William Gammell "Willie" Robinson -- Washington Cemetery, Houston TX
N 29° 45.983 W 095° 23.322
15R E 269043 N 3295290
the Woodmen of the World tombstone of William Gammell Robinson, near the grave of his honored grandfather, William Gammell in Houston's historic Washington Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMQENW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2016
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This interesting WoW tombstone for William Gammell Robinson is surmounted with a Celtic cross, reflecting the family's Scottish ancestry. It stands in the same plot with his famous grandfather William Gammell, a gunsmith to the Texian Army during the Texas revolution, a former gold rusher, and later owner and operator of a successful gunsmithing operation in Houston.
William Gammell Robinson is buried in section A, Lot 36 of Washington Cemetery. (
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His very decorative tombstone reads as follows:
"[celtic cross]
Erected by the
[seal of the Woodmen of the World]
Woodmen of the World
Post Oak Number 85
WILLIE G ROBINSON
BORN
Aug. 26, 1873
in Houston, Tex.
DIED
Dec. 28, 1899
in Houston, Tex.
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in His wisdom has recalled,
The boon His love has given;
And though the body moulders here,
The soul is safe in Heaven.
ROBINSON"