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Dizenia Peters Todd |
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Mason vicinity,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 41' 46.24629",
-99° 13' 41.47691999988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
(Aug. 5, 1826 - Jan. 1865) Born in Mississippi, Dizenia Peters moved to Texas with her parents about 1835. She married William P. Smith in 1844 and had a son, James. After Smith's death, she married George W. Todd (1827-1901) in 1851; they had 3 daughters. Todd and members of his wife's family settled this area in the 1850s and were among the first Mason County officials. Mrs. Todd and a black servant girl were fatally wounded in an Indian attack near this site and buried in adjacent unmarked graves. Recorded - 1975
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Dizenia Peters Todd Historical Marker Location Map, Mason vicinity, Texas
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