Historical Markers in Utopia, Texas

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Historical Markers in Utopia, Texas

1 ► Texas, Uvalde County, Utopia — 370 — Benjamin F. Highsmith —

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

2 ► Texas, Uvalde County, Utopia — 728 — Captain William Ware —

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

3 ► Texas, Uvalde County, Utopia — 2843 — Jones Cemetery —

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

4 ► Texas, Uvalde County, Utopia — 3800 — Old Rock Store —

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

5 ► Texas, Uvalde County, Utopia — 3831 — Old Waresville — (1/4 Mile West) —

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

6 ► Texas, Uvalde County, Utopia — 5718 — Waresville Cemetery —

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

7 ► Texas, Uvalde County, Utopia — 12893 — William Ware —

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

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