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Alexander Campbell
1829-????
Isabella Reid
1825-????
James Fowler
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Jean Rumgay
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William Reid Campbell
1899-1959


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    1. FamilySearch LDS, Records for Andrew Campbell & Mary Hunter Fowler and Children
      Andrew Campbell & Mary H Fowler
      Married15 April 1893 at Morrisdale
    2. Findagrave, 1951 Record for Andrew Campbell Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85113528/andrew-campbell : accessed 16 June 2022), memorial page for Andrew Campbell (4 Jan 1870–29 Jun 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85113528, citing Grandview Cemetery, Morrisdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by JRC (contributor 47127087) .
      Birth: 4 Jan 1870 Loch Fitty Colliery, Beath, Fife, Scotland
      Death: 29 Jun 1951 (aged 81) Morrisdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
      Burial : Grandview Cemetery, Morrisdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
      Plot: Row 17, Plot 9

      Clearfield Progress, Monday 2 July 1951:

      Andrew Campbell, 82, of Morrisdale died Friday, June 29, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lorena Bourgof in Hopatang, N. J. He had a severe heart condition for several months.

      Born at Loch Fitty, Beath Parish, Scotland, January 4, 1870, he was a son of Alex Campbell. The deceased moved to this country when he was 17 years old and worked in the mines near Morrisdale. He was a member of the original soccer football team there. For 20 years he worked as janitor at the Morris Township High School. His wife, Mary Mate Fowler, preceded him in death 10 years ago.

      He is survived by four sons, Alex, Morrisdale; Samuel and William, Philadelphia and James, Detroit, Michagen., and by a daughter, Mrs. Lorena Bourgof, Hopatang, N. J. Also surviving are four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

      Friends may call at the home of his son, Alex, in Morrisdale from this afternoon and until time of the services on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Services will also be held at the Morrisdale Methodist Church on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., Rev. Michael Hammond officiating. Burial will be in the Emigh Cemetery.
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    Historical events

    Birthday August 23, 1899

    • The temperature on August 23, 1899 was about 14.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 99%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
      • May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
      • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
      • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
      • November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
      • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

    Day of death October 15, 1959

    • The temperature on October 15, 1959 was between 5.2 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
      • January 3 » Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
      • January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
      • March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
      • June 26 » Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium.
      • July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
      • October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
    

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