Hi Don, The place seems to be in limbo. I can't pin point a location for these Campbells - hence my brick wall! I DO know that it was a port area (because the Widow Young's husband was a seaman and "lost at sea" c 1844 - she and her small son lived on some Campbell property and Wm. Campbell saw her when they were being evicted and married her - not on the spot of course) Wm Campbell was a mason or owned a quarry. His son, John Graine Campbell, b Scotland 1847 - my gggf- studied law in Scotland but became a mason in this country so he had to know something about stonemasonary(sp?).I think the Port of Glasgow is probably a likely place. William Campbell invented (or had a patent on) the diamond studded saw which is now used to cut stone. It a longer story but the above are the only real clues I have. I know about John Graine Campbell because I found him and his family in the 1880 Parker County Texas Census and his age was listed as 22 - hence the birth year of 1847. Of course that could vary by a year depending upon month in which he was born. Alll that I know about the Campbell's is based on tales my Mother told me. Its a great family mystery and I am determined , brick wall or no. I had hoped that maybe each county (shire) had Electoral/Voters Rolls - I would pay a fee to anyone to search. The really infurating thing about all this is that I know that I have seen the name William Shaw Campbell (before I knew his name) on a census but can't locate it forthe life of me. This is a lot for a simple answer isn't it? Maybe you willhave an inspiration! Warm regards, Juanita