Our ancestor George W. Campbell was a merchant and banker in Tuskegee, Alabama, in its earliest days. His greatest contribution to history was his leadership role in the founding and support of the Tuskegee Institute from 1881 until his death in 1905, including providing friendship and counsel to its leader, Booker T. Washington.
Here is a quotation from the student newspaper when George Washington Campbell passed away, which in turn is made up of two quotations from 'Principal' Booker Taliaferro Washington:
George and Eliza Jane Campbell raised eight children:
John Walter Campbell
Macy Elizabeth Campbell
Pauline B. Campbell
Ava Lucerne Campbell
Moses Gatlin Campbell
George Lee Campbell
William Wright Campbell
Flora Virginia Campbell
Here is a quotation from the student newspaper when George Washington Campbell passed away, which in turn is made up of two quotations from 'Principal' Booker Taliaferro Washington:
Although he made no pretensions to public speaking, yet he was continually making very eloquent speeches down at the Macon County Bank, of which he was president. During the twenty-four years of the school's existence Mr. Campbell has been the only President of the Board of Trustees. He was a southerner of southerners, whole-souled, generous, and as deeply interested in the success of the Tuskegee work as any one we can name.
George and Eliza Jane Campbell raised eight children:
John Walter Campbell
Macy Elizabeth Campbell
Pauline B. Campbell
Ava Lucerne Campbell
Moses Gatlin Campbell
George Lee Campbell
William Wright Campbell
Flora Virginia Campbell
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It is my personal hunch & opinion that the eldest child was actually named John Walker Campbell, not Walter. His maternal grandfather & great-grandfather were both named John, the great-grandfather having been John Walker. Two of the other sons in this family were named after relatives, and the remaining son -- George Lee, would appear to be named after both his father & Robert E. Lee. In other words, the Campbells used surnames as the middle names for their sons.
ReplyDeleteDad, who is a great-grandson of George W. Campbell, looks almost exactly like him, I think. (He has darker original hair & eye colors.) And they say receding hairlines are inherited through the maternal line, which fits! [My original comment was dated May 26, 2009; it's reiterated here after re-loading this post.]
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