"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, October 21, 2014
1880 :: Deaths in Milam County
Rockdale Messenger: There has been considerable sickness in the country lately, and we have several deaths to record:
Mr. W.A. Radicil, an old and valuable citizen, living north of Milano, died suddenly on Saturday evening.
Another old citizen, Mr. J.P. Archer, living about ten miles south of Rockdale, died on Tuesday.
Mr. J.P. Daniel died at the residence of his father, Joe Daniel, near Ad Hall, on Monday morning. He was a gentleman universally liked, and a good citizen.
Also the day before and in the same vicinity, Mr. Remus Smith, a nephew of Mr. A.S. Ruby, died of typhoid fever.
Galveston Daily News, October 21, 1880
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