Served in the Army of Texas, 1835-36 A ranger under Capt. John C. Hays A member of the Somervell Expedition, 1842 Born in Missouri Sept. 11, 1817 Died Nov. 20, 1905 His wife Elizabeth Turner Highsmith Born in Missouri March 22, 1836 Died . . . — — Map (db m155541) HM
On Waresville Cemetery Road, 0.2 miles west of Ranch to Market Road 187, on the left when traveling west.
Who commanded the Second Company of the Second Regiment of San Jacinto ·· Born in Kentucky, January 15, 1800 · Died March 9, 1853 — — Map (db m155540) HM
In 1879, the Rev. Irvin Jones (1825-1903) deeded two acres of land on his homestead to the Utopia Methodist Church for use as a cemetery. His wife, Elizabeth, had been buried in the center of the two-acre site upon her death in 1886. Early . . . — — Map (db m201833) HM
On Main Street (Highway 187), on the left when traveling south.
Utopia's first building. Erected 1873 of native rock; for R. H. Kincheloe, owner; by Joe Hastler, stonemason. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 — — Map (db m155386) HM
On Ranch to Market Road 187, 1 mile north of Waresville Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north.
First nonmilitary colony in Uvalde County, founded 1852 by Capt. William Ware, veteran of Battle of San Jacinto. Ware built first log cabin home (still standing). Other early settlers included Gideon Thompson, whose wife was first . . . — — Map (db m202019) HM
On Waresville Cemetery Road, 0.2 miles west of Ranch to Market Road 187, on the left when traveling west.
The Waresville Cemetery is one of the last reminders of the Old Waresville Settlement on the Sabinal River established by Captain William Ware (1800-1853). Ware came to Texas in 1828 and first settled in Montgomery County. He fought for . . . — — Map (db m155543) HM
On Ranch to Market Road 187, 1 mile north of Waresville Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north.
Capt. William Ware was born in 1800 to Joseph and Elizabeth Ware in Kentucky (Georgia in some sources). In 1828, he and his wife, Ann Murphy, and their three children moved to Montgomery County, Texas. From there, Ware raised a military company in . . . — — Map (db m155556) HM