Kentucky natives William Henry Guyler (1823-1897) and Lydia Ann English (1826-1920) married in 1845 and traveled to Texas in 1859. They bought a homestead on the Milburn and Davis Land Grant in Austin County, where William Guyler built a nearby log cabin for their home along with a trading post, sawmill, and cotton gin that served people within a 20-mile radius. During the Civil War, William Guyler served in the Confederate Army with General John Sayles' Company in the 23rd Brigade, while Lydia Guyler aided soldiers at home and donated supplies wherever they were most needed. During the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867, Lydia Guyler helped nurse people stricken with the disease. In 1873, William Guyler became the first postmaster of the Bovine Bend community. In 1875-76, when the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway built its line through the area, the Guylers sold 100 acres of land for $10 for the right-of-way and for the establishment of the town of Wallis. The longest street in Wallis bears the Guyler name in honor of their contribution to the community where they lived.