Details for R.C. (Dick) Ware
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507015513
Data
| Marker Number | 15513 |
| Atlas Number | 5507015513 |
| Marker Title | R.C. (Dick) Ware |
| Index Entry | Ware, R.C. (Dick) |
| Address | Westpoint Ave. |
| City | Colorado City |
| County | Mitchell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 326872 |
| UTM Northing | 3585505 |
| Subject Codes | law enforcement; crime |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Colorado City Cemetery, I.O.O.F. Addition |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | 1851-1902 Born in Georgia, migrated to Texas in the 1870's and joined the Texas Rangers in 1878. Was noted for his part in gun battle with outlaw Sam Bass at Round Rock, where Bass had planned to rob the bank. It was Ware's bullet that gave Bass the wound from which he died. Was elected first sheriff of Mitchell County in 1881; retired 1892, was appointed U.S. Marshal for Western District of Texas, 1893. Served four years. Recorded - 1967 |