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Donald Lorenzo Campbell

Donald Lorenzo Campbell

Male 1891 - 1955  (63 years)


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  • Name Donald Lorenzo Campbell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 13 Oct 1891  Sonoma County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID L6QF-7Y2 
    Death 14 Apr 1955  Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11, 14] 
    Burial Oakland, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I36  footsteps
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Campbell,   b. 12 Jul 1849, Polk, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1931, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Esmerelda Eramantha Smith,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Sonoma County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1895, Sonoma County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F56  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1   
    Marriage 13 Nov 1919  Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Campbell,   b. 29 Oct 1925, Santa Clara, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 2011, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Family 2 Jane Birdsall Bangs,   b. 20 Apr 1894, Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1951, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Donald Bangs Campbell,   b. 3 Apr 1923, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 2016, Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Elizabeth Campbell,   b. 29 Oct 1925, Santa Clara, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 2011, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F24837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Notes 


    • Donald was born to Benjamin and his second wife, Esmarelda Smith. Esmarelda was the sister of Benjamin's first wife, Mary M. Smith. He was raised in Sonoma on a prune-farm ranch. While young he was close friends with the children of Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo.

      Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californio general, statesman, and public figure. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of the Republic of Mexico, and shaped the transition of Alta California from a territory of Mexico to the U.S. state of California.

      Donald L. Campbell graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1916 with a BA in Agriculture. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity

      He spent 1917-18 in Europe during WWI, serving with the First Ambulance unit of the University of California and later was transferred to Paris, where he was chief of Transportation in the Red Cross. Donald returned from Europe in 1919, departing from Le Havre in 1919 on board the SS France.

      His draft registration card lists his address as 2520 Durant, Berkeley, Ca. with his trade listed as agriculturist.

      Donald and Jane Bangs announced their engagement as soon as he returned from Europe.

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    Donald Lorenzo Campbell b. 1891    		Donald Lorenzo Campbell b. 1891
    DonaldLorenzoCampbell wedding clip... talks of him in war Nov 1919    		DonaldLorenzoCampbell wedding clip... talks of him in war Nov 1919
    Donald L Campbell    		Donald L Campbell

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Corr. with Barbara Baker, (bdocbaker@comcast.net).

    2. [S44] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147.

    3. [S45] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda; Roll: 1530663; Draft Board: 2.

    4. [S51] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 944; Volume #: Roll 0944 - Certificates: 125250-125625, 06 Oct 1919-07 Oct 1919.

    5. [S52] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Date: 1955-04-14.
      Record for Donald Lorenzo Campbell

    6. [S21] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 32, SanFrancisco, California; Roll: T625_138; Page: 8B; Enumeration District:196; Image: 163.

    7. [S45] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda; Roll: 1530663; Draft Board: 2.
      Record for Donald Lorenzo Campbell

    8. [S46] Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959, Repository Name: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

    9. [S51] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.;Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; CollectionNumber: ARC Identifier 583830 / MLR Number A1 534; NARA Series: M1490;Roll #: 944.

    10. [S51] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Database online.

    11. [S52] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Database online. Place: Alameda; Date: 14 Apr 1955; Social Security:548032035.
      Record for Donald Lorenzo Campbell

    12. [S53] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Database online. Roll: WWII_2394525; Local board: Alameda ,California.
      Record for Donald Lorenzo Campbell

    13. [S8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda,California; Roll: 104; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 124; Image:612.0.
      Record for Donald L Campbell

    14. [S52] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Date: 1955-04-14.


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