Born in January 1845 in Clinton County, Illinois, Rev. Campbell led an extraordinary life of circuit ministry, medical practice, and farming.  Born in rural Clinton County, Illinois, Rev. Campbell grew up in Allen County, Kentucky.  He spent the 1870s traveling as a circuit minister for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Coles County, Illinois, and Southern Missouri.  From 1881-1886, he served as a minister in towns throughout Southern and Central Missouri.  He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the veterans association for Union Soldiers who served during the Civil War.  He was a keynote speaker at many civic organizations including the Y.M.C.A.  His life was chronicled in many newspapers throughout Missouri.  The Crawford Mirror in Steelville, Missouri, chronicled his life in most detail.  In 1886, his speech supporting a Missouri constitutional amendment on prohibition was published.  He was a supporter of the Temperance Movement. After being the Republican nominee for Probate Judge in Crawford County, Missouri, Rev. Campbell relocated to the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.  He lived in Swain County, North Carolina, home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.  While in the vicinity, Rev. Campbell became a practicing physician.  Oral family stories recall his efforts practicing medicine on the Cherokee Reservation.  After a short stint in Blount County, Tennessee, Rev. Dr. Campbell relocated to Banks County, Georgia, where he was a practicing physician and farmer.  He served as the pastor of Silver Shoals Baptist Church.  In 1908 the newspaper reported Rev. Dr. Campbell grew the best crop of cotton in his section of Banks County.  After an illness, Rev. Dr. Campbell passed away in 1909 and his remains are interred at Silver Shoals Baptist Church near Homer, Georgia.