My Great-Great-Grandparents, Robert L. Campbell and Fannie Mills

Robert Lee Campbell was born about 1848 in Caroline County, VA. This estimate is based on his age given in the 1850-1880 censuses.

He was listed in his parents, Cornelius Campbell and Emily Dulaney, household in the 1850 census on November 16, 1850 in Caroline County, VA along with older brothers William S. Campbell, Joseph W. Campbell, and Cornelius R. D. Campbell. As mentioned, Robert was listed as 2 years old and born in Virginia. By the time of this census, his oldest brother, French D. Campbell, had moved to a nearby farm in Caroline County.

He was listed in his parents, Cornelius Campbell and Emily Dulaney, household in the 1860 census on September 28, 1860 in Sparta, Caroline County, VA along with older brothers Cornelius R. D. Campbell, William S. Campbell, and Joseph W. Campbell, and younger sister Emma B. Campbell. Robert  was 12 years old and had attended school prior to the census date.

Robert joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War. I haven’t yet found any information about when he enlisted, but he was probably around 15 or 16 years old when he did. According to the Confederate Widow's Pension Application his widow Fannie filed in 1923, Robert was a Private in Company F of the 24th Virginia Cavalry and was a prisoner of war when the war ended. He signed a Parole of Honor on May 2, 1865 in Bowling Green, VA not to take part in any hostilities against the Government of the United States. After he signed the parole, he was allowed to return to his home. I have a typewritten version of the parole statement that was attached to Fannie’s pension application. It confirms Robert was a Private in Co. F, 24th Virginia Cavalry and a prisoner of war. The Union officer granting the parole was M. A. Prugn, Captain and Provost Marshall. The final sentence in the parole says "The Bearer, Robert L. Campbell, having taken the oath of parole, has permission to go to his home in Caroline County, Va." Robert would have been about 17 years old at this time.

Compiled service records for Robert in the Confederate soldiers from Virginia confirm that he was a Private in Company F of the  24th Virginia Cavalry and he showed up on a list of paroled prisoners at the Provost Marshall's Office in Bowling Green, VA.. There is no enlistment record for Robert. According to Wikipedia, the "24th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized in June 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry. This unit served in General Gary's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought in various conflicts around Richmond. Later it was involved in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 19 officers and 144 men. Its commanders were Colonel William T. Robins, Lieutenant Colonel Theophilus G. Barham, and Major John R. Robertson." Also in the 24th were Robert's brothers French and William.

Card from Robert's compiled service record stating he was a paroled prisoner

Robert’s father, Cornelius Campbell, passed away in 1868 and Robert received land from the probate of Cornelius’ will on August 10, 1868 in Caroline County, VA. At the time of his death, Cornelius owned at least three properties, comprising over 1500 acres of land, which he divided equally among his heirs. Robert received Lot 2, Plot A (170-3/4 acres), Lot 3, Plot B (125 acres), and Lot 5, Plot C (100 acres). I haven’t researched where Plots A, B and C were located in Caroline County.

Robert bought the 29-acre tract of land containing the old Lewis mill for $800 in Caroline County, VA on January 17, 1870 from his older brothers (French, Joseph, William and Cornelius) and their wives. The land was part of what was described as Plot C of the Millwood Farm.  The $800 included the mill, which had suffered extensive damage during the Civil War from Union troops passing through Caroline County.

He was listed in the household of his mother, Emily Dulaney Campbell, in the 1870 census on June 11, 1870 in Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA along with younger sister Emma B. Campbell, domestic servant Rosana Epps, and farm laborer Woodson Puller. Robert was 22 years old and a farmer with real estate valued at $8510 and a personal estate worth $330.

Robert Lee Campbell and Fanny S. Mills were married on May 19, 1875 in Frederick Hall, Louisa County, VA. They were married by Reverend Scott.

Robert and Fanny appeared in the 1880 census on June 4, 1880 in District 29, Caroline County, Virginia along with their daughter Emma D. Campbell and sons Jeter Dallas Campbell, Robert L. Campbell Jr. and William Floyd Campbell. Robert was 32 years old, married to Fannie and a farmer. Both he and his parents were born in Virginia. Fannie was 30 years old and keeping house. She and her parents were born in Virginia. Their son, William, my great-grandfather, was 4 years old. Robert, Jr. was 2 years old, Emily was 1 year old and Jeter was 3 months old, born in February 1880. All of their children were born in Virginia. They also had a couple of servants living with them. James Holmes was black, 16 years old and was born in Virginia as were his parents (former slaves?), worked on the farm and had attended school. The other household member listed was Lucy Shepherd, who was white, 13 years old and born in Virginia as were her parents, worked as a domestic servant and had also attended school.

