| Notes |
- 1901 Census gives date of birth as Feb. 1851; Maggie Comley's Birthday Book
gives date as 2-12. Thus birth date is assumed to be 12 Feb 1851. However,
none of the ages given in various censuses agree with this birthdate: 18 in
1871, 28 in 1881, 49 in 1901. Also, this date makes him older than his older
brother John. It seems more reasonable to assume his year of birth was actually
1853. This also agrees with marriage record (see below) which has him 26 yrs
old on 15 Sep 1879.
1881 Census: age 28, profession Carder
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Marriage record (viewed at Family History Centre in Winnipeg, reel 1869504,
record no. 003142) gives
age: 26
residence when married: Erin Village, Ont.
place of birth: Erin Village, Ont.
profession: woolen manufacturer
There is a town of Erin in Wellington Co, ON, northwest of Guelph. This
birthplace conflicts with the entry "Bruce" (presumably Bruce Co.) on the 1901
census.
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The following quarter-sections southwest of Alsask, SK are recorded as having
been homesteaded by Nathaniel Campbell in the Western Lands Database. These are
just over the Alberta border.
NE 23 26 1 W4
Liber 778, Folio 251, File reel number C-6560
Name: Nathaniel Campbell
SE 23 26 1 W4
Liber 847 ,Folio 94, File reel number C-6616
Name: Nathaniel Mervyn Campbell
SW 24 26 1 W4
Liber 745, Folio 494, File reel number C-6533
Name: Nathaniel Mervyn Campbell
NW 24 26 1 W4
Liber 571, Folio 13, File reel number C-6391
Name: Nathaniel Campbell
Probably unrelated is a quarter-section in Manitoba, near Lake Manitoba at Big
Sandy Point (east of Alonsa).
NW 4 21 10 W1
Liber 714, Folio 140, File reel number C-6507
Name: Nathaniel Campbell
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In addition to farming, Nathaniel operated the local Post Office out of his
home. He designated the PO as 'Nathella'. The "Post Offices and Postmasters"
database at ArchiviaNet lists the Nathella post office in the Federal electoral
district of Medicine Hat, AB, with Nathaniel Campbell appointed as postmaster
1915-01-01 until 1918-05-31, when the office was closed. The location of the
office was 24-26-1-W4.
This region of Alberta is known as Acadia (Acadia Valley Municipal District). A
local history called "Times to Remember" has been published for this area, but
apparently does not mention the Campbells.
Nathella is listed in an Alberta place names index
(http://www.rootsweb.com/~canab/places/placesn.html) in Acadia County,
24-26-1-W4.
Also listed on page 572 of Wrigley's 1922 Alberta Directory and Year Book:
"a farming settlement and former P.O. in Alexandra Prov. Elec. Div., 10 miles
southwest of Alsask, which is on the C.N.R. main line and is the nearest C. N.
Tel., C. N. R. express and business and banking centre."
source: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/glenc/
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Nathaniel Campbell is listed in Edmonton Cemetery, Section I, Block 76, Plot
0006. In plot 0005 is Margaret Campbell. Apparently there is a single
headstone, with "Nathaniel 1852-1928" and "Margaret Jane 1857-1934" (and also a
note of some kind about "Nathaniel Mervin", not clear if he is buried there).
However, interment dates are 12/21/35 for Margaret and 12/14/54 for Nathaniel.
The year 1935 may be a transcription error, but the 1954 date seems to imply
that Nathaniel was moved here from some other cemetery.
!NOTE: Personal communication; ; ; ; ; Margaret (Seller) Minogue
!NOTE: 1901 Census of Canada; ; ; T-6469; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251 Donald
St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 31 Mar 1901.Ontario, Grey East
(64), Thornbury (j-3), p. 1, line 23.
!DEATH: Herbert K. Armstrong, Phyllis E. Armstrong, William Armstrong and His
Descendants, 1846 - 1979; ; ; p. 24; , Walter Harris Memorial Library,
(Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale, ON, N0C 1H0
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1853 - 1926 (72 years)