Marker Inscription
Came to Texas in 1834, wounded at San Jacinto, born in Tennessee in 1809, died in 1863.
Historical Marker
Winters, William Carvin
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About this site
Winters, William Carvin is a historical marker in Bigfoot, Frio County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Frio County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.0637, -98.8922 near Bigfoot. The nearest cataloged historic site is Longview Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include William Alexander A. Wallace, James Washington Winters, and Brummett Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5163005823. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
William Carvin Winters, born in Tennessee in 1809, came to Texas in 1834 and fought at the Battle of San Jacinto, where he was shot in the knee; his walking cane is preserved at the San Jacinto Museum. He died in 1863 and is buried in the Longview Cemetery near Bigfoot in Frio County, where the State of Texas erected his marker in 1936.
Sources: hmdb.orgatlas.thc.texas.gov
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