D. Simmons operated a sawmill and did remanufacturing on Gailes Creek in Liberty County during 1879 to 1880.
The Manuscript Census of 1880, reporting for June 1, 1879 to May 31, 1880, detailed the business operations of the sawmill. The sawmill, d a capital value of $1,000, worked five men at peak,and five men normally. The employees received daily wages of $1.00 to $1.50 for ten hours. Simmons paid a total wage of $700. From a total value of $2,300 of supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 100,000 feet of lumber and 40,000 thousand feet of beading, valued at a gross worth of $5,000. Simmons employed five men in remanufacturing.
The mill operated five months part-time of the twelve-month reporting period.