Col. Steward Alexander Miller

Steward Miller, orphaned young in Virginia, learned the tanning trade and taught school before he came to Texas in 1839, the Handbook of Texas says. He settled in Crockett and studied law with James Carr. He joined the 1843 Snively expedition and kept a day-by-day account of it; the title colonel he picked up there stayed with him for life. After going back to Virginia in 1850 he married Rebecca Whiten the next year, with whom he had ten children. He served in the state Senate in 1851, 1854 and 1861, and as county judge for two terms.

What the plaque says

Col. Steward Alexander Miller Col. Steward Alexander Miller (July 4, 1805 - March 27, 1893) Born in Virginia; came to Texas, 1839. Member of Snively expedition (1843), and 1st state legislature (1846). Wife: Rebecca Whitten. Recorded - 1973

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site — 26 mi
  Three earthen mounds of an ancestral Caddo village and ceremonial center on the old El Camino Real, settled about A.D. 800 and still sacred to Caddo people, with a grass house and visitor center.

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