Robert Campbell's household in the 1880 census

Robert died of obstruction of the bowels on January 15, 1886 at the age of 38 in Caroline County, VA. He was sick for less than 24 hours according to the doctor who attended him, C.S. Webb. This information came from Confederate Widow's War Pension application that his wife, Fanny, filed in 1923. Family folklore was that his appendix burst while he was soaking in a hogshead barrel filled with brine water, which was a common folk treatment for appendicitis in those days. I heard this story many times from my grandfather, Thomas Floyd Campbell, who was Robert’s grandson.

Robert was buried in Caroline County, VA. The location of his grave is unknown.

Fanny S. Mills, Robert’s wife and daughter of Andrew L. Mills and Susanna D. Boxley, was born on July 20, 1850 in Louisa County, VA.

She was listed in the household of Susanna D. Boxley in the 1860 census on June 23, 1860 in Northern District, Louisa County, VA along with older siblings Patrick B. Mills, Andrew L. Mills, Edmund Mills, and younger siblings Estell Mills, Joseph Mills and Tamasia Mills. By this time, Susanna had been separated from her husband, Andrew Mills, for several years. Fanny was 9 years old and born in Louisa County, Virginia.

It seems Fanny was enumerated twice in the 1870 census. On July 12, 1870 in Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA she was a member of the George Washington Broaddus and Elizabeth Mills household at a farm in Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA along with James I. Broaddus, Odessa C. "Dessie" Broaddus, Ophelia Broaddus, and Susan I. "Susie" Broaddus. Fannie was listed as 20 years old and born in Virginia. She had no occupation. This is the only Fanny Mills listed in Caroline County, VA in this census, and her age matches with her birth date. However, there is another Fannie Mills listed with the Susanna Mills family in Frederick Hall, Louisa County, VA, 18 years old, that I believe to also be the correct Fannie Mills also, since her mother's name matches and she later married Robert L. Campbell at Frederick Hall, Louisa County, VA in 1875. She was listed in the household of Susanna D. Boxley in the on August 1, 1870 in Northern District, Louisa County, VA along with siblings Andrew L. Mills, Edmund Mills, Joseph Mills, Tamasia Mills, and Patrick B. Mills.

Fannie appeared in the census on June 13, 1900 at a farm in Bowling Green District, Caroline County, VA as the head of the household. She was 49 years old, widowed, with 7 children born and 6 children still living. Her occupation was farming, and she owned her farm without a mortgage. Listed in her household were her daughters Emma and Susie, and her sons Jeter and Talmage, who was born after his father, Robert, died.

Fanny was listed again as head of household in the 1910 census on May 11, 1910 in Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA along with son Dewitte Talmage Campbell and daughter Suzanne F. "Susie" Campbell. Dewitte (listed as David in the census) and Susie were 24 and 26 years old, respectively, and both were single. At this time, Fannie was 59 years old, widowed, with 7 children born and 6 children still living (as in the 1900 census). Her occupation was still farming, however her farm now was mortgaged.

Over the next 10 years or so, Fannie moved around quite a bit. According to her grandson Robert Campbell, sometime after 1910 Fannie, her son Talmadge and her daughter Suzanne moved to Richmond, VA to live with Jeter and Robert.  At that time, Jeter was working for the VA Electric Power Company.  In October 1916, Fannie, Talmadge, Suzanne, Jeter and Robert moved to a farm inherited by Jeter and Robert from Jeter's wife in King William County, VA called Rumford Academy.  In 1918, Fannie, Talmadge and Suzanne moved back to the old Campbell home place in Caroline County, VA.  A few years later, Fannie, Talmadge and Suzanne moved to a farm in Stafford County near Heflin, VA.  Fannie’s son, Robert, came to live with them at this farm and remained there until he died.

In the 1920 census, Fannie was a family member in the household of her son, Dewitte Campbell, as enumerated on January 5, 1920 in Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA. Still living in the household was her daughter, Susie Campbell, similar to the 1910 census except Dewitte was now listed as the head of household. Fannie was now 69 years old, widowed and with no occupation.

