Quilted by Amanda Grant Roberts, first wife of Moses Fisk Roberts. Moses and Amanda moved to Texas from Tennessee on february 19, 1836. Moses joined Capt. James Chesser's jasper Volunteer Company at San Augustine and served in the army until June 22, 1836 when he was discharged due to disability. The Roberts' family settled in Shelby county. Amanda Roberts died sometime between 1839 and 1841. Biographical from Texas Handbook Online.
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