. History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. ip^^. MR. JAMES CAMPBELL. James Campbell, inventor of the Campbell Improved corn and seeddrill, and sole manufacturer of the same at his Pioneer Drill worksinHarrison village, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, April 15,1817. He is of Scotch-Irish descent, on his fathers side descendedfrom the famous Clan Campbell, and on his mothers side a maternal grand-parents were Alexander and Nancy (Adams)Harper. The Harpers came from Ireland to America in 1794, bringingsix children — William, Alexander, J
. History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. ip^^. MR. JAMES CAMPBELL. James Campbell, inventor of the Campbell Improved corn and seeddrill, and sole manufacturer of the same at his Pioneer Drill worksinHarrison village, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, April 15,1817. He is of Scotch-Irish descent, on his fathers side descendedfrom the famous Clan Campbell, and on his mothers side a maternal grand-parents were Alexander and Nancy (Adams)Harper. The Harpers came from Ireland to America in 1794, bringingsix children — William, Alexander, James, Mary, Margaret, and Sid-ney. Margaret was born in Donegal, Ireland, October 31, 1787, andwas married in 1806 to Andrew Campbell, of Scotch blood, but a na-tive of Londonderry, born July 18, 1774, who had come to this countryin 1801. His mother was a Stewart, and he had three sisters, also abrother, John, who was a soldier in the Scotch Grevs in the battle ofWaterloo, and was killed there. The children of Margaret and An-drew Campbell were John, Mary, William, Alexandri
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