AARON L. S. CAMPBELL is one of the most wealthy and influential agriculturists of Fairfield Township, and is proprietor of the Hamilton City Ice Company.  He possesses good business ability, and has acquired a fortune by his wise management and sagacity.  On his two large and valuable farms, situated not far from Hamilton, he keeps a number of fine Jersey cows, and is the owner of the Hamilton Jersey Dairy Company, supplying milk to numerous city patrons.
     Mr. Campbell was born in Fairfield Township, Sept. 1, 1849, and is one of seven children, three sons and four daughters, four of whom are living.  His sister Ellen is the wife of H. L. Morey, Delia is Mrs. Ford, and his brother William H. C. is represented elsewhere in this volume.  The father of these children, William H. H. Campbell, was born in Warren County, Ohio, and followed farming as a means of obtaining a livelihood in early life.  Later he became interested in the wholesale ice business, and made a good success of the undertaking.  He was very prominent as a citizen, served as Deputy Sheriff for one term, and at one time was State Senator, he died May 17, 1894, when in his eighty-first year.  His father, Andrew Campbell, was of Scotch ancestry.  The mother of our subject, Ellen L., was a daughter of Aaron Longstreet Schenck, who was born of American parents.  He was a successful farmer and an extensive stock raiser, and one of the earliest settlers of this county.  He served in the capacity of Sheriff for one term, and was held in great respect by his neighbors.  The death of W. H. H. Campbell occurred May 17, 1894, when he had reached his eighty-first year.  His wife, who was a native of Ohio, died about 1877.
     The subject of this sketch was born in Fairfield Township, Sept. 1, 1849.  His early years were passed in this township and Hamilton.  He was reared to farm duties and learned the business of cutting ice, in both of which lines he is still in terested.  He employs a large number of men to carry on the work of his farm and to assist him in the ice business.  His two valuable farms near the city limits comprise between three and four hundred acres, and annually yield abundant harvests.
     Politically Mr. Campbell is affiliated with the Democratic party.  He is a man of public spirit, and one who has a firm belief in the increasing success and prosperity of this region.  He brings to bear upon his various enterprises perseverance, clear foresight and good judgment, all of which qualities have been instrumental in the success which he has accomplished.
Source:  Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. 1894 - Page 143

ANDREW CAMPBELL, M. D.  The intelligent reader and thoughtful student of human nature, realizing that the mightiest intellects of all ages owe some portion of their fame to mental traits inherited from their ancestors, is always pleased to turn the pages of history back one generation and learn something concerning the lineage of eminent men.  Some brief outline of the career of Dr. Campbell will therefore be appreciated by the people of the county among whom he lived and labored.  The sketch may be imperfect, and be but a feeble tribute to a scholarly man, but we trust it will serve to show that while he never attained the eminence gained by his son, the Governor of Ohio, he was, like him, a man of excellent caliber, keen discrimination, quick perceptive qualities and rare intellectual gifts.
     Born in Franklin, Ohio, June 22, 1807, Dr. Campbell was descended from good old Revolutionary ancestors, mainly of Scotch origin, and educated beyond the usual attainments of their day.  His father died in 1846, and his mother when advanced in years.  During his youthful years, the educational facilities of Franklin were so meager that he had but limited advantages for mental culture.  However, he made the best possible use of every advantage, and by self culture acquired a good knowledge of the higher branches of English and a solid groundwork of classics upon which to build his professional training.  He was an eager student, and his well thumbed “Virgil Delphini” and other text-books are still preserved and treasured by his descendants.
     At the age of twenty-one he entered the office of Dr. Otho Evans, Sr., of Franklin, and after some time under his preceptorship, entered the Medical College of Ohio, from which institution he was graduated in 1830.  It was his intention, in selecting this profession, to become a naval surgeon, and his early studies, as well as subsequent practice, were such as to perfect him in surgery, of which he was very fond.  However, at his mother’s request, he abandoned his early design, and in the spring of 1831 opened an office at Middletown.  There he conducted a large and successful practice until his removal to Hamilton in the fall of 1848.  In fact, so successful was he that he gained a wide reputation for skill, and many students sought his office.
