William Persky  |
| Address | County | utm_east |
| Milam |
678177 |
| utm_zone | utm_north |
| Sharp |
14 |
3403473 |
| Latitude N | Longitude W | ||
| 30.75036 | 97.13839 |
| Location | Repair Condition |
| off FR 487 east of Sharp community approx. .5 mi. in NW section of cemetery - very last tombstone on extreme NW side | good |
| Marker Text |
| (Nov. 21, 1844 - Feb. 9, 1945) A native of Germany, William Persky |
| migrated to the United States with his family at the age of eight. He enlisted in |
| the Confederate army during the Civil War and served time as a prisoner of |
| war. A farmer, Persky lived in Austin and Bell counties before moving to this |
| area in 1925. He lived to be 100, and at the time of his death in 1945 was the |
| oldest resident and the last Confederate veteran of Milam County. |
