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Tomlinson, Newton R. "Nate" (1832-1911)
Tomlinson, Newton R
Obituary
1911
Schulenburg Sticker
12 May 1911 After an illness of several weeks’ duration, Mr. Newton R. Tomlinson passed away Friday, May the 5th at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur [Delia] Pennington. He did not seem to suffer but little and the only trouble he seem to have had during his illness was that it appeared difficult at times for him to breathe. His departure from this world was peaceful and without a struggle, as though he had fal [sic] asleep. Mr. Tomlinson was born in Alabama March 1, 1832. Came to Texas January 1, 1876. The greater part of his life was spent at Wallis, Texas, where he reared an interesting family. He was married twice, both wives preceding him in death. A brother, Carney, of San Saba and a sister, Mrs. James Defee of Simonton; two daughters and three son [sic], Mrs. S. N. Allen of San Angelo, Mrs. A. Pennington of this city, Messrs. Madison and W. N. of Wallis, and L. C. of Abeline [sic]; twenty-six grand-children and four great-grand-children are left to mourn his demise. He was a man who united sound sense with strong convictions, and a candid, outspoken temper, eminently fitted to mould the rude elements of pioneer society into form and consistency, and aid in raising a high standard of citizenship in the community in which he lived. How much his community owes him and such as he, it is impossible to estimate, though it would be a grateful task to trace his influence through some of the more direct channels, to hold him up in these degenerate days, in his various characters of husband and father, of neighbor and friend, to speak of the sons and daughters he has reared to perpetuate his name and emulate his virtues, but we cannot do so in this brief article. His remains, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A. Pennington and family, and Mrs. Allen and children, and Messrs. B. F. Johnson, B. F. Pennington, and Raymond Winfree, were conveyed to Wallis, where they, surrounded by loved ones and old time friends, were tenderly laid to rest Saturday the 6th in the Heartville cemetery, near his old home, Rev. John J. Ramsey of Yoakum officiating. The Sticker joins the many friends, both in Schulenburg and Wallis, of the family, in extending sincere sympathy to the bereaved ones in their hour of sorrow. Newton Tomlinson is buried at Hartsville Cemetery in Wallis, Austin County, Texas. Contributed by Matt Cross |
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Tomlinson
Newton R
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