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GEORGE WENTWORTH CAMPBELL
A former well-known citizen of
Stockton, George Wentworth Campbell passed away at his home in that city, March
14, 1905. For many years he had been one
of the prosperous businessmen of Stockton, where he conducted a draying
business, and as a man of happy, genial nature and thorough integrity he had a
large acquaintance and is held in grateful remembrance by his fellow
citizens. He came of hardy New England
ancestors and was born at Argyle, Maine, April 9,
1828. Late in the ‘40s in company with
his father, he left Boston, Massachusetts, in a sailing vessel bound for
California via Cape Horn. The trip
consumed one year, and while enroute the father passed away; and the son
immediately returned to his native state with the body. As soon as he could conveniently do so, he
again set sail for California via Cape Horn and duly arrived in San Francisco
and went direct to the mines in Calaveras County; then engaged in then engaged
in teaming to the southern mines. Later
he established a draying business in Stockton which he conducted until his
death in 1905.
The marriage of Mr. John Campbell
occurred May 13, 1863, uniting him with Miss Mary Ann Grace, a native of
Ireland, and six children were born to this pioneer couple: Mrs. Grace Myers resides in San Francisco; Florilla; Charles F.; John P.; and Mrs. H. W. Spurr. George H.,
the oldest son, died in Stockton January 1, 1909; Mrs. Campbell passed away on
June 18, 1919. Miss Florilla
Campbell has been closely identified with the educational matters in San Joaquin
County since her graduation from the Stockton high school, first as teacher in
the district schools of Fairview and Elkhorn and later in the Stockton city
schools. She taught in the Franklin
school, then was principal of the Grant school.
She is past president of San Joaquin Parlor No. 5, N. D. G. W., and has
at all times taken a very active part in all the affairs of the
organization. Mr. Campbell was prominent
in fraternal circles in Stockton, being a charter member of Charity Lodge No.
6, I. O. O. F., and after returning to Stockton from San Francisco, where he
resided for a few years, he joined Truth Lodge No. 55, I. O. O. F. He was also a member of the Volunteer Firemen
of Stockton.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
527. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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