Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SJ-2
Corporate Name: A. L. McElyea
Local Name:
Owner Name: A. L. McElyea
Location: Unknown
County: San Jacinto
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1941
End Year: 1941
Decades: 1940-1949
Period of Operation: 1941
Town: Unknown
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
Power Source: Unknown
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
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: A. L. McElyea is mentioned in the San Jacinto County records in 1941 when his mortgage to T. J. Moss Tie Co on his sawmill equipment was recorded. This sawmill may be one he purchased a year earlier from R. A. Ewing in Cherokee County.
Research Date: MCJ 02-23-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson