Bios: WYATT R. CAMPBELL, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      WYATT R. CAMPBELL,
  
  [p. 960] conducting a furniture and undertaking business at New
  Wilmington, was born near West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania,
  and is a son of Thomas and Lizzie (Dawson) Campbell. Thomas Campbell was
  a son of James Campbell, who was a prominent farmer and horseman of
  Mercer County.
  
  Wyatt R. Campbell received his literary training. in the schools of
  Mercer County, and in 1896 was graduated from the Rensward School of
  Embalming, in New York City. For five years thereafter he worked at New
  Castle and traveled for two years handling undertakers' supplies. After
  that he purchased his present establishment and began business in a
  small way. Through honorable methods and close attention to details he
  has enlarged the original scope of the business until he now owns a
  first-class furniture store, with fine quarters on Main Street, so
  arranged that his goods are well displayed, together with the largest
  livery stable in the place. His undertaking business is the only one in
  Wilmington Township, and he has modern and sanitary provisions for the
  same, several fine teams of horses and different hearses with every
  proper accompaniment in the line of undertaking goods.
  
  Mr. Campbell was married in 1892 to Christian Osmun, a daughter of
  Alonzo Osmun, who was a prominent merchant at Sunbury, Pa. Mr. Campbell
  has taken an active part in public life at New Wilmington, serving three
  years as a member of the borough council and as town treasurer. He is a
  deacon in the Neshannock Presbyterian Church, served for three years as
  superintendent of the Sunday-school and for three years was president of
  the Young People's Society. Fraternally he is an Odd Fellow, and has
  passed all the chairs in Neshannock Lodge, No. 521, of New Wilmington.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
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