J. V. Lankford
J. V. Lankford operated sawmills at various sites in Angelina County for more than thirty years: just north and east of Redland in 1907 and 1908 at Davisville; four miles west of Lufkin from 1909 to 1912, at Iron Bridge three miles west of Lufkin from about 1914 to 1917, at Collwood (Hoshall) about 1917, at Manton/Platt from 1918 to 1919, on the Michelli Grant from 1920 to 1934, and at Redland from 1934 to 1941, when he retired. Very little has been recorded about his lumber business.
Very little has been recorded about this sawmill's operation at Redland, other than it was powered by a small gasoline motor. Lankford probably had a small sawmill town.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
AG
Owner Name
J. V. Lankford
Location
Redland, two miles north of Lufkin on Highway 59
County
Angelina
Years in Operation:
8
Start Year:
1934
End Year:
1941
Decades:
1940-1949,1940-1949
Period of Operation:
1934 to 1941
Town:
Redland
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2