Susan Rosannah Campbell1
b. 9 November 1857, d. 28 July 1927
Father | Col. James Lafayette Franklin Campbell2 b. 28 Apr 1824, d. 30 Jan 1871 |
Mother | Rosannah E. McConnell2 b. 16 Nov 1827, d. 25 Feb 1859 |
Birth | 9 Nov 1857 | Susan Rosannah Campbell was born on 9 Nov 1857 in Washington County, Virginia.2,3 |
Susan was the youngest child of James and Rosannah Campbell. | ||
Moth-Death | Susan was just over a year old when her mother died. She was raised by her stepmother, Josephine (Bondurant) Campbell, whom her father married in November of 1859 and with whom he would have two additional children. | |
Cens-1870 | 1 Jul 1870 | The 1870 census recorded the blended family living in the Goodson Township of Washington County, Virginia, where Susan's father farmed and Susan attended school.4 |
Marriage | 9 Jan 1878 | She married John Franklin Lowry, son of John Lowry and Rosanna Melissa McConnell, on 9 Jan 1878 in Washington County, Virginia.5 |
Cens-1880 | 29 Jun 1880 | Two and a half years after their marriage John and Susan were enumerated in the same area of the county where Susan had been raised. They were living with John's widowed father.6 |
Cens-1900 | 1900 | Twenty years later they were still living in the same area, but now they had a family of their own. Susan reported to the census taker that she had given birth to 11 children, but only 6 of those were living. They were recorded as: John C. (19), Rosanna M. (17), Elizabeth (15), Kate (13), Mary A. (4) and Susan R. (2).7 |
Two sons, David, born in 1890, and Robert, born in 1893, had died in 1898 and 1895 respectively. In addition, twin daughters had died at birth in 1879 and a son had died at birth in 1889.8 | ||
Also enumerated with the family in 1900 was a cousin, Sarah E. Campbell, who was a widow born in December, 1842.7 | ||
Death | 28 Jul 1927 | Susan died on 28 Jul 1927 at age 69.3 |
Burial | She was buried at Cleveland Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 |
Family | John Franklin Lowry b. 14 Oct 1854, d. 18 Apr 1933 | |
Children |
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Charts | Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?) |
Last Edited | 19 Aug 2012 |
Citations
- [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carmack Info For Rambling Roots, Campbell Family Attached," e-mail to Diana Powell, 12 Feb. 2005. Source not cited.
- [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 19. Susan E. Campbell, b. 9 Nov. 1857 to Jas L.F. & Rosanah E. Campbell.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 278. Stone reported to read: Susan R. Campbell, 9 Nov. 1857 - 28 Jul. 1927.
- [S635] James L.F. Campbell household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson township, p. 101 (stamped), dwelling 306, family 331, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 45 of 96. Enumeration includes: James L.F. Campbell, 46, farmer, owns land $800, pers prop $350; Josephine 35, keeping house; Susan R., 12, attending school; Laura I., 8; David A., 9; all b. VA.
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 218. John F. Lowry, 23y, sgl, B. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o John & Rosannah Lowry AND Susan R. Campbell, 20y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o James & Rosannah Campbell; 9 Jan 1878.
- [S165] John Lowry household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 96, page 374, dwelling 377, family Feb. 2005, image 48 of 49. Enumeration includes: John Lowry, 68, wid, farmer; John F., son, 25, marr, farmer; Susan R., dau-in-law, 22, keeping house; all b. VA; all parents b. VA, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com.
- [S574] Frank Lowry household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 111, sheet 5B, dwelling 96, family 96, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Feb. 2005, image 35 of 99. Enumeration includes: Frank Lowry, 45, marr 22 yrs, b. Oct. 1854, farmer; Susan R., 42, b. Nov. 1857, mother 11 children, 6 living; John C., son, 19, b. Sept. 1880; Rosanna M., dau, 17, b. Feb. 188_ [should be 3 but isn't clear on census]; Elizabeth, 15, b. Mar. 1885; Kate, dau, 13, b. Nov. 1886; Mary A., 4, b. Oct. 1895; Susan R., 2, dau, b. Nov. 1897; Sarah E. Campbell, cousin, 57, wd, b. Dec. 1842, mother of no children; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
- [S2324] Wealtha Chaplin Scott, McConnell Memorabilia, p. 212.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 274. Stone reported to read: David Rhea Lowry, s/o J.F. & S.R. Lowry, 11 Sept. 1890 - 20 Nov. 1898.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 274. Stone reported to read: Robert Lowry, s/o J.F. & S.R. Lowry, 27 Jan. 1893 - 12 Nov. 1895.