David Wilson Campbell

5.0 mi south of Barry · Directions →

A map of where this is in the county. — 5.1 mi east of Oak Valley · Navarro County

Texas Historical Marker · 1978 · Marker 8284

The marker

(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

Where it stands

Campbell-Elrod Cemetery, FM 744 S side between CR 2120 and CR 2110

From the Texas Historical Commission.