The other child of the father's second marriage is J. A. Campbell of this review, who resided upon the old home place with his parents until he had attained his majority, pursuing his education in the common schools. At eighteen years of age he began teaching in the district schools and followed that profession for three years. He began farming on his own account in Milford township, where he resided until about fourteen years ago, when he came to Ames. Here he turned his attention to the real-estate business, which he followed until the spring of 1910, when he sold out and formed a partnership with C. R. Holdredge under the firm style of Holdredge & Campbell for the conduct of a coal and feed business. This partnership continued until January, 1911, since which time Mr. Campbell has conducted the business alone. In this he has met with success and he now has an extensive patronage, which he well merits because his business methods are at all times honorable and reliable.
On the 9th of September, 1880, Mr. Campbell was united in marriage to Miss Ada Hall, who was born in Lafayette township, Story county, February 16, 1856, and is a daughter of Alba O. and Mary (Spaulding) Hall, the father a native of Maine and the mother of Vermont. They became pioneer residents of Story county and spent their remaining days within its borders, both passing away in Ames. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have been born four children : Fae ; Claud V., who is editor and publisher of the Jewell Record of Jewell, Iowa; Mabel V., who is head of the domestic science department of the Illinois Wesleyan University ; and Ploy B., who is in the First National Bank at Canon City, Colorado, and was formerly assistant cashier of the Ames Savings Bank. The youngest child is a graduate of the high school of Ames and Claud and Mabel are graduates of the Iowa State College. Mr. Campbell owns a good residence at No. 916 Dayton avenue.
He holds membership with the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and also belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. His life has been an active, busy and useful one and he has made a creditable record, which has gained for him the respect, confidence and good will of his fellowmen.
NOBLE PORTER HALL.
Noble Porter Hall, one of the well known retired farmers of Story county, was born in Ross county, Ohio, on the 25th of December, 1831. He is the son of Thomas and Eliza (Rosenbarger) Hall, both natives of Virginia, who removed to Ross county as children with their respective parents and there they were reared and married. In 1836 they located in Kosciusko county, Indiana, remaining there until the fall of 1854, when they again started westward, this time locating in Story county, Iowa. The