Historical Marker

The Homesite of Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills

Born in Galveston to Fred W. and Eizabeth Catterall, Margaret Catterall wed Maine native Gordon E. Mills in 1933. The couple moved to Austin, where Mills joined his father-in-law’s company, Aus-Tex Chili, a leading producer of regional cuisine canned goods, as General Manager. Mills also secured a contract with the U. S. Government to produce rations for Allied soldiers during World War II. He was a charter member of Austin’s Chamber of Commerce and served as President of the city’s Better Business Bureau and Humane Society. Both Gordon and Margaret were active at St. David’s Episcopal Church, as wel as the Austin Symphony and the Austin Country Club. (2004).