Benjamin F. Highsmith

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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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Address SH 187, Jones Cemetery

Location Description Jones Cemetery, Highway 187, Utopia

Marker # 370

Dedicated 1936

Size, Type 1936 Centennial - Grave Marker (gray granite)

Code Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; rangers; military topics

Latitude, Longitude 29.629206, -99.541615

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