William Caroll Sypert  |
| Address | County | utm_east |
| Milam |
664202 |
| utm_zone | utm_north |
| Davilla |
14 |
3407199 |
| Latitude | Longitude | ||
|
N 30.78643° |
W 97.28375° |
| Location | Repair Condition |
| take FR 487 south to cemetery, .8 mi. in far east section | Faded; Refinish |
| Marker Text |
| (Nov. 15, 1815 - July 18, 1885) A native of Tennessee, William C. Sypert |
| entered the army of the Republic of Texas in 1836 at the age of 20. He returned |
| to Tennessee and married Permelia Benjamine Perry (1819-94) in 1838. After |
| two trips via covered wagon between Tennessee and Texas, they settled |
| permanently in Texas in 1849. A schoolteacher and musician, Sypert served as |
| justice of the peace in Bell County, as postmaster at Bryant's Station in 1859, |
| and as Milam County Judge, 1867-70. |
