Sophia Foster - Charter Campbell

Not much is known of Sophia's early life. We believe that she was born about 1799 Wilkes Co., Georgia. According to the Campbell book, Sophia died just 3 months after her marriage to Charter Champbell. If this is correct, then it is doubtful that she and Charter had any children of their own.

Presently, research is indicating that Charter did have a previous marriage before Sophia. Would anyone, know who he was married to and when? Please write me at Ann (Jobe) Brown. It is known that Charter did marry after Sophia. He was a prosperous and well-respected man in Morgan Co., Georgia. Occupation was a hotel proprietor in Madison, Morgan Co., Georgia. Charter does appear on the 1820 Morgan Co., Georgia Census.

• 1819

  March 19, Georgia Journal, Morgan County

  Martin P.Sparks..for keeping adisorderly house..and for selling spirits to slaves on the Sabbath Day
  witness
  Roderick Leonard
  Charter Campbell
  William Harris
  

• 1820

  1820 Morgan Co., GA Census
  Sheet No: 88/89 Reel No: M33-10 Page No: 16

  Charter Campbell

• 1822

  Page 241 Marriage Records Wilkes County, Georgia
  --Charter Campbell and Sophia Foster were married
  ----ceremony performed by Thomas Darley

• 1823

  Returns 1821-1825 Book QQ - Wilkes Co., Georgia
  Transcribed by Houston S. Foster

  Know all men by these presents that we the undersigned Legatees bind ourselves to abide the Valuation and distribution of Henry Terrell, Edward Sharman & William A. Terrell appointed distributees of and agree to receive Certain named Negroes belonging to the Estate John Hardin Foster dec. at their valuation from the estate of managers of said Estate. Francis Foster, Eliza Foster Charter Campbell in rights of his wife.

  Negroes named as follows,

  Jeffrey, Anderson, Jacob, Eli, Judy, Elick, Caroline, July

  This is to certify the undersigned have drawn the Negros opposite their names and received them according to their Valuation as above agreed to by them.

  Francis Foster drew - Judy, Anders, Eli

  Eliza Foster drew - Jacob Caroline

  Mr. Campbell in rights of his wife drew - Jeffery, July, Elick

  Signed by Henry Terrell, Clinant Sharman, William A. Terrell
  Recorded March 17th, 1823

• 1824

  October 28 - Morgan Co., GA
  --Charter Campbell married Lucinda STRINGFELLOW
  

• 1825

  Morgan County, Ga., Deed Book HH, 1824 - 1829, pages 148-149

  18 Feb. 1825, Charter Campbell to Azariah Bailey, both of Morgan Co., for $2000, 202 1/2 acres near Little River, in 15th Dist. of Baldwin now Morgan Co., Lot 210, adj. 19th Dist. line & Lots 181, 209, & 211, in fee simple. /s/ Charter Campbell. Wit: Caleb Bailey, Benjamin H. Bailey, Reueben (x) Jackson. Proved by Reueben (x) Jackson

  21 Dec. 1825, Thos. Espy, J.P. Lucinda Campbell, wife of Charter Campbell, relinquished dower rights & quit claim, 30 May 1826. /s/ Lucinda Campbell. Wit: Joshua Eckles, J.P. Recorded 2 June 1826.

• 1827

  Morgan GA Guardian Bond - 22 Mar 1827

  BARBARA ANN SMITH, William Hayes, gdn,
  --Charter Campbell and Van Leonard, secs.

  Morgan County, Ga., Deed Book HH, 1824 - 1829
  -page 278 Morgan Co., Ga.: 20 Dec. 1827

  Charter Campbell to Burnell Russell, both of afsd. co., for $252, drawn by Terrell Key of Morrison’s Dist., Elbert Co., 101 1/4 acres, 1/2 of Lot 181 in 20th Dist. of originally Baldwin now Morgan Co., beg. at Jeremiah Sparks, formerly Zadock Barnett’s cor., but now Thomas Harris’s & Josiah Evans’s cor., S. 45 W. on original line to William R. Williams’s cor., W. 45 N. 22 ch. 50 links, N. 45 E. parallel with two original lines through middle of lot to cor. in original line, E. 45 S. 22 ch. 50 links on original line to beg. /s/ Charter Campbell. Wit: W. F. Vanlandingham, Simeon Walker, J.P. Recorded 8 Jan. 1828, John W. Porter, clerk.

• 1829

  Morgan County, Ga., Deed Book I, 1829 - 1836, page 69

  Alston H. Greene, Charter Campbell, & Adam G. Saffold, a firm using the name of Charter Campbell & Co. of said co., for $300, to Samuel Shields, in said co., 127 acres, is lot where Martha Gibbs formerly lived, adj. lands of said Shields, Lancelot Johnston, Elizabeth Gardner, & James C. Cook, in fee simple, 24 Jan. 1829. /s/ Charter Campbell & Co. Test: H. Edmondson, William Porter, J.I.C. Recorded 9 March 1830, John W. Porter, clerk.

• 1830

  1830 Morgan Co. GA Census
  --Sheet #250 Reel No: M19-19 Division: 276th Page No: 498, line 6
  

  Charter Campbell
  2 males under 5
  1 male 15-20
  9 males 20-30
  9 males 30-40
  1 male 40-50
  

  1 female under 5
  1 female 10-15
  1 female 20-30
  1 female 30-40
  
  Several slaves also listed

• 1838

  Milledgeville, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Southern Recorder)
  --Tuesday, April 10, 1838

  "Died on the night of the 26th of March of appoplexy, Mr. Charter Campbell, of this place in the 52nd year of his age."

Can anyone help - please write me (Ann) at ann@personainternet.com

• Where is Sophia (Foster) Campbell buried? Obituary for her?

• Anything to prove the mother of Emeline (Campbell) who married Carver Willis Williams on February 22, 1839 Morgan Co., Georgia?

• When/where did the 1st wife, Elizabeth (Wittick) (Whittick) of Charter Campbell die?

  Southern Christian Advocate

  Rev. William H. Campbell was born in Madison, Ga., Sept. 12, 1811, and died in Oxford, Ga., Jan. 17, 1869, after a painful and protracted illness. He was a son of Charter Campbell, favorably known to the early Methodists of Middle Georgia... Luther M. Smith