CAMPBELL T. MOUNTS was born December 3, 1846, in Brooke County, W. Va., and in 1859 removed with his mother to Hopkins (now Webster) County, Ky., where he still continues to reside. He is the son of Daniel S. Mounts, who was born in 1805, in Ohio County, W. Va., and died in 1857. Daniel S. was the son of Providence Mounts, a native of Virginia, born near Washington, D. C. His father was a Frenchman. Subject's mother, Temperance Mounts, of Brooke County, W. Va., was born in 1812, and after the death of her husband, had the care and responsibility of the family thrown onto her hands, and is now enjoying an honored old age. To her and her husband were born Indiana (Pratt and Hendricks), John M., Mary V. (Crowley), Campbell T., Temperance R. (Parker) and Taylor D. Campbell T. married, October 28, 1879, Sudie, daughter of Joel Parker, of Webster County. Mr. Mounts is a successful farmer, having 718 acres of fair land, in good condition and in a fine state of cultivation. In his political sentiments he is a Republican.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 1041.