A signer of the treaty of New Echota and grandfather of famed Will Rogers. Robert Rogers moved with his wife, Sally Vann, to Indian Territory about 1837, and established a home about 1 mile northwest. He was killed in 1842 in a tribal feud as were many of the treaty signers following the forced removal of the Cherokees in 1838-39. He is buried near his home site about 1/2 miles north and 3/4 mile west of here. His widow later married a Virginian, William Musgrove.
- Oklahoma Historical Society, 64-1995
- Oklahoma Historical Society, 64-1995
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Highway 59, 5 miles north of Westville, Oklahoma. Located across the street from the Old Babtist Mission Church built in 1888 and still in use.*
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Entry last updated on 7/11/2008 4:45:59 PM by Kevin
