Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	RU-62
Corporate Name:	Jas W. Flanagan
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Jas W. Flanagan
Location:	In 1870, Precinct 2 with post office at Henderson
County:	Rusk
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1869
End Year:	1870
Decades:	1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation:	1869 to 1870
Town:	In 1870, post office at Henderson
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	In 1870, lumber and cornmeal Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	8-horsepower steam engine. Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	In 1870, milled 60,000 board feet and ground 1000 bushels of cornmeal (a capacity of 70 bushels daily) during the reporting period of the Census
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	In 1870, sawmill and grist mill.
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	The Jas W. Flanagan sawmill and grist mill was enumerated in the 1870 Census at Precinct 3, Rusk County. It was a combination mill, producing 60,000 board feet of lumber worth $1,200 and 1,000 bushels of cornmeal valued at $950. Each mill was d to be a capital value of $600 and $400, respectively. The mill operated nine months of the reporting period and employed four men, who received a combined total wage of $500. His plantation, according to Gregg County records, was located south of Longview. E. A. Rice was operating a sawmill and shingle mill at the plantation by 1878.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-12-96
Prepared By:	M Johnson