Edward D. Miller was one of four couples who were cofounders of Seymour. Wealthy plantation owners, they came to the area in 1878.
E.D. Miller was of Welsh and Scotch Irish descent. E.D. Miller was the overseer of the plantation owned by John M. Schultz, located at the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers. It had 600 slaves. John M. Schultz passed away and left the plantation to his daughter according to his will filed at Arkansas City, Arkansas.
In 1878, the Miller family left the plantation and started out in pursuit of good land and a more healthful climate and arrived in Hill County, Texas. From Hill County, they moved to Young County and then to Baylor County. Their house was the third house in Seymour. The Miller addition in Seymour is named for Edward Miller in 1879.
E.D. Miller was elected their first justice of the peace of Baylor County in 1879.
Edward D. Miller was one of four couples who were cofounders of Seymour. Wealthy plantation owners, they came to the area in 1878.
E.D. Miller was of Welsh and Scotch Irish descent. E.D. Miller was the overseer of the plantation owned by John M. Schultz, located at the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers. It had 600 slaves. John M. Schultz passed away and left the plantation to his daughter according to his will filed at Arkansas City, Arkansas.
In 1878, the Miller family left the plantation and started out in pursuit of good land and a more healthful climate and arrived in Hill County, Texas. From Hill County, they moved to Young County and then to Baylor County. Their house was the third house in Seymour. The Miller addition in Seymour is named for Edward Miller in 1879.
E.D. Miller was elected their first justice of the peace of Baylor County in 1879.
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