Samuel Joseph Redgate
Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Born in England, 1800 Member of Legislature, 1858-1861 Died May 20, 1893 Jane Yergins Jordt Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yergins Wife of H. E. Jordt Born in what is now Oklahoma August 20, 1836 Died April 8, 1896 In Memory of Mary Yergins-Redgate Born in Germany, June 11, 1816 Died in Dayton, Ohio October 31, 1881 Shortly after Mrs. Yergins was captured by Indians in 1836 a daughter, Jane, was born and the two were ransomed Mrs. Yergins after the death of her husband was married to Samuel J. Redgate Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This memorial gathers a family whose lives spanned continents and the violent frontier. Mary Yergins, born in Germany, was captured by Indians in 1836; shortly afterward she gave birth to a daughter, Jane, and mother and child were later ransomed. Mary went on to marry Samuel Joseph Redgate, an England-born settler who served in the Texas Legislature from 1858 to 1861. The State of Texas erected the marker in 1936 to preserve their intertwined story.
Why it matters
The Yergins–Redgate family memorial preserves the immigrant journeys and frontier captivity experiences that shaped early Texas in a deeply personal way.
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Related people
- · Samuel Joseph Redgate
- · Mary Yergins-Redgate
- · Jane Yergins
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