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Abner
B. Campbell We
should indeed be proud of the fact that there is no limit in this country to
which natural ability, industry and honesty may not aspire.
One born in the most unpromising surroundings and reared in the most
adverse environment may, nevertheless, break from his fetters and rise to the
highest station in the country, and the qualities do not have to be of
transcendent character to enable him to 'accomplish this result.
It is more the way he does it and his skill in grasping the opportunities
presented than to any remarkable qualities possessed by him.
Accordingly it is found that very often in this country the leaders in
political, business, professional and other lines of endeavor often possess no
greater ability than thousands of others. They
have simply taken better
advantage of their opportunities than their fellows. And this truth runs through
every occupation. The farmer who rises above his fellow tillers of the soil does
so merely because he takes advantage of conditions which they overlook. One
of the successful agriculturists of Jasper County is Abner B. Campbell, of
Independence Township. He was
born on the place and in the house where he now resides on June 27, 1864, and
here he grew to manhood and received his education in the public schools of his
district. He has always followed farming, his fine farm of two hundred
acres being under a high state of improvement and cultivation.
In connection with general farming he makes a specialty of raising
full-blood Duroc-Jersey hogs. He keeps the old homestead in ship shape in every respect. The
subject's parents, Allen D. and Nancy (Tramel) Campbell, were among the early
settlers in Jasper County, having located in Independence Township in 1852.
The father was born in Ohio on February 23, 1827, and the mother in
Indiana, September 17, 1830. They
grew up and were married in the East, and they spent the last years of their
lives in this County, the father's death occurring on August 25, 1899, his wife
having preceding him to the grave on March 25, 1886. They became well established here through hard work and
economy, developing a splendid farm from the wild prairie. Six
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Campbell, named as follows:
Cynthia Caroline, born August 5, 1851, died September 13, 1882; Francis
William, born May 18, 1855, died April 26, 1856; James Alexander, born May 29,
1857, lives in Manning, Iowa; Mary Alice, born February 10, 1860, died December
16, 1889; Abner Beecher, of this sketch; Mrs. Iva Cora Rumbaugh, born June 23,
1870, lives in Independence Township. These
children were reared on the home place in this Township, and they were educated
in the local schools. Abner
B. Campbell, of this review, was married on October 28, 1906, to Anna Henning,
who was born in Independence Township, this County, on May 9, 1882, and she was
educated in the local schools, having always lived in this community. She is the daughter of John George and Eva Barbara
(Musig) Henning, both born in Germany, the father on November 20, 1848, and the
mother on October 3, 1847. There
they spent their earlier years, emigrating to the United States when young, and
became residents of Independence Township, Jasper County, Iowa, and here the
father spent his remaining days, dying on May 30, 1905; the mother is living in
this Township. There
were five daughters and one son in the Henning family, namely: Maggie, born
March 9, 1877, lives in Independence Township: Katie, born June 28, 1881, also
lives in this Township; Anna, wife of Mr. Campbell, of this review; Mrs. Lizzie
Matthews, born November 15, 1884, is living in Des Moines, lowa; Rosa, born
January 26, 1887, is living at the homestead in Independence Township; the son
died at the age of four months. The
above named daughters were born and reared in this Township and educated in the
home schools. Politically, Mr. Campbell is a Republican, and he and his wife belong to the Christian Church at Ira. They take a deep interest in local affairs, and keep well advised on the current topics of the times, being extensive readers. The Past and Present of Jasper County, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, 1912 B.F. Bowen Co., Indianapolis, IN, p. 1355. |
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