Tehama County Biographies

CHARLES A CAMPBELL

Transcribed by: Bonnie Phelan

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CHARLES A CAMPBELL is a prominent citizen and business man of Red Bluff, Tehama 
County, California. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, January 
1, 1853, and was brought to California in his mother�s arms when he was two 
months old. His parents, William and Elizabeth (Hughes) Campbell, were both 
natives of Pennsylvania. They had six children, the two youngest, the subject of 
this sketch and his sister, being twins. Upon their arrival in California, his 
father became a pioneer hotel-keeper and also  ran a saw-mill in Nevada County. 
The family removed to Yolo County, where Charles A. attended school. He 
subsequently went to college for two years at Oakland. Upon his return to Yolo 
he clerked two years in the store of Mr. A. Griffith. In 1871 he came to Red 
Bluff and accepted the position of book-keeper for the firm of Frank Campbell & 
Welton, remaining in their employ two years. Then he was employed as book-keeper 
for the Blue Ridge Flume & Lumber Company, being at the mills two years. After 
that he returned to Red Bluff and formed a copartnership in the general 
merchandise business, the firm being Bahney, Campbell & Company. They carried on 
the business four years, at the end of which time the present firm of Morris & 
Campbell was formed, the later being the active partner.  Their store, 25x100 
feet, is located on Main street between Oak and Pine, and they do a large 
business, dealing in dry goods, carpets, millinery and fancy goods.
      In addition to his other business enterprises, Mr. Campbell is also 
interested in land. He is interested with others in 255 acres of choice fruit 
land, fifty acres of which have   been planted to prunes. He intends to continue 
the work of tree-planting until the whole of it is in fruit. They have a 
delightful and artistic home, the surroundings of which give evidence of the 
taste and refinement of its inmates.
        Mr. Campbell was married, in 1878, to Miss Mary E. Ludwig, daughter of 
William Ludwig. They have had three children, two of whom are living, Edith F. 
and George L., both born in Red Bluff. Mrs. Campbell is an active member of the 
Presbyterian Church and Sunday-school. Mr. Campbell is a member of the Masonic 
order, a Knight Templar, and a member of the A.O.U.W. Politically he is a 
Republican.
  
 
Memorial & Biographical History of Northern California
The Lewis Publishing Co., 1891, Page 618