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PHILO CAMPBELL, 



son of Kobert Campbell and Eachel Dolson, was born 

 in Campbell, Steuben Co., N. Y., Feb. 14, 1808. 



His grandfather was the son of Eev. Robert Camp- 

 bell, who was born in Scotland, in 1709, and settled in 

 Canaan, Conn., as a Presbyterian minister, in 1761, and 

 removed to Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1762, 

 where he was the first minister north of Albany, and 

 where he was buried. 



Robert (3d) was born in 1777, at Stillwater; was 

 educated for the ministry ; graduated at Dartmouth 

 College. He never preached, but followed farming for 

 a business; settled in Campbell with his father, who 

 was named Robert (2d) also, in the winter of 1801 and 

 1802. He died in 1861, while residing in Michigan, 

 where he had gone some twelve years before. His wife 

 died some five years before, or about 1856. 



Philo Campbell was reared on his father's farm until 

 he was about eighteen; he then went to Chenango 

 County, and learned the carding and cloth-dressing busi- 

 ness, which he followed more or less for fifteen years. 



He married Calista, daughter of Solomon and Martha 

 Cushing, of Vermont, Nov. 23, 1832. Miss Calista 

 Cushing was born near Brattleboro', Vt., April 23, 

 1814. Her parents are distant relatives of Hon. Caleb 

 Cushing (deceased). 



As the result of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Philo 

 Campbell three children were born, viz. : William Wal- 



lace, born Feb. 13, 1834; died June 23, 1836. Solomon 

 C, born Jan. 9, 1836; married Aurelia, daughter of 

 Benjamin and Hannah Farwell, of Painted Post, and is 

 now one of the largest merchants in Corning; he has one 

 son, Wallace B. Sybil H., born Nov. 11, 1838 ; died 

 Feb. 3, 1842. 



In June, 1836, Mr. Campbell removed to Bellevue, 

 Eaton Co., Mich. ; purchased a farm of some two hun- 

 dred acres ; remained until October, 1845, when he re- 

 turned to Steuben County, and settled in Hornby, where 

 he followed his trade some five years; then followed 

 lumbering some three years on Mead's Creek, Campbell, 

 where he settled about 1850. 



About 1854 he purchased his present farm in Camp- 

 bell. He built all the buildings on his farm, which are as 

 fine as any in the town. He left his farm in December, 

 1877, and located on his present place of residence in 

 Painted Post, where he is surrounded by all the com- 

 forts of a pleasant home. 



He has always been identified with the Republican 

 party since its organization, having been a Whig pre- 

 viously. Mr. Campbell has been commissioner, assessor 

 three years, town clerk two years, and collector one year; 

 also was trustee of schools. 



Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are members of the Baptist 

 Church at Painted Post. He is one of the temperance 

 men of Painted Post. 



