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.