Laura Ellen McCampbell[1]
1854 - 1942 (87 years)-
Name Laura Ellen McCampbell Born Jul 08, 1854 Roane county, Tennessee, USA 
Gender Female Died Mar 24, 1942 San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas, USA [2] Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria county, Texas, USA Notes - Laura was from Refugio, Texas and inherited her parent's ranch outside Berclair in Goliad county in South Texas in 1885.
Texas Historical marker (# 4223, lat/long 632148E/3160708N) at the ranch notes "Reed-McCampbell-Wiess Ranch Complex; Founded in 1869 by James D. Reed, this ranch also was owned by the Peninsula Company comprised of Thomas and William McCampbell and Pryor Lea. Laura (McCampbell) Wiess (d. 1942) inherited it in 1885. The complex, which features more than 25 structures, centers around this two-story house begun by Reed in the 1870s. Laura and her husband, Valentine, added its Queen Anne elements later. The ranch was donated to the Baptist Foundation of Texas in 1970. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991"
1930 census, Houston, Harris, Texas
lines 25-26
Wiess, Laura E, head, $7500, F, W, 75, widowed, married at 28, TN, TN, TN
Simmler, Francis, companion, F, W, 52, m1, 21, TX, Ger, TX
Person ID I1515 mykindred Last Modified Mar 19, 2009
Father William Edwin McCampbell, b. Nov 09, 1827, Knox county, Tennessee, USA , d. Apr 06, 1880, Goliad, Goliad county, Texas, USA (Age 52 years) Mother Louisa Clementine Shetterly, b. Dec 24, 1829, Knox county, Tennessee, USA , d. Feb 08, 1905 (Age 75 years) Married Sep 02, 1852 Knox county, Tennessee, USA Notes - They moved to Goliad Texas with three children in 1858.
Family ID F18378 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Valentine Wiess, CSA, b. Jul 27, 1845, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA , d. Jul 30, 1913, Goliad county, Texas, USA (Age 68 years) Married Jul 13, 1883 Refugio, Texas, USA Notes - They had no children.
Family ID F573 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Laura was from Refugio, Texas and inherited her parent's ranch outside Berclair in Goliad county in South Texas in 1885.
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