J. T. Gray & Co.
John and L. F. Gray owned a steam-powered, circular sawmill site in Beat No. 4 of Marion County, about three miles northeast of Jefferson, on the land of D. Alley, deceased. The 1870 Census enumerated the sawmill's worth at $2,500 in 1870 with raw materials worth $6,000. The Grays employed twelve men to whom they paid a total wage of $6,000 over seven months. The mill produced 1,900,000 feet of lumber worth $19,000. By 1871, sole proprietorship invested in John Gray.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
MA
Owner Name
John and L. F. Gray
Location
Beat No. 4, three miles northeast of Jefferson
County
Marion
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1869
End Year:
1870
Decades:
1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation:
1869 to 1870
Town:
Northeast of Jefferson
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2