James Campbell was born on 21. Jun. 1821 at Penn's Neck, Mercer County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Charles Muir Campbell and
Agnes Schenck. James Campbell married
Catherine Whitlock on 11. May. 1841.
James Campbell appeared on the census of 15. Sep. 1850 at with his parents, Jersey County, Illinois; real estate value 4,500.00. James Campbell was shown in the census on 15. Sep. 1850 as a farmer.
James Campbell appeared on the census of 23. Jul. 1860 at next to his brother Charles M., District 16, Sangamon County, Illinois; real estate value 6,000.00, personal property 3,000.00. James Campbell was shown in the census on 12. Jun. 1880 as a carriage forman.
James Campbell appeared on the census of 12. Jun. 1880 at Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois; a widower. James Campbell was shown in the census on 11. Jun. 1900 as a justice of the peace.
James Campbell appeared on the census of 11. Jun. 1900 at Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois; a widower.

He died on 3. Feb. 1909 at age 87.
JAMES CAMPBELL., ESQ., justice of the peace and formerly police magistrate of Virden, Macoupin County, and one of the city's venerable and most highly esteemed citizens was born June 7, 1821, in New Jersey. He is a son of Charles Muir and Agnes (Schenck) Campbell, the former of whom was born in Scotland, of Scotch parents. The mother was of Dutch ancestry.
Our subject received a good, common school education, the best the time and locality afforded, and his father taught him his own trade, that of coach and harness making. This he followed until 1840, when he sought a home in the fertile farming lands of the West, locating in Jersey County, Illinois. There he engaged in farming until 1854 and then moved to Sangamon County, where he continued to farm until 1873, when he settled at Virden. Here he became one of the enterprising citizens and was son elected police magistrate, a position he filled with much credit to himself and benefit to the city. For the past 15 years he has filled the office of justice of the peace at Virden, bringing to it dignity, experience and judgment, and his impartial decisions have gained him the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens. Despite the weight of 82 years, his eye is bright, his brain alert, his perceptions as quick as those of a man many years his junior. Mr. Campbell is a great lover of music.
In 1841 Mr. Campbell married Catherine Whitlock who died in 1873, a few months after the family located at Virden. To this union were born 10 children, all of whom still survive, as follows: Charles W; Jennetta A., widow of George E. Warwick; Edward A; James; Margaret C., widow of Daniel H. Warwick; John Morgan; Agnes S; Catherine M; Ferdinand S; and Mary Caroline, wife of John Beasley. He also has 27 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, all of whom regard him with the deepest respect and affection. In politics he is identified with the Democratic party.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF LEADING CITIZENS OF MACOUPIN COUNTY ILLINOIS 1904
Richmond & Arnold
Chicago, Illinois
1904.