She was the grand-daughter of Alexander Campbell, a leader of the Campbellite religious reform movement. Her mother died when she was very young, and during her childhood she often accompanied her father, a geologist and miner, on prospecting expeditions throughout the American west.
She was the great-granddaughter of Alexander Campbell, a pioneer in the Campbellite religious reform movement. Her mother passed away when she was very young, and during her childhood, she frequently traveled with her father, who was both a geologist and miner, on prospecting trips across the American west.