Individual Details

Obituary published in the "Dallas Morning News" on 7/10/1904 on page 24.

"MILAM-McKinney, Tex., July 7 - Mrs. Eliza Milam died at her home near Van Alstyne. She was the daughter of Collin McKinney, for whom Collin County and the City of McKinney were named. Mrs. Milam was a charter member of the First Christian Church organized in Collin County."

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9 Children:
i.Laura Leek (1832-1905)
ii.Margaret Ann. Born on 13 Oct 1833 in Lafayette, Arkansas, USA. Margaret Ann died in Lafayette, Arkansas, USA, on 8 Dec 1833; she was <1.
iii.Collin McKinney (1834-1892)
iv.Benjamin Rush (1836-1900)
v.Archibald William. Born on 6 Jan 1838. Archibald William died in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA, on 28 Jan 1863; he was 25.
vi.Robert Ashley (1840-1914)27
vii.George Scott (1840-1904)28
viii.Susan Caroline (1842-1874)
ix.Elizabeth "Bettie" Jefferson. Born on 13 Jun 1845. Elizabeth "Bettie" Jefferson died on 6 Jun 1917; she was 71. Elizabeth "Bettie" Jefferson married Reese M. Cannon, Born on 12 Jul 1835 in Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Reese died in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA, on 15 Jul 1926; he was 91.

Birth	20 Jul 1813	Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Census (family)-shared	4 Aug 1830	(Colin M. McKinney and Elizabeth Leake "Betsey" Coleman) Wavell Colony, Bowie County, Texas
Marriage	28 Feb 1831	Lafayette County, Arkansas - Thomas Jefferson Milam
Death	6 Jul 1904	McKinney, Collin County, Texas
Burial		Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

Spouse	Thomas Jefferson Milam (1802 - 1844)
Child	Robert Ashley Milam (1840 - 1914)

Father	Colin M. McKinney (1766 - 1861)
Mother	Elizabeth Leake "Betsey" Coleman (1786 - 1862)
Sibling	William Coleman McKinney (1806 - 1885)
Sibling	Margaret McKinney (1807 - 1888)
Sibling	Amy Ann McKinney (1807 - 1829)
Sibling	Anna Carolyn McKinney (1808 - 1834)
Sibling	Samuel Leek McKinney (1811 - 1818)
Sibling	Rev. Younger Scott McKinney (1819 - 1907)

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