Henderson Times, August, 1883
IN MEMORIAM
"Man shall turn again into dust," is the fiat of Jehovah. Death is the heritance of all that dwell beneath the sun. On the 2nd day of August, 1883, the grim herald of inexorable death announced his message, and the disembodied spirit of Arnold Milner took its flight to the God who gave it. His dissolution was without a pang, soothed and sustained by an unfaltering trust, he gently lays aside the burden of life and passes away forever to the pale realms of shadows.
Mr. Milner was born April 10th, 1821, in Lincoln county, Tennessee. While yet a boy his father immigrated to Cherokee county Alabama. Here he married the widow of Dr. John Taylor, whose maiden name was Mary H. White – a worthy representative of an historic family. In 1851 he became a citizen of Texas. One year later he settled 7 miles East of Henderson, where he continuously resided till his death. His first wife died in 1878, and, after the expiration of three years, he married Mrs. Arp, who survives him.
Mr. Milner was a plain matter-of-fact man, – kind, gentle, affable and unobtrusive. His austere integrity and purity of character challenged the admiration of those who appreciate sterling virtues. Those who knew him best loved him best. He was justly esteemed worthy of leadership in his community, and his influence was ever wielded in behalf of truth, virtue, and morality. He was a devout member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, of which he was many years an Elder. He was a worthy member of the mystic order of Masonry, and was an enthusiastic exponent of the great principles of charity and morality which it inculcated. While he was firm and steadfast in his convictions in matters of politics and religion, he was imbued with those principles of tolerance which adorn humanity. For several years, Mr. Milner held the responsible postion of County Commissioner, the duties of which office he discharged with honor to himself and with satisfaction to his friends. So, also he was at one time School Commissioner of Rusk County. Without disparagement to any, it may be said that a more worthy and exemplary citizen than Mr. Milner never reside in the county. He had no enemies. To know him was to esteem him. While he is gone from the earth forever, his deeds of kindness and his pure and spotless name will remain ever vernal in the memory of his friends. He leaves a wife and three sons to mourn his loss. In their sad bereavement we tender our sincerest condolence. May the sons continue to emulate the example of the deceased father, that their lives may be as useful and as exemplary.
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A biography of one of Arnold Milner's sons, Hon. Robert Teague Milner, found on page 1392 of "Texas and Texans" also tells much about Harriet's remarkable husband:
Arnold Milner was born in Lincoln county, Tennessee, in 1818, and as a young man moved with his parents to Cherokee county, Alabama, where he married Mrs. Mary Taylor, a daughter of a Mr. White, a farmer of that locality, and was occupied there as a planter until his removal to Texas in 1851, when he located in Rusk county, seven miles east of Henderson. There he opened a farm, upon which he continued to spend the remainder of his life, and passed away in 1883. Mr. Milner owned no slaves. He was a man of little education and few words, but was a patient listener to interesting conversation. His library consisted of a Bible, a copy of American history with the United States Constitution in it, and a book entitled, "A Moral Instructor," out of which latter volume R. T. Milner, our subject, secured his first lessons on old Greek authors, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. The father possessed fine judgment and a sense of honor unsurpassed, and in spite of his lack of wide education it was to the great advantage of his county that he consented to serve as county commissioner and as school commissioner. It was while filling this latter office that an incident occurred which illus trates somewhat the firmness and decisive convictions of the man. In a controversy over the location of a certain schoolhouse the members of the community were called together out in the woods to hear the arguments pro and con as to the proper place to locate the building in that district. After listening patiently for several hours, Mr. Milner arose from his reclining position upon his saddle, picked up a stick and sharpened it slowly, and then drove it into the earth, exclaiming as he did so, "There is one corner of this schoolhouse, and you can locate the other three corners where you please!" The building was erected right there.
Mr. Milner was a man of more than ordinary stature, wore a heavy sandy beard and impressed strangers as a man of mold and worth. During the latter part war between the South and the North he served in the Confederate army with a company of cavalry protecting the coast near Galveston. He was a Democrat, was concerned with public questions as they arose for solution and never failed to vote, save, perhaps, when he might have been disfranchised for his participation in the Civil War with the southern army. As a businessman he was ambitious only for a competency, and proved himself an excellent farmer. Mr. Milner died in the faith of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, in 1883, and was laid to rest in the Pine Grove cemetery. The mother died in 1878. The children born to Arnold Milaer and his wife were as follows: Williamson, a resident at Dallas, Texas; Henry B., who lives at McAlester, Oklahoma; Robert Teague, of this review; and three who died before reaching their maturity [Note: census records show four -- Mary, Franklin, William, and L. S. C. Milner, grave locations unknown.]
