Anna Goldthwaite Campbell

b. 31 December 1868, d. 16 August 1949
  • Anna Goldthwaite Campbell was born on 31 December 1868 in Louisiana.
  • John Archibald Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Anna Goldthwaite Campbell, Duncan Green Campbell, Ella S. Calvert, Charlotte Campbell, Ella Calvert Campbell and John Archibald Campbell. Also in the household were four domestic servants, three female and one male. John A. Campbell also is enumerated in Baltimore with his wife and others of his family in 1870.
  • Duncan Green Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Vansville, Prince George's County, Maryland. Other members of the household included Anna Goldthwaite Campbell, Charlotte Campbell, Ella Calvert Campbell and John Archibald Campbell.
  • The following appeared on 7 June 1898 in The Times: Epiphany Church will be the scene of the first of the several weddings which are to take place today.
         Promptly at 12 o'clock Miss Anna Goldthwaite Campbell and Mr. Charles W. McFee will be united by Rev. Dr. McKim. The best man will be Mr. Samuel M. Hamill, of New York, and the ushers selected are Mr. Miller, of Philadelphia; Col. Andrew C. Gray, of Wilmington; Dr. Ralph Jenkins and Mr. Robert S. Chilton, jr. The ceremony will be succeeded by a wedding breakfast at the home of Mrs. Duncan G. Campbell, mother of the bride.
  • She married Charles Wolfe McFee, son of John R. McFee, on 7 June 1898 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the Church of the Epiphany, with Rev. Dr. McKim officiating.
  • The following appeared on 8 June 1898 in The Philadelphia Times: (Washington, June 7) Miss Anna Campbell, daughter of Mrs. Duncan G. Campbell, was married at noon to-day to Charles W. McFee, at the Church of the Epiphany. Mr. McFee is a young Delaware barrister and was for some years private secretary ot Senator Gray. Rev. Dr. McKim performed the ceremony. Mr. Samuel Hamil, of New York, was best man, and Andrew Gray, of Wilmington; Mr. Miller, of Philadelphia; Dr. Ralph Jenkins and Robert Chilton, Jr., of Washington, were the ushers. The ceremony was followed by a breakfast at the house of the bride's mother on N. street. A number of prominent Delawareans came to Washington for the event, among whom were Governor Tunnell, Judge Marvel, Judge Grubb and Chancellor Nicholson. The bride is a granddaughter of the late Justice John Campbell, of the Supreme Court, and of the late Charles Calvert, of Maryland.
  • Charles Wolfe McFee and Anna Goldthwaite Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. Head of the household was Charles' mother Charlotte McFee (age 69).
  • The following appeared on 20 February 1902 in The Sun: (Washington, Feb. 19) Mrs. Ella Calvert Campbell, widow of Duncan G. Campbell and daughter of the late Mr. Charles Benedict Calvert, of Riverdale, Prince George's county, who died at her residence in Washington Monday morning, was buried this afternoon from Epiphany Church, Washington. She was born and reared at the historic old Calvert mansion, at Riverdale, and lived for a number of years at College Park, Md., on a large estate inherited by her from her father and afterward purchased and subdivided by Mr. John O. Johnson, of Washington. Since then she had resided in Washington. Mrs. Campbell was the sister of George W. Calvert, Sr., of College Park, and of Mr. Charles Baltimore Calvert, of MacAlpine. She leaves four children, as follows: Misses Ella and Lola Campbell, Mrs. Charles W. McPhee, of Georgetown, Del., and Mr. John A. Campbell.
  • Charles Wolfe McFee and Anna Goldthwaite Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Washington, District of Columbia, at 1922 Sunderland Place. Also in the household were two female domestic servants.
  • The following appeared on 2 September 1910 in The Evening Star: Funeral services for Charles W. McFee, who died in Quebec Wednesday, will be held from St. Thomas' Church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Canon Austin, assistant rector of the church, will officiate. Interment will be made at Rock Creek cemetery. Andrew Gray, secretary of state of the state of Delaware; Charles Cullen of Georgetown, Del; Phillipus Miller of Philadelphia, J. William Henry, Dr. Ralph Jenkins, Robert Fitch Shepard, Gist Blair and S. Kemp Duvall will be the pallbearers. [:CR;]      Mr. McFee was born in Georgetown, Del., in 1858. His father was John R. McFee, an eminent attorney of that city. After being graduated from Princeton in 1879 Mr. McFee served two terms as secretary of the senate of Delaware. In 1880 Gov. Biggs offered him a position as justice of the court of appeals of the state, which position, however, he did not accept. He was elected to attend the democratic conventions in 1892 and 1904, when Grover Cleveland and Judge Alton Parker, respecively, were nominated for the presidency. He served fourteen years as private secretary ot United States Senator George Gray and was held in great esteem by him. For the last seven years Mr. McFee had been manager of a local typewriter agency.
  • She married William Miller Ellicott on 29 December 1917 in Washington, District of Columbia, at 1736 P Street, with Father Buckey officiating.
  • The following appeared on 30 December 1917 in The Washington Post: The marriage is announced of Mrs. Charles W. McFee, formerly Miss Anna Campbell, to Mr. William M. Ellicott, of Baltimore. The ceremony took place yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. Robert E. Nelson, 1736 P street, and was performed by Father Buckey. Little Miss Ella Calvert Nelson was the bride's only attendant. Later Mr. and Mrs. Ellicott left to spend the winter in California.
  • William Miller Ellicott and Anna Goldthwaite Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland, at 714 St. Paul Street. Also in the household was one female domestic servant.
  • Anna Goldthwaite Campbell became a widow at the 2 October 1944 death of her husband William Miller Ellicott.
  • Anna Goldthwaite Campbell died on 16 August 1949 at age 80 in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • She was interred at St. Paul's Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC.
  • Memorial engraved stone at Washington National Cathedral: "In Memory of Three Daughters of Maryland / Anna Campbell Ellicott / Charlotte Campbell Nelson / Ell Campbell Smyth / Sisters and Companions Through Life."
  • Last Edited: 25 Nov 2015

Family 1: Charles Wolfe McFee b. circa October 1858, d. 31 August 1910

Family 2: William Miller Ellicott b. 5 May 1863, d. 2 October 1944