Robert Rogers

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Possibly died in Harrison County, TX, some oral history that he went to see his grandkids ( children of Joseph and Bethany Rogers (Nations)). Both Joseph Nations and Bethany had land in Harrison. Bethany's grant was just East of Marshall and Joseph Nations had land just SE of her. There was a Robert T Rogers with land just south of Joseph Nations.

In 1834 Robert and Steven Rogers settled Rogers Prairie located in the northwestern corner of Madison County. For a number of years they were the only settlers in that area. The Indians frequently robbed then of their horses. In 1840, the Indians attacked a family named Gregg who were moving west over the San Antonio Road, a few miles from the Roger's homesite. The account follows: The Indians killed all but a Negro man and woman who escaped with two or three of the children and one young man who was shot in the back. The survivors fled toward Rogers Prairie and took refuge there. The Indians plundered the wagons and stole the horses. The dead settlers were buried in the Rogers Prairie Cemetery. Another early family, the McIvers, witnessed similar accounts of Indian brutality. Their son, J.E. McIver, later related the gruesome incident as it affected the Rogers family. The first grave in the Rogers Prairie Cemetery was for a Mrs. Rogers. One evening at dusk while her cows were penned for milking, Indian bucks rode up, opened the gate and drove them away. In her anxiety and excitement, the widow attempted to follow them begging them to leave them alone as it was her childrens only milk source of supply. Looking back as they galloped away they let fly their arrows and left her body where she fell.