Age 83 years. Buried August 17, 1934. On December 15, 1890, she married Charles Harrod Campbell.
Elena Campbell was the daughter of Admiral David D. Porter, hero of the Civil War and with Farragut and Dewey, one of three men to have held the permanent title of the Admiral of the Navy. The admiral’s father, Commodore David Porter won distinction in the War of 1812. Admiral Porter’s home at 1712 H Street is now owned by the Metropolitan Club. Older residents remember the brilliant parties given by Admiral Porter at the H Street residence. It was one of the few homes with a ball room and became a center of Washington society. Previously, the home was owned by Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador. Her mother was Georgiana Patterson, daughter of Commodore Daniel T. Patterson. She was married to Charles H. Campbell, a retired captain of the Civil War and a member of an Old Washington family who died in 1915. During the last years of her life, she resided at the Bancroft Hotel on Nineteenth Street. She died at age 83 at Emergency Hospital on Wednesday, August 15, 1934. Survivors included a nephew, Colonel David D. Porter, United States Marine Corps and four nieces: Mrs. Rosalie [Carroll] Van Ness of Baltimore, Mrs. Carlos Chusachs of Annapolis and Mrs. Georgiana Logan Day and Mrs. Elise Logan Adams, both of Newport, Rhode Island and a sister-in-law, Mrs. David Essex Campbell. Funeral services were held at St. John’s Church at Sixteenth and H Streets. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Friday, August 17, 1934.
Elena Campbell was the daughter of Admiral David D. Porter, hero of the Civil War and with Farragut and Dewey, one of three men to have held the permanent title of the Admiral of the Navy. The admiral’s father, Commodore David Porter won distinction in the War of 1812. Admiral Porter’s home at 1712 H Street is now owned by the Metropolitan Club. Older residents remember the brilliant parties given by Admiral Porter at the H Street residence. It was one of the few homes with a ball room and became a center of Washington society. Previously, the home was owned by Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador. Her mother was Georgiana Patterson, daughter of Commodore Daniel T. Patterson. She was married to Charles H. Campbell, a retired captain of the Civil War and a member of an Old Washington family who died in 1915. During the last years of her life, she resided at the Bancroft Hotel on Nineteenth Street. She died at age 83 at Emergency Hospital on Wednesday, August 15, 1934. Survivors included a nephew, Colonel David D. Porter, United States Marine Corps and four nieces: Mrs. Rosalie [Carroll] Van Ness of Baltimore, Mrs. Carlos Chusachs of Annapolis and Mrs. Georgiana Logan Day and Mrs. Elise Logan Adams, both of Newport, Rhode Island and a sister-in-law, Mrs. David Essex Campbell. Funeral services were held at St. John’s Church at Sixteenth and H Streets. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Friday, August 17, 1934.
Age 83 years. Buried August 17, 1934. On December 15, 1890, she married Charles Harrod Campbell.
Elena Campbell was the daughter of Admiral David D. Porter, hero of the Civil War and with Farragut and Dewey, one of three men to have held the permanent title of the Admiral of the Navy. The admiral’s father, Commodore David Porter won distinction in the War of 1812. Admiral Porter’s home at 1712 H Street is now owned by the Metropolitan Club. Older residents remember the brilliant parties given by Admiral Porter at the H Street residence. It was one of the few homes with a ball room and became a center of Washington society. Previously, the home was owned by Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador. Her mother was Georgiana Patterson, daughter of Commodore Daniel T. Patterson. She was married to Charles H. Campbell, a retired captain of the Civil War and a member of an Old Washington family who died in 1915. During the last years of her life, she resided at the Bancroft Hotel on Nineteenth Street. She died at age 83 at Emergency Hospital on Wednesday, August 15, 1934. Survivors included a nephew, Colonel David D. Porter, United States Marine Corps and four nieces: Mrs. Rosalie [Carroll] Van Ness of Baltimore, Mrs. Carlos Chusachs of Annapolis and Mrs. Georgiana Logan Day and Mrs. Elise Logan Adams, both of Newport, Rhode Island and a sister-in-law, Mrs. David Essex Campbell. Funeral services were held at St. John’s Church at Sixteenth and H Streets. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Friday, August 17, 1934.
Elena Campbell was the daughter of Admiral David D. Porter, hero of the Civil War and with Farragut and Dewey, one of three men to have held the permanent title of the Admiral of the Navy. The admiral’s father, Commodore David Porter won distinction in the War of 1812. Admiral Porter’s home at 1712 H Street is now owned by the Metropolitan Club. Older residents remember the brilliant parties given by Admiral Porter at the H Street residence. It was one of the few homes with a ball room and became a center of Washington society. Previously, the home was owned by Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador. Her mother was Georgiana Patterson, daughter of Commodore Daniel T. Patterson. She was married to Charles H. Campbell, a retired captain of the Civil War and a member of an Old Washington family who died in 1915. During the last years of her life, she resided at the Bancroft Hotel on Nineteenth Street. She died at age 83 at Emergency Hospital on Wednesday, August 15, 1934. Survivors included a nephew, Colonel David D. Porter, United States Marine Corps and four nieces: Mrs. Rosalie [Carroll] Van Ness of Baltimore, Mrs. Carlos Chusachs of Annapolis and Mrs. Georgiana Logan Day and Mrs. Elise Logan Adams, both of Newport, Rhode Island and a sister-in-law, Mrs. David Essex Campbell. Funeral services were held at St. John’s Church at Sixteenth and H Streets. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Friday, August 17, 1934.
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