McCAMPBELL, James and W. S., Beeville Bee, 15 Jan 1897:

Messrs. James and W. S. McCampbell, brothers and both early settlers in Texas and residents 
of the vicinity of Ramirena Creek, Live Oak County, were called to their last rewards during the 
past week, the latter dying on Thursday night the 7th, inst., at the age of 70 and the former on 
Monday night at the age of 84.

Messrs. McCampbell were natives of Tennessee and came from the same Carolinas Scotch-Irish 
stock that has given to the country such illustrious men as Jackson, the Polks and Calhoun.  
They immigrated to Texas in the early day and settled in Goliad County, then the most western 
outpost of American civilization in this section.  Soon after the war they moved to Live Oak County 
and together with their brother Joseph W. McCampbell who lately died in this city and whose family 
still reside here, purchased a large body of ranch lands. Another brother, Hon. John S. McCampbell, 
a resident of Corpus Christi, is a well known attorney and the last of four brothers.

The McCampbell family has always been among the best citizenship of this section and with characteristic 
Scotch thrift have been classed among the well-to-do citizens for their respective localities.  

Atlee McCampbell, son of Hon. John McCampbell of Corpus Christi is one of the leading attorneys of that 
city and foremost in all its enterprises. His brother, Wm. McCampbell, only a few years past his majority, 
is also a prominent member of the bar, while W. W. McCampbell, a son of Joseph McCampbell 
was for two successive terms attorney for the state in this county and is now occupying a responsible 
federal position in the custom house of Eagle Pass.  A collateral branch of the family is represented in 
Judge T. McCampbell, a well-known ranchman of this county.