Marker Inscription
(about 1795 to about 1865) According to family tradition, Martha Rogers was the daugther of United States Army General James Wilkinson (1757-1825) and his wife Ann Biddle of Philadelphia. When she married Benjamin Rogers (b. 1781) in Perry County, Ala., in 1809, Martha was disinherited. She and her husband had ten children. As a widow she moved to TX in 1847 with sons Allen Jefferson, M.C. ("Lum"), and James Rogers. A true Southwestern pioneer, she lived in Lost Prairie community. Recorded - 1978
About this site
Rogers, Mrs. Martha is a historical marker in Lost Prairie, Limestone County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 67 historical markers documented in Limestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 187 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5000, -96.3718 near Lost Prairie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Reeves, Mrs. Mary E. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rogers, Allan Jefferson, Moore, Azariah G., and Lost Prairie Cemetery and Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5293003513. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
