Dr. Millar moved with his wife two children, Daniel and Nancy, to Morgan County, Alabama, near Decatur, where they lived until 1831 when he migrated to Texas. The Millars traveled by riverboat down the Mississippi to New Orleans, their entourage consisting of six children and a few slaves, and from that point completed the trip by ship, perhaps to the mouth of the Colorado. Dr. Millar settled on the west bank of the Colorado River at the Atascosita Crossing, located about four miles south of present-day Columbus, TX. While in New Orleans, the family contracted smallpox. Shortly after arriving in Texas, two children, William and Julia, died of the disease. Dr. Millar lived only a few months after.
William is buried next to his family in the Alley Cemetery.
William is buried next to his family in the Alley Cemetery.
Dr. Millar moved with his wife two children, Daniel and Nancy, to Morgan County, Alabama, near Decatur, where they lived until 1831 when he migrated to Texas. The Millars traveled by riverboat down the Mississippi to New Orleans, their entourage consisting of six children and a few slaves, and from that point completed the trip by ship, perhaps to the mouth of the Colorado. Dr. Millar settled on the west bank of the Colorado River at the Atascosita Crossing, located about four miles south of present-day Columbus, TX. While in New Orleans, the family contracted smallpox. Shortly after arriving in Texas, two children, William and Julia, died of the disease. Dr. Millar lived only a few months after.
William is buried next to his family in the Alley Cemetery.
William is buried next to his family in the Alley Cemetery.
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