This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rowlet Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5285 Message Board Post: Galveston Daily News – Fri., 8 February 1878, p. 1, c. 4 Rockdale, Feb. 7 - T. M. Rowlet died yesterday afternoon while assisting in raising some heavy timbers in his new residence, now in course of construction. He was struck on the head by a heavy falling piece which entirely crushed his skull, from which he dined in about 4-hours. He leaves a wife and four children. [lengthy article]