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	Tarrant County TXGenWeb Colonel J. E. Roundtree
	Colonel J. E. Roundtree, who has been a resident of Fort Worth for the last twenty years, died yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, after a lingering illness. Colonel Roundtree was in his 77th year, has been a zealous member of the Baptist church for fifty-three years, a member of the Masonic fraternity for forty-five years, and was at the time of his death, a member in good standing of Fort Worth Lodge, No 148 A.F.&A.M. He leaves a sorrowing wife who has journeyed the rugged path of life with him for more than a half century, she being now in her 73rd year. One son John C. Roundtree, and one daughter, Mrs. M. E. Dotson, who were at his beside during his last illness. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his late residence, No. 324 West Fifteenth Street. Friends and acquaintances cordially invited. Submitted by Robin Howsden Transcribed from a photocopy; publication and date not indicated. Oakwood Cemetery records gives: spelling "Rountree"; date of birth 5 Feb 1817; date of death 5 May 1893; age 76 years; buried in Block 25, space 139; cause of death, nephritis. John E. Rountree was born in SC; lived in AL and MS; was married to Elvira Williams ca 1840. Inquiries welcome at howsdens@jps.net
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Colonel J. E. Roundtree