Alfred Farr
Alfred Farr, a Methodist preacher and brother-in-law to David R. Wingate, migrated with Wingate to Newton County, Texas, from Mississippi in 1852. Farr built and operated a water-powered combination cotton gin, gristmill, and sawmill on Big Cow Creek, probably using slave labor. The mill at first operated as part of a plantation complex, providing milled lumber for the plantation and local community. Most of Farr's sixty-seven slaves were employed in agricultural pursuits.
The mill operated under various owners until the big Wiergate mill opened in 1918.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
NE
Owner Name
Alfred Farr. Later a series of owners
Location
Farrsville on Big Cow Creek
County
Newton
Years in Operation:
67
Start Year:
1852
End Year:
1918
Decades:
1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909,1910-1919,
Period of Operation:
Built about 1852 to at least 1918
Town:
Farrsville on Big Cow Creek
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2