1. | Alexander Campbell was born about 1835 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (son of Wilborn Garland Campbell and Elizabeth B. Morton); died about 1869 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes:
Birth and death dates are approximate. He was the son of Wilborn G Campbell and Elizabeth B Morton Campbell. He was the husband of Nancy J Simerly Campbell, also buried in this cemetery.
He was the grandson of Zachariah Campbell, Jr. and the great-grandson of Zachariah Campbell Sr., an early settler along the Watauga River, in the area by about 1780, certainly by 1790.
Alex was a private in Co. B of the 4th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, U.S.A. (Union). He was among those taken POW at McMinnville, Tenn. by Confederate forces. Several members of the 13th Regiment Tenn. Vol. Cav., U.S.A. and the 4th Regiment were involved in the Bridge Burnings that were planned by William Carter and personally approved by Abraham Lincoln. See the book, History of the Thirteenth Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, U.S.A. by Scott and Angel (1903, reprint 1987) for a discussion of the Union loyalties of Carter County, especially the Hampton area. There is a chapter at the end of the book on the 4th Regiment. (Thank you to Chip Glover for this information.)
Alexander married Nancy Jane Simerly on 11 Mar 1855 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Henry Simerly and Elizabeth Douglas) was born on 1 Jun 1832 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Jan 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- William Henry Campbell was born on 5 Feb 1856 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Dec 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Mary Elizabeth Campbell was born on 24 Sep 1858 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jan 1939 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Jane N. Campbell was born about 1860 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- James Edward Campbell was born in Aug 1861 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Mar 1957 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Sarah Carolina Campbell was born about 1864 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- Sabina J. Campbell was born about 1867 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- Eliza C. Campbell was born about 1870 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
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