- John Campo, one of the pioneers of Dallas (N.C.), died Wednesday eveni ng at 6 o'clock in his 80th year, at his home here on Dallas-Stanley Road.Mr. Campo was born in Holland and came to America when six years old. H is father and mother, Martin and Rosanne Herman, settled in Appleton, Wisc onsin, where he grew to manhood. After the death of his father, his moth er was again married when he adopted the name of his step-father and by th is name he has always been known.He served the entire four years of the war without a wound, as a memb er of the Wisconsin Company C, U.S. Calvary. In 1871, he came to Gaston co unty and took up his abode in Dallas as a stone mason and where he liv ed to the time of his death Wednesday.Mr. Campo was an unusually strong and vigorous man and not afraid of wo rk of any kind; and could do more work in his advanced age than many of t he younger set of today. He helped in the building of more structures in D allas than any other two men together. The stone steps of the old courthou se, now the Dallas Club house, over which men of every walk of life have t rod, was cut and placed by Mr. Campo. Brick for the Presbyterian church, t he old college building, the first brick dwelling and possibly the olde st building in the town, as well as numbers of store houses were of his m aking.The foundation of the old Long Creek Baptist church was dug by him and t he shingles with which it was covered made by him. Despite his age, he w as one of the most active builders in the construction of the late new chu rch. Of this church Mr. Campo was a member for 40 years and here the la st rites were said Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Sherri ll, of Stanley, and the remains laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery.The deceased is survived by his wife and three children, Mr. J.V. Camp o, of Dallas, Mr. Craig Campo, of Stanley, and Mrs. Etta Kendrick of Ro ck Hill.Mr. Campo was confined to his bed only about three weeks, and when the e nd came, he remarked to a bedside friend, "I am going to die but I am n ot afraid to die."Mr. Campo will be greatly missed from the streets of Dallas, where his ma ny friends were accustomed to greet him and hear his stories of earlier da ys and of the war, and much sympathy is extended to the bereaved family.
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Abt 1843 - 1923 (~ 80 years)
Immigration
