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Campbell Engle

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Campbell Engle

Birth
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Death
7 Sep 1886 (aged 60–61)
Waterville, Douglas County, Washington, USA
Burial
Douglas County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Campbell was a son of John Engle, born 1780 in current Jefferson County, West Virginia and Mary Campbell, born 1791 in North Carolina that also lived in Knox County Kentucky. November 20, 1844, in Knox County Kentucky, Campbell married Tempa Serelda Polly, daughter of Joseph Polly and Telitha Dowis. The family soon after that migrated to Northwest Missouri and were living in Nodaway County. Campbell and Tempa had ten children.
Tempa died Sept. 17, 1871, in Nodaway County Missouri.
About 1872, Campbell remarried Mary Ann Barton, daughter of Henry Baker Barton and Malinda Polly, daughter of Joseph Polly and Telitha Dowis. Mary died in 1874, a few months after giving birth to Orion and James Engle that died as infants.
On Feb. 23, 1875, in Taylor County Iowa, Campbell married Martha J Walters from Ohio.
Their son John B Engle was born March 1878 in Nodaway County Missouri and also lived in North Central Washington.
After Campbell's death, Martha remarried Benjamin F Akers. Benjamin and Martha are said to be in Waterville Cemetery, also in Douglas County Washington.

United States Census, 1860, Nodaway, Nodaway, Missouri
Campbell Engle M 36 Kentucky
Serelda Engle F 36 Kentucky
Joseph Engle M 14 Kentucky
Robert Engle M 11 Kentucky
Jesse Engle M 10 Kentucky
Samantha Engle F 8 Missouri
Isaac Engle M 5 Iowa
Rhoda Engle F 3 Missouri
Manford Engle M 0 Missouri

United States Census, 1870, Independence, Nodaway County, Missouri
Campbell Ingle (Engle) M 44 Kentucky
Sarilda Ingle F 45 Kentucky
Robert Ingle M 21 Kentucky
Jessee Ingle M 19 Kentucky
Samantha Ingle F 17 Missouri
Isaac Ingle M 14 Missouri
Ruda Ann Ingle F 12 Missouri
Manford Ingle M 10 Missouri
Martha Ingle F 7 Missouri
Mary Ingle F 7 Missouri
Canny (Campbell) Ingle M 4 Missouri
Parker Rowe M 29 Virginia

May 11, 1879, Nodaway County, Missouri, Campbell was accused of killing a 20-year-old man, named Edward G. Godsey. Edward reportedly was bullying one of his sons and challenged him to a fight on a Sunday School grounds. Reportedly, Campbell arrived instead of his son and supposedly said to Edward "If you want to fight someone, then fight me. You fight your way, and I will fight mine."
At that point Campbell was said to have shot Edward with a double barrel shotgun then promptly left the state of Missouri for Washington Territory.
Note, Edward G. Godsey was his son's cousin on Campbell's first two wife's Dowis side.
Washington become a state in 1889, 3 years after Campbell died.
Campbell was a son of John Engle, born 1780 in current Jefferson County, West Virginia and Mary Campbell, born 1791 in North Carolina that also lived in Knox County Kentucky. November 20, 1844, in Knox County Kentucky, Campbell married Tempa Serelda Polly, daughter of Joseph Polly and Telitha Dowis. The family soon after that migrated to Northwest Missouri and were living in Nodaway County. Campbell and Tempa had ten children.
Tempa died Sept. 17, 1871, in Nodaway County Missouri.
About 1872, Campbell remarried Mary Ann Barton, daughter of Henry Baker Barton and Malinda Polly, daughter of Joseph Polly and Telitha Dowis. Mary died in 1874, a few months after giving birth to Orion and James Engle that died as infants.
On Feb. 23, 1875, in Taylor County Iowa, Campbell married Martha J Walters from Ohio.
Their son John B Engle was born March 1878 in Nodaway County Missouri and also lived in North Central Washington.
After Campbell's death, Martha remarried Benjamin F Akers. Benjamin and Martha are said to be in Waterville Cemetery, also in Douglas County Washington.

United States Census, 1860, Nodaway, Nodaway, Missouri
Campbell Engle M 36 Kentucky
Serelda Engle F 36 Kentucky
Joseph Engle M 14 Kentucky
Robert Engle M 11 Kentucky
Jesse Engle M 10 Kentucky
Samantha Engle F 8 Missouri
Isaac Engle M 5 Iowa
Rhoda Engle F 3 Missouri
Manford Engle M 0 Missouri

United States Census, 1870, Independence, Nodaway County, Missouri
Campbell Ingle (Engle) M 44 Kentucky
Sarilda Ingle F 45 Kentucky
Robert Ingle M 21 Kentucky
Jessee Ingle M 19 Kentucky
Samantha Ingle F 17 Missouri
Isaac Ingle M 14 Missouri
Ruda Ann Ingle F 12 Missouri
Manford Ingle M 10 Missouri
Martha Ingle F 7 Missouri
Mary Ingle F 7 Missouri
Canny (Campbell) Ingle M 4 Missouri
Parker Rowe M 29 Virginia

May 11, 1879, Nodaway County, Missouri, Campbell was accused of killing a 20-year-old man, named Edward G. Godsey. Edward reportedly was bullying one of his sons and challenged him to a fight on a Sunday School grounds. Reportedly, Campbell arrived instead of his son and supposedly said to Edward "If you want to fight someone, then fight me. You fight your way, and I will fight mine."
At that point Campbell was said to have shot Edward with a double barrel shotgun then promptly left the state of Missouri for Washington Territory.
Note, Edward G. Godsey was his son's cousin on Campbell's first two wife's Dowis side.
Washington become a state in 1889, 3 years after Campbell died.


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  • Maintained by: Wes Hart
  • Originally Created by: Leslie
  • Added: Oct 20, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22325432/campbell-engle: accessed ), memorial page for Campbell Engle (1825–7 Sep 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22325432, citing Badger Mountain View Cemetery, Douglas County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Wes Hart (contributor 47141587).