Details for William Carroll Sypert
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5331008005
Data
| Marker Number | 8005 |
| Atlas Number | 5331008005 |
| Marker Title | William Carroll Sypert |
| Index Entry | Sypert, William Carroll |
| Address | |
| City | Davilla |
| County | Milam |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 664202 |
| UTM Northing | 3407199 |
| Subject Codes | local law enforcement officer; educational topics; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; pioneers; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | take FR 487 south to cemetery, .8 mi. in far east section |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | (Nov. 15, 1815 - July 18, 1885) A native of Tennessee, William C. Sypert entered the army of the Republic of Texas in 1836 at the age of 20. He returned to Tennessee and married Permelia Benjamine Perry (1819-94) in 1838. After two trips via covered wagon between Tennessee and Texas, they settled permanently in Texas in 1849. A schoolteacher and musician, Sypert served as justice of the peace in Bell County, as postmaster at Bryant's Station in 1859, and as Milam County Judge, 1867-70. |