Mills Cemetery
Garland, Dallas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Edward C. Mills and his family were among the first settlers in eastern Dallas County, arriving in 1847, to claim a Peters Colony 640-acre headright on Rowlett’s Creek. Mills Cemetery was established in October 1854 with the burial of Edward’s second wife, Elizabeth Collins Mills. Originally a 1.6-acre burial ground for the Mills family, the cemetery has been enlarged over the years by the annexation of at least three tracts of adjoining land. The cemetery contains the graves of Peters Colonists Edward and sons James and John Mills, as well as early generations of the Mills family and war veterans, but also serves the Rowlett and Garland communities.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Edward C. Mills and his family were among the first settlers of eastern Dallas County, claiming a Peters Colony headright on Rowlett's Creek in 1847. The cemetery began in 1854 with the burial of Mills's second wife and grew over the years from a small family plot into a community burial ground. It holds Peters colonists, generations of the Mills family, and war veterans, and still serves the Garland and Rowlett communities.
Why it matters
The cemetery is a quiet chronicle of the pioneer families who settled north Texas under the Peters Colony, marking where a frontier community put down permanent roots.
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Related people
- · Edward C. Mills
- · Elizabeth Collins Mills
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