Campbell, Malcolm Family.

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Malcolm and Mary (Smith) Campbell left Scotland for Canada in 1819. They homesteaded in the township of Caradoc, province of Ontario. Son Donald (1813-1887) married Catherine Smith (b. 1819). Donald and Catherine's first-born son Malcolm D. was born June 4, 1839. The family left Canada in 1864, eventually going to Nebraska in the U.S.

In 1866, Malcolm D. became a driver or "bullwhacker." He later worked with John Hunton and William Hooker near Fort Fetterman in this capacity. He was elected the first sheriff of Converse County, Wyoming and then became Chief of Police in 1908 for Douglas, Wyoming. While sheriff, Campbell apprehended Alferd Packer near Ft. Fetterman. In 1920, Campbell moved to Casper to work for Standard Oil Co. He was elected president of the Wyoming Pioneer Association. He married Priscilla Noble in 1879 and had three children, Donald, Katherine, and Malcolm S. Malcolm D. Campbell died July 21, 1932.

Malcolm S. Campbell was born November 6, 1888 in Douglas, Wyoming Territory. In the early 1900s, Campbell and his brother operated a livery stable in Lost Springs, Wyoming and he was the first city clerk and treasurer when the town was incorporated in 1910. In 1914 Campbell hired on with the Midwest Oil Co. in the Salt Creek oil field. He also worked in the Lance Creek, Big Muddy, Poison Spider, and Mule Creek fields. Campbell moved to Story, Wyoming in 1943. He married Reta Leach in 1912 and had five children. Malcolm S. Campbell died December 17, 1978.

From the description of Malcolm Campbell family papers, 1879-1989. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 62499692

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