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David Wilson Campbell

Barry, Navarro County

Marker Text

(May 4, 1812 - April 4, 1879) A native of Georgia, David Wilson Campbell migrated to Texas in 1835. He served in the Texas army the following year during the Texas War for Independence. A pioneer farmer in Navarro County, he gave ten acres of land to the Harmony Methodist Church in 1845. Part of that acreage was used for this cemetery where many Campbell descendants are buried. Campbell was married three times and had children from each marriage. Recorded - 1978

Marker Details

Address FM 744
Location Description Campbell-Elrod Cemetery, FM 744 S side between CR 2120 and CR 2110
Marker # 8284
Dedicated 1978
Size, Type grave marker
Code military topics; Texas Revolution, churches; Methodist denomination; cemetery; pioneers
Latitude, Longitude 32.030617, -96.606168

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