Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ File contributed for use by: Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Author: History of Will County IL, 1878 William CAMPBELL, farming, Sec. 13; P. O. Joliet; the above gentleman was born in County Down, Ireland, June 5, 1825. He married Miss Catheron A. MCMURRAY Jan. 28, 1862; she was born in the same place July 3, 1841; they have six children - James, William R., Maggie R. F., Alfred, Martha and Louisa. He lived in Ireland until about 1852, when he went to Australia and engaged in mining gold, meeting with fair success; he remained four years, and then returned to Ireland and followed farming until 1876, when he came to the United States, and, in April 1877, he came to his present place. Additional Comments: HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.