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Andrew Miller

Gentrys Mill, Hamilton County

Marker Text

(1823 - 1900) A frontier settler from Monroe County, Virginia, Andrew Miller migrated to Texas while still a young man. In 1856 he settled in Comanche County near the Hamilton County line. He married Hannah Margaret Shockley in 1861. They had seven children. Miller served with the 2nd Frontier Ranger group, defending nearby pioneer settlements against Comanche Indian raids. A founder of the First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton, Miller also donated land for Warren's Creek Church in Comanche County, and for a church, school, and cemetery at Gentry's Mill. (1978)

Marker Details

Address CR 108
Location Description Gentrys Mill Cemetery, CR 108, 0.4 mi. NE of SH 36. Map dot approximate.
Marker # 6373
Dedicated 1978
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code pioneers; rangers
  • Private Property:

    Unknown
  • Latitude, Longitude 31.794121, -98.219655

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