Anna Mae Ruth Vadnais and Robert James Campbell (June 12, 19 and 26, 2026)
1 Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Record of Birth (White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota), Anna May Vadnais, March 27, 1930, #22584.
2 “Baptismal Reg 1920-1942,” p 44, #9 [stamped], April 13, 1930, Anna May Ruth Vadnais, Church of St. Mary of White Bear Lake, Diocese of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
3 “Minnesota, County Birth Records, (Washington County, Oneka), Births 1911-1934, vol. D,” p148, line 17 [stamped], Robert James Campbell, June 19, 1929.; database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5JC-N6X?wc=3XS2-7MX%3A212910501%2C212901002%26cc%3D1920099&cc=1920099&lang=en&i=18 : accessed 18 May 2026), image 19 of 25.; multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.
4“Baptismal Register 1924-1945,” p 30 [extrapolated], July 14, 1929, Joseph Robert James Campbell, Church of St. John the Baptist, Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota.
5 1930 U.S. census, Oneka Township, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Enumeration District (ED) 0023, p. 7A [handwritten and stamped], family 130, line 10, Wilford Campbell.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4610088_00329?pId=78130128 : accessed 18 May 2026), image 13 of 16.; National Archives & Records Administration (NARA).
6 1940 U.S. census, Oneka Township, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Enumeration District (ED) 82-26, p. 6B [handwritten and stamped], visit 104, line 40, Anna Campbell.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-01967-00486?pId=98732359 : accessed 18 May 2026), images 13 and 14 of 20.; National Archives & Records Administration (NARA).
7 White Bear High School 1948 Matoskan, multiple pages.
8 U.S. Census, population schedule, 1950, Minnesota, Ramsey County, White Bear Lake, Enumeration District (ED) 62-34; sheet #10 [handwritten], house #411, lines 18-21, Adlore Vadnais.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62308/images/43290879-Minnesota-166897-0010?pId=93031812 : accessed 18 May 2026), page 10 of 50, citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 4463.
9 U.S. Census, population schedule, 1950, Minnesota, Ramsey County, White Bear Lake, Enumeration District (ED) 62-34; sheet #77 [handwritten], house #1215, lines 12-16, Anna Campbell.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62308/images/43290879-Minnesota-166897-0048?pId=93032914 : accessed 18 May 2026), page 48 of 50, citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 4463.
10 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106516623/robert_james-campbell: accessed May 18, 2026), memorial page for Robert James “Rabbit” Campbell (19 Jun 1929–17 Jan 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106516623, citing Saint John Baptist Cemetery, Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Cynthia Vadnais (contributor 49980879).
11 “New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967,”series A3998 – New York, 1957-1967, roll #313, Arrival-Departure record, Anna May R. Vadnais, May 29, 1960.
12 “Baptismal Reg 1920-1942,” p 44, #9 [stamped], April 13, 1930, Anna May Ruth Vadnais, Church of St. Mary of White Bear Lake, Diocese of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
13 “Mn, U. S., Birth Index, 1935-2002,” Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Birth (Hennepin County, Minnesota), Bruce Allan Campbell, May 22, 1964, certificate #1964-Mn-049415.
14 “Mn, U. S., Marriage Index, 1958-2001,” Lisa A. Campbell, June 12, 1966, state file #6149.
15 “Mn, U. S., Birth Index, 1935-2002,” Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Birth (Ramsey County, Minnesota), Ellen Lucy Campbell, September 8, 1972, certificate #1972-Mn-008283.
16 Unknown author, “1999 Catholic Schools Week Awards Ceremony,” St. Mary’s Alumni Newsletter: page 3.
17 Unknown author, “Bob Campbell, ’43, Recipient of the 2008 Dougherty Award,” St. Mary’s Alumni Newsletter: page unknown.
18 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106516623/robert_james-campbell: accessed May 18, 2026), memorial page for Robert James “Rabbit” Campbell (19 Jun 1929–17 Jan 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106516623, citing Saint John Baptist Cemetery, Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Cynthia Vadnais (contributor 49980879).
Name that Relative Answers (April 10, 2026)
First picture: William Francis Vadnais (my granduncle).
Second picture: Florence (Doran) Vadnais and her daughter Julaine (my aunt and first cousin).
Florence is second from the left on the back side of the table on the left; her head is partially hidden. Julaine is across the table from her resting her right hand on her cheek.
Third picture: Gordy Vadnais is in the front row, 4th from the right (my uncle).