| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-91 |
| Corporate Name: | T. W. Jeans & Son |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Tom and Will Jeans & Son |
| Location: | Swannville, just north of Bronson |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1903 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1903 to 1907 |
| Town: | Swannville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 64 in 1905 |
| 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: | Steam
| 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: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill first and by 1907 a general store as well |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Bronson: Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | The “T. W. Jeanes & Sons” was listed inaccurately in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 at Swannville in San Augustine by stating the nearest rail connection was at Nacogdoches. According to San Augustine county records, T. W. and W. F. Jeanes mortgaged with Walt Connally Co. for $1,000 a boiler, engine, sawmill, and machinery.
In fact, Swannville was just north of Bronson, location of a Jeanes family sawmill. Its sawn lumber was probably sent to the family's sawmill at Rush, about five miles south, for planing. The American Lumberman's Reference Book for 1907 lists the Jeans sawmill and general store at Bronson and drops the listing for Swannville. It still did not carry a listing for Rush.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |