Hopkins Co. TX - Mrs. Mary Roots  (Rogers)

Submitted by: June E. Tuck  <1224be@neto.com>

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Mrs. Mary Roots, age 92 years, daughter of one of Texas^Ò most famous
jurist, the late Judge James H. Rogers, died Friday at the home of her
niece, Mrs. Carlton A Case, 721 State Line Avenue. She had made her home
with Mrs. Case for the past 13 years. She was born July 28, 1846, at
Daingerfield, Texas. Her father, Judge Rogers, was a member of the
Supreme Court of Texas, and was a member of the commission that rewrote
the constitution of the state, printing his name indelibly on the
historical documents now in the archives of the state. She was the widow
of Captain John T. Roots, of the Confederate Army. Captain Roots was from
Jefferson, Texas, and was a prominent Texas Mason and Knight Templar.
Although Mrs. Roots had resided in Texarkana at various times, she did
not make her permanent home here until 13 years ago when she moved here
from Sulphur Springs to take up her residence in the home of Mrs. Case.
She had resided with her brother, Captain T. S. Rogers, in Sulphur
Springs. Captain Rogers also was a Confederate Army veteran. Her niece,
Miss Barbara Rogers, also resides with Mrs. Case. She was a member of St.
James Episcopal Church here. Funeral services were held from the home of
Mrs. Case, with the Rev. David E. Holt, rector of St. James Episcopal
Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. Herbert E. Duenow, pastor of the
Congregational Church. Immediately after the services here the body was
taken overland for burial in the Oakwood cemetery in Jefferson, Texas.
She was buried by the side of her husband in the family burial plot
there. ( Texarkana paper, Jan. 22, 1839, reprinted in Sulphur Springs
Daily-News Telegram)