In 1827 Albert CAMPBELL came with his wife, Rebecca (BAKE) CAMPBELL, and his family to Fountain County, Indiana from Butler County, Ohio. He and his sons (Bake, John and Albert) obtained farm land, using Federal Land Patents, where the townships of Cain, Richland and Van Buren townships meet.
In 1843 Albert's son, Bake Campbell died. He was buried in the Southwest corner of his own farm (W 1/2 OF NW 1/4 Sec 34 Richland twp.). The probate that followed divided the farm between his three minor children. On 10 Aug 1845 Bake's widow Catherine (MELLINGER) Campbell married William Rufus DANFORTH. As a result Bake Campbell's gravesite (controlled by the DANFORTHs) would only become the burial site for some of Bake's immediate family. This is now referred to as the "SMALL CAMPBELL BURIAL SITE."
Less than 2 weeks later, on 22 Aug 1845, Albert Campbell (Sr) died. He was buried on his own farm (NW 1/4 Sec 3 Cain twp). His grave was the first burial in what would eventually become the "CAMPBELL CHAPEL CEMETERY." Over the next few years his two daughters, who were single when he died, married. Jane CAMPBELL married Citizen MURDOCK and Phebe/Phoebe CAMPBELL married Maillet MINOR. As the families grew and family members died, additional graves were placed near that of Albert (Sr).
In 1892 a small church was built next to the cemetery. It was named Campbell Chapel. Albert's daughter Phebe (CAMPBELL) MINOR was the first person buried in the cemetery after the church was built. For many years the church and cemetery remained the focal point for the extended Campbell family.
In the late 1970s or early 1980s the church became inactive. Eventually it caught fire, by a lightning strike, and was destroyed. Now only the cemetery is left to carry the Campbell Chapel name. The cemetery still is used by some descendants of the Campbells. It sits in quiet testament to the passage of Albert CAMPBELL and his family as they banded together in work and worship in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The stories of their cemetery and the small separate Campbell burial site are integral parts of the Campbell Family History.
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