Details for Benjamin F. Highsmith

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5463000370

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Marker Number 370
Atlas Number 5463000370
Marker Title Benjamin F. Highsmith
Index Entry Highsmith, Benjamin F.
Address SH 187, Jones Cemetery
City Utopia
County Uvalde
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 447569
UTM Northing 3277822
Subject Codes Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; rangers; military topics
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Jones Cemetery, Highway 187, Utopia
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Grave Marker (gray granite)
Marker Text 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 Oct. 7, 1900.

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