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From: "JW Robinson" <>
Subject: Re: [CAMPBELL] Notation of Jr. or Sr.
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:30:57 -0600
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Good catch Char,

Perhaps I should have said that they didn't normally use Jr. and Sr. on
birth records,
rather than on official documents.

I can readily see where they might use Jr. and or Sr. on other legal
documents to
distinguish between the elder and younger.

Jim Robinson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Char Houseman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:36 PM
Subject: [CAMPBELL] Notation of Jr. or Sr.


> I have a legal paper (a summons) found in my g g grandmothers bible dated
> 1812 "ordering any legal officer from the district of Iredel to take the
> body of William F. Campbell if found in your county and bring before me or
> any other Justice for said county within in thirty days, Sundays excepted
> to answer to the complaint of Caty Looper in a plea of debt due by the
> account of ten shillings or under. here in fail not given under my hand
> this 29th day of March 1812. F. Johnston seal summoned Andrew
> Millsaps On the back of the paper is written, that the plantiff has
> satisfied the complaint and signed by Jas M Mcgill . Handwritten is "1912
> July 25 this
> execution answered by me J. Campbell, Sr. William F. Campbell's father
> is John Campbell also, who had removed to KY by 1808. He was listed in
> Rowan Co. 1790 census as John Campbell, Jr.
> Although his father was just listed as John. But he used Sr. on the
> summons of his grandson.
>
> Char Houseman
>
>
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