Fanny applied for a Confederate Veteran/Widow pension on April 21, 1923 in Heflin, Stafford County, VA based on her being Robert’s widow. This pension application was known as Form No. 5, "Application of a widow of a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine of the Late Confederacy Under Act Approved February 28, 1918, as amended by act approved, March 11, 1922". Fannie provided the following information on the pension application: her name was Fannie S. Campbell; she was 73 years old; she was born in Louisa County, VA; she had lived in Virginia all 73 years and had lived at her current location in Heflin, Stafford County, VA for about 3 years; she was living with her son; her husband's full name was Robert Lee Campbell; they were married on May 19, 1975 near Frederick Hall in Louisa County, VA by Rev. D. Scott; her husband Robert passed away in Caroline County, VA; his cause of death was obstruction of the bowels; the physician who attended Robert was C. S. Webb, M.D.; she had not married since the death of her husband; and her husband had served with Company F of the 24th Virginia Cavalry. She also stated she had received no income, owned no property, her husband had previously been on a pension roll, she had never applied for a pension in Virginia before, and there was no camp of Confederate veterans in her county. A lot of the scanned pension application is unintelligible, including Fannie's signature on the first page. As best as I can make out, the witnesses were L. A. Skinner and C. M. Heflin, both of Stafford County. The "Affidavit of Comrades" part of the pension was left blank, but the "Affidavit of Witnesses, Not Comrades" part had Skinner and Heflin swearing that they personally knew Fannie, they had known her for about 4 years, she was the widow of Robert L. Campbell, and that he had died on January 15, 1886 (hard to read this date due to the quality of the scan - this is my best guess). The "Certificate of Physician" part signed by C. S. Webb, M.D. on Sept 5, 1923, stated the cause of death as obstruction of the bowels, and that Robert was sick less than 24 hours. The "Certificate of Commissioner of Revenue" part of the application signed by R.C.L. Moncure on March 24, 1925 stated that Fannie owed no money and had an estate (real, personal, or mixed) worth $1000. The Pension Board for Stafford County approved the pension application on March 31, 1925 and the pension was certified by the judge (name unintelligible) on April 14, 1925.

Fannie again appeared in her son Dewitte’s household in the 1930 census on April 10, 1930 at House No. 4-8 in Rock Hill District, Stafford County, Virginia. Fannie was 79 years old, still widowed and with no occupation. Also living in the household was her daughter (and Dewitte’s sister) Susie, who for some reason, was enumerated as “Fannie S. Campbell” also, even though her age identified her as Susie. By this time, Susie was nurse in a local hospital.

This could be a picture of Fannie Campbell...not sure

The final census Fannie appeared in was the 1940 census, taken on May 22, 1940 at a rural address on State Road 612 in Heflin, Stafford County, Virginia. Her son, Dewitte, had passed away, so Fannie and her daughter Susie were living in the household. Fannie was the head of household, 89 years old and still widowed, with 2 years of high school education. She claimed to have lived in the same house in 1935. She had no occupation, no salary in 1939 and no other income.

Fanny died from myocarditis complicated by arteriosclerosis on July 21, 1946 at the age of 96 in Stafford County, Virginia. At the time of her death, Fannie lived in Stafford County, Virginia. On her death certificate, Fannie's date of birth was given by the informant, Susie Campbell (Fannie's daughter) as July 20, 1850. She was listed as the widow of Robert L. Campbell. Susie did not provide the names of Fannie's parents or their birthplaces on the certificate. The doctor, Lloyd Busch, MD of Fredericksburg, VA attended Fannie from July 20 until July 21, when death occurred at 9 pm. By the time she passed away, all of Fannie’s sons had already died.

Her obituary appeared on July 22, 1946 in the Free Lance-Star newspaper in Fredericksburg, VA. The obituary said: “Mrs. Campbell, 96, Dies At Her Home. Mrs. Fannie S. Campbell, 96, widow of the late Robert L. Campbell, died at her home at Cropp last night. She is survived by two daughters, Miss Susie Campbell of Cropp; Mrs. Emma Young of Rockville, Md.; seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. The body will remain at Elkins Funeral Home until 1 pm Tuesday when it will be removed to Grace Methodist Church, Fauquier County, for services to be conducted at 2 pm by the Reverend Lloyd Boutyard. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Morris Heflin, L. H. Dodd, Thomas Stevens, Lester Heflin, and William and Arthur Grove.

