Robert Porter Ballowe - Columbia Cemetery, West Columbia, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
N 29° 08.439 W 095° 38.845
15R E 242442 N 3226467
Over 110 years old, this headstone looks as if it could have been placed recently.
Waymark Code: WMVY52
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
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The headstone for Robert Porter Ballowe is topped with an anchor and chain, a cross on the face and the family name "BALLOWE" on the plinth, a floral wreath surrounds a crown on the reverse.

"In Fond Memory of My Husband"... Oddly, there is no direct link to his wife on Find-A-Garave. Margaret A. Ballowe (1828 - 1897) could have been his wife. A photo (visit link) shows Mr. Ballowe's marker behind and to the left of Margarets.
Date of birth (optional): 12/22/1857

Date of death (optional): 06/17/1903

Headstone text (optional):

In Fond Memory of My Husband Robert Porter Ballowe Born Dec. 22, 1857, Died June 17, 1903,

“Whatsoever ye would that men do to you, do ye even so to them,” was the motto by which he lived. “Faith, Hope, Charity, the greatest of these is Charity”.


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