Near Mason in Mason County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dizenia Peters Todd

(Aug. 5, 1826 - Jan. 1865)

Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015

1. Dizenia Peters Todd Marker

Inscription. Born in Mississippi, Dizenia Peters moved to Texas with her parents about 1835. She married William P. Smith in 1844, and had a son, James. After Smith’s death, she married George W. Todd (1827-1901) in 1851; they had 3 daughters. Todd and members of his wife’s family settled this area in the 1850s and were among the first Mason County officials. Mrs. Todd and a black servant girl were fatally wounded in an Indian attack near this site and buried in adjacent unmarked graves.
Recorded - 1975

Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11297.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is August 5, 1826.

Location. 30° 41.671′ N, 99° 13.72′ W. Marker is near Mason, Texas, in Mason County. Marker can be reached from Ranch to Market Road 2389, 0.9 miles south of Ranch to Market Road 1723, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located next to grave site in unnamed private cemetery 400 feet from Ranch Road 2389; the above directions are to the entrance to the walking path to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mason TX 76856, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Todd Mountain (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Mason County (approx. 3 miles away); Site of Fort Mason (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rudolph and Therese Runge House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Mason Grammar School (approx. 3½ miles away); Mason National Bank (approx. 3.7 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Mason County Jail (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mason.

More about this marker. The marker and grave sites are accessible by a walking path from Ranch Road 2389; the path entrance is 180 feet southwest of the Todd Mountain historical marker.

Marker was dedicated on site on April 25, 1976. (Source: Llano News, April 22, 1976, p. 15)

Grave of Dizenia Peters Todd image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015

2. Grave of Dizenia Peters Todd

Marker at foot of grave

Graves of Dizenia Peters Todd (left, in fenced cemetery) and Servant Girl (right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015

3. Graves of Dizenia Peters Todd (left, in fenced cemetery) and Servant Girl (right)

Private Cemetery with<br>Grave of Dizenia Peters Todd image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015

4. Private Cemetery with
Grave of Dizenia Peters Todd

View to east from walking path

Walking Path Entrance to Private Cemetery<br>(left center background) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015

5. Walking Path Entrance to Private Cemetery
(left center background)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 31, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.