Biography of Albertus Campbell, pages 413 / 414.  History of Northeast 
Indiana; LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties, Vol. II, under the 
editorial supervision of Ira Ford, Orville Stevens, William H. McEwen, and 
William H. McIntosh.  The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 
1920.  

   Albertus Campbell.  For over seventy years the Campbell family has been 
prominent in Smithfield Township of DeKalb County.  Albertus Campbell, a g
randson of the original settler here, has followed farming for many years, 
owns a farm of generous proportions in Smithfield Township, and is also 
the honored representative of the north district to the county on the 
Board of County Commissioners.
   He was born in Smithfield Township, April 13, 1871, a son of Edward and 
Mariun E. (Childs) Campbell.
   His grandfather was Abel Campbell, who was born in Washington County, 
Pennsylvania, October 26, 1807, and when a boy went with this parents to 
Stark County, Ohio.  In that county on June 16, 1831, he married June 
Taylor, who was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, May 25, 1812.  In 
1836 they moved to Summit County, Ohio, and in May,1847, located in section 
28 of Smithfield Township, DeKalb County.  The family, were two weeks in 
making the journey to DeKalb County by wagons and teams.  The land on 
which he settled, had been entered in 1836 by John Taylor, his wife’s 
father.  Abel Campbell took his family into a small log house, and his 
labor cleared up about seventy-five acres and otherwise improved the farm 
before his death in November,1860.  He was active in whig politics, 
becoming a republican upon the organization of that party, and he died the 
day after Lincoln was elected president.
   Edward H. Campbell was born in Summit County, Ohio, in 1841, and was a 
small boy when brought to DeKalb County.  Later he worked in the fields an 
in clearing up more land, and he became a prosperous farmer, owning 200 
acres when he died.  He was a member of the Masonic Order for fifty years.  
His wife Mariun E. Childs, was the daughter of Brickard Childs, who settled 
in DeKalb County in 1847. Edward H. Campbell and wife have five children: 
Frank, of Fairfield Township; Albertus; Elnora, deceased; Clark, who lives 
northeast of Waterloo; and Thomas S., of Waterloo.
   Albertus Campbell grew up on the home farm and attended public schools, 
living with his parents until he was twenty-five.  On June 7, 1896, he 
married Laura Walker, who was born in Smithfield Township, March 25, 1874, 
daughter of Eli and Susanna Walker. Her father for one term was a county 
commissioner of DeKalb County, being elected on the democratic ticket.  
Eli Walker died in February, 1918.  He was an active member of the United 
Brethren Church and was affiliated with the Masons and Knights of Pythias.
   After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell moved into a log house on 
his father’s farm, but a year later he bought forty acres and built a home 
of his own.  He finally sold that place and bought his present farm of 
112.88 acres, and is now extensively engaged in farming and stock raising.
   He and his wife had two sons, Edward F., born September 6, 1897, still 
at home, and Jeremiah E., born February 7, 1908. Mr. Campbell is affiliated 
with Waterloo Lodge No. 307, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is a 
past master, and with the Knights of Pythias.
  Politically he is a republican, but his record in politics would 
indicate that his personality is stronger than his party.  DeKalb County 
is democratic normally by 500.  In 1916 he was nominee of his party for 
commissioner and the only republican elected, and was re-elected November 
5, 1918.  He had a majority of 191 in 1916 and had many votes to spare in 
the second election.  He also served four years as township assessor.  Mr. 
and Mrs. Campbell are member of Waterloo Chapter No. 142 of the Eastern 
Star, of which he is a past worthy patron.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com