Albert Campbell was born at St. Mary's, Ontario, Canada in 1862. He came to North Dakota in 1892, hauled grain some time for Cooper and received his citizenship in 1900. In November 1902, he purchased land - the NW corner of Section 23, Tyrol Township, Griggs County, from Mr. and Mrs. Dana of New York, paying $1,120.00 for property.
In December 1920, he married Nettie Haley, who was born in 1881, in Kansas. Her mother's parents, whose name was Moore, came from Tyrone County, Ireland. Her parents, Abraham and Marion Haley came from England to Canada, and then to Kansas. Relatives of hers fought under Wellington at Waterloo.
Mrs. Campbell came to North Dakota in a covered wagon and taught Tyrol School #3 from 1901 to 1902. She was a sister of Mrs. Will (Rosa) LaPlante.
In 1914 their farmhouse burned. They then built a large "modern" house with Delco lights and plumbing. The farm was sold to Art Erickson in 1955.
They had one son, Cecil, born in 1904.
Albert Campbell was murdered in October 1929, by a neighbor who had borrowed a shotgun to shoot him and then turned himself into the sheriff.
Nettie died in November 1945.
Cecil married Myrtle Steffen, daughter of William and Elizabeth Danner Steffen in 1930. Myrtle was born in 1906 and died in 1939. They had one daughter, Donna. Cecil married Gertrude Pfeifer in 1941 and Mary Rheinhart in 1953. He died in 1955.
Donna married James F. Nelson, son of Floyd and Anna Swanson Nelson in 1953. James died in 1974.
They had four children:
Beth, Douglas, Michael, and Ronn. Beth and Douglas are students at the Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael and Ronn are still at home in Elfrida, Arizona.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 451