FIRST Sheriff of Mitchell County - Colorado City, TX
N 32° 23.593 W 100° 50.441
14S E 326871 N 3585512
A 1967 Texas Historical Marker at the final resting place of Richard Clayton "Dick" Ware notes that he was elected the first Sheriff of Mitchell County in 1881, and provides a brief overview of his law enforcement career.
Waymark Code: WM1469R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2021
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Mr. Ware is buried in the Ware family plot with his parents, a few of his children, and other Ware family members. The ground has shifted a bit under his marble headstone, whose coloration makes the inscription difficult to read:
Richard Clayton Ware
Born
Nov. 11, 1851
Died
June 25, 1902
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The historical marker reads:
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. Marshall for Western District of Texas, 1893. Served four years.
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That Ware's bullet killed Sam Bass is challenged by some accounts that credit George Harrell, but the folks in Mitchell County and at the Texas Historical Commission may have been a little more certain about Ware back in 1967.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1881
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