     In March, 1835, Dr. Campbell married Miss Laura, the daughter of John P. Reynolds, an early merchant of Middletown.  They have two children, of whom the daughter, Laura S., died in 1865.  The son, James E., is represented elsewhere in this volume.  The Doctor’s removal to Hamilton was prompted by a desire to secure a less laborious practice than that at Middletown.  But the increased demand for his services, caused by the cholera plague in the summer of 1849, and the spread of small-pox the following winter, drew too heavily upon his delicate frame.  An attack of whooping cough was succeeded by bronchitis and laryngitis that resulted fatally.  At the old homestead, near Franklin, he breathed his last, Sept. 5, 1851.  By those who knew him personally, it is said that his character was noble and principles lofty.  In domestic relations he was affectionate and thoughtful; in the profession, skilled and accurate; as a surgeon, notable for advanced methods of treatment; in person, prepossessing, with kind eyes and expressive face; as a citizen, public spirited, and in fact in every relation of life he was guided by the loftiest principles of honor.
Source:  Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. 1894 - Page 294

HON. JAMES E. CAMPBELL, Governor of Ohio in 1890-92, and one of the most eminent men of the state, was born in Middletown, Ohio, July 7, 1843, being a son of Dr. Andrew and Laura P. (Reynolds) Campbell, the former of Scotch extraction, and the latter of English descent.  Further mention concerning the family history will be found in the biographical sketch of Dr. Campbell, elsewhere presented.  The maternal grandfather, John P. Reynolds, was at one time a publisher in New York State, and later became a leading citizen of Middletown.
     The Reynolds family was for many generations identified with the history of Devonshire, England.  From Plympton Earl, in that shire, Jonathan Reynolds emigrated to America in 1645, and on his arrival in this country, took up his residence near Plympton, in Plymouth Colony, now a part of the commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Governor Campbell is the sixth in line of descent from this original pioneer.  After some time in Massachusetts, members of the family removed to Rhode Island and New York, where they are now numerous, as well as influential, holding important positions in state and national councils.  Through the Reynolds family, his lineage is traced to John Parker, who commanded the American troops in the heroic struggle at Lexington at the beginning of the Revolution.  Our subject’s paternal great-grandfather, Andrew Small, when eighteen years old went with Montgomery on the fatal expedition to Quebec, where he suffered untold miseries, but finally succeeded in effecting a return through Canada to the United States.  Both grandfathers were soldiers in the War of 1812.
     Governor Campbell gained his early education in the public schools of Middletown, and also conducted his studies under the preceptorship of Rev. John B. Morton, an early and successful teacher of that place, and for many years pastor of the Presbyterian Church.  His studies completed, he taught school for a short time, employing his spare moments in the study of law.
     In the summer of 1863, when the navy had been thoroughly organized in its various departments, and had won some of its most glorious victories, he became a master’s mate on the gunboats “Elk” and “Naiad,” serving on the Mississippi and Red River flotillas, and taking part in several engagements.  However, the climate proving unhealthful, he was discharged from the service, returning home so attenuated as to be almost unrecognizable.  As soon as he had sufficiently regained his former health, he resumed the study of law, being admitted to the Bar in 1865.
     After having filled the position of bookkeeper for the First National Bank at Middletown, and also serving as Deputy Collector in the Internal Revenue Service of the Third District for eight months in Hamilton, under Gen. Ferdinand Van Derveer, the subject of this narrative entered upon the practice of law, in the spring of 1867.  It was not long before his superior ability won for him public recognition.  From 1867 until 1869 he was United States Commissioner.  In 1875 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney for the county, and in 1877 was re-elected, serving four years altogether.  In 1879 he was nominated for the Ohio State Senate, and the contest was very close, he being defeated by only twelve votes.
     During the war Governor Campbell affiliated with the Republican party, and remained an adherent of its principles until the Greeley campaign of 1872, when, in common with thousands of others, he threw off the old party yoke and cast his ballot for Greeley and Brown.  Since that time he has acted with the Democratic party, and has for years been one of its national leaders.  Upon the party ticket in 1882 he was nominated for Congress, and his popularity was proven by the fact that he was elected, notwithstanding the large Republican majority usually given by the district.  So efficient were his services that he was re-elected in 1884.  There were few more influential and active members than he, and in that honored body he stood very high.  He was Chairman of the Committee on Alcohol Liquor Traffic, but his most conspicuous services were on the Committee on the District of Columbia.
