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My Texas roots include Campbells from San Antonio:
27. Josephine Susan Campbell (b. 1859 in San Antonio – d. 1922 in San Antonio)
54. William Wallace Campbell (b. 1828 in Virginia – d. 1862 in San Antonio)
William is listed as a master mason in the 1860 U.S. census, which I found on Ancestry.com.
William and his wife, Susan Elizabeth Smith (1830-1864), passed away while their children were still young. I found two of Josephine’s siblings living with relatives in the 1870 census, but haven’t tracked down Josephine’s location in that particular year.
The siblings were reunited and living together when they were in their 20s, according to the 1880 census.
William earned a mention in Daughters of the Republic of Texas because his wife, Susan, was the daughter of William John Smith (aka John William Smith, a prominent figure in the battle for the Alamo and the first mayor of San Antonio).
As of yet, I have not been able to discover the names of William’s parents, nor the area of Virginia from whence he came. There are a lot of William Campbells in Virginia around the time he resided there for me to sort through.
Josephine married Anson G. Bennett in 1881 and they had 8 children, including my great-grandmother, Susan Campbell Bennett (1884-1966).
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Thank you for an interesting post. Best wishes in sorting out the William Campbells in Virginia… I tried to do the same with William Preston in Virginia, a few years ago… turned out none were mine… mine came through New Hampshire, instead! 😉
Thanks, Bill! Glad you found your ancestor eventually! :o)
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