Historical Marker
Samuel C. A. Rogers
Historical marker location:
Ganado, Texas
( Rogers family cemetery, from Ganado go 2 mile NW on Old US 59 (runs W of 59) to Fowler farm (private))
Marker installed: 1936
A soldier in the army of Texas who participated in the Siege of San Antonio in 1835. Born in Virginia, June 18, 1810; died February 13, 1892.
His wife, Mary E. Rogers, born September 5, 1835; died May 2, 1912.
The first oil well in the United States was drilled in Texas in 1859. The discovery of oil transformed the economy of the state and helped to make Texas one of the wealthiest states in the nation.