     The campaign of 1886 was one of the most exciting in which he was ever engaged.  Again the nominee of his party for Member of Congress, the Republicans, in order to secure his defeat, “gerry mandered”' the district, adding Greene County, which had a large Republican majority.  In spite of this fact, and in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, he gained the victory, though by a majority of but two votes.  His services in Congress terminated in March of 1889, after a long, honorable and successful career.  So prominent had he become in the councils of his party, that in 1889 he became the nominee of the Democrats of Ohio for the position of Governor, to which he was elected.  Jan. 1, 1890, he assumed the office of Chief Executive, and his service of two years added luster to the fame he had before achieved.  In 1891 he was a candidate for re-election, but was defeated by Governor McKinley.
     As a campaign speaker Governor Campbell is known throughout the United States, and wherever his name is announced for a speech, thousands always gather to hear him, including not only his own party, but the opposing organization as well.  He has the respect of those who are his political opponents, and who, while differing with him in national issues, are one with him in desiring the welfare of the state and the progress of the nation.  Financially prospered, he is connected with various commercial and manufacturing enterprises, and is the owner of valuable real estate.  Though not at present following a general practice, he occasionally acts as attorney in important law cases in Washington, D. C., and other cities.
     In 1870 Governor Campbell married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Job E. Owens, one of the pioneer manufacturers of Hamilton.  They are the parents of four children now living, namely: Elizabeth, Andrew, Jessie and James.
     Thus briefly have been pointed out the leading features in the life of one of Ohio’s most eminent citizens, and one who has made an honorable record both in public positions and private enterprises.  Now in the full vigor of his mental and physical faculties, it may be safely predicted that the future years will bring to him added honors and emoluments from the hands of his fellow-citizens.
Source:  Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. 1894 - Page 365

WILLIAM H. C. CAMPBELL, one of the most enterprising and thrifty young farmers of Butler County, comes from a worthy pioneer family of this state.  His valuable farm is very conveniently located near the outskirts of Hamilton, in Fairfield Township, and comprises a tract of one hundred and sixty-three acres.
     The birth of William Campbell took place in this county, Aug. 5, 1863.  His parents were William H. H. and Ellen L. (Schenck) Campbell, both of whom were natives of Ohio, and spent their lives within the limits of Butler County.  They lived to attain advanced years, the father’s death occurring May 17, 1894, when he was in his eighty-first year; his wife died June 10, 1877.  Mr. Campbell was an influential and highly respected citizen of this county, and on various occasions was honored with positions of responsibility and trust.  For one term he served most efficiently, and to the full satisfaction of his constituents, as County Sheriff, and for two terms represented this district in the Ohio State Legislature.  He was a man of public spirit, who endeavored to the best of his ability to promote and advance the prosperity of the community in which he dwelt.  He and his worthy wife were for years members of the Presbyterian Church.  His father, Samuel Campbell, was a native of New Jersey, and in young manhood came to Ohio, being one of the early settlers of Warren County.  He reared a large family, and passed the remainder of his life in the county just mentioned.  On the maternal side our subject’s grandfather was Aaron Schenck.  He was also one of the pioneers of Ohio, and died in this county when about fifty-three years of age.
     In a family comprising three sons and four daughters, four of whom are yet living, W. H. C. Campbell is the youngest.  His surviving brothers and sisters are: Aaron L. S.; Ella R. C., wife of H. L. Morey; and Lelia L., who became the wife of Jarvis Ford.  The early years of our subject were passed on his father’s farm, where he was born.  His education was such as was afforded by the district schools in the neighborhood, but he has constantly added to his knowledge by a wise course of reading and study on various topics of the day and of general interest.  With his father as an instructor, he learned the various duties pertaining to farm life, and became a practical agriculturist by the time he had reached his majority.  He is very successful in the operation of his farm, which bears evidence of the care and attention be stowed upon it by the thrifty proprietor.
     May 23, 1889, Mr. Campbell was united in marriage with Miss Evaline, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Lewellen) Wooley.  Four children have been born to this union, who are named as follows: Horace Chester, Eleanor Schenck, Verona and William, Jr.
     In his political relations, Mr. Campbell is a Democrat, and uses his influence in the support of that party’s candidates and measures.  In his religious views he is liberal, and though he gives of his means to the support of the Methodist Church, with which his wife is connected, he is not identified with any denomination.
Source:  Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. 1894 - Page 127

HENRY W. CLARK, the youngest child of Salem and Susan Clark, whose sketch appears in this work, was born on the farm which he owns in Morgan Township, Apr. 15, 1854.  He was educated in the public schools of Morgan Township, followed in the foot steps of his father, and became a farmer on attaining his manhood, which business he followed until the spring of 1893, when he engaged in merchandising at Scipio, Ind.  This beautiful little village is located on the state line between Indiana and Ohio, a portion of the town being in each state.  Mr. Clark’s residence and store are in Indiana, but the postoffice, which is kept in the store, is known as Philanthropy, Butler County, Ohio.