Fannie Campbell's Obituary, 1946

Fannie was buried on July 23, 1946 at Grace United Methodist Church Cemetery in Somerville, Fauquier County, VA. The funeral director was Elkins Funeral Home in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Robert Lee Campbell and Fanny S. Mills had the following children:

1) William Floyd Campbell (my great-grandfather) was born on February 22, 1876 in Caroline County, VA, married Elizabeth S. Carneal on August 8, 1900 in Caroline County, VA, and died July 30, 1941 in Caroline County, VA.

2) Robert L. Campbell was born on July 7, 1877 in Caroline County, VA and died on January 19, 1935 at the age of 57 in Rock Hill District, Stafford County, Virginia. Robert’s death certificate said he committed suicide by shooting "his face and forehead entirely off with a shotgun". It went on to say the contributing cause was "not feeling well and not sleeping for several months". Robert was single when he died and I have found no evidence he was ever married. He was buried on February 3, 1935 in Fauquier County, VA.

3) Emma D. Campbell was born on January 15, 1879 in Caroline County, VA, married John William Young on May 10, 1910 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died on March 14, 1971 in Rockville, Montgomery County, MD.

4) Jeter Dallas Campbell was born on February 7, 1880 in Caroline County, VA, married Virginia Byrd Abraham on October 14, 1908 in Washington, DC, after Virginia died, married Olive O. Pugh on December 28, 1915 in Washington, DC and divorced her shortly thereafter, and died on February 27, 1939 in Acquintan District, King William County, Virginia.

5) Suzanne F. "Susie" Campbell was born on July 24, 1882 in Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA and died on August 20, 1959 at the age of 77 in Rockville, Montgomery County, MD. In the Rockville Cemetery, her tombstone has "Fannie S. Campbell" on it; she applied for her Social Security number in 1951 using the name Fannie - I think she started using that after her mother, Fannie, died. She was buried at Rockville Cemetery in Rockville, Montgomery County, MD. As far as I can tell, Susie was never married – like her brothers Robert and Dewitte.

6) Dewitte Talmage Campbell was born on April 27, 1886 (about 3 months after his father died) in Caroline County, VA and died on April 28, 1940 at the age of 54 at Western State Hospital in Staunton, Rockingham County, VA. According to his nephew, Robert Campbell of King William County, VA, Talmadge was in a mental institution at Staunton, VA when he died. This was confirmed by the death certificate. He had been confined to the institution, the Western State Hospital, for 3 months and 25 days. He died from bronchopneumonia 9 days after contracting it. The doctor confirmed the diagnosis by physical exam and an autopsy was performed. Dewitte was buried on April 30, 1940 in Staunton, Rockingham County, VA and may have been buried on the grounds of the Western State Hospital in Staunton, VA where he had been confined when he died.

My Great-Great-Great-Grandparents, Cornelius Campbell and Emily Dulaney

Cornelius Campbell's signature from his Petition for Amnesty letter
sent to President Andrew Johnson in 1865 after the Civil War

Cornelius Campbell was my paternal great-great-great-grandfather. He was a large landowner in Caroline County, Virginia, who, by 1850, owned nearly 100 slaves and over 1500 acres including a grist mill. As near as I can tell, he was born in 1800 in Virginia to Joseph Campbell, Jr. and Rosa Sale. This estimate of his birth year comes from information in the 1850 and 1860 federal population censuses, in which he was listed as 50 years old and 60 years old, respectively, and a letter he wrote to President Andrew Johnson in 1865 petitioning for amnesty. I’ve also found alternate birth information from a database of Virginia death records that indicate his birth year was 1803.

I can find no record of Cornelius in the federal population censuses prior to 1850, nor can I find any record for his father, Joseph Campbell, Jr. There is a Cornelius Campbell listed in the 1820 census in Shenandoah County, VA but the ages in the household don’t quite line up and this county is pretty far (by early 1800s travel standards) from Caroline County. The earliest reference I’ve found for Cornelius in Caroline County, VA was a land transaction on December 12, 1838, in which he paid $980 to Francis U. Scott, Francis V. Sutton, John D. Hargrove, and William Kidd for a parcel of land upon which the "poor house establishment" was situated and consisting of 360 acres. This parcel adjoined other land which Cornelius owned, indicating land records may exist that establish his presence in the county prior to 1838.

