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Biographical History of Northern Michigan
B. F. Bowen & Co., - 1905

        [21-22]
        
        JOHN M. CAMPBELL
        
           This substantial farmer and represent
        ative citizen of Milton township, Antrim
        county, is another of the worthy citizens
        whom the dominion of Canada has given
        to the state of Michigan. He was born in
        the province of Ontario, on the 22d of Octo-
        ber, 1836, and is a son of ANGUS and CATHER-
        INE (McDONALD) CAMPBELL, both of whom
        were likewise born and reared in Canada,
        being of sterling old Scotch stock, as the
        names imply. The father became one of
        the prosperous farmers of Ontario county,
        Ontario, and there continued to reside until
        his death, as did also his devoted wife, while
        both ever commanded the unqualified esteem
        of all who knew them.
           The youthful years of the subject of this
        review were passed on the old homestead
        farm and his early educational privileges
        were such as were afforded in the common
        schools of the locality and period. Upon
        initiating his independent career he naturally
        continued to follow the vocation to which
        he had been reared, and it may be said that
        he has never abated his allegiance to and
        appreciation of the great fundamental art
        and science of agriculture, through his as
        sociation with which he has attained to a
        high degree of prosperity. As a young man
        MR. CAMPBELL came over from Canada into
        Michigan, and in the year 1860 he numbered
        himself among the pioneer settlers of Antrim
        county, where he has ever since maintained
        his home and where he has aided in the
        march of progress and development. Dur-
        ing the earlier years of his residence in this
        section of the state he was actively identified
        with the great lumbering industry, which
        line of enterprise was practically the only
        one then carried forward here. In 1874 he
        purchased a portion of his present farm, in
        section 36, Milton township, and instituted
        the task of clearing off the heavy growth of
        timber. He now has a well improved farm
        of one hundred and sixty acres, the greater
        portion of which is under effective cultiva-
        tion, and the entire reclamation of the place
        was made through his efforts, while he has
        erected good buildings and made other im
        provements of the best type. He has ever
        shown himself to be a loyal and public
        spirited citizen, and in politics gives his al-
        legiance to the Democratic party. He has
        served as a member of the school board of
        his district and also as a member of the
        board of review of his township, and fra-
        ternally he is identified with the local or
        ganization of the Grange.  MR. CAMPBELL
        is a member of the Roman Catholic church
        at Elk Rapids, and his wife belongs to the
        Episcopal church.
           In 1878 were pronounced the words
        which united the life destinies of MR. CAMP-
        BELL and MISS FLORA PURCELL, who was born
        in Canada and who is a daughter of DOUGALL
        and JEAN (MORRISON) PURCELL.  MR. and
        MRS. CAMPBELL have two children, JOHN H.
        and CATHERINE J., who still remain members
        of the home circle.
        
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