     Mr. Clark operates a general store, the only one in the town, where he keeps constantly on hand a full line of dry goods, groceries, notions, boots, shoes, shelf hardware and small farm tools.  Before engaging in this business, and while on the farm, he dealt in farm machinery, vehicles, and whatever was needed among the farmers.  He is naturally adapted to this line of trade, and continued thus employed until 1890, when he opened his present place of business in Scipio, where as a merchant he has been quite successful.  On attaining his majority he purchased the farm from his father upon which he was born, and which he still owns.  This property comprises one hundred and twenty-five acres, and is well improved and quite valuable.  He also owns the store building where he does business, and a pleasant home in Scipio.
     Henry W. Clark was married Mar. 1, 1876, to Laura, daughter of John and Matilda Dare, natives of Franklin County, Ind., where Mrs. Clark was born in December, 1858.  From this union was born one child, Lulu May, Feb. 18, 1882, and now attending school.  Mr. Clark was appointed Postmaster of Philanthropy under the administration of President Harrison, in April, 1891, and still holds the position.  Politically he is a zealous Democrat, and works and votes according to the principles of that party.  He is deservedly popular among the people and has succeeded in establishing a large trade.
Source:  Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. 1894 - Page 374

RICHARD A. CLARK, a prominent and retired farmer, now living in Reiley, was born at Westfield, N. J., Nov. 7, 1815.  His parents, Andrew H. and Rebecca (Miller) Clark, were both likewise natives of New Jersey.  The former was born July 12, 1786, and died in his native state Oct. 19, 1862.  His wife, who was born June 26, 1788, died in New Jersey, Dec. 24, 1873.  They were the parents of eight children, of whom Sarah H. was the eldest.  She was born Nov. 16, 1808, and first married Robert Kingsland, later wedded Squire Pierson, and died in New Jersey.  Mary B., born Nov. 19, 1810, married Elias Mooney, and died in her native state.  Henrietta D. is the next in order of birth.  Caroline, who was born Apr. 19, 1814, died Aug. 1, 1815.  Richard A. is the fifth of the family.  James L., who lives on the old homestead at Westfield, N. J., was born Jan. 22, 1818.  William A., born July 15, 1821, now resides in Trenton, N. J.  Jabez, born May 19, 1823, died near Corydon, Kan., in middle life.  Four of this family are still living, though well advanced in years.
     In his native state Mr. Clark, whose name heads this sketch, married Miss Rebecca Norris, Dec. 24, 1844.  Mrs. Clark is a native of Elizabeth, N. J., where her birth occurred Mar. 29, 1822.  In 1855, with his family of four children, Mr. Clark went to Iowa City, Iowa, where he remained for about a year.  Subsequently he engaged in farming for four years near West Liberty, Iowa.  In 1863 he returned as far East as Butler County, making a settlement on a farm in Reiley Township.  To its cultivation he devoted his energies is until about nine years ago, when he retired from active labor, and has since resided in the village of Reiley, in the home of his sister, Mrs. Gray.
     Mr. and Mrs. Clark became the parents of nine children, of whom Edwin A. was born Jan. 6, 1846.  He is a dairyman, residing on a farm near Hamilton, Ohio.  William A., born Mar. 10, 1848, is now employed as an attendant at the Oxford Retreat, though his home is in Hamilton.  James A., born Jan. 25, 1850, is also an attendant at the Oxford Retreat.  Andrew H., born Aug. 9, 1852, died in infancy.  Anna Augusta, widow of John Booth, by whom she had two children, was born Oct. 9, 1854, and now makes her home in Oxford, Ohio.  Henrietta Arabelle, born Mar. 26, 1857, is the wife of Frank Tucker, and lives in Oxford.  Sarah Elizabeth, whose birth occurred Jan.  27, 1859, became the wife of John R. Coulter, who operates a farm near Oxford.  Mary, who was born Oct. 4, 1861, died in infancy.  Mary Olivia was born Apr. 16, 1863, and is now employed as a stenographer in Chicago.
