| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MA-40 |
| Corporate Name: | J. T. Gray & Co. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | John and L. F. Gray |
| Location: | Beat No. 4, three miles northeast of Jefferson |
| County: | Marion |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
| Town: | Northeast of Jefferson |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 24-horsepower steam engine
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 1,900,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the 1870 Census |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | John and L. F. Gray owned a steam-powered, circular sawmill site in Beat No. 4 of Marion County, about three miles northeast of Jefferson, on the land of D. Alley, deceased. The 1870 Census enumerated the sawmill's worth at $2,500 in 1870 with raw materials worth $6,000. The Grays employed twelve men to whom they paid a total wage of $6,000 over seven months. The mill produced 1,900,000 feet of lumber worth $19,000. By 1871, sole proprietorship invested in John Gray. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |