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Near Seymour in Blount County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Campbell Family Massacre

 
 
Campbell Family Massacre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2020
1. Campbell Family Massacre Marker
Inscription.

Erected in memory of the pioneer Campbell Family

Father, mother and child which, while passing from McTeer Fort to McGaughy's Fort about the year 1794 were waylaid and killed by the Indians.

Buried by James Jeffries

 
Erected 1976 by Mary Blount Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansSettlements & SettlersWars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
 
Location. 35° 49.696′ N, 83° 47.466′ W. Marker is near Seymour, Tennessee, in Blount County. Marker can be reached from Barbra Estates Drive, 0.1 miles east of Boling Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is alongside a private driveway about 20 feet from the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1525 Barbra Estates Drive, Seymour TN 37865, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Eusebia Church (approx. half a mile away); McTeer's Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Bethlehem Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Newell's Station (approx.
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3˝ miles away); The Great Indian War Trail (approx. 3.6 miles away); Knox County / Sevier County (approx. 4 miles away); Greek Revival (approx. 4.7 miles away); Porter Academy (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seymour.
 
Also see . . .  Campbell Family Massacre. On the site for the Mary Blount Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Submitted on June 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Campbell Family Massacre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2020
2. Campbell Family Massacre Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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