History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . attended his funeral in a body. On April 24th, 1873, ^^^ married Miss Mary LivingstoneWoolsey, daughter of Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey,U. S. N., who was the son of Commodore Melancthon TaylorWoolsey, C S. N. They had four children, Melancthon Woolsey,born July 14, 1874; Alexander Macomb, born December 2, 1876;Elise, born January ly, 1878; and George Throop, born 4th,1879. The two oldest sons were students at the university, and itmay be interesting to note in this connection, that almost the entirefam
History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . attended his funeral in a body. On April 24th, 1873, ^^^ married Miss Mary LivingstoneWoolsey, daughter of Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey,U. S. N., who was the son of Commodore Melancthon TaylorWoolsey, C S. N. They had four children, Melancthon Woolsey,born July 14, 1874; Alexander Macomb, born December 2, 1876;Elise, born January ly, 1878; and George Throop, born 4th,1879. The two oldest sons were students at the university, and itmay be interesting to note in this connection, that almost the entirefamily for three generations have called Michigan their AlmaMater, a record which, at this date, has probably few graduation in 1897 from the engineering department Wool-sey Campau took up his profession in Detroit; Macomb Campauhas for several years been a special agent of the XorthwesternMutual Life Insurance Co. at Detroit; George Throop is in busi-ness in California ; and the widow and dausrhter reside in Detroit. 54. Cl-ASS OF 70. UXIVERSITY OF ^ Oscar James Campbell, , , , O. CJscar James Campbell wasborn April 27. 1846. at Cuba, Xew^ ork. His forefathers belongedto the Clan Campbell in Scotland,who now look to the Duke ofArgyle as their chief. His im-mediate ancestors, however, cameto America before the French andIndian War. and when theRevolutionar_\- War liroke out in1776. many of the clan had settledin Cherry \ alley, not far west ofAlbany. They took up arms onthe side of the colonists and one,Col. Campbell. fell mortallywounded in the battle of Oriskanv. The Campbells have continuedto reside in Cherry A alley and vicinitv. They have prospered andmultiplied, luitil now it may be said, half of the people of OtsegoCounty, in the State of Xew York, are relatives of the subject ofthis sketch. A few years after the war of 1812 had come to a close, Campbell, having lost his wife and two dattghters, took histhree sons
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