Cornelius married Emily Dulaney, daughter of French Dulaney, in Fauquier County, VA on August 2, 1825. As with Cornelius’ birth family, I have been unable to find the Dulaney family in any censuses prior to 1850.

Cornelius and his family are listed in the 1850 and 1860 agricultural and population censuses. In the 1850 agricultural census, taken in June 1850, Cornelius owned a farm near Sparta in Caroline County worth $20,000. His oldest son, French D. Campbell, lived on the farm next to this farm. Cornelius' farm had 1136 acres, worth $7000, and had horses, a mule, milk cows, oxen, other cattle, sheep and swine. The farm produced wheat, Indian corn, wool, peas, beans, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, butter, beeswax and honey. Cornelius is listed as the owner of the farm where his son, French, lived.  This farm had 691 acres, worth $10,500, and had horses, mules, milk cows, oxen, cattle, sheep and swine. This farm produced wheat, Indian corn, ginned cotton, wool, peas, beans, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, beeswax and honey. Cornelius also owned a grist mill in 1850, located on the west side of Rte. 2, about 2 miles north of Bowling Green, VA, near Bowie Pond in the Millwood tract, and known as "Lewis Old Mill".  The mill used 1200 bushels of corn to produce 7200 bushels of corn meal, and was powered by water and used three pair stones. Cornelius' mill employed one male laborer, paid $8 per month.

Cornelius owned slaves to work these farms. In the 1850 slave schedule census, taken on November 15, 1850, he owned 83 slaves, ranging in age from 1 year old to 70 years old. Of the 83, at least 4 were listed in the census as mulatto, indicating some Caucasian parentage.

Cornelius and his family were listed in the 1850 population census taken on November 16, 1850 in Caroline County, VA. Cornelius was 50 years old, born in Virginia, and a farmer on a farm worth $2000, which doesn’t match up with the agricultural census figures. Emily was 42 years old and also born in Virginia. Their sons living with them were Joseph W., 18 years old, born in Virginia and a student; Cornelius R. D., 11 years old and born in Virginia; William, 8 years old and born in Virginia; and Robert H., 2 years old and born in Virginia. Robert was my great-great-grandfather.

In the 1860 agricultural census, taken on September 28, 1860, Cornelius owned a farm near Sparta, Caroline County that was 1582 acres and worth $13,000.  The number of livestock and the farm agricultural production had both increased since the 1850 census. His mill now used 8000 bushels of corn to produce 8200 (?) bushels of corn meal.  The mill was also used to process wheat into flour; during 1860, 400 bushels of wheat was milled to produce 82 bushels of flour.  The mill still employed one male laborer, who was paid $12 per month.

Cornelius and his family were listed in the 1860 population census taken on September 28, 1860 in Sparta, Caroline County, VA. Cornelius was 60 years old and a farmer with real estate worth $35,000 and a personal estate worth $85,000 (from the large number of slaves). Emily was 51 years old, and their children living with them were Joseph W., now 27 years old and a manager of the farm; Cornelius R. D., now 19 years old; William S., now 16 years old and attending school; Robert L, now 12 years old and attending school; and a daughter, Emma B., 9 years old and attending school.

Cornelius may have had a son with a slave named Mary in 1862 in Caroline County, VA. The baby's race was Colored and he was named Cornelius Campbell, with the father as Cornelius Campbell (Owner) and the mother named Mary, presumably a slave. I don't know if the father was Cornelius Campbell or his son, Cornelius R. D. Campbell. I have not looked for this Cornelius Campbell in subsequent censuses.

Cornelius sold fodder, hay, corn and corn shucks to the Confederate Army from December, 1862 to January, 1864 in Caroline County, VA. He sold these products in Dec 1862, Feb 1863, Oct 1863 and Jan 1864. His total for all of these products was over $3000.

Cornelius owned several large farms in Caroline County, named Belmont, Egypt (supposedly because of the corn production) and Millwood.

As mentioned previously, southern landowners suffered property losses during the Civil War. One instance was described in The Daily Dispatch newspaper, published in Richmond, VA, on June 22, 1864. The article was titled “Outrages of the enemy in Caroline”:

“A citizen of Caroline county furnishes some items of interest. He says that during the passage of Grant's army through that county, when he was "changing his base" and making fast time for Richmond, the most outrageous excesses were committed upon the inhabitants by the negro troops. They stole everything they could lay their hands upon, offered indignities to the ladies, and committed excesses that ought to cause the blush of shame to mantle even a Yankee check. Among the buildings burnt by these finds was the house on the Belmont estate, owned by Cornelius Campbell; Campbell's mill, and a mill owned by Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, the latter in the upper part of Essex. There is a report that Mr. Hunter's residence has since been burned, but we presume this is without foundation. The people of Caroline will long remember the passage of the "Union" devils through their borders.”

