Michael Campbell and Rebecca Wetzell Campbell
Please, can anyone help shed some light on my genealogy research.My great, great, great grandfather was Michael Campbell.He was born in Dreheda, Ireland and came to this country when he was 16 years of age.He became a contractor and built many locks and dams on the Chesapeake and Ihio Canal.He also worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.I do not know when he was born but I do know he died in 1861 of consumption in Johnstown, Pa.At the time of his death, he owned a small farm of 152 acreas on the Conenaugh River, below Johnstown, Pa.Within three weeks of his death, two of his children also died, Joseph and Mary Campbell.Thus out of five boys and two girls, three of the youngest died, leaving my great, great grandfather, Michael R. Campbell, as the youngest one left. (Michael R. Campbell was born in Maryland on February 14, 1840, and died on January 17, 1916, in Tennessee.)Michael Campbell was married to my great, great, great grandmother, Rebecca Wetzell.She was reared in White Deer Valley, Lycoming County, Pa.After the death of Michael Campbell, she married a man whose last name was Kirvin.It was at that time that her son, Michael R. Campbell left home and eventually made his was to Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tenn., where he lived from 1865 until his death in 1916.
As you can see, there are many gaps that need to be filled in.When was Michael Campbell born?Are there any records pertaining to him or his work or his private life?Who were his parents?Did he have any brothers or sisters or any other relatives in the area?What were the names of all his children and whom did they marry?Who were the parents of Rebecca Wetzell?Did she have any brothers or sisters or any other relatives in the area?When was she born and when did she die?What I have typed is all I know about this part of my family.Any help will be most greatly appreciated!!
Thank you,
Joan
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