William Templeton Millican
N 30° 27.863 W 096° 15.641
14R E 763010 N 3373433
State historical marker for William Templeton Millican located at the front gate to His Former Home Pl. in Brazos County Texas
Waymark Code: WM15KJ3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2022
Views: 1
The state historical marker is located off the beaten path northwest of the small hamlet of Millican, Texas. To get to the marker take FM 2154 North from the post office (back towards Texas A&M) to High Prairie Rd, then turn left on high Prairie Road. The marker will be on your right in about a mile
Marker Number: 12753
Marker Text:
Old Three Hundred Colonist William T. Millican was born in South Carolina about 1780 and came to Texas with his parents and siblings in 1821. They joined Stephen F. Austin's first colony and were granted land in this area on which to make their home. The community that grew up around their land became known as Millican. W. T. Millican's property was granted in 1824, and in the 1826 census he was listed as a farmer and stock raiser. Just prior to the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, he served as a delegate to the Consultation at San Felipe in 1835, which endorsed the establishment of a provisional government for the colonists.
The Millican family fled their home in 1836 as part of the Runaway Scrape, as news spread of Sam Houston's retreat eastward from Mexican General Santa Anna. Millican's father, Robert Hemphill Millican, died during the flight. By the time the rest of the family reached Liberty, victory had been won at San Jacinto and they returned to their home. From April until July 1836, W. T. Millican served in the Republic of Texas Army to guard the frontier and posthumously was awarded land at this site from Sam Houston for his service.
During the years of the Republic, Millican served as a public official in several capacities, including Justice of the Peace and a member of the committee appointed to select a county seat for Brazos County (first called Navasota County) upon its establishment in 1841. He died two years later and was buried in the Weaver Cemetery in Millican.
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