Cornelius Campbell signed an amnesty oath on July 27, 1865 in Caroline County, VA. Cornelius' amnesty oath was signed on July 27, 1865 by M. A. Prugn, Captain and Provost Marshall. This was the same person who signed Robert L. Campbell's (youngest son of Cornelius) amnesty oath.

Cornelius Campbell Amnesty Oath

Cornelius Campbell petitioned President Andrew Johnson for amnesty on August 17, 1865. On May 29, 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued his first amnesty proclamation. One of the exclusions to amnesty was voluntary participants in the rebellion who had property valued at more than $20,000. It was this exclusion that caused Cornelius to petition President Johnson for amnesty on August 17,1865. Here is the text of Cornelius' letter to President Andrew Johnson:

"To his Excellency Andy Johnson, President of the United States. Your petitioner Cornelius Campbell, respectfully represents that he is native of the County of Caroline, State of Virginia; was born in the year 1800, has always resided in said County, and has been engaged exclusively in agricultural pursuits. For several years past he has been afflicted with almost total blindness. Has never held any office either under the State or so called confederate government; or acted directly or indirectly, as an officer or soldier or been otherwise engaged in the late rebellion, whereby his property might be regarded as liable, in his opinion, to confiscation. That on the 29th of July last, he took the amnesty oath required by your Excellency's proclamation of the 29th of May 1865, with intent to observe and keep the same, in good faith; a copy of which oath, as taken, is hereto annexed. That his property has been, or probably will be assessed as of greater value than twenty thousand dollars, he respectfully asks to be relieved from the disability imposed by the 13th section of said proclamation and he prays. Respectfully submitted. Cornelius Campbell."

I suppose the sale of corn, fodder, etc. throughout the war to the Confederate Army does not mean Cornelius was "otherwise engaged in the late rebellion". He did make over $3000 from the transactions, but if he was paid in confederate money, it probably wasn't worth much.

A John M. Hudgin certified that "the foregoing petition was subscribed and sworn to in solemn form before me in my said County, by the petitioner, Cornelius Campbell. Witness my hand this 17th day of August 1865."

An L. H. Prupoint (not sure of this name - hard to read handwriting) stated: "I recommend this petition for pardon." The date for this recommendation looks like Sept 4, 1865 but it is hard to read handwriting.


In September 1865, Cornelius was listed in the tax assessment in Caroline County, VA for owning a piano and a carriage. He was listed in Division No. 14, Collection District No. 4 for the state of Virginia. The taxes he owed were $1 for the carriage and $2 for the piano.

In his will, which was submitted to the Caroline County Court on June 6, 1868, Cornelius named his wife, Emily, as Executrix and gave to Emily and his daughter, Emma D. Campbell, his homestead including all the dwellings, his mill, buildings and all the lands attached thereto, and all his household and kitchen furniture, all his stock of every kind, plantation utensils, farming implements and everything pertaining to the homestead, and also the debt due from F. C. Foster for land in Fauquier sold to him, and any other such other debts. To his sons, he left all his other lands consisting of his farms Belmont, Millwood, and Marshalls to be equally divided among them. He also bequeathed to his daughter Emma his gold watch. His will was signed, sealed and declared by the testator in the presence of Henry F. Thornton, J. L. Jourdan and H. B. Brooks.

Cornelius passed away on June 12, 1868 in Caroline County at the age of 68. He was buried soon after in an unknown location, probably on the family farm. This farm may have been located in the part of Caroline County that became Fort A. P. Hill after the Civil War, and closed off to the general public.

