Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

James Moore Campbell was born May 22, 1817, near Nashville, Tennessee, and came to Williamson County with his parents. Campbell moved to Carbondale and became one of Daniel Brush's most valued assistants in the town's development. In 1870 Campbell contracted to build the principal structure for Southern Illinois Normal College (now Southern Illinois University). He died on April 24, 1871, as a result of an accident which occurred while supervising the construction of the college building.

Alexander M. Jenkins was born in 1802 and came to the area in 1817. His sister, married Dr. John Logan, and they were the parents of General John A. Logan. In 1834, Jenkins was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. He was also the first president of the Illinois Central Railroad Company. He died in 1864.

Lewis Chambers is the only African American identified by name known to be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Chambers was born in Kent County, Maryland, in 1839 and enlisted in the Union Army on September 20, 1864. He fought in a segregated African American regiment from Illinois during the Civil War.

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