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William A. Beckwith
A newspaper reported that Beckwith's mill was supplying local needs for fencing and building as well as shipping orders to Galveston. In 1897, T. A. Kilgore, who was running his own mill at Turtle Bayou, became a partner with Beckwith and moved the mill to Wallisville.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CH
Owner Name
William A. Beckwith
Location
On Turtle Bayou
County
Chambers
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1896
End Year:
1896
Decades:
1890-1899
Period of Operation:
1896 and before
Town:
On Turtle Bayou
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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