William J. was born in Arkansas and moved with his family to Texas when he was 6 yo. They settled eventually in Burnet where many relatives and friends were living. He married an older woman, Dollie Vandeveer, and they moved to McCulloch Co. where they ranched and farmed. He was in a famous fight with Comanche Indians on the San Saba River in 1868 and barely survived, taking two years to mend. The Millers took their cattle to NM and sold them, then moved to Colorado. They then moved to Kansas, and finally to Wheeler County where he ranched until he passed away. He died from one of the arrowheads in his lung from the 1868 fight. He was a lover of fine racing quarter horses and loved to go visit his son, Zack, who was Sheriff of Roger Mills Co., I.T. Oklahoma and other family members that were there.
William J. was born in Arkansas and moved with his family to Texas when he was 6 yo. They settled eventually in Burnet where many relatives and friends were living. He married an older woman, Dollie Vandeveer, and they moved to McCulloch Co. where they ranched and farmed. He was in a famous fight with Comanche Indians on the San Saba River in 1868 and barely survived, taking two years to mend. The Millers took their cattle to NM and sold them, then moved to Colorado. They then moved to Kansas, and finally to Wheeler County where he ranched until he passed away. He died from one of the arrowheads in his lung from the 1868 fight. He was a lover of fine racing quarter horses and loved to go visit his son, Zack, who was Sheriff of Roger Mills Co., I.T. Oklahoma and other family members that were there.
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