Mathias Miller Family
Mathias Miller, a native of Kentucky, was born in Casey County of the state in December 17, 1826. His father was Thomas Miller also a native of Kentucky and married Cynthia Rubards, a daughter of Samuel Rubards, an early settler of Kentucky. Thomas and Cynthia Miller had six children, the second of these was Mathias Miller.
Mathias grew to manhood in Kentucky and in 1851 married Anne Prindle, a daughter of William Prindle, a native of Virginia but who settled in Kentucky. To this union were born eight children-- William F., Mary J., Thomas, Samuel, James M., Eliza, Nancy Ellen and Jonah. In 1856 the Mathias Miller family came to Collin County where he bought 255 acres of raw land and settled down to improve it. He added to his land holdings until he had several farms, his home-place having 585 acres.
During the Civil War he served the Confederacy, but having been crippled in one of his feet as a boy, he could not fight in the field. He served throughout the war in the commissary department.
Nancy Ellen Miller married George Washington Taylor in 1896 and to this union were born the following children: Mathias Armstead Miller (Tice), Bettie Jenette, George Samuel, James Thomas, May Tabitha, and Nancy Ellen. George Washington Taylor's father came to Collin County in 1853 and was a cabinet maker and also made coffins, who was married to Tabitha Jane Scott, daughter of Preston Scott, an early pioneer of Collin County, who served in the legislature from this district. George was a horticulturist and spent his life developing new plants and experimenting with new varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. He ran a nursery on North Tennessee Street for a number of years. Besides his activities in this area he was a type-setter and worked on the old newspaper "The Messenger" as well as on The Examiner and The Democrat.
The Inn, built and operated for years by George's father, A. J. Taylor, still stands on South Chestnut Street in McKinney, This was a popular stopping off place for travelers before the Civil War since one could get a good bed and breakfast for two-bits, as the quarter was then called by the people. It became to the called "The Two-Bit Inn."
George Samuel Taylor married Lilly Pearl Jay, the daughter of pioneer settler of north Collin County, and to this union were born 10 children.
Mathias grew to manhood in Kentucky and in 1851 married Anne Prindle, a daughter of William Prindle, a native of Virginia but who settled in Kentucky. To this union were born eight children-- William F., Mary J., Thomas, Samuel, James M., Eliza, Nancy Ellen and Jonah. In 1856 the Mathias Miller family came to Collin County where he bought 255 acres of raw land and settled down to improve it. He added to his land holdings until he had several farms, his home-place having 585 acres.
During the Civil War he served the Confederacy, but having been crippled in one of his feet as a boy, he could not fight in the field. He served throughout the war in the commissary department.
Nancy Ellen Miller married George Washington Taylor in 1896 and to this union were born the following children: Mathias Armstead Miller (Tice), Bettie Jenette, George Samuel, James Thomas, May Tabitha, and Nancy Ellen. George Washington Taylor's father came to Collin County in 1853 and was a cabinet maker and also made coffins, who was married to Tabitha Jane Scott, daughter of Preston Scott, an early pioneer of Collin County, who served in the legislature from this district. George was a horticulturist and spent his life developing new plants and experimenting with new varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. He ran a nursery on North Tennessee Street for a number of years. Besides his activities in this area he was a type-setter and worked on the old newspaper "The Messenger" as well as on The Examiner and The Democrat.
The Inn, built and operated for years by George's father, A. J. Taylor, still stands on South Chestnut Street in McKinney, This was a popular stopping off place for travelers before the Civil War since one could get a good bed and breakfast for two-bits, as the quarter was then called by the people. It became to the called "The Two-Bit Inn."
George Samuel Taylor married Lilly Pearl Jay, the daughter of pioneer settler of north Collin County, and to this union were born 10 children.
