Marker Inscription
(1823 - 1900) A frontier settler from Monroe County, Virginia, Andrew Miller migrated to Texas while still a young man. In 1856 he settled in Comanche County near the Hamilton County line. He married Hannah Margaret Shockley in 1861. They had seven children. Miller served with the 2nd Frontier Ranger group, defending nearby pioneer settlements against Comanche Indian raids. A founder of the First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton, Miller also donated land for Warren's Creek Church in Comanche County, and for a church, school, and cemetery at Gentry's Mill. (1978)
About this site
Andrew Miller is a historical marker in Gentrys Mill, Hamilton County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Hamilton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7952, -98.2202 near Gentrys Mill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hamilton County, C.S.A. (historical marker), about 6.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Whitney, Ann, Hamilton County, and Waerenskjold, Elise.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5193006373. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
