Campbell, H. H. (Henry Harrison), 1840-1911

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Civil War veteran (20th Texas Regiment), cattleman, founder of Matador Ranch (1878), first county judge of Motley County, Texas, 1891. Born in 1840. Came to West Texas in 1877 and established the Matador Cattle Company, parent company of the West Texas ranch. He sold the ranch in 1883 to the Scott syndicate and then established the Campbell Ranch. Helped organize Motley County and later homesteaded a section of land on which the town of Matador, Texas, is now located. His wife was the town's first postmistress. Campbell died in 1911.

From the description of Papers, 1869-1897, (bulks 1879-1890). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24686013

A Civil War veteran (20th Texas Regiment), cattleman, founder of the Matador Ranch (1878), and the first county judge of Motley County Texas (1891), Campbell was born in 1840, and came to West Texas in 1877 and established the Matador Cattle Company, the parent company of the West Texas ranch. He sold the ranch in 1883 to the Scotland syndicate and then established the Campbell Ranch. Campbell helped organize Motley County and later homesteaded a section of land on which the town of Matador, Texas, is now located. His wife was the town's first postmaster. Campbell died in 1911.

From the guide to the Henry Harrison Campbell Papers, S 152. 1., 1869-1898 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Campbell family Bible record, 1840-1912. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Matador Land and Cattle Company : [collection] : 1886-1916. History Colorado
creatorOf Campbell, H. H. (Henry Harrison), 1840-1911. Papers, 1869-1897, (bulks 1879-1890). Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
referencedIn Delmar Hayter Papers, S1134. 1., 1857-1999 and undated Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University
referencedIn Matador Land and Cattle Company Records 1942., 1882-1951 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Henry Harrison Campbell Papers, S 152. 1., 1869-1898 and undated Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University
referencedIn LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Pearce, William Martin, Jr., 1913-. Papers, 1932-1974. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
referencedIn Matador Land and Cattle Company Records, S 662. 1., 1874-1960 Texas Tech University,Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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associatedWith Britten, A. M. person
associatedWith Britton, A. M. (Andrew Markham) person
associatedWith Hayter, Delmar person
associatedWith Koch Matador Cattle Company corporateBody
associatedWith LeConte, John L., (John Lawrence), 1825-1883 person
associatedWith Matador Land and Cattle Company corporateBody
associatedWith Pearce, William Martin, Jr., 1913- person
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Motley County (Tex.)
Texas--Motley County
Motley County (Tex.)
Matador Ranch (Tex.)
Texas
Matador (Tex.)
Matador Ranch (Tex.)
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Cattle trade
Land settlement
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Birth 1840

Death 1911

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