Obituary

Died - In this city on Monday last, Mr. W. L. Campbell, an old citizen of this place.


This is Sue's great, great grandfather, William L. Campbell, b. ca 1817, d. 25 Nov 1867. He served in the Seminole War, Lesley's Company, Florida Mounted Volunteers, 12 March 1856 to 19 May 1856, and again from 7 November 1856 to 19 February 1857. During Civil War was War Tax Assessor for Polk County, Florida. Was required to file a Pardon Application with President Andrew Jackson to be granted his citizenship, since he had served as a Confederate government official during the war. Also, he may have served as an officer in a local militia unit during the war (have not been able to prove this, but have seen a soldier's Florida Pension Application where William L. Campbell was listed as the Commanding Officer.) He was a merchant in Tampa for any years and also farmed in the Keysville area in Hillsborough County and in the Socrum area of Polk County. Was one of the members of a committee that wrote the Resolution for Hillsborough County that requested the State of Florida to succeed from the union.