Historical Marker
Site of the Home of John S. Roberts
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County · Texas
Erected 1936
John S. Roberts married Harriet Fenley Collier on December 26, 1826. The family lived in the Sabine District, then San Augustine, and settled in Nacogdoches in 1827. Their son Lycurgus was born there on April 26, 1830. In January 1839 an act of the Republic of Texas allowed Roberts to adopt Harriet's son John Collier, who became John F. Roberts. Roberts was a Nacogdoches merchant in partnership with John Durst from 1827 to 1832, and in 1832 he joined the rebel forces at the Battle of Nacogdoches.
What the plaque says
Site of the Home of John S. Roberts 1796-1871 A native of Virginia, came to Texas in 1826. An active participant in the struggle for Texas independence. One of the leaders in Battle of Nacogdoches. Delegate to Consultation, November 3, 1835. Commanded the Nacogdoches Company in storming of Bexar, December 5 to 10, 1835. Signer of Declaration of Independence, March 2, 1836. Marked by the State of Texas 1936
Where it stands
31.60251, -94.65490 · Directions
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