Robert Lee Rountree

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• Residence: 1870, Mount Pleasant, Titus, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1880, Franklin County, Texas, USA; Precinct 1
• Residence: 1900, Franklin County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1

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Dallas Morning News
November 10, 1909

DEATH OF R. L. ROUNTREE.
Founder of Newspaper at Mount Vernon Tex.-Prominent in Franklin County, Special to the News. Mount Vernon. Tex., Nov. 9.-Robert L. Rountree died last night at his home in this city after an Illness of many months. He was founder in 1894 and sole owner for many years of the Mount Vernon Optic, a weekly newspaper, which is now the Mount Vernon Optic- Herald. He has been very successful with his newspaper business, as well as other prominent business interests of the city in which he was connected. No man in Franklin County had more friends than did Bob Rountree. Memorial services were held this afternoon at the Church of Christ, conducted by Rev. T. E. Millhoiland, burial at City Cemetery under the auspices and ceremony of the Odd Fellows' Lodge, He leaves a widow and one son. aged 12 years. Floral offerings were very elaborate and beautiful.

Abstracted from 12 Nov 1909 "Sulphur Springs Gazette":
Robert L. Rountree (Roundtree) d. Mt. Vernon, Monday, ill many months; born & raised near Mt. Vernon; ed. for many yrs of "Mt. Vernon Optic Herald"; services at Christian Church, Monday, Elds. Milholland, Bloodworth & Holland; Odd Fellows burial; survivors: son age 12 and widow; relative attending J.M. Fanning, of Hopkins Co.

Robert married Eva Euphelia Goswick on 5 Dec 1898 in Franklin County, Texas, USA. Eva was born on 28 Nov 1877 in Georgia, USA; died on 24 Apr 1974 in Mount Vernon, Franklin, Texas, USA; was buried in 1974 in Mount Vernon City Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Franklin, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1900, Franklin County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1
• Residence: 1910, Franklin County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1