Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

CK-206

Corporate Name:

J. T. Tribble

Local Name:

Owner Name:

J. T. Tribble

Location:

Rusk

County:

Cherokee

Years in Operation:

9 years

Start Year:

1884

End Year:

1892

Decades:

1880-1889,1890-1899

Period of Operation:

1884 to 1890s

Town:

Rusk

Company Town:

Peak Town Size:

Unknown

Mill Pond:

Type of Mill:

Lumber

Sawmill	Pine Sawmill	Hardwood Sawmill	Cypress Sawmill
Planer	Planer Only	Shingle	Paper
Plywood	Cotton	Grist	Unknown
Other

Power Source:

Unknown

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

Unknown

Produced:

Rough Lumber	Planed Lumber	Crossties	Timbers
Lathe	Ceiling	Unknown	Beading
Flooring	Paper	Plywood	Particle Board
Treated	Other

Equipment:

Sawmill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Unknown

Historicial Development:

J. T. Tribble sawmilled in Cherokee County during the 1880s and 1890s. The Census of 1880 enumerates him as living at Rusk. An 1884 railroad directory locates his mill at Rusk. For $225 he mortgaged with R. W. Finley, Agent, a 10-inch by 20-inch Lane and Bodley steam engine, on May 28, 1891. The following August, Tribble mortgaged with Keating an Erie steam engine. J. T. Tribble mortgaged with E. H. Lane for $400 an engine, boiler, resaw and all machinery in November of 1892. The lien was canceled December 21, 1893.

Research Date:

MCJ 01-26-96

Prepared By:

M Johnson