Historical Marker
Martha Adams Runnels
Historical marker location:
Texarkana, Texas
( Rose Hill Cemetery, on Lelia St.)
Marker installed: 1969
(March 26, 1836 - July 19, 1907)
A first lady of Texas. Wife of H. W. Runnels, member of legislature 1857-59. During these years she and husband lived in Governor's Mansion, where she was the official hostess for her bachelor brother-in-law, Gov. Hardin Richard Runnels. Recorded - 1969
Incise on base: Erected by Lone Star Chapter Daughters of American Revolution and Bowie County Historical Survey Committee.