Agnes Bernard Rodgers - Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery - Texarkana, TX - Zinc Headstones on Waymarking.com

The planter's headstone features a cross with ivy. The inscription is:

Agnes Bernard
Rodgers,

Born
Jan. 11,
1874.

Died
July 22,
1875.

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The Texas Historical Marker near the cemetery gate references her having been buried here before her father donated this land for the cemetery:

The Texas and Pacific Railroad founded Texarkana on December 8, 1873. Anthony Ghio and Col. R.W. Rodgers purchased town lots on the first day of sale. They and several other residents formed Sacred Heart Catholic Church under the leadership of Father Theodore Buffard, a priest from Galveston who served much of the region's Catholic population. The next year, the congregation celebrated Christmas Eve mass in their first sanctuary. Two years later, Col. Rodgers donated land for this church cemetery; his young daughter, Agnes Bernard Rodgers, had been buried here the previous year.

Over the years, the congregation grew and also sponsored a sister church in the city. Sacred Heart Catholic Church established a school, and later developed a second burial ground and new church facilities. Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery features ironwork by the local LeGrand family, as well as sculpture by Raffl Studios of Paris, France. Immigrants from sixteen countries are buried here; inscriptions on the monuments, which vary greatly in style, indicate the diverse history of the congregation.

Date of birth (optional): 01/11/1874 Date of death (optional): 07/22/1874 Website: [Web Link] Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed Headstone text (optional): Not listed

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