LOCATIONNacogdoches
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MEETING DATESJohn S. Roberts Chapter meets five times a year in the months of September, November, January, March, and June, at the beautiful Fredonia Hotel. We encourage our members to attend Fall State Workshop and Texas State Council.
We invite anyone interested in honoring their War of 1812 ancestor and learning more about our Country’s Second Revolutionary War to come and join us. Please complete the contact form below. |
ABOUT US
Our Namesake
John S. Roberts joined the Ayish Bayou forces and served as a major in the forces that took part in the Fredonian Rebellion on December 21, 1826. He then took local leadership as judge at impeachment trial of Samuel Norris.
The Battle of New Orleans had the greatest impact on the future of Nacogdoches because so many future east Texans would participate. Nacogdoches veterans of the War of 1812 served in this battle (Bean, Bullock, Goyens, Perry, and John S. Roberts). John S. Roberts was 19 years of age when he traveled down river from Nashville, with militiamen under the command of General Carroll, to join Coffee and Jackson with a contingent of Tennesseans.
An account of the battle written in 1840 in France by Cardinal Moyne credits Roberts with being “in the thickest of this historic battle” and conducting himself “in a brave manner” where he “fought with conspicuous bravery.”
In 1839-40 Roberts became a merchant. The site of his General Mercantile store and residence was 216 E. Pilar. The present building is the “least altered historic building fronting on the old Principal Square.” A State Historical Commission plaque honoring Roberts’ service is being manufactured and will be placed on the east side of the front door. He erected his home on a lot south of the Plaza Principal at the corner of South Fredonia and Pilar Streets. This elegant framed house remained his residence until his death on August 9, 1871.
The Battle of New Orleans had the greatest impact on the future of Nacogdoches because so many future east Texans would participate. Nacogdoches veterans of the War of 1812 served in this battle (Bean, Bullock, Goyens, Perry, and John S. Roberts). John S. Roberts was 19 years of age when he traveled down river from Nashville, with militiamen under the command of General Carroll, to join Coffee and Jackson with a contingent of Tennesseans.
An account of the battle written in 1840 in France by Cardinal Moyne credits Roberts with being “in the thickest of this historic battle” and conducting himself “in a brave manner” where he “fought with conspicuous bravery.”
In 1839-40 Roberts became a merchant. The site of his General Mercantile store and residence was 216 E. Pilar. The present building is the “least altered historic building fronting on the old Principal Square.” A State Historical Commission plaque honoring Roberts’ service is being manufactured and will be placed on the east side of the front door. He erected his home on a lot south of the Plaza Principal at the corner of South Fredonia and Pilar Streets. This elegant framed house remained his residence until his death on August 9, 1871.