Marriage and Personal Life
Campbell married Margaret Brown on March 12, 1811. Margaret's father, John Brown, owned a significant amount of land in the Bethany, Virginia area (now Bethany, West Virginia). The couple resided in what is now known as the Alexander Campbell Mansion near Bethany, WV. Their first child, a daughter, was born on March 13, 1812. His daughter's birth spurred Campbell to study the subject of baptism. He ultimately concluded that Scripture did not support the baptism of infants. He came to believe that individuals had to choose baptism and conversion for themselves.
Alexander married Selina Huntington Bakewell on July 31, 1828, after the death of Margaret in 1827. Alexander died on March 4, 1866 at Bethany, West Virginia. Selina outlived Alexander, dying on June 28, 1897.
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