ss Lee 1 w 12th [father’s household] 

ss Lee 2 w 12th [father’s household] 

Richard Campbell Jr. was born 20 Jan 1883 in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, to Richard and Martha [Barber] Campbell; one of eight children. The family immigrated to the United States in 1889 and by 1891, lived in Salem, Oregon. According to the Marion County census record, Richard Jr., at age 11, lived in his father’s household as a school student. 

By 1905, the Campbell family had moved to Portland, where Richard Sr. was a contractor/builder. Richard Jr., at 22 years old, worked as a cigar maker for Gardner Bros. He held this job until 1910 according to city directories. In 1910, Richard lived on Monroe St. in Portland with his parents, along with his brother John’s family, sister Sarah and her son Lewis, and brothers George and Harvey. 

After this 1910 census record, the research trail goes cold. Typical records for the time period, such as WWI draft registration, census data, city directories, and newspapers, have been searched. Notably absent was any mention of Richard in his mother Martha’s 1918 death record or subsequent obituaries for his father and siblings. The general conclusion at the time of this research was that Richard had died before his mother in 1918. 

1893  Campbell Richard, res ss Lee 1 w 12th [father’s household] 

1905  Campbell Richard, res ss Lee 2 w 12th [father’s household] 

1909 Campbell Richard Jr. Student, bds s s Lee 2 w 12th [father’s household] **note overlapping locations Salem / Portland** 

Portland 

1905  Campbell Richard Jr. bds 417 Russell [father’s household] 

1906  Campbell Richard Jr. Cigarmaker, Gardner Bros, bds 338 Monroe [father’s household] 

1907  Campbell Richard Jr. cigarmaker, Gardner Bros, bds 338 Monroe [father’s household] 

1909  Campbell Richard Jr. cigarmaker, M.J. Gardner, bds 338 Monroe [father’s household] 

1910  Campbell Richard Jr. Cigarmaker, bds 338 Monroe [father’s household] 

Campbell Richard. Age: 11. Birth Year: abt 1884 in Canada. Residence: Salem, Marion, OR. Religion: Protestant. Occupation: Student. Physical Description: Height: 4’1”. Weight: 70#. Lives in his father’s household. 

1900  Campbell Richard. Age: 16. Birth Date: Jan 1884 in Canada [Canada French], Home in 1900: 12th St. Salem Ward 4, Marion, OR. Single, son to HOH. Occupation: Student. Additional household members: Richard Campbell, age 50 (father), Martha Campbell, age 38 (mother), Harvy [sic] Campbell, age 15 (brother). 

1910  Campbell Richard. Age: 27. Birth Date: 1883 in Canada [Canada English] Home in 1910: Monroe St. Portland Ward 9, Multnomah, OR. Home is rented. Occupation: Cigar Maker. Naturalization Status: Alien. Additional household members: Richard Campbell, age 61 (father), Martha Campbell, age 57 (mother), John Campbell, age 29 (brother), Frances Campbell, age 30 (sister-in-law), Lewis Wilkins, age 12 (nephew), Sarah Coad, age 35 (sister), George Campbell, age 28 (brother), Harvey Campbell, age 25 (brother).