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Death Notices Edwards County, Texas
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Complete Death List In Rocksprings Gale ROCKSPRINGS. Texas. April 14 AP),—After a recheck Thursday night with
San Antonio, the total list of dead in the tornado of Tuesday was placed at forty-seven. The complete list follows: Mr. and Mrs. Gus Henderson and two children. Burnet Babb John Adams Charlie Baker The Rev. and Mrs. H. L Spiers David McKinney Mrs. Ola Pennington Zolla Mae Pennigton Mr. and Mrs.. Peter T. Wittenberg Petra Perez April 15, 1927 Dallas Morning News
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| Girl Dies of Injuries In Rocksprings Storm DEL RIO, Texan. Dec. 24 (AP).
—Death of Clara, Dell Willess, 10. Friday night in a Del Rio hospital, was due to injuries received April 12, when
a storm destroyed most of Rocksprings Her father W E Willess was killed in the tornado Clara's head was injured.
Her body was taken to Killeen for burial. Dec 25, 1927 Dallas Morning News |
| One More Rocksprings Death. SAN ANTONIO, Texas. April 19 Sp>.— While
reports were- being received of new tornadoes In Medina. Gillespie and Kerr Counties the sixtieth fatality growing
out of the Rocksprings storm one week ago was recorded Tuesday with the death of Delafina Fuentes in a local hospital.
She was the thirteenth victim to die in or en route to San Antonio.Apr 20, 1927 Dallas County News |
| San Antonio April 16, The death toll crept to forty eight with the death
of Anna Perez five year old Mexican baby in a local hospital. The baby's mother, Mrs. Angelina Perez is in serious
condition in the same hospital. Two other infants are dangerously injured, Baby Spiers 2 year old son of Methodist
minister at Rocksprings whose father and mother both died in the storm. and the 18 month old son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Cowden both of whom were killed.Apr 17, 1927 Dallas Morning News |
| DIED IN A STRANGE LAND. Mineral Wells, Tex;, Nov. 16—An unknown man claiming
to-be A. H. Ranks of Benton county, Arkansas, died here this evening. He Is about 5 feet 6 inches, weigh 140 pounds,
aged 35 years, dark complexion and sandy mustache; was driving a small pony to a two-wheel cart had also had a
bay horse; sewed to his underclothing, were found $135 and a note .reading. A. R. Huy. or Hues, Is my name; I have
three children In Edwards county, Texas. He. died from erysipelas, of the face. The Galveston Daily News, (Houston,
TX) Sunday, November 17, 1895. . |
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