IN MEMORIAM
"Man shall turn again into dust," is the fiat of Jehovah. Death is the heritance of all that dwell beneath the sun. On the 2nd day of August, 1883, the grim herald of inexorable death announced his message, and the disembodied spirit of Arnold Milner took its flight to the God who gave it. His dissolution was without a pang, soothed and sustained by an unfaltering trust, he gently lays aside the burden of life and passes away forever to the pale realms of shadows.
Mr. Milner was born April 10th, 1821, in Lincoln county, Tennessee. While yet a boy his father immigrated to Cherokee county Alabama. Here he married the widow of Dr. John Taylor, whose maiden name was Mary H. White – a worthy representative of an historic family. In 1851 he became a citizen of Texas. One year later he settled 7 miles East of Henderson, where he continuously resided till his death. His first wife died in 1878, and, after the expiration of three years, he married Mrs. Arp, who survives him.
Mr. Milner was a plain matter-of-fact man, – kind, gentle, affable and unobtrusive. His austere integrity and purity of character challenged the admiration of those who appreciate sterling virtues. Those who knew him best loved him best. He was justly esteemed worthy of leadership in his community, and his influence was ever wielded in behalf of truth, virtue, and morality. He was a devout member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, of which he was many years an Elder. He was a worthy member of the mystic order of Masonry, and was an enthusiastic exponent of the great principles of charity and morality which it inculcated. While he was firm and steadfast in his convictions in matters of politics and religion, he was imbued with those principles of tolerance which adorn humanity. For several years, Mr. Milner held the responsible postion of County Commissioner, the duties of which office he discharged with honor to himself and with satisfaction to his friends. So, also he was at one time School Commissioner of Rusk County. Without disparagement to any, it may be said that a more worthy and exemplary citizen than Mr. Milner never reside in the county. He had no enemies. To know him was to esteem him. While he is gone from the earth forever, his deeds of kindness and his pure and spotless name will remain ever vernal in the memory of his friends. He leaves a wife and three sons to mourn his loss. In their sad bereavement we tender our sincerest condolence. May the sons continue to emulate the example of the deceased father, that their lives may be as useful and as exemplary.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A biography of one of Arnold Milner's sons, Hon. Robert Teague Milner, found on page 1392 of "Texas and Texans" also tells much about Harriet's remarkable husband:
Arnold Milner was born in Lincoln county, Tennessee, in 1818, and as a young man moved with his parents to Cherokee county, Alabama, where he married Mrs. Mary Taylor, a daughter of a Mr. White, a farmer of that locality, and was occupied there as a planter until his removal to Texas in 1851, when he located in Rusk county, seven miles east of Henderson. There he opened a farm, upon which he continued to spend the remainder of his life, and passed away in 1883. Mr. Milner owned no slaves. He was a man of little education and few words, but was a patient listener to interesting conversation. His library consisted of a Bible, a copy of American history with the United States Constitution in it, and a book entitled, "A Moral Instructor," out of which latter volume R. T. Milner, our subject, secured his first lessons on old Greek authors, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. The father possessed fine judgment and a sense of honor unsurpassed, and in spite of his lack of wide education it was to the great advantage of his county that he consented to serve as county commissioner and as school commissioner. It was while filling this latter office that an incident occurred which illus trates somewhat the firmness and decisive convictions of the man. In a controversy over the location of a certain schoolhouse the members of the community were called together out in the woods to hear the arguments pro and con as to the proper place to locate the building in that district. After listening patiently for several hours, Mr. Milner arose from his reclining position upon his saddle, picked up a stick and sharpened it slowly, and then drove it into the earth, exclaiming as he did so, "There is one corner of this schoolhouse, and you can locate the other three corners where you please!" The building was erected right there.
Mr. Milner was a man of more than ordinary stature, wore a heavy sandy beard and impressed strangers as a man of mold and worth. During the latter part war between the South and the North he served in the Confederate army with a company of cavalry protecting the coast near Galveston. He was a Democrat, was concerned with public questions as they arose for solution and never failed to vote, save, perhaps, when he might have been disfranchised for his participation in the Civil War with the southern army. As a businessman he was ambitious only for a competency, and proved himself an excellent farmer. Mr. Milner died in the faith of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, in 1883, and was laid to rest in the Pine Grove cemetery. The mother died in 1878. The children born to Arnold Milaer and his wife were as follows: Williamson, a resident at Dallas, Texas; Henry B., who lives at McAlester, Oklahoma; Robert Teague, of this review; and three who died before reaching their maturity [Note: census records show four -- Mary, Franklin, William, and L. S. C. Milner, grave locations unknown.]
