David Paul Campbell b. 1 Mar 1921 Scotia, Humboldt, California, USA d. 11 May 2008 Contra Costa County, California, USA: Smith Family Tree

David Paul Campbell

1921 - 2008 (87 years)

Name	David Paul Campbell [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	1 Mar 1921	Scotia, Humboldt, California, USA [4, 5, 7]
Gender	Male
Census	1930	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Mahlon and Bessie
Residence	10 Sep 1936	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [9]
	Hero Medal is Sought for Boy Who Rescued Father
		News-CAMPBELL Paul (Hero) Hero Medal is Sought for Boy Who Rescued Father
Census	1940	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [6]
	Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son (Step-son of Emily)
Military Draft Registration	1942	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [5]
	Draft Registration - WWII; Employer: Kaiser Co Mare Island Navy Yard
Military Service	15 Feb 1943	San Francisco, California, USA [2]
	US Army - WWII
Census	1950	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [7]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Barbara
Residence	Dec 1984	Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA [10]
Death	11 May 2008	Contra Costa County, California, USA [4]
Person ID	I15874	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Mahlon Wesley 'Scotty' Campbell, Sr, b. 6 Apr 1899, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, USA d. 31 Jul 1964, Alameda, Alameda, California, USA (Age 65 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bessie Annise Rhoades, b. 26 Dec 1897, Allen County, Indiana, USA d. 10 Dec 1931, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA (Age 33 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	10 Jan 1920 [11]
Family Residence	1928	Alameda County, California, USA [12]
Marriage End	1931
	Death of Bessie
Family ID	F10704	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Barbara Jean Whitaker, b. 24 Mar 1924, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA d. 13 Nov 2006, Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA (Age 82 years)
Marriage	May 1942	Little Chapel of the Flowers, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [13]
Family ID	F5841	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1 Mar 1921 - Scotia, Humboldt, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Mahlon and Bessie - 1930 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Residence - Hero Medal is Sought for Boy Who Rescued Father - 10 Sep 1936 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Census - Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son (Step-son of Emily) - 1940 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Employer: Kaiser Co Mare Island Navy Yard - 1942 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Military Service - US Army - WWII - 15 Feb 1943 - San Francisco, California, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Barbara - 1950 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Residence - Dec 1984 - Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
	Death - 11 May 2008 - Contra Costa County, California, USA

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News

News-CAMPBELL Paul (Hero)
Hero Medal is Sought for Boy Who Rescued Father

Obituaries		Obituary-CAMPBELL Mahlon Sr Obituary of MAHON WESLEY "SCOTTY" CAMPBELL • Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 03 Aug 1964, Mon • Page 32
Obituaries		Obituary-PIGEON Gunver (PETERSON) Obituary of EMILY GUNVER CAMPBELL PETERSON PIGEON • Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34

Sources

[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 105; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0134; Image: 925.0; FHL microfilm: 2339840.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 105; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0134; Image: 925.0; FHL microfilm: 2339840
[S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;).
[S302] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Birthdate: 1 Mar 1921; Birth County: Humboldt.
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 266.

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 266
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_439; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 61-4.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_439; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 61-4

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oakland, Alameda, Ca.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oakland, Alameda, Ca

[S1708] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Mahlon Campbell • Oakland Tribune - Aug 1964, (Name: Oakland Tribube; Location: Oakland CA; Date: 3 Aug 1964;), Mahlon Wesley "Scotty" Campbell Obituary.
CAMPBELL, Mahlon (Scotty), in Oakland, July 11, 1964; dearly beloved husband of Gunver Campbell; loving father of David P, Mahlon Wesley and Glenn Campbell, and Mrs Arbuts Becker; loving uncle of Betty Hill: also survived by 14 grandchildren. A native of Michigan; aged 65 years. A member of Local 923 Chauffeurs Union, an employee of 19 years with Key System and 18 years with Yellow Cab Company, and a member of the Oakland Revival Tabernacle. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services Tuesday, August 4 at the BAY VIEW CHAPEL, Berkeley. Interment Mountain View Cemetery
• Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 03 Aug 1964, Mon • Page 32
https://www.newspapers.com/image/354521762/?article=2b7423e8-bf44-4bff-96ec-b3e81a989926&focus=0.5131151,0.5989727,0.6312996,0.6634769&xid=3355

Obituary-CAMPBELL Mahlon Sr
Obituary of MAHON WESLEY "SCOTTY" CAMPBELL • Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 03 Aug 1964, Mon • Page 32
[S1707] Newspapers.com: Rescue of Mahlon Campbell • Oakland Tribune • Sep 1936, (Name: Oakland Tribune; Location: Oakland, California; Date: 10 Sep 1936, Thu;), HERO MEDAL IS SOUGHT FOR BOY WHO RESCUED FATHER.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6609325/?xid=637

News-CAMPBELL Paul (Hero)
Hero Medal is Sought for Boy Who Rescued Father
[S1174] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Gunver Pigeon • Oakland Tribune - Dec 1984, (Name: Oakland Tribube; Location: Oakland CA; Date: 11 Dec 1984;), Emily Gunver Peterson Campbell Pigeon Obituary.
PIGEON, Gunver Campbell, of Pleasanton, Dec 8, 1984; beloved wife of the late Rubin Pigeon Sr; devoted mother of M Wesley Campbell Jr of Concord, Glen W Campbell of Livermore, David Paul Campbell of Grass Valley, Arbutus Becker of Sebastopol, Betty Jean Hill of Clearlake, Reuben Pigeon of Newark and John Pigeon of Castro Valley; dear sister of Albin Peterson of San Leandro, Edwin Peterson of Oakland, Alvera Wise of Concord, Arthur Peterson, Wilmer Peterson, Edna Stearns, and Ethel Harvey all of Stockton; grandmother of 19 and great-grandmother of 21. A member of of King's Way Centre of Castro Valley. A native of Minnesota; aged 81 years.
Friends are invited attend services at the Chapel of the Jess C Spencer Mortuary, Wednesday, December 12. Interment Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland.
• Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34
https://www.newspapers.com/image/758568477/?article=b4de76f8-b53e-463d-8b42-0611877bf5b9&focus=0.88182855,0.2581846,0.98479927,0.44895798&xid=3355

Obituary-PIGEON Gunver (PETERSON)
Obituary of EMILY GUNVER CAMPBELL PETERSON PIGEON • Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34
[S5236] Find a Grave: RHOADES Bessie Campbell 1897-1931, Bessie Annise Rhoades Campbell.
Bessie Annise Rhoades Campbell
BIRTH: 26 Dec 1897 Allen County, Indiana
DEATH: 10 Dec 1931 (aged 33) Oakland, Alameda County, California
BURIAL: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California
PLOT: 58
MEMORIAL ID: 136989289
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136989289
[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
[S8998] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Barbara and David Campbell • Oakland Tribune - 13 Feb 1942, Barbara Jean Whitaker and David Paul Campbell - Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 13/ Feb/ 1942; Publication Place: Oakland, California.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/147881831/?article=8b3abdb7-549b-4865-bf3d-f16e21a9a9c1&focus=0.2642279,0.33136436,0.4937905,0.5091226&xid=3398

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