It’s Family Time~The Elisha L. Campbell Family

Elisha L. Campbell was born 23 July 1891 in Anson County, North Carolina. He was a son of Horry Franklin Campbell and Nancy Ardelia Davis. He was the 3rd born of 8 children. His siblings were 2 brothers and 5 sisters. He was a farmer.

On 29 September 1912, Elisha married May Belle Previtte in Anson County, North Carolina. of Chesterfield, South Carolina. May Belle, age 17, was a daughter James Thomas Previtte and Mary Huldah Davis of Chesterfield, South Carolina. She had 3 sisters and 4 brothers and was the 4th born child. 

Elisha and May Belle made their home near McFarlan, south of Morven, North Carolina, a small community just north of Chesterfield across the NC/SC State Line.    

Elisha and May Belle had three children’ 2 sons and a daughter. The youngest, their only daughter passed away shortly after birth and was buried at Sandy Plains UMC Cemetery. 

Their children were:

 i. Thompson F. Campbell was born on 16 Oct 1915 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. He died on 24 Dec 1988 at the age of 73 in Anson County, North Carolina.

 ii. Ernest Monroe Campbell was born on 6 Oct 1919 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. He died on 7 Jul 1978 at the age of 58 in Anson County, North Carolina.

 iii. Opal Fay Campbell was born on 30 Nov 1925 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. She died on 6 Dec 1925 in Anson County, North Carolina.

May Belle (Previtte) Campbell passed away on 16 April 1950 in the Charlotte Memorial Hospital from kidney failure.  She was buried at Sandy Plains UMC Cemetery.

Elisha L. Campbell passed away on 21 Jul 1956 in Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina. His passing was caused a by gastric ulcer hemorrhage.  

Elisha Campbell 

WADESBORO-- Elisha Campbell, 64, farmer of near Morven, died early Saturday after a short illness. He is survived by two sons, Ernest and Thompson F. Campbell at home; five sisters, Mrs. John Teal of McFarlan, Mrs. Tom Privette, Mrs. Fred Rhynes and Mrs. Rufus Short of Rt. One, Chesterfield, S. C. and Mrs. Tom Rivers of Chesterfield, S. C. and two brothers, Redmond and Colon Campbell of Cheraw, S. C. 

Funeral services will be held today at 4 p. m. in Sandy Plain Methodist Church near Morven.

The body will be placed in the 30 minutes before the rites. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

May Belle (Previtte) Campbell is my 1st Cousin Twice Removed

Elisha L. Campbell is my 3rd Cousin Twice Removed

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2 September 2023); Memorial page for Elisha L. Campbell; (23 July 1891–21 July 1956); Find a Grave memorial # 39465436, Citing Sandy Plains United Methodist Church Cemetery; Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.

2. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 September 2021), Elisha Campbell; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/16224116:6482.

3. 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 12, Page 10B/176B(Stamped); Lines 56-59, Dwelling 128, Family 131, Household of Elisha CAMPBELL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 September 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Series: T625, Roll: 1283.

4. 1930 U. S. Census, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 18, ; Page: 11B/32B (Stamped); Line 51, Dwelling#19, Family#19, Household of Elisha CAMPBELL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 2 September 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_Roll: 1672.

5. 1940 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 4-19, Page: 10A/235(stamped), Line 36-39, Household #152, Household of Elisha CAMPBELL; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 September 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2871.

6. 1950 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina,, enumeration district (ED) 4-22, Sheet 21, Lines 26-28, Household 133, Household of Ernest Lish CAMPBELL; digital images, 1950 CENSUS (www.archives.gov : viewed 2 September 2023); citing https://1950census.archives.gov/search/.

7. Elisha Campbell, death certificate #16480 (Death Date: 21 Jul 1956), NC State Archives., North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.

8. "Elisha Campbell," Obituary, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, 22 July 1956, Page 8. Column 3; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed & transcribed 2 September 2023).

9. "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 7 transcribed 2 September 2023), Marriage: Elisha L. Campbell & May Belle Previtte, Marriage Date 29 Sep 1912.

10. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 21, Page: 107, Line 42, Dwelling 426, Family 433, Household of James T. PRIVETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 6 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1523.

11. 1910 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1096.

12. North Carolina "Birth Index, 1800-2000," birth index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ : viewed 2 September 2023), Opal Fay Campbell Birth.

13. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Opal Fay Campbell (30 November 1925–6 December 1925), Memorial # 39465413.