Wm. B. Middleton

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A participant of the Mier Expedition, 1842, first sheriff of Leon County. Born in Illinois August 4, 1819; died March 17, 1877. His first wife Mary J. Potts Middleton, born Sept. 9, 1823; died May 5, 1874. In memory of Beoni Middleton who died in prison in Mexico while a prisoner of the Mier Expedition.

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Location Description from intersection of SH 75 and FM 977 in Leona, go W on FM 977 .8 of mi. to dirt road on S side of road at 1174, go S on dirt road to Makamson Cemetery

Marker # 9631

Dedicated 1936

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

Code sheriffs; pioneers; military topics

Latitude, Longitude 31.150759, -95.971043

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