Erwin was the only son and youngest child of the four children of Emmett and Kittie (Townsend) Campbell. Due to his father's stroke, at a young age, Erwin took over the operation of the family farm - originally his grandfather's (Jeremiah Campbell). Emmett's advise to his son: "somebody's got to get to work." Erwin did an outstanding job through two world wars and the depression. February 19, 1916 Erwin and Melissa McKerlie were married in the Town of Porter. They had one daughter whose husband eventually took over the operation of the farm under Erwin's watchful eye. When Erwin "retired", he and Melissa wintered in Sebring, Florida. They were married over fifty years at the time of Melissa's death in 1969. Around 1971 Erwin married a lovely widow he knew from the Dickersonville Church, Lucy Carpenter Tower. For the first time in his life, Erwin left the farm and lived "in town" with his new wife, he revealed living in the village of Lewiston was something he had always wanted to do. Erwin and Lucy traveled extensively, cruises on the Caribbean , a train trip to the Canadian Rockies, and of course the annual winter trips to Sebring. Upon his death Erwin was buried with Melissa, a year later, Lucy with her first husband.
Erwin was the only son and youngest child of the four children of Emmett and Kittie (Townsend) Campbell. Due to his father's stroke, at a young age, Erwin took over the operation of the family farm - originally his grandfather's (Jeremiah Campbell). Emmett's advise to his son: "somebody's got to get to work." Erwin did an outstanding job through two world wars and the depression. February 19, 1916 Erwin and Melissa McKerlie were married in the Town of Porter. They had one daughter whose husband eventually took over the operation of the farm under Erwin's watchful eye. When Erwin "retired", he and Melissa wintered in Sebring, Florida. They were married over fifty years at the time of Melissa's death in 1969. Around 1971 Erwin married a lovely widow he knew from the Dickersonville Church, Lucy Carpenter Tower. For the first time in his life, Erwin left the farm and lived "in town" with his new wife, he revealed living in the village of Lewiston was something he had always wanted to do. Erwin and Lucy traveled extensively, cruises on the Caribbean , a train trip to the Canadian Rockies, and of course the annual winter trips to Sebring. Upon his death Erwin was buried with Melissa, a year later, Lucy with her first husband.
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