| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-41 |
| Corporate Name: | H. Ramsour |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | A. Hosea Ramsour
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| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1849 |
| End Year: | 1850 |
| Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1849 to the 1850s |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 800,000 during the reporting period of the 1850 Census |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Identification of the A. Hosea Ramsour sawmill in Rusk County is made through Smith County records. He and another person sold 1107 acres about six miles east of Tyler in Smith County to Archibald H. Ramsour so that the latter could erect a sawmill.
H. Ramsour's steam sawmill in Rusk County manufactured 800,000 feet of lumber (valued at $10,000) during the census year ending June 1, 1850. Ramsour employed ten men, paid $200 per month in wages, and had $5500 invested in his mill. |
| Research Date: | JKG 11-8-93, MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland |