Person:Minda Campbell (1)

Watchers
  • HJames SimsAbt 1800 -
  • WMinda CampbellAbt 1800 - 1886
  1. Rev. James Merilus Simms1823 - 1912
  2. Thomas SimsAbt 1828 -
  • WMinda CampbellAbt 1800 - 1886
  1. Cornelia _____Abt 1830 -
  2. Isabella _____Abt 1830 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] Minda Campbell
Alt Name[1] Minda Grimes
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1800 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Marriage to James Sims
Marriage to Unknown
Death[1] 20 Jan 1886 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Burial[1] Laurel Grove South Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Notes

  • born a slave of rice planter James Potter of Colerain Tweedside Plantation ; exact date of birth is unknown
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 [1].

    ... Minda Campbell died on 20 January 1886, and newspapers across the country, from Vermont to South Carolina to California, reported her death, mentioning her status as Thomas Simms' mother. She and at least two of her children are buried in Laurel Grove South Cemetery, an African American cemetery in Savannah.

  2.   Letter from Minda Campbell to Joseph Story Fay, 28 August 1860. ([2] Fay-Mixter family papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society).