John W. Campbell - Belcherville Cemetery - Belcherville, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 48.487 W 097° 51.558
14S E 605580 N 3741464
A sandstone marker is at the final resting place of John Watson Campbell, in Belcherville Cemetery, one of the last remnants of the ghost town of Belcherville, TX. Thanks to Findagrave for information about his name.
Waymark Code: WMQY80
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
Views: 1

Mr. Campbell's grave is marked by a sandstone rockpile, and interestingly, a book was carved out of the stone atop his headstone. The inscription is:

John W.
Campbell

Born April
8th d in 18
22

Died the 14th
of February
1897

Note how "February" is crammed into the last lines.
Date of Birth: 4/8/1822

Date of Death: 2/14/1897

Material: Stone

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