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Part of an old map of the San Jacinto area from the Texas Revolution

Veteran Bio

Texian Location:  Harrisburg

The Kemp Sketch

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Gallery

Battle Statistics

  • Died in Battle: No
  • Rank: Private
  • Company: Capt. Gibson Kuykendall

Personal Statistics

  • Date of Birth: 1817 Apr 8
  • Birthplace: Arkansas, Lavayette County
  • Came to Texas: 1827 Mar 22
  • Date of Death: 1888 May 6
  • Burial Place: Kenney, Austin Co., Texas
  • Bounty Certificate: 9404
  • Profession: Storekeeper, farmer
  • Wife: Eleanor Whitley
  • Children: Robert A. Campbell; William Louis Campbell; John T. Campbell; Henry I. Campbell; Rachel Louise Campbell Fincher; James Wesley Campbell; M. E. Campbell; R. F. Campbell; Horace P. Campbell
  • Family at San Jacinto: Brothers Heil and Rufus Campbell at Harrisburg

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