Milam
An Old Land Mark Gone
Passing of Mrs. Eliza S. Milam
Of Van Alstyne
Daughter Collin M’Kinney
Youngest Daughter of Pioneer for Whom McKinney and Collin County is Named
Democrat, July 28, 1904
Mrs. Eliza S. Milam, whose death was recently announced in this paper, was one of the few remaining pioneers of Texas. She was the youngest of the four daughters of Collin McKinney, by his second wife, and was born July 20, 1913 in Kentucky. In 1824 she came to what was then Bowie county, Texas, with her father, Collin McKinney, and was married to Jefferson Milam about 1830, by whom she had ten children. Of this large family only three survive her. These are R. C. Milam of near Houston, Texas; Mrs. Laura Matthews of Glen Rose, Texas and Bettie Cannon, wife of R. M. Cannon. She also raised 7 grand-children and 4 darkey children. When she died she had 166 descendants – 10 children, 86 grand-children, 68 great-grand-children and 2 great-great-grand=children. Her husband died in Bowie county in 1844. She lived a widow 59 years. Her baby girl, Mr. Cannon, and all the grand-children she raised were by her side when she breathed her last. Colin McKinney, her father, was born in New Jersey, April 17, 1766 and died September 9, 1861. His father, Daniel McKinney, was from Scotland to the United States colonies, being one of the Boston Tea party. Collin McKinney was a member of the Texas legislature four sessions out of the five held by the Republic of Texas, and was one of the framers of the constitution of the state of Texas. He was married twice. The first time to Amy Moore, who died in 1797.
There were three daughters and one on born to him by this marriage, all now deceased. He was married the second time to Miss Elizabeth L. Coleman. By this marriage there were three sons and four daughters; only one of whom is now living, to-wit. Y. S. (Uncle Scott) McKinney, now in his 85th year. One of these sons, W. C. McKinney, father of J. W. McKinney of Anna, was a preacher in the Christian church while Y. S. McKinney is a Methodist preacher. Though the eleven children of Collin McKinney are all dead, except one, yet, there is a numerous posterity scatted over the United States. The McKinney move to Collin county in 1846, where they lived and died. Mrs. Milam became of the the charter members of the first church, organized by those of use, who prefer to be Christians only, on the second Sunday in November 1846, in which church she lived until the time of her death, a period of 58 years. During most of this time she was a widow and had the care of her children, to whom she was much devoted.
After these were all gone from the old home, either by death or marriage, she cared for her orphan grandchildren, who were very devoted to her in her old age. Having lived an honorable life in the same community for nearly 60 years, her death removed one of the most noted “old land-marks_” in north Collin. Her funeral was largely attended and among those who came to pay this last tribute of respect to her body were some old people who had known her for half a century. Among these we remember Y. S. McKinney, her brother, now nearing 85 years of age, Eld T. B. McComb, 84 years past, and Capt. Harshaw, 94, and D. L. McKinney and Ashley McKinney, both in the seventies somewhere. Thus one by one, those who fought the battles of Texas, which resulted in our present prosperity, are leaving us to prosecute the work that they began and carried forward so nobly. May we ever honor their memory and emulate their good deeds is the prayer of the writer. R. C. Horn
Passing of Mrs. Eliza S. Milam
Of Van Alstyne
Daughter Collin M’Kinney
Youngest Daughter of Pioneer for Whom McKinney and Collin County is Named
Democrat, July 28, 1904
Mrs. Eliza S. Milam, whose death was recently announced in this paper, was one of the few remaining pioneers of Texas. She was the youngest of the four daughters of Collin McKinney, by his second wife, and was born July 20, 1913 in Kentucky. In 1824 she came to what was then Bowie county, Texas, with her father, Collin McKinney, and was married to Jefferson Milam about 1830, by whom she had ten children. Of this large family only three survive her. These are R. C. Milam of near Houston, Texas; Mrs. Laura Matthews of Glen Rose, Texas and Bettie Cannon, wife of R. M. Cannon. She also raised 7 grand-children and 4 darkey children. When she died she had 166 descendants – 10 children, 86 grand-children, 68 great-grand-children and 2 great-great-grand=children. Her husband died in Bowie county in 1844. She lived a widow 59 years. Her baby girl, Mr. Cannon, and all the grand-children she raised were by her side when she breathed her last. Colin McKinney, her father, was born in New Jersey, April 17, 1766 and died September 9, 1861. His father, Daniel McKinney, was from Scotland to the United States colonies, being one of the Boston Tea party. Collin McKinney was a member of the Texas legislature four sessions out of the five held by the Republic of Texas, and was one of the framers of the constitution of the state of Texas. He was married twice. The first time to Amy Moore, who died in 1797.
There were three daughters and one on born to him by this marriage, all now deceased. He was married the second time to Miss Elizabeth L. Coleman. By this marriage there were three sons and four daughters; only one of whom is now living, to-wit. Y. S. (Uncle Scott) McKinney, now in his 85th year. One of these sons, W. C. McKinney, father of J. W. McKinney of Anna, was a preacher in the Christian church while Y. S. McKinney is a Methodist preacher. Though the eleven children of Collin McKinney are all dead, except one, yet, there is a numerous posterity scatted over the United States. The McKinney move to Collin county in 1846, where they lived and died. Mrs. Milam became of the the charter members of the first church, organized by those of use, who prefer to be Christians only, on the second Sunday in November 1846, in which church she lived until the time of her death, a period of 58 years. During most of this time she was a widow and had the care of her children, to whom she was much devoted.
After these were all gone from the old home, either by death or marriage, she cared for her orphan grandchildren, who were very devoted to her in her old age. Having lived an honorable life in the same community for nearly 60 years, her death removed one of the most noted “old land-marks_” in north Collin. Her funeral was largely attended and among those who came to pay this last tribute of respect to her body were some old people who had known her for half a century. Among these we remember Y. S. McKinney, her brother, now nearing 85 years of age, Eld T. B. McComb, 84 years past, and Capt. Harshaw, 94, and D. L. McKinney and Ashley McKinney, both in the seventies somewhere. Thus one by one, those who fought the battles of Texas, which resulted in our present prosperity, are leaving us to prosecute the work that they began and carried forward so nobly. May we ever honor their memory and emulate their good deeds is the prayer of the writer. R. C. Horn
