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Col. Robert Bruce Campbell 1797 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jul 1797

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1 December 1852

Death Location: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee

Father: JOHN CAMPBELL

Mother: Matilda Polk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Polk

Children(s): Richard Campbell, Harriet Campbell, Sarah Campbell, Melville Campbell, John Campbell, James Campbell, Malilda Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Mary Campbell, Caroline Campbell, Robert Campbell, Mary Campbell, ElizaJane\ Campbell, John Campbell

In 1797, Col. Robert Bruce Campbell entered the world in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, born to JOHN C CAMPBELL and Matilda Golden Polk. Col. Robert Bruce Campbell married Elizabeth Sophia Polk, and had children including Richard Calvin Campbell, Harriet A. Campbell, Sarah Ellen Campbell, Melville Campbell, John P. Campbell, James A. Campbell, Malilda Jane Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Mary Wilson Campbell, Caroline Huntley Campbell, Robert Campbell, Mary Wilson Campbell, ElizaJane\ Huntley Campbell, John p. Campbell. Col. Robert Bruce Campbell passed away in 1852 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1797, Col. Robert Bruce Campbell entered the world in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, born to JOHN C CAMPBELL and Matilda Golden Polk.
  • Col. Robert Bruce Campbell married Elizabeth Sophia Polk, and had children including Richard Calvin Campbell, Harriet A. Campbell, Sarah Ellen Campbell, Melville Campbell, John P. Campbell, James A. Campbell, Malilda Jane Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Mary Wilson Campbell, Caroline Huntley Campbell, Robert Campbell, Mary Wilson Campbell, ElizaJane\ Huntley Campbell, John p. Campbell.
  • Col. Robert Bruce Campbell passed away in 1852 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN CAMPBELL
1768 – 1816
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Matilda Polk
1770 – 1853
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Polk
1796 – 1856
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Richard Campbell
1815 – 1890
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Harriet Campbell
1820 – 1872
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Campbell
1822 – 1894
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Melville Campbell
1823 – 1840
Birth Location: –
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John Campbell
1825 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Campbell
1825 – 1868
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Malilda Campbell
1827 – 1894
Birth Location: , Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Campbell
1829 –
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Campbell
1830 – 1881
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Caroline Campbell
1831 – 1835
Birth Location: , Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Robert Campbell
1832 – 1851
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Mary Campbell
1837 – 1881
Birth Location: Springfield, Missouri, USA
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ElizaJane\ Campbell
1837 – 1902
Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
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John Campbell
1845 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Col. Campbell's Ancestors

Self
Col. Campbell
1797 – 1852
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Parents
JOHN C CAMPBELL
1768 – 1816
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Matilda (Golden) Polk
1770 – 1853
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Lt. (Robert Bruce) Campbell
1723 – 1795
Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Janet Jennett
1736 – 1799
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk
1747 – 1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow
1746 – 1791
Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718

Col. Campbell's Descendants

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Col. (Robert Bruce) Campbell (05 Jul 1797 – 1 December 1852) m. Elizabeth (Sophia) Polk (9 March 1796 – 8 July 1856)
  1. 1. Richard (Calvin) Campbell (1815 – Aft. 17 Jul 1890)
  2. 2. Harriet (A.) Campbell (1820 – 1872)
  3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Campbell (1822 – 14 October 1894)
  4. 4. Melville Campbell (1823 – 1840)
  5. 5. John (P.) Campbell (1825 – )
  6. 6. James (A.) Campbell (7 December 1825 – 28 December 1868)
  7. 7. Malilda (Jane) Campbell (10 September 1827 – 15 June 1894)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Campbell (abt 1829 – )
  9. 9. Mary (Wilson) Campbell (abt 1830 – 1881)
  10. 10. Caroline (Huntley) Campbell (10 Jul 1831 – 30 Sep 1835)
  11. 11. Robert Campbell (Abt. 1832 – 9 Feb 1851)
  12. 12. Mary (Wilson) Campbell (1837 – 1881)
  13. 13. ElizaJane\ (Huntley) Campbell (May 1837 – 4 May 1902)
  14. 14. John (p.) Campbell (Abt. 1845 – )

Col. Campbell's Timeline

2 Records

1797
05 Jul 1797
Birth of Col. Robert Bruce Campbell in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
1852
1 December 1852
Age 55
Death of Col. Robert Bruce Campbell in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1797
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1852
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
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