Ancestry/Genealogy
In reply to the discussion: Is anybody here descended from Scottish families who left Scotland because of [View all]CountAllVotes
(20,884 posts)Some of the Irish Campbells descend from Niall of the Nine hostages FYI. That is a very big deal actually.
More re: Niall of Nine Hostages here
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Niall_of_the_Nine_Hostages
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I have found out more re: the person I am still researching (a Campbell) and the thing with being a Mason.
Text as follows:
>> __ Campbell was engaged in the oil royalty business in Jefferson and Longview and had several wells in production in Marion County. He was a well-known Mason, holding the thirty-second degree of York and Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and his wife was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
I hope he enjoyed his life, that is about all I dare say at the moment. He wasn't worthy of being a descendent of Niall of the Nine hostages IMO.
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Interesting stuff, all of it, no doubt!