Pinchback - Garwood Cemetery, Garwood, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 26.434 W 096° 26.216
14R E 748619 N 3259532
Garwood Cemetery is located about 2.5 miles southwest of the town of Garwood. Records show that it is very poorly maintained, and based on what I found on my visit, this is true.
Waymark Code: WM10NJF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2019
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A rectangular monolith with the Woodman Seal on the top.
Inscribed:
Pinchback
Pearl A.
Mar 19, 1885
Aug. 31, 1916
J. Tony
Nov. 8, 1880
Dec. 26, 1946
Infant Son
Aug. 31, 1916
From Find A Grave (
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John “Tony” Pinchback
Birth 8 Nov 1880
Death 26 Dec 1946 (aged 66)
Burial Garwood Cemetery
Pearl A Hopkins Pinchback
Birth 19 Mar 1885
Death 31 Aug 1916 (aged 31)
Burial Garwood Cemetery
Baby Boy Pinchback
Birth 31 Aug 1916
Death 31 Aug 1916
Burial Garwood Cemetery
There is a Tony A. Pinchback listed as the son of John “Tony” and Pearl A. Hopkins Pinchback who was born on August 31, 1916 and died May 8, 1990. (
visit link) It appears that Mrs. Pinchback may have died during childbirth due to complications of twins.
Colorado County History Website
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Pinchback, John (Tony)
Final Rites For Tony Pinchback Held At Garwood
Funeral services for Mr. John (Tony) Pinchback, 66, life-long resident of Colorado County, who once attended the Weimar school, were held at his home in Garwood Saturday, Dec. 28 with the Reverend Joe Thompson of Houston and the Rev. D. R. Allison of Garwood officiating. Interment was in the Garwood cemetery.
Mr. Pinchback died the Thursday previous in an El Campo hospital where he had been under treatment for injuries suffered in an auto collision at El Campo Nov. 23. He had suffered a broken leg and internal injuries.
Born near Columbus Nov. 8, 1880, to John J. and Almanor Howland Pinchback, he was married to Miss Pearl Hopkins in 1909. His wife preceded him in death Aug. 31, 1916.
Twin daughters, Mrs. Mary Sue Willbeck and Mrs. Josie Barr, both of Pierce, a son, Tony Pinchback of Garwood, and a brother, J. R. Pinchback of Columbus, survive.
Weimar Mercury, January 10, 1947