Archibald Rowland Campbell Jr.

b. 24 May 1917, d. 8 December 1994
  • Archibald Rowland Campbell Jr. was born on 24 May 1917 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.
  • Archibald Rowland Campbell and Alice Lee Matthews appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Galveston, Texas, at 1515 Avenue J. Other members of the household included Archibald Rowland Campbell Jr., Archibald Rowland Campbell, Katherine Wilson Rountree and Katherine Rountree Campbell.
  • Archibald Rowland Campbell and Katherine Wilson Rountree appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Galveston, Texas, at 1515 Avenue J. Other members of the household included Archibald Rowland Campbell Jr., Katherine Rountree Campbell, Mary Lee Campbell, Alice Lucille Campbell and Nancy Campbell.
  • The following appeared on 21 November 1983 in The Galveston Daily News: Services for Kate Wilson Rountree Campbell, 93, a homemaker, will be Tuesday at J. Levy & Bro. Funeral Home of Galveston, the Rev. Donovan officiating. Burial will follow at Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, under direction of J. Levy & Bro. Funeral Home of Galveston.
         Mrs. Campbell died Saturday at her home. She was born June 28, 1890 in Sherman and had been a Galveston resident since 1914. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Galveston.
         Survivors include her husband, Archibald R. Campbell of Galveston; two sons, Archibald R. Campbell Jr. and Chesley R. Campbell, both of Galveston; four daughters, Katherine Oliver of Waco, Mary Lee Davis of DIckinson, Alice Gaughan of Leawood, Kan. and Nancy Martin of Galveston;p two neices, Madison Hortenstine of Houston and Bette Lee Marshal of Memphis, Tenn; a nephew, Chesley Rontree of Corpus Christi; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
         Visitors may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
  • The following appeared on 16 December 1985 in The Galveston Daily News: Archibald Rowland Campbell, 97, retired vice president of T.T.T. Ship Agencies, died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston.
         Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at J. Levy & Bro. Funeral Home of Galveston, the Rev. John Donovan officiating. Burial will follow in Trinity Episcopal Cemetery of Galveston.
         Born Aug. 3, 1888 in Galveston, Mr. Campbell was a lifelong isle resident. He was a vestryman at Trinity Episcopal Church, served as chairman of the board of the Galveston Wharf Co., was president of the Galveston Cotton Exchange and on its board of trustees, and served for more than 20 years on the Galveston draft board.
         Survivors include two sons, Archibald R. Campbell and Chesley R. Campbell, both of Galveston; four daughters, Katherine Oliver of Waco, Mary Lee Davis of Dickinson, Alice Gaughan of Leawood, Kan. and Nancy Martin of Galveston; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and one niece.
         The family will be present at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. today.
  • Archibald Rowland Campbell Jr. died on 8 December 1994 at age 77 in Galveston County, Texas.
  • He was interred at Galveston Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 11 December 1994 in The Galveston Daily News: Archibald Rowland Campbell, Jr., died Thursday, December 8, 1994, following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Eugenia Harris Campbell; daughter Eugenia H. Campbell; sons Archibald R. Campbell III, John Harris Campbell, and wife Wendy, and Douglas McQueen Campbell and wife Carrie; five grandchildren Larkin Harris Campbell, Colin Leer Campbell, Grant Dillon Campbell, Reed Stewart Campbell and Blake Evan Campbell. He is also survived by his brother Chesley R. Campbell, sisters Katherine C. Oliver, Mary Lee Davis, Alice C. Gaughan, Nancy C. Martin and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Campbell was born in Galveston on May 24, 1917, to Archibald R. and Kate Rountree Campbell. He attended Ball High School, the University of the South, and graduated from the Uiversity of Texas in 1940. He served in the United States Army as a First Lieutenant in the European Theater during the Second World War. Mr. Campbell retired in 1980 from American Indemnity Insurance Company, where he was Senior Vice President. He was a lifelong member of Trinity Episcopal Church and served on the Board of Trustees of the Rosenberg Library. Friends may call at J. Levy & Bro. Funeral Home on Sunday, December 11, from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church on Monday, December 12, at 10:00 A.M. with Reverend John C. Donovan officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church or the Rosenberg Library.
  • Last Edited: 20 Feb 2013