Alexander Harwood
Posted by: 
QuesterMark
N 32° 46.563 W 096° 48.003
14S E 706048 N 3628602
This medallion and plate stands next to Harwood's grave in Pioneer Cemetery, behind the Dallas County Convention Center.
Waymark Code: WM3TE8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2008
Views: 31
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Harwood, Alexander
Address:
City: Dallas
County: Dallas
Subject Codes: Civil War; pioneers
Year Marker Erected: 1996
Marker Location: Pioneer Cemetery, Marilla at Young St.
Marker Size: Grave Marker
Marker Number: 11827
Marker Text:
(1820-1885)
Came to Dallas in 1844 from Tennessee. After the death of his first wife Isabella Daniel Harwood in 1851, he married Sarah Peak in 1855. Harwood was elected county clerk six times between 1850 and 1880. He was senior warden of the Tannehill Masonic Lodge and served the Confederacy as assistant to Postmaster General John H. Reagan. Harwood represented Dallas County at the 1866 State Constitutional Convention. (1996)
|
Visit Instructions:
Please include a picture in your log. You and your GPS receiver do not need to be in the picture. We encourage additional information about your visit (comments about the surrounding area, how you ended up near the marker, etc.) in the log.