| Marker Number |
4591 |
| Atlas Number |
5309004591 |
| Marker Title |
Sarah Ann Vouchere Walker |
| Index Entry |
Walker, Sarah Ann Vouchere |
| Address |
|
| City |
Waco |
| County |
McLennan |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
680494 |
| UTM Northing |
3496941 |
| Subject Codes |
women, women's history topics; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
corner of Stanfield Road and Business 77 feeder road (also called 491), in front of Stanfield-Walker Cemetery, Waco. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Widow of Jacob Walker, said to have been last man to die in the Alamo. Born in Louisiana in 1811. Married and came to Texas 1829, and to this area 1844. Received Republic of Texas Land Grant No. 1, Sabine County, a league and labor E. of the Brazos. Once rode horseback 300 mi. to warn Gen. Sam Houston of an impending Indian attack. Her burial site, about 100 ft. to the south, set aside in perpetuity by her grandson, George Anthony Stanfield. This marker erected by her descendants, through McLennan County Historical Survey Committee, 1965. |