Henderson Times, August, 1883
IN MEMORIAM
"Man shall turn again into dust," is the fiat of Jehovah. Death is the heritance of all that dwell beneath the sun. On the 2nd day of August, 1883, the grim herald of inexorable death announced his message, and the disembodied spirit of Arnold Milner took its flight to the God who gave it. His dissolution was without a pang, soothed and sustained by an unfaltering trust, he gently lays aside the burden of life and passes away forever to the pale realms of shadows.
Mr. Milner was born April 10th, 1821, in Lincoln county, Tennessee. While yet a boy his father immigrated to Cherokee county Alabama. Here he married the widow of Dr. John Taylor, whose maiden name was Mary H. White – a worthy representative of an historic family. In 1851 he became a citizen of Texas. One year later he settled 7 miles East of Henderson, where he continuously resided till his death. His first wife died in 1878, and, after the expiration of three years, he married Mrs. Arp, who survives him.
Mr. Milner was a plain matter-of-fact man, – kind, gentle, affable and unobtrusive. His austere integrity and purity of character challenged the admiration of those who appreciate sterling virtues. Those who knew him best loved him best. He was justly esteemed worthy of leadership in his community, and his influence was ever wielded in behalf of truth, virtue, and morality. He was a devout member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, of which he was many years an Elder. He was a worthy member of the mystic order of Masonry, and was an enthusiastic exponent of the great principles of charity and morality which it inculcated. While he was firm and steadfast in his convictions in matters of politics and religion, he was imbued with those principles of tolerance which adorn humanity. For several years, Mr. Milner held the responsible postion of County Commissioner, the duties of which office he discharged with honor to himself and with satisfaction to his friends. So, also he was at one time School Commissioner of Rusk County. Without disparagement to any, it may be said that a more worthy and exemplary citizen than Mr. Milner never reside in the county. He had no enemies. To know him was to esteem him. While he is gone from the earth forever, his deeds of kindness and his pure and spotless name will remain ever vernal in the memory of his friends. He leaves a wife and three sons to mourn his loss. In their sad bereavement we tender our sincerest condolence. May the sons continue to emulate the example of the deceased father, that their lives may be as useful and as exemplary.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A biography of one of Arnold Milner's sons, Hon. Robert Teague Milner, found on page 1392 of "Texas and Texans" also tells much about Harriet's remarkable husband:
Arnold Milner was born in Lincoln county, Tennessee, in 1818, and as a young man moved with his parents to Cherokee county, Alabama, where he married Mrs. Mary Taylor, a daughter of a Mr. White, a farmer of that locality, and was occupied there as a planter until his removal to Texas in 1851, when he located in Rusk county, seven miles east of Henderson. There he opened a farm, upon which he continued to spend the remainder of his life, and passed away in 1883. Mr. Milner owned no slaves. He was a man of little education and few words, but was a patient listener to interesting conversation. His library consisted of a Bible, a copy of American history with the United States Constitution in it, and a book entitled, "A Moral Instructor," out of which latter volume R. T. Milner, our subject, secured his first lessons on old Greek authors, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. The father possessed fine judgment and a sense of honor unsurpassed, and in spite of his lack of wide education it was to the great advantage of his county that he consented to serve as county commissioner and as school commissioner. It was while filling this latter office that an incident occurred which illus trates somewhat the firmness and decisive convictions of the man. In a controversy over the location of a certain schoolhouse the members of the community were called together out in the woods to hear the arguments pro and con as to the proper place to locate the building in that district. After listening patiently for several hours, Mr. Milner arose from his reclining position upon his saddle, picked up a stick and sharpened it slowly, and then drove it into the earth, exclaiming as he did so, "There is one corner of this schoolhouse, and you can locate the other three corners where you please!" The building was erected right there.
Mr. Milner was a man of more than ordinary stature, wore a heavy sandy beard and impressed strangers as a man of mold and worth. During the latter part war between the South and the North he served in the Confederate army with a company of cavalry protecting the coast near Galveston. He was a Democrat, was concerned with public questions as they arose for solution and never failed to vote, save, perhaps, when he might have been disfranchised for his participation in the Civil War with the southern army. As a businessman he was ambitious only for a competency, and proved himself an excellent farmer. Mr. Milner died in the faith of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, in 1883, and was laid to rest in the Pine Grove cemetery. The mother died in 1878. The children born to Arnold Milaer and his wife were as follows: Williamson, a resident at Dallas, Texas; Henry B., who lives at McAlester, Oklahoma; Robert Teague, of this review; and three who died before reaching their maturity [Note: census records show four -- Mary, Franklin, William, and L. S. C. Milner, grave locations unknown.]
