​Thomas William
​ (Peg Leg) Ward

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Marker Text: Born in Ireland in 1806 
Died at Austin, Texas 
November 25, 1872 

Back of headstone 
Lost a leg in the storming 
of Bexar, 1835 
Mayor of Austin 1840 
Commissioner of the 
General Land Office 
of the Republic from 1840 
to Statehood 
First Commissioner of the 
Land Office of the State 
U. S. Consul to Panama 
in 1853 (1932) 

Marker No: 14513

Pink Granite with Incised Star & Flags

Geographic: 

Location: Texas State Cemetery. 909 Navasota Street, Austin