James S. McCampbell, D.D.S.
Dr. James S. McCampbell, dentist at Xenia and former president of the Greene County Sabbath School Association, has lived in this state all his life, a resident of Greene county since he was eighteen years of age. He was born on a farm in Franklin county, January 1, 1853, son of Joseph and Mary Ann (Winget) McCampbell. the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Maryland, who became residents of Greene county in 1871 and here spent their last days.
Joseph McCampbell, who was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, was but a lad when his parents, William and Elizabeth McCampbell, left that state with their family and came over into Ohio, locating on a farm in Sugarcreek township, this county, where Joseph McCampbell grew to manhood. As a young man the latter became employed on a farm south of Marysville, in Union county, and while living there married Mary Ann Winget, who was born in Maryland and who was but a girl when she came with her parents to Ohio. After his marriage Mr. McCampbell bought a farm in Franklin county and there made his residence until 1871, in which year he disposed of his interests there, came to Greene county and bought a farm on the Jamestown pike five miles east of Xenia, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. Joseph McCampbell died in 1888, at the age of seventy, and his widow survived him until 1892, being seventy years of age at the time of her death. They were members of the United Presbyterian church and were the parents of nine children, one of whom died in infancy, the others being tlie following: William, who lives on a farm in Cedarville township, this county; Mrs. Jane Vanschoyk. now deceased, who lived in Franklin county; the Rev. Luther McCampbell, a United Presbyterian clergyman, now living in Pennsylvania; Elizabeth, who died in 1870; Dr. James S. McCampbell, the subject of this biographical sketch; John, who is still living on the home farm in Cedarville township; Martha (deceased), who was the wife of Nathan Ramsey; and Robert, who died on his farm in Cedarville township.
Dr. James S. McCampbell's boyhood was spent on the home farm in Franklin county and in the schools of that neighborhood he received his early schooling, having been eighteen years of age when he came with his parents to Greene county in 1871. After a further course of schooling, taken at Franklin College and at Wittenberg College, he entered the Ohio Dental College at Cincinnati and was graduated from that institution in 1877, in which year he opened an office for the practice of his profession at Xenia, where he ever since has been thus engaged, with present offices at 28 North Detroit street. The Doctor is a Republican and has given public service as a member of the Xenia school board.
On April 24, 1879, Dr. James S. McCampbell was united in marriage to Ella M. Herritt, who' was born in Xenia, daughter of Andrew and Martha Herritt, both natives of Ireland, the former for years a tobacconist at Xenia, and to this union two children have been born, Mary, wife of the Rev. Robert C. Peters, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Patten, Pennsylvania, and Joseph A., who resides on and operates his farm in Xenia township and who married Elsie Harris, of Laporte county, Indiana, and has four children, Mary K., James Robert, Ruth Eleanor and John William. The McCampbells are members of the First United Presbyterian church at Xenia and Doctor McCampbell for some years was a member of the session of his church, for twelve years was superintendent of the Sabbath school, is the present teacher of the Bible class in his Sabbath school and has for years taken an active part in the affairs of the Greene County Sabbath School Association, having served both as president and as secretary of that body.
From History of Greene County Ohio, Its People, Industries and Institutions, vol. 2. M.A.Broadstone, editor. B.F.Bowen & Co., Indianapolis. 1918