"Rockdale, my hometown, is Texas' heart and significant part of its soul," George Sessions Perry wrote in his book, Texas: A World Unto Itself. Perry wrote with lifelong affection about his hometown, first as a novelist and later as a magazine journalist. He describes the pioneers of Rockdale as typical of restless Southerners who hitched their wagons and moved to Texas after the Civil War. . . . Clay Coppedge . . .
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
1925 :: Death of James H. Copeland
Dallas Morning News. March 22, 1925. COPELAND. -- Rockdale, Texas. March 21. -- James H. Copeland, 55 years old, died here suddenly Friday at noon and will be buried Sunday. Mr. Copeland was son of the Rev. W.E. Copeland, minister of the Presbyterian Church and Confederate veteran who died some months ago. Mr. Copeland was engaged in the building of the Christian Church here when stricken. He leaves a wife, who was Miss Izolie Turner, and a sister, Mrs. C.K. Stribling. Burial will be from the Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jesse Garrett, pastor, conducting the services.
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