Mary Vida Campen

Mary Vida Campen

Female 1874 - 1961  (87 years)

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  • Name Mary Vida Campen 
    Birth 25 Jan 1874  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Jul 1961  Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I44423  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2016 

    Father Gavin Hoyte "Gaffin" Campen,   b. 13 Sep 1846, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1927, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Suzanne "Sis" Roberts,   b. 27 Feb 1850, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1920, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1866  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Photos
    Gavin Hoyt Campen Family
    Gavin Hoyt Campen Family
    Gavin Campen (1846-1927) is the man with the beard on the left side of the picture. His wife Elizabeth Suzanne Roberts (1850 – ) is facing him. My grandmother Mary Vida Elizabeth Campen Gillentine is the woman on the first row seated left to right. Others in the picture are George Franklin Gillentine, Elizabeth (Bessie) Gillentine Curtis, Charles Smith Gillentine, Mary (Marion) Gillentine Boyd, Parker Gillentine. Margaret Campen (another daughter of Gavin) who married Samuel Galloway, and various other family members are in the picture. Gavin and Elizabeth are buried at Rock Island Cemetery, Warren County, TN.

    This picture was made before my mother married in 1919.
    Maggie Hoyt Gillentine (Hillis) is second from left on the back row

    Tennesse Genealogy Trails - Pioneer Families, "Campen Family" contributed by Walter Hillis, abstracted January 7, 2016
    Family ID F4779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Arthur Gillentine,   b. 28 Jan 1869, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1913, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jul 1889  Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. George Franklin "Frank" Gillentine,   b. 10 Feb 1891, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1960, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Elizabeth "Bessie" Gillentine,   b. 21 Mar 1894, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1976, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Charles Smith Gillentine,   b. 10 Jan 1897, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1962 (Age 65 years)
     4. Margaret "Maggie" Gillentine,   b. 6 May 1900, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1989, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. Mary Gillentine,   b. 0___ 1901, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Parker Gillentine,   b. 1905-1906, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F16177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Jan 1874 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Jul 1889 - Van Buren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jul 1961 - Van Buren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Mary Vida Campen Gillentine (1874-1961)
    Mary Vida Campen Gillentine (1874-1961)
    Photo credit to Walter L. Gillentine, grandson...

  • Notes 
    • NOTES (1)

      SHOCKLEY, Mary Vida Campen (1874-1961) Shockley Funeral Held On Tuesday Mrs. Mary Vida Shockley, long-time resident of Warren county died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Bruce Curtis on Route 6, Sunday after an illness of nine months. She was 87. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 4, at High's Chapel, with interment to be in the Crain Hill Cemetery. Houston Stiles and John W. High will officiate.

      Born in Warren county, Mrs. Shockley was the daughter of the late G.H. and Elizabeth Roberts Campen, also natives of the county. She was married to Tom J. Shockley, who preceded her in death, and was a member of the Church of Christ. The deceased is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Irving Hillis, of Bone Cave, Mrs. A.D. Boyd of Salino, Kansas, and Mrs. Curtis. She also leaves two sons, Parker Gillentine of Anderson, Ind., and Charlie Gillentine of Nashville and one sister, Mrs. Maggie Galloway of McMinnville.

      She had 18 grandchildren and 26 great-grand- children.

      High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

      Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Jun 1961. [Contributor: Walter L. Hillis, 2001] [Note: Dates are 25 Jan 1874 - 2 July 1961.] [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8261] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:.

    2. [S8274] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66230895.

    3. [S8271] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=campen&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=45&GScnty=2513&GScntry=4&GSob=.

    4. [S8283] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.

    5. [S39] "Roberts, The Generations of Reuben" by Laney James Roberts, p. 251 (Reliability: 3).