John Elroy Campbell 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: August 1865, Jesup, IA 1 2 3 4 5
- Marriage (1): Mary Dorcas Cutshall in February 1891 in Spencer, IA 1 2
- Died: 13 December 1930, Minneapolis, MN at age 65 3
- Buried: 15 December 1930, Dickens, IA 3
 General Notes:
John died on above date either during or after being operated on at Minneapolis General Hospital. His injuries were sustained due to an automobile accident which occurred on 1 December 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to the death certificate, he had multiple lacerations and an infection which set into his right leg. His wife's name on the certificate was listed as Minnie with no maiden name put down. His son, Ezra, who was on the certificate as a contact had the same address as John's. Undertaker was Welander-Quist Company.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Honey Creek Township, Delaware, IA on 22 June 1900. 1
1900 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 82, Dwelling 168, Family 170
Honey Creek Township, Delaware County, Iowa
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 9 years
John E. Campbell..Head..Aug 1865..35..IA..Salesman
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Freeman Township, Clay, IA on 1905. 4
1905 Iowa State Census
Family Search Film 007486186
P. O. Dickens, IA
Freeman Township, Clay County, Iowa
Farm rented
John Campbell..40..Jesup, IA..Farmer..Image 2001 of 6807..Card 727
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Freeman Township, Clay, IA on 26 April 1910. 2
1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 31, Dwelling 18, Family 18, Roll 397
Freeman Township, Clay County, Iowa
First Road East
Married 19 years
John E. Campbell..Self..44..IA..Carpenter, House
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1915 Iowa State Census in Spencer, IA on 1915. 5
1915 Iowa State Census
Family Search Film 001437582; Cards 95-102
Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, 2nd Ward
Farm rented
John E. Campbell..49..IA..Carpenter..8th grade..Free Methodist..Earned $506 in 1914..Image 1934 of 3728;Card 95
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• He resided in Sioux City, IA in 1930.
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John married Mary Dorcas Cutshall, daughter of Samuel L. Cutshall and Jennie Laura Moyer, in February 1891 in Spencer, IA.1 2 (Mary Dorcas Cutshall was born on 29 June 1873 in Dickens, IA,3 4 5 6 died on 17 October 1926 in Minneapolis, MN and was buried after 17 October 1926 in Dickens, IA.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Honey Creek Township, Delaware, IA on 22 June 1900. 1
1900 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 82, Dwelling 168, Family 170
Honey Creek Township, Delaware County, Iowa
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 9 years
John E. Campbell..Head..Aug 1865..35..IA..Salesman
Mary D. Campbell..Wife..Jan 1871..29..IA..6/5
Ezra J. Campbell..Son..Apr 1892..8..IA
Walter S. Campbell..Sep 1893..Son..7..IA
Florence E. Campbell..Dau..Apr 1895..5..IA
Goldie J. Campbell..Dau..May 1897..3..IA
Hiram L. Campbell..Son..May 1900..2m..IA
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• They appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Freeman Township, Clay, IA on 1905. 4
1905 Iowa State Census
Family Search Film 007486186
P. O. Dickens, IA
Freeman Township, Clay County, Iowa
Farm rented
John Campbell..40..Jesup, IA..Farmer..Image 2001 of 6807..Card 727
Mary Campbell..32..Dickens, IA..Image 1718 of 6807..Card 728
Ezra Campbell..13..Dickens, IA..Image 2243 of 6807..Card 729
Walter Campbell..12..Thorpe, IA..Image 2244 of 6807..Card 730
Florence Campbell..10..Dickens, IA..Image 1897 of 6807..Card 731
Goldie Campbell..8..Thorpe, IA..Image 1955 of 6807..Card 732
Lewis Campbell..4..Thorpe, IA..Image 1988 of 6807..Card 738
Herald Campbell..2..Thorpe, IA..Image 1989 of 6807..Card 734
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Freeman Township, Clay, IA on 26 April 1910. 2
1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 31, Dwelling 18, Family 18, Roll 397
Freeman Township, Clay County, Iowa
First Road East
Married 19 years
John E. Campbell..Self..44..IA..Carpenter, House
Mary D. Campbell..Wife..37..IA..12/9
Florence E. Campbell..Dau..15..IA..Servant, Private Family
Goldie J. Campbell..Dau..12..IA
Harold A. Campbell..Son..6..IA
Zenith E. Campbell..Dau..3..IA
Alberta M. Campbell..Dau..2..IA
Edwin D. Campbell..Son..2m..IA
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• They appeared on the 1915 Iowa State Census in Spencer, IA on 1915. 5
1915 Iowa State Census
Family Search Film 001437582; Cards 95-102
Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, 2nd Ward
Farm rented
John E. Campbell..49..IA..Carpenter..8th grade..Free Methodist..Earned $506 in 1914..Image 1934 of 3728;Card 95
Mary Campbell..42..IA..H. Wife..8th grade..Free Methodist..Image 1936 of 3728; Card 96
Florence E.Campbell..19..IA..Waitress..8th grade..Earned $720 in 1914..Image 1922;Card 97
Harold A. Campbell..10..IA..6th grade..Image 1927 of 3728;Card 98
Zenith E. Campbell..8..IA..2nd grade..Image 1946 of 3728' Card 99
Alberta M. Campbell..7..IA..1st grade..Image 1914 of 3728; Card 100
Edwin D.Campbell..5..IA..Image 1919 of 3728; Card 101
Clifford A.Campbell..3..IA..Image 1918 of 3728; Card 102
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• Divorced: Between 1915 and 1920.
Marriage Notes:
John and Mary were 1st cousins.
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The 1905 Iowa State Census is somewhat difficult to locate any specific records because the individual cards created for each person were not microfilmed in any particular order other that a mass grouping by the first letter of the surname for each county. In other words, one family's cards can be spread over several hundred different images within a particular county. Although each person's card has a separate number on it, that number was not used in sorting the cards.
To make matters worse, the records of Clay County, Iowa mostly have a very difficult to read handwriting and there may be some errors in the sorting by the first letter of the surname. Even worse, some cards begin with the surname and some begin with the first name. This makes some names difficult to discern the correct surname such as Davis, Clark, etc. I suspect that some thought to be missing cards for individuals may be filed under the first letter of the given name rather than the surname.
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In the 1915 Iowa State Census, Mary is still married to John Campbell, so they must have divorced some time between 1915 and 1920 as she shows up in the 1920 Federal Census married to Roy Swingley. She also states that she is of the Free Methodist faith.
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