Rowles, Thomas 1857-1937

ROWLES

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 2/17/2014 at 21:51:21

Funeral Services for Thos. Rowles Held Wednesday

Had Been A Life Long Resident Of Jasper County

Thomas Rowles, 79, a lifelong resident of Jasper County passed away at his home in West Colfax Monday afternoon following a short illness.

Mr. Rowles, better known here as (Illigible) was born on a farm four miles north of Newton. For the past

Transcriber note: The rest of this obit is torn off but hand written note is as follows: 22 Dec 1857 28 Jan 1937 Colfax Cemetery Block 28 Lot 11 ~ Newspaper unnamed possibly The Des Moines Register or The Newton (IA) Daily News.

Charlotte Rowles 18 Apr 1830 11 Jan 1915.

The Colfax Iowa Cemetery Book confirms this info.