Absalom "Absey" Harold Campbell

Notes:

Said to be the son of Edwin Arnold Campbell and Rebecca Montgomery. May have instead been born in Sabine Parish.

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Sabine County Texas, Precinct 1, Hemphill
#118-120
Campbell, William E., male, 54 years old, widowed, occupation-farmer, born TX, father born NC, mother born LA
Campbell, Philonia, female, daughter, 25 years old, single, born LA, parents born TX
Campbell, Ruth, female, daughter, 23 years old, single, born LA, parents born TX
Campbell, Lilian, female, daughter, 21 years old, single, born LA, parents born TX
Campbell, Joseph E., male, son, 16 years old, occupation-farmer, born TX, parents born TX
Campbell, Mary, female, daughter, 13 years old, born TX, parents born TX
Campbell, Absolum, male, son, 6 years old, born TX, parents born TX
Campbell, Era, male, son, 5 years old, born LA, parents born TX
Campbell, Elizabeth, female, daughter, 3 years old, born LA, parents born TX
Campbell, Joseph N., male, brother, 59 years old, single, occupation-farmer, born LA, father born NC, mother born LA

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Justice Precinct 1
Enumerated April 29, 1930 by William H. Davidson
SD 202-3, ED 19th Sheet 9B
Lower Hemphill and Bronson
140-144
Craig, James R. Head M W 39 M 25 Tx Miss Tx Farm
Craig, Mary L Wf F W 31 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
Craig, Beatrice L Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Craig, Ruby J. Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Craig, Katie G. Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Craig, James P. Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Craig, Dorothy R. Dtr F W 2 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Campbell, William E Father-in-law M W 74 Wd 24 Tx Tx Tx
Ferguson, Richard A Boarder m W 63 Wd 25 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Ranch

(Courtesy Yolanda Pepper Miller)

William married Anna Elizabeth Walker on 5 Apr 1903 in Sabine County, Texas. Anna (daughter of John Bailey Walker and Eunice "Una" Carter White) was born on 3 Sep 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Jan 1909 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Presumed to be the second wife of William E. Campbell from 1) Sabine County Marriage Records and 2) proximity of families. They lived nearby in Precinct 1 of Sabine County in 1910 and 1920. The marriage occured after the 1900 census, and Anna died before the 1910 census, so this can not be verified through census records.

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish
Enumerated 2 Oct 1850
531-533
E. A. Campbell 30 M School Master La
Rebecca Campbell 22 F La
Lucretia Campbell 2 F La
Will Campbell 15 M None La

1860 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, P. O. Many
Enumerated 27 Jun 1860
Pages 35 and 36
247-247
R. A. C. Campbell 28 f $2000 350 La
P. L. Campbell 11 F La
Joseph M. Campbell 8 M La
Wallie L. Campbell 6 M La
William Campbell 4 M La
W. T. White 22 M Teacher Common School La
J. Saller 17 M ---

Edwin married Rebecca Ann Catherine Montgomery on 20 Feb 1848 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Rebecca was born on 28 May 1830 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; died before 1860 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Could she be a daughter of Joseph T. and Lavinia Montgomery of Sabine Parish, Lousiana??? She and her children were living in an adjacent residence at the time of the 1860 Sabine Parish LA federal census.

John married Eunice "Una" Carter White on 6 Mar 1883 in Sabine County, Texas. Eunice (daughter of Henry Strickland White, Sr and Ann Vardeman) was born on 7 Jun 1852 in Texas; died on 16 Jul 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On the 1920 Sabine County census, she was living in the household of her son, John B. Walker in Precinct #1 of Sabine County, household #579/601. She was listed as a 67 year old widow.

Notes:

Married:
John Walker, a 42 year old Widower, lived next door to 28 year old Eunice White, who was living at home with her parents, at the time of the 1880 census.

Charles White also lists them as being the parents of a Emma Walker, dob unknown, who married Bence Ener. He cites Mrs. A.V. White, THEY CAME TO TEXAS. However, I was unable to locate Emma on the 1900 census with her parents. She would have had to have been under age 17 at the time (The Walker's were married in 1883) or already married. However, Bency Ener was still living at home in 1900, an 11 year old son of Mart and Harriett Ener in Precinct #7, #122/122. Additionally, in Sabine County Marriage Records 1900-1910 by Toole, it is shown that EVA Walker married Bencie Ener on 6 March 1910.

Notes:

On the Sabine County 1854 Scholastic Census, H.S. White was shown as of household with five (5) children between the ages of 6 and 16 enrolled at School District No. 6. They were: Edward, Vardamenn, Mary, Hanibal, and Arrilla. Who was Arrilla, and who was her mother? Could this have been Hanzel, his daughter by Eliza Jones?

Henry S and Mary E White (third wife) were among the 11 founding members of the First Baptist Church of Hemphill, all of whom gathered on the banks of the Housen Bayou, drawing up 12 articles of Faith and 24 articles of Decorum. Henry served as the clerk to the church, recording all church proceedings for a period of some 12 years (from 1858 to 1870), as a delegate to church conferences, and as the moderator of church proceedings. In November, 1868, he was ordained as a Deacon of the Church. The MINUTES 1858-1890 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HEMPHILL, TEXAS were transcribed and indexed by Di Ann Vick in 1982, and are available for purchase from both Ingmire Publications, 10166 Clairmont Dr St. Louis MO 63136 and Ericson Books 1614 Redbud St Nacogdoches, Texas 75961.

In 1876, H S and Mary E White left the First Baptist Church and were among the founding members of the Antioch Baptist Church in the Gravel Hill Community of Sabine County. According to a plaque on the front of the Antioch Church, J. S. Lambert and J J Roundtree were the organizers. Other founding members included: George Conn, John Anderson, T.D. Burkhalter, John De Weese, L.W. Hoard, Hosie Baldree, Ann Mason, Sophie H. Wallace, Mrs. C.A. Hoard, C. Baldree

Per the book "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" by White and Toole, "Henry S. White Sr. was Judge of Sabine County from 1869-1875, serving with Solomon Arthur. (They were called Chief Magistrates until the new State Constitution went into effect at the end of their term). Henry S. White was also a member of the Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge. As the White Plantation lay just west of Hemphill, he was one of the last of the "Paderos" for the return of run-a-way slaves."

I have been unable to locate a CSA service record for Henry. It is probable that he was considered too old for service, he was almost 50 at the outbreak of the war.

His tombstone indicates he was a Mason.

Note in the 1920 Sabine County, Texas federal census, there was a 50 year old mulatto farmer named Jesse White (#594-616). He noted that his father was born in Mississippi and his mother in Georgia. What is his relationship, if any, to the other White's in Sabine County, Texas?

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish
13 Sept 1850
305-307
Henry White 37 M Farmer 900 Ga
Anne White 26 F Miss
H J 13 M Miss
Mary White 11 F Miss
Will White 8 M Miss
A. V. White 6 La
Edward White 3 M La
Jno. White 3/12 M La

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. No 1
Page 15C and 16D SD 1 ED 85 Stemped 231\\
Enumerated 26 and 28 Jun 1880
155-156
White, Henry S. W M 68 Farmer Ga Va Ga
White, Mary E W F 59 Wf Keeping House Miss Tn NC
Wallace, Sophia W F 30 StpDtr Farm laborer Miss --- ---
White, Eunice W F 28 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx --- ---
White, Ann E W F 25 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx --- ---
White, Ruth T W F 19 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx --- ---

Henry married Ann Vardeman before 1842 in Mississippi. Ann (daughter of Amaziah Vardeman and Una (Eunice) Carter) was born about 1824 in Mississippi; died after 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]