Obituary Leslie Rowland   Fort Worth Star Telegram, Oct. 8, 1918 Waxahachie, Oct. 3 Spanish Influenza Strikes! The first death from Spanish Influenza was recorded in Waxahachie, when Leslie Rowland, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Rowland, died this morning.  He was a  member of the local band and contracted the disease while attending the Confederate Veterans reunion at Tulsa. There are now twety five or thirty cases in the city.  Because of the increase in the number of cases ,boarding halls at the Trinity University have been placed under quaratine.  School is continuing, but boarding students will not be permitted to leave the halls until the situation improves.    Copyright © 2009-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:21:05 MDT