Grant and Ellen Mary Campbell
Information comes from Leah C Williamson in the History of Bear Lake Pioneers
Grant Campbell was born 7 June 1828 in Ridgebury Pennsylvania, the son of John Campbell and Mercy Warden. Ellen Mary Hawk was born 12 Jan 1835 in Indiana, the daughter of Henry and Jane Hawk. Grant married Ellen 4 July 1849 in Council Bluffs Iowa. They traveled to North Ogden Utah living there for several years. Grant married Caroline Elizabeth Hubbard 25 Dec 1857 in Salt Lake City. Caroline was born 16 Mar 1842 Lapeer Michigan, the daughter of Tilla Hubbard and Hulda Parrish. In response to the call from Brigham Young to help settle Bear Lake Valley, Grant and his families arrived in Bloomington in the fall of 1864. They stayed there for two years.
Children of Grant Campbell and Ellen Mary Hawk
1. John Henry Campbell b-13 Jan 1852 in Council
Bluffs Iowa
2. Jared Edward Campbell b-16 Feb 1954 in North Ogden; d-31 May 1905 in Soda
Springs; m-Hannah Alice Babcock
3. Phoebe Ellen Campbell b-1 Jan 1856 in North Ogden; d-9 May 1930 in Otto
Wyoming
4. Mercy Jane Campbell b-1 Jan 1858 in North Ogden; d-28 Nov 1920 in Salt Lake
City
5. Alvina Janet Campbell b-20 Oct 1859 in North Ogden; d-1890
6. Sarah Elizabeth Campbell b-25 Feb 1861 in North Ogden; d-21 Feb 1918 in
Pocatello
7. William Grant Campbell b-22 Apr 1865 in Bloomington; d-25 July 1869
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Children of Grant Campbell and Caroline Elizabeth Hubbard
1. Grant George Campbell b-10 Sep 1859 in North
Ogden; d-2 Jan 1926 in Winnett Montana
2. Mary Elizabeth Campbell b-11 Nov 1861 in North Ogden; d-11 Jan 1863
3. Amanda Theodotia Campbell b-29 Aug 1863 in North Ogden; d-5 Jan 1943 in Salt
Lake City
4. Ezra Tillie Campbell b-10 Jan 1865 in Bloomington; d-21 June 1926 in
Montpelier
5. Rosetta Almeda Campbell b-4 Dec 1868 in Montpelier; d-20 May 1936 in Rigby
Idaho
6. Rozella Victoria Campbell b-17 Dec 1869 in Montpelier; d-31 Dec 1869
7. Chester Frederick Campbell b-17 Dec 1869 in Montpelier; d-20 Jan 1940 in Salt
Lake City
8. Adelbert Campbell b-3 Dec 1872 in Montpelier; d-9 Jan 1873
9. Carrie Caroline Campbell b-7 June 1874 in Montpelier; d-20 Feb 1891
10. Effie Ann Campbell b-2 Oct 1877 in Montpelier; d-16 Aug 1961 in Salt Lake
City
11. Olive Vilate Campbell b-23 Sep 1879 in Montpelier
12. William Elmer Campbell b-13 May 1882 in Montpelier; d-17 Jan 1943 in Payette
Idaho
13. Lillie May Campbell b-4 Oct 1883 in Bloomington; d-7 Feb 1884 in Bloomington
(adopted)
14. Ira Rupert Campbell b-2 July 1888 in Cokeville Wyoming; d-2 Sep 1888
(adopted)
15. Geneva Verdine Campbell b-22 Feb 1889 in Fairview Wyoming; d-21 Dec 1926
(adopted)
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Grant was an expert with an ax and spent his
childhood days in the Minnesota woods cutting trees and planning them down for
building materials. He built several log homes in Bloomington along with
other work to help feed and clothe his families. He moved his families to
Montpelier to help settle it and built a two room log house with a door for each
room making a separate unit for each wife.
On 1 Feb 1874, Ellen Mary died and was buried in the Montpelier cemetery. Grant
built a two story log house at Fairview Wyoming and lived there for many years.
Caroline died there 14 May 1898 and was buried there. Grant died 20 Nov 1915 in
Lewiston Utah and was buried in Fairview.