Campbell, Abraham

Campbell, Abraham, a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Pennsylvania, June 11, 1811. He was converted at the age of nineteen, and in 1850 entered the Illinois Conference. He afterwards became a member of the Southern Illinois Conference; held a local relation between 1864 and 1868; and the remainder of his life was an effective member. He died Feb. 10,1879. Mr. Campbell was a clear and forcible preacher, a successful pastor, and an amiable companion. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1879, p. 33.