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*ROBERT ROGERS MONUMENT

Baptist Mission (Westville) Cemetery
Adair County,
Oklahoma

A Signer Of The Treaty Of New Echota And Grandfather Of Famed Will Rogers, Robert Rogers Moved With His Wife, Sally Winn To Indian Territory About 1837 And Established A Home About 1 Mile NW He Was Killed In A Tribal Feud As Were Many Of The Treaty Signers Following The Forced Removal Of The Cherokees In 1838. He Is Buried Near His Home Site About 1/2 Mile North And 3/4 Miles West OF Here. His Widow Later Married A Virginian, William Musgrove

Contributed on 9/17/13 by mdfreels
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Record #: 27898

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Submitted: 9/17/13 • Approved: 1/25/14 • Last Updated: 4/12/18 • R27898-G0-S3

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