T. O. Sutton and Sons Lumber Company
The T.O. Sutton and Sons Lumber Company, based out of their Centerville, Leon County, mill, were listed as manufacturers of whole yellow pine lumber. They also operated first a sawmill in 1928, then a planing mill at Colmesneil in 1934.
The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1954 lists the T. O. Sutton & Sons sawmill at Colmesneil as being established in 1925. In 1954, the plant employed more than fifty workers.
The company also had a plant at Chireno, in Nacogdoches County, since 1937 or 1938.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
TY
Owner Name
T. O. Sutton and Sons, based in Leon County
Location
Colmesneil
County
Tyler
Years in Operation:
30
Start Year:
1925
End Year:
1954
Decades:
1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1925 to 1954
Town:
Colmesneil
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
2,000 in 1928; 719 in 1934
Mill Pond:
2