1861. They settled in Clay District. His wife died December 24th 1861. He married Sarah E. Pittenger, daughter of Henry Pittenger. Their union resulted in two children, one of which is deceased. His companion deceased in October 1864. He married Sarah Witherspoon, March 1st, 1866. They were given five children, one of which is deceased. His wife died December 24th, 1874. He was again married to Mary J. Hill, of Ohio. At present he owns a part of the Hugh Pugh farm, where they are now living, and he is following farming as his vocation.