William Ware was born in 1800 to Joseph and Elizabeth Ware in Kentucky, though some sources give Georgia. In 1828, he, his wife Ann Murphy, and their three children moved to Montgomery County, Texas. From there, he raised a military company in 1835 and fought at the Siege of Bexar. In 1836, he raised the Second Company of the Second Regiment, Texas Volunteers, and fought with the Texas army at San Jacinto. That same year, after being widowed, he married Betsy Crane. While moving to Kaufman County in 1849, Betsy died en route to Sabinal Canyon. Ware and his son John Crane Ware arrived in 1852, built a cabin there, and it became the cornerstone for the settlement of Waresville. Ware died in 1853 and was buried in the Waresville cemetery.