| Marker Number |
11297 |
| Atlas Number |
5319011297 |
| Marker Title |
Dizenia Peters Todd |
| Index Entry |
Todd, Dizenia Peters |
| Address |
RR 2389 |
| City |
Mason vicinity |
| County |
Mason |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
478101 |
| UTM Northing |
3395770 |
| Subject Codes |
women, women's history topics; pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Mason, S 2.5 mi. on RR 1723, then SW 0.8 mi. on RR 2389. Marker is on private property near the road. |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(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 |
