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Submitted: 12/6/19 • Approved: 12/17/19 • Last Updated: 12/20/19 • R240016-G0-S3
September 1, 1900 - December 28, 1962
ROBERT A. MORROW was the son of Edward Theodore Morrow (1868-1940) & Susan Nancy Garnett (1871-1961). He was born in Morrowville, Refugio County, Texas on 21 September 1900. He attended the Morrowvile school, which also served as the town church and community center. The land used to build the school on was donated by his father, Edward T. Morrow.
Robert was appointed as a Constable for Precinct 4 in Refugio County, TX by Govenor Pat M. Neff on the 13 February 1922. He was also a Farmer, a Rancher, owned and operated a trucking line, owned and operated a cafe, raised thoroughbred horses, supervised construction of pipelines in Mexico, a fireman, and taught Spanish after being immersed in the language.
Robert was first married to Emily Pauline Eason-Morrow, and they had two children:
Robert A. Morrow II, (1924-1985) and
Patricia "Pat" Sue Morrow-Jacobson (1926-2004).
Later in November of 1940 he was married to Sarah Dean Pugh, and had THREE boys:
Morris E. Morrow (Living),
Dennis M. Morrow (1942 - 2018), and
and Jon K. Morrow (Living).
Robert passed away on 28 December 1962 at De Tar Hospital in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, and was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Victoria, Texas.
*Photo & Biography by Mark Morrow
Contributed on 12/6/19 by ashaw444
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