During probate, his will was produced again in Caroline County Court and authenticated on August 10th 1868. The will was proven by the oaths of Henry F. Thornton and J. L. Jourdan, two of the witnesses from when his will was entered in June. His land was divided up among his sons: French - Lot 1, Plot A (170-3/4 acres), Lot 2, Plot B (125 acres), Lot 4, Plot C (112-1/2 acres); Joseph - Lot 4, Plot B (135 acres), one-half of Lot 5, Plot B (76-1/2 acres), Lot 5, Plot D (160 acres); Cornelius - Lot 2, Plot C (47 acres), Lot 1, Plot C (107 acres), Lot 3, Plot C (112-1/2 acres), Lot 3, Plot D (168-1/2 acres); William - Lot 1, Plot B (140 acres), one-half of lot 5, Plot B (76-1/2 acres), Lot 4, Plot D (152 acres); and Robert - Lot 2, Plot A (170-3/4 acres), Lot 3, Plot B (125 acres), Lot 5, Plot C (100 acres).  The tract containing Lewis old mill was left undivided. On January 17, 1870 Robert bought the 29-acre tract of land containing the Lewis old mill and described as Plot C of the Millwood Farm from his brothers (French, Joseph, William and Cornelius) and their wives. He paid $800 for the mill and the land. The locations of these parcels might be determined form the probate records. This adds up to a lot of land as well – French had about 400 acres, Joseph had about 377 acres, Cornelius had 434 acres, William had 368 acres and Robert got about 396 acres for a total of approximately 1600 acres.

Cornelius’ wife, Emily, daughter of French Dulaney, was born around 1808 in Virginia. I have not researched the Dulaney family yet in the census records for Virginia. Since she and Cornelius were married in Fauquier County, that would be a place to start. There is also the clue from his will that he had sold land in Fauquier County to F. C. Foster – could this land have belonged to Emily or her family? I also don’t know the name of Emily’s mother, who would be my great-great-great-great-grandmother.

After her husband died, Emily had to sign a promissory note against a $10,000 bond to perform her duties as executrix of her deceased husband's estate on August 10, 1868. The $10,000 note would be forfeited if she performed her duties satisfactorily. I also found a record for Emily and her son, Cornelius, selling land on January 26, 1870. I need to research this more to find out where the land was located and to whom it was sold.

Emily was living on a farm in Bowling Green, VA when the census was taken on June 11, 1870. Her farm was worth $4000 and she had a personal estate worth $100. Still living with her were her daughter, Emily, now 19 years old and without an occupation, and her youngest son, Robert. Robert was 22 years old, a farmer, with real estate worth $8510 and a personal estate worth $330. There was also a domestic servant living with them, Rosana Epps, who was Caucasian, 19 years old and unable to read or write. A farm laborer was also listed – Woodson Puller, a 17-year old mulatto.

Emily died on March 1, 1879 at the age of 71 in Caroline County, Virginia. Her estate was probated from June to July 1879 in Caroline County, VA. The probating of Emily's estate included a payment of $9.20 on June 9, 1879 to her nephew, Dr. C. C. Broaddus, for her medical bill.  It also included a payment made in July 1879 to the Sheriff of $3.50 for the case of Campbell vs. Campbell. I need to see if this case is online at the Library of Virginia Chancery Court Records site. On July 26, 1879, her estate paid $6.25 to her son Robert.  On January 17, 1880 her estate paid $6.25 to the following:  S. W. Broaddus (son-in-law), F. W. Campbell (son), C. R. D. Campbell (son), A. B. Chandler trustee for W. S. Campbell (son, who had passed away in 1879), and Joseph W. Campbell (son).

Cornelius Campbell and Emily Dulaney had the following children:

1) French D. Campbell, born October, 1828, Virginia; married Judith A. Saunders, December 1, 1853, Caroline County, VA; died October, 1902, Virginia.

2) Joseph W. Campbell, born about 1832; married Mary Elizebeth Bower/Brower, July 23, 1863, Richmond, VA; married Julia Glass, November 20, 1876, Hanover County, VA; died 1884, Hanover County, VA.

3) Cornelius R. D. Campbell, born December, 1840, Virginia; married Lucretia A. Haynie, October 11, 1869, Caroline County, VA; died before 1904.

4) William S. Campbell, born about 1842; married Lucy Ida Broaddus, February 1, 1869, Caroline County, VA; died September 27, 1879, Caroline County, VA.

5) Robert Lee Campbell, born calculated 1848; married Fanny S. Mills, May 19, 1875, Frederick Hall, Louisa County, VA; died 1886, Caroline County, VA. (My great-great-grandfather)

6) Emma B. (or D.) Campbell, born about 1850, Caroline County, VA; married Silas Wilbur Broaddus, October 2, 1870, Caroline County, VA; died June 10, 1883, Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA.