Historical Marker
John S. Roberts
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County · Texas
Erected 1936
John S. Roberts spent his later years in Nacogdoches in reduced circumstances. After lawsuits beginning in fall 1838 led to financial ruin, the Handbook of Texas says, he ran a grocery and saloon business in the late 1840s, including at the Old Stone Fort. He had served as quartermaster of the Texas Militia on several occasions in 1837-39. He died in Nacogdoches on August 9, 1871, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. In 1826 he had been a deputy sheriff at Natchitoches, and before that a sixteen-year-old in the Tennessee militia in the War of 1812.
What the plaque says
John S. Roberts Sheriff in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1826 One of the leaders in Battle of Nacogdoches. Member of Consultation, 1835. Commanded the Nacogdoches Company in storming of Bexar, 1835. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born in Virginia, July 13, 1796 Died August 9, 1871 His wife HARRIET ROBERTS Born April 7, 1796 Died April 5, 1874 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Where it stands
31.60267, -94.64996 · Directions
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