Hide Article Text (OCR)
era], but while on dress parade County, Q$, where he was bornaj foiuiral Bridge m Mexico, hp four miles. from Washington, theWas titrown from his horse, county site; but the family moved*uMftming injuries from which he to Walton County^, settling on a died. (The history states he died plantation five, miles west .of Septemher 3, I#47,' but pfJhops Monroe at a place called Arrow meant hi* was in juried that date Head. (This k perhaps better and .died as record'date known 'as Broken Arrow districtof hi.s death is December 15, 1847J* of-Walton County.) „ ' ; -Jh- was* a native of. Wilkes (Continued un Page .4)WS’AKWTO*Truck Demolishes Cemetery Enclosure: *7 *Visitors,recently at the familycemetery of thlt;* late GeneralRobert M, Echols discovered thata large portion of Dm three foeXhigh cement enclosure of the Echo Is graves lot had been broken down by a truck belonging to the construction-companywhile building a new highway just back of the graves so enclosed, and hack of the old highway leading- from Monroe to Walnutgrbye and Conyers,These graves had been* often visited by descendants of the late and ’distinguished Brigadier-Gen-, oral Robert M. Echols and par- onts. It Milner Echols.: and wife* and another grave enclosed' by the wail. 4* of , cement put Die re years ago by a greaUncphew, the late J. R,.Mobleyi of Atlanta.Descendants in distant parts of the United StiUes^ formerly visited and had caretakers there, but in recent years these perhapsC LA R YWILL SOON CELEBRATE ITSTWO ENTRANCESSPRING,STBROADSAVE AT CLARY'S
Newspaper Details
Monroe Walton Tribune
Monroe, Georgia, US
Wed, May 27, 1959
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Texas A.
TX, USA 08 Jul 2020
Other Publications Near Monroe, Georgia
Monroe Savannah Bulletin
Monroe Bulletin
Monroe Confederate Pension
Monroe Walton Tribune
