Historical Marker
Sion Roberts
Historical marker location:
Off SH 14, on Cr 745, S of Groesbeck, Groesbeck, Texas
( 19 miles S of Groesbeck on SH 14 to LCR 745, 1.5 mile in Roberts Cemetery)
Marker installed: 1962
Served in the Texas War for Independence; Veteran of San Jacinto.
Erected by the State of Texas, 1962.
The cattle industry played a significant role in the development of Texas, with cowboys driving cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas during the late 1800s and early 1900s.