Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CK-354
Corporate Name:	Stovall's Mill
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Stovall's Mill contracted with M. E. Rucker in 1907. T. J. and F. J. Stovall.
Location:	Unknown
County:	Cherokee
Years in Operation:	5 years
Start Year:	1908
End Year:	1912
Decades:	1900-1909,1910-1919
Period of Operation:	1908 to 1912
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Rough and finished lumber Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Probably steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and planing mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	M. E. Rucker, in 1908, mortgaged to Farmers & Merchants State Bank for $9500 the following property and equipment: 1- a sawmill fixtures known as the Singletary and Huddleston mill; 2- a saw and planing mill at a location known as Stovall's mill; 3- and another planing mill, four log wagons, one mule team, six oxen, and 1,000,000 feet of lumber. T. J. and F. J. Stovall on October 5, 1912, executed three mortgages to the First National Bank at Rusk for $459, $1236, and $662 on a sawmill, a planer-matcher, $2.00 per thousand feet of lumber, twenty hogs, forty oxen, and three mules and horses.
Research Date:	MCJ 01-31-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson