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Frank Bivins Lumber Company

Frank Bivins was a brother of James K. Bivins, both sawmillers of northeast Texas. Frank Bivins company was listed as the Bivins Lumber Company in the “Report of Yellow Pine Clearing House Association, August, 1901.” Cass County records reveal that he had bought some 2,500 acres in Cass County in 1890. Bivins Lumber Company was mentioned in a deed record involving the Buffalo Bayou Brazos & Colorado Railroad Company in 1901.

Mill Details

Alpha Numeric Key:

CS

Owner Name

Frank Bivins Lumber Company

Location

Kildare

County

Cass

Years in Operation:

12

Start Year:

1890

End Year:

1901

Decades:

1890-1899,1900-1909

Period of Operation:

As early as 1890 to early 1900s

Town:

Kildare

Company Town:

2

Peak Town Size:

214 in 1905

Mill Pond:

2

Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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