Brief Life History of William Sherman
When William Sherman Campbell was born on 29 January 1865, in Ohio, United States, his father, George Hendricks Campbell, was 30 and his mother, Levisa Wilson, was 27. He married Melvina Martha Haley on 7 May 1895. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 8, Colorado, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 22 August 1938, in Eagle Lake, Colorado, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Eagle Lake, Colorado, Texas, United States.
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Sources (11)
- William L Campbell, "United States Census, 1930"
- Wm Sherman Campbell, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Wm Herman Campbell, "United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969"
Spouse and Children
1865–1938 Male
1872–1955 Female
Children (1)
1897–1973 Female
Parents and Siblings
1834–1917 Male
1838–1920 Female
Siblings (6)
1858–1896 Female
1860–1935 Female
1862–1939 Male
1865–1938 Male
1867–1957 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union
Age 5
1886
Age 21
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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