 1869 - 1943 (73 years)
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| Father |
Peter Campbell, b. 12 Jan 1819, Cove Farm, South Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland  d. 5 Dec 1915, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada (Age 96 years) |
| Mother |
Isabel McLarty, b. 20 Sep 1824, Argyllshire, Scotland d. 11 May 1917, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada (Age 92 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Feb 1845 |
Morpeth, Howard Twp, Kent County, ON, Canada |
| Family ID |
F343 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Luna May Jameson, b. 1869, IL Henry County Galva Farm d. 1940, MO St. Louis (Age 71 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Rosabelle Campbell, b. 7 Apr 1894, Kansas d. 27 May 1950, Arizona (Age 56 years) |
| + | 2. Edward Jameson Campbell, b. 9 Jul 1898, Chicago, IL d. 1946, St. Louis, MO (Age 47 years) |
| + | 3. Georgia May Campbell, b. 18 Mar 1901, Chicago d. 1991, Indiana (Age 89 years) |
| + | 4. Robert Alexander Campbell, b. 9 Aug 1904, Chicago d. 1987, Illinois (Age 82 years) |
| + | 5. Mary Evalyn Campbell, b. 24 Jan 1912, Hannibal, MO d. 1999, Miami (Age 86 years) |
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| Family ID |
F344 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
18 Feb 2003 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Death - 17 Oct 1943 - Pentwater, Oceana, MI |
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| Notes |
- Eulogy: "...just as the sun set in a glorious glowing sky."
"Under the pines, on the singing sands, by the cool waters"
The following from "The Family of James Stephens"
George was born on January 27, 1869, on his parents farm near Morpeth, Ontario, and began his education in the nearby Slabtown School.
At the age of thirteen he moved with his parents to Portage la Paririe, Manitoba. After high school in Winnipeg, and a year's teaching, he entered Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, graduating in 1892 with the degrees of B.A. and B.D. Later, he earned a second degree of b.D. from Chicago, and still later was honored with a degree of D.D. from both Drake and Culver-Stockton Universities.
His pastorates included two years in Hiawatha, Kansas, twelve years at Austin Christian Church, Chicago, which he started as a mission, and twenty-seven years in Missouri, seven of them at First Christian Church in Hannibal and twenty (1918-1938) at Union Avenue, St. Louis.
While in St. Louis, George, and able preacher with a genius for leadership, served on numerous denominational committees and inter-church commissions. His passion for Christian unity and religious co-operation kept him active in state, national and international church affairs. He wa chosen as Vice-President and then as President of International Conventions of his church, and in 1925 was a delegate to the Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work at Stockholm, Sweden. In 1930 he went with his wife, Luna May, to leeds, England, as a fraternal delegate to the Churches of Christ in Great Britain and Ireland. his eminence in his profession was recognized by a poll of his fellow ministers which naemd his as one of their top ten.
George was also well known as a contributor to religious periodicals. His " Pastor's Column" in "Unionavenews" was widely read and, after his retirement, he edited the "Christian Evangelist" for two years. As an author, he wrote "Chores and the Altar" and his autobiography, "Friends are My Story".
A freiend once described George as "large of frame, strong of countenance, reflective in appearance, amssive in intellect, personality and speech. The changing shadows across his face, the deep set eyes,- speculative, quizzical, humorous, changing,- the strong mouth and chin and the heavy eyebrows gave to him always a manner of expression on never-ending interest. And how he loved conversation! He was full of charm. Everything he did in committee or out, in pulpit or parlor, on the street or about the table, was colored by his love of people and his instinct for friendship".
In 1892, George married Luna May Jameson, daughter of Robert Bruce and Rosa Melinda (Ingels) Jameson. She passed away on March 10, 1940. George's death occurred at his summer cottage at Pentwater, Michigan on August 7, 1943. Burial was in St. Louis.
Emily Campbell Price notes:
"Minister of the Disciples of Christ Church; B.A. and B.D; also Honoury D.D. Degree from both Drake and Culver-Stockton Universities; author." [4, 5]
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| Sources |
- [S2] John S. Howell, Jr., JSH Feb 13 2003 gedcom.
- [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
- [S656] Edward Wesley (Ted) Lollis II, Ted Lollis, (9218 George Williams Road, Knoxville, TN 37922, USA Voice-mail: 865-690-8742 E-mail: GeoVis@erols.com), Ted Lollis.
- [S942] George Stephens, George Stephens, (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=jastephens - gstephens513@aol.com), http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jastephens&id=I0352.
- [S1125] Emily Campbell Price, Emily Campbell Price, (Manuscript. 71 pp. Extensive research. Includes maps and transcripts of letters describing family relationships. 10 original copies produced and circulated by the author in 1970. PDF copy available at jhowell.com.), p.31.
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