J. A. Spears
J. A. Spears bought in 1922 from W. A. Parrott & Son ( A. R. Parrott) a steam sawmill plant located thirteen miles northwest of Nacogdoches on the Jake Russell and John Walker surveys, including the mill buildings and two small tenant houses.
W. A. Parrott had been operating a stave camp as early as 1903. That year a Nacogdoches newspaper reported that the W. A. Parrott stave camp required twenty-five animal teams to haul staves.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
NA
Owner Name
J. A. Spears. W. A. and A. R. Parrott.
Location
On the Jake Russell and John Walker surveys thirteen miles northwest of Nacogdoches
County
Nacogdoches
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1922
End Year:
1922
Decades:
1920-1929
Period of Operation:
1922
Town:
Northwest of Nacogdoches
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
Two tenant houses
Mill Pond:
2