County of Christian, Kentucky. Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 353-354. DR. ALEXANDER P. CAMPBELL descends from a pioneer family in Christian County. His father, George Campbell, was born in Ireland; came with his parents to the United States in childhood, and settled in Virginia, where he grew to manhood, and where he entered the war of 1812. Nothing is definitely known of his military record, and we only know that shortly after the close of the war he came to Christian County, Ky., and here married Miss Rebecca Nichols. She was born about 1790 in this county, and was a daughter of James Nichols, a farmer and prominent member of the Methodist Church, who emigrated to this county from Georgia in the latter part of the seventeenth century, and died many years ago in Elkton, Todd Co., Ky. George Campbell was accidentally killed in 1826, while operating a mill near Hopkinsville. His wife was afterward married to Andrew O'Neal, who died about 1858. She lived until December 1, 1862, when she died at the residence of her son, G. V. Campbell, in Hopkinsville. George and Rebecca Campbell had a family of six children, of whom but three grew to maturity, viz.: George V., Ethalinda C., deceased wife of B. T. Underwood, and Alexander P. When the latter was twelve years old he went to Elkton, Todd County, and with Messrs. Hurt & Jones learned the trade of saddler, and until 1853 conducted that business in Elkton. He returned to Hopkinsville in 1853 and began the study of dentistry with H. A. McDaniels. In 1857, in connection with R. J. McDaniels, he opened a dental office in Hopkinsville, where he is still located and now associated with Dr. G. E. Medley, his farmer partner having died in 1875. He was married, in 1860, to Miss Fannie M. Ellis, daughter of Ira I. and Martha (Smith) Ellis. She was born in this county July 31, 1835. They have had a family of seven children, named as follows: John E., Alexander P., Jr., Fletcher, Ira F., George F., Frank and Bob Campbell. Both Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he of the K. of H. and Royal Aranum. Campbell Ellis Hurt Jones Medley McDaniels Nichols O'Neal Smith Underwood = Elkton-Todd-KY VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/christian/campbell.ap.txt