William Ware Jr. (1864 – 1926)

Parents of William Ware were William Ware Sr and Martha Gee Ford. William Ware and two of his siblings came to Texas about 1880. His brother, Homer Cicero Ware married Leona Teresa Rape and his sister, Sarah Emma Ware married … Continue reading

William Stewart Simkins (1842 – 1929)

“SIMKINS, WILLIAM STEWART (1842-1929).  William Stewart Simkins, lawyer and teacher, was born in Edgefield, South Carolina, on August 25, 1842, the son of Eldred James and Pattie Simkins.  He entered the Citadel, the South Carolina military academy, in 1856 and … Continue reading