Marker Inscription
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.
About this site
Walker, Sarah Ann Vouchere is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6263, -97.1064 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oliver Family (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Moore Cemetery, Moore, Louis, and Chalk Bluff Baptist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309004591. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