     On both sides of the family the genealogy of Mr. Clark can be traced back with accuracy for many generations.  His great-great-grandfather, David Ross, was born in May, 1746, in England, and left a large sum of money in the Bank of England, to which his heirs are entitled, but sufficient proof of this fact has not thus far been produced.  His wife was a Miss Anna Stikes.  Mr. Clark’s grandfather, Enoch Miller, married Keziah Ross, daughter of the David Ross just mentioned.  The marriage was celebrated in May, 1782, and of their union was born a family of fifteen children.  The Clark family has long been established in America, dating back to the Pilgrim Fathers.  Grandfather Clark, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, was taken prisoner and placed in the sugar house in New York.  He lived to be ninety-six years of age.  Grandfather Miller fought in most of the noted battles of the War for Independence.
     The subject of this biography was reared in the Democratic ranks, his father being one of the Jacksonian type.  For over a quarter of a century, however, Mr. Clark has supported the Republican ticket.   Since his fifteenth year he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church; he was elected Elder when in Iowa City, and has ever since been a Ruling Elder in his church.   His family have all been identified with the same denomination.  Dec. 24, 1894, was celebrated the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Clark, with suitable festivities, in which their many friends joined heartily.  Intelligent and companionable, Mr. Clark has ever held the entire confidence and esteem of all who know him.  In 1876 he attended the Centennial celebration at Philadelphia, and at that time made his second visit to the scenes of his childhood.  In 1893 it was also his privilege to attend the Columbian Exposition at Chicago.  When a lad of sixteen years he had ridden from Newark to Elizabeth on the “John Bull” train, the first in the United States, this being in 1831.  On Transportation Day Mr. Clark was given a ticket and took another ride on the old “John Bull” train, which was exhibited during the World’s Fair.  The sixty-two years which had elapsed between his first and second ride on this pioneer train had transformed our subject from a lively youth of sixteen years to a man verging toward fourscore years.  This train originally ran between Camden and Amboy, and its speed of five miles an hour was considered marvellous.  On his first trip Mr. Clark rode on the wood box in order to better see the intricate workings of the wonderful machinery.  Among his treasures he considers the ticket which was punched with the figure of the Liberty Bell.  As the only man among the millions who attended the Fair having such an experience, the Chicago Evening Post devoted considerable space to a fitting account of the incident, illustrated with a wood-cut of Mr. Clark.
Source:  Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. 1894 - Page 351

Source:  Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. 1894 - Page 367

WILLIAM P. COPE, who is Principal of the Central High School, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Mar. 21, 1850.  He is a son of Simon and Rachael (Prickett) Cope, the father a native of Pennsylvania, and the mother of Ohio.  Our subject was the only child.  His father, who was a farmer, came to this state in 1803, and located in the eastern part of Columbiana County, where he remained for many years engaged in the manufacture of pottery and red earthern-ware; he later followed farming as an occupation.  He died in that county in 1876, at the age of seventy-nine years.  His wife survived him until 1889.  They were originally Quakers, and subsequently members of the Christian Church.
     The paternal grandfather of our subject, who was named John Cope, came originally from Philadelphia, and settled in Fayette County, Pa., near Braddockfield.  He came to Ohio in 1803, and followed farming until his death, in Champaign County.  He had a family of four children.  In religion he was a Quaker, and was of English de scent, having come over in the ship with William Penn and settled in Philadelphia.  The maternal grandfather was Joab Prickett, a native of New Jersey, and also of English extraction.  He was a farmer by occupation, and came to Ohio in 1806, settling in Columbiana County, where he spent the remainder of his days, dying about the year 1852, at the age of about seventy years.  He be came a Quaker after his marriage, and died in that faith.
     Professor William P. Cope was reared in Columbiana County, and there lived until twenty two years of age.  His youth was spent on the farm, where he was engaged until about eighteen years of age in the work incident to that occupation, and in attending the district school.  Subsequently he attended school at New Lisbon for three years, and then entered Alliance College, remaining three years.  He then graduated from Hiram College in 1872, having completed a classical course.  He is a post-graduate of Wooster, from which institution he received the degree of Ph. D.  He has taught school ever since that time, first as Superintendent of Schools in the town of Columbiana from 1873 to 1876, then in a similar position at Woodsfield, Ohio, from 1876 to 1880, with one year’s intermission at Heidelberg.  After this he was called back to Woodsfield, and was there two years more.  He then went to Brooklyn Village, Ohio, now the Forty-second Ward of Cleveland, where he was Superintendent of Schools for five years.  In the fall of 1885 he came to Hamilton, and has been Principal of the high school for nine years.
Source:  Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. 1894 - Page 429