Marmion H. Bowers - Oakwood Cemetery - Austin, TX
N 30° 16.599 W 097° 43.634
14R E 622418 N 3350126
The broken column tombstone for Marmion H. Bowers at Austins historic Oakwood Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMTM7F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2016
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The broken column tombstone for Marmion H. Bowers stands tall, it's column draped with a garland of flowers.
Marmion H. Bowers served as an elected member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1863-1866, and as a Texas State Senator from 1870-1872.
He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
His elaborate tombstone reads as follows:
"Sacred to the memory of
MARMION H. BOWERS
Born
April 26, 1829
Died
March 3, 1872"
Headstone/Monument Text:
Sacred to the memory of
MARMION H. BOWERS
Born
April 26, 1829
Died
March 3, 1872
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