IN MEMORIAM
"Man shall turn again into dust," is the fiat of Jehovah. Death is the heritance of all that dwell beneath the sun. On the 2nd day of August, 1883, the grim herald of inexorable death announced his message, and the disembodied spirit of Arnold Milner took its flight to the God who gave it. His dissolution was without a pang, soothed and sustained by an unfaltering trust, he gently lays aside the burden of life and passes away forever to the pale realms of shadows.
Mr. Milner was born April 10th, 1821, in Lincoln county, Tennessee. While yet a boy his father immigrated to Cherokee county Alabama. Here he married the widow of Dr. John Taylor, whose maiden name was Mary H. White – a worthy representative of an historic family. In 1851 he became a citizen of Texas. One year later he settled 7 miles East of Henderson, where he continuously resided till his death. His first wife died in 1878, and, after the expiration of three years, he married Mrs. Arp, who survives him.
Mr. Milner was a plain matter-of-fact man, – kind, gentle, affable and unobtrusive. His austere integrity and purity of character challenged the admiration of those who appreciate sterling virtues. Those who knew him best loved him best. He was justly esteemed worthy of leadership in his community, and his influence was ever wielded in behalf of truth, virtue, and morality. He was a devout member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, of which he was many years an Elder. He was a worthy member of the mystic order of Masonry, and was an enthusiastic exponent of the great principles of charity and morality which it inculcated. While he was firm and steadfast in his convictions in matters of politics and religion, he was imbued with those principles of tolerance which adorn humanity. For several years, Mr. Milner held the responsible postion of County Commissioner, the duties of which office he discharged with honor to himself and with satisfaction to his friends. So, also he was at one time School Commissioner of Rusk County. Without disparagement to any, it may be said that a more worthy and exemplary citizen than Mr. Milner never reside in the county. He had no enemies. To know him was to esteem him. While he is gone from the earth forever, his deeds of kindness and his pure and spotless name will remain ever vernal in the memory of his friends. He leaves a wife and three sons to mourn his loss. In their sad bereavement we tender our sincerest condolence. May the sons continue to emulate the example of the deceased father, that their lives may be as useful and as exemplary.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A biography of one of Arnold Milner's sons, Hon. Robert Teague Milner, found on page 1392 of "Texas and Texans" also tells much about Harriet's remarkable husband:
Arnold Milner was born in Lincoln county, Tennessee, in 1818, and as a young man moved with his parents to Cherokee county, Alabama, where he married Mrs. Mary Taylor, a daughter of a Mr. White, a farmer of that locality, and was occupied there as a planter until his removal to Texas in 1851, when he located in Rusk county, seven miles east of Henderson. There he opened a farm, upon which he continued to spend the remainder of his life, and passed away in 1883. Mr. Milner owned no slaves. He was a man of little education and few words, but was a patient listener to interesting conversation. His library consisted of a Bible, a copy of American history with the United States Constitution in it, and a book entitled, "A Moral Instructor," out of which latter volume R. T. Milner, our subject, secured his first lessons on old Greek authors, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. The father possessed fine judgment and a sense of honor unsurpassed, and in spite of his lack of wide education it was to the great advantage of his county that he consented to serve as county commissioner and as school commissioner. It was while filling this latter office that an incident occurred which illus trates somewhat the firmness and decisive convictions of the man. In a controversy over the location of a certain schoolhouse the members of the community were called together out in the woods to hear the arguments pro and con as to the proper place to locate the building in that district. After listening patiently for several hours, Mr. Milner arose from his reclining position upon his saddle, picked up a stick and sharpened it slowly, and then drove it into the earth, exclaiming as he did so, "There is one corner of this schoolhouse, and you can locate the other three corners where you please!" The building was erected right there.
Mr. Milner was a man of more than ordinary stature, wore a heavy sandy beard and impressed strangers as a man of mold and worth. During the latter part war between the South and the North he served in the Confederate army with a company of cavalry protecting the coast near Galveston. He was a Democrat, was concerned with public questions as they arose for solution and never failed to vote, save, perhaps, when he might have been disfranchised for his participation in the Civil War with the southern army. As a businessman he was ambitious only for a competency, and proved himself an excellent farmer. Mr. Milner died in the faith of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, in 1883, and was laid to rest in the Pine Grove cemetery. The mother died in 1878. The children born to Arnold Milaer and his wife were as follows: Williamson, a resident at Dallas, Texas; Henry B., who lives at McAlester, Oklahoma; Robert Teague, of this review; and three who died before reaching their maturity [Note: census records show four -- Mary, Franklin, William, and L. S. C. Milner, grave locations unknown.]
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