| Marker Number |
8284 |
| Atlas Number |
5349008284 |
| Marker Title |
David Wilson Campbell |
| Index Entry |
Campbell, David Wilson |
| Address |
FM 744 |
| City |
Barry |
| County |
Navarro |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
726064 |
| UTM Northing |
3546335 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Texas Revolution, churches; Methodist denomination; cemetery; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Campbell-Elrod Cemetery, FM 744 S side between CR 2120 and CR 2110 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| 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 |
