Eagar, Sarah, 1842-1947

Florence Eagar and her twin sister Blanche were born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1867. Their father Robert Eagar (1830-1883), a native of Canada who had lived in San Antonio since 1850, was involved in a number of business ventures in the city. Florence's mother Sarah Riddle Eagar (1842-1847) was reputedly the first Anglo child born in San Antonio.

Sarah Eagar and her daughters were early members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) and active in the organization. Florence Eagar was one of the first Custodians of the Alamo after the DRT was granted custody of the site in 1905. Her mother took over the position when Florence married Major Harris L. Roberts in 1907 and followed her husband to his assignment in the Philippines. Roberts' Army assignments later took him to Ft. Bliss in Texas, Hawaii, and Detroit before his death in 1918. Harris and Florence Roberts had one child, Robert Pierpont Eagar Roberts.

Like her mother, Mrs. Roberts remained active in the community throughout her life. She lived in the family home on South Alamo Street in San Antonio until the HemisFair project forced her to move in 1967. She died in 1969 at the age of 102.

From the guide to the Sarah Eagar and Florence Eagar Roberts Alamo Papers Doc 14408., 1905-1913 and undated, (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas)