| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-224 |
| Corporate Name: | Sherman Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Sherman Lumber Company with Joe Sherman and M. D. Spinks. |
| Location: | Sexton |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1940 |
| End Year: | 1947 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | During the 1940s |
| Town: | Sexton |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 100 in 1946 |
| 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: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Portable sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | The Sabine County Deed Records reveal that Joe Sherman and M. D. Spinks owned the Sherman Lumber Company in 1940. In 1947, Joe Sherman drowned in the Sabine River. The obituary revealed his sawmill was near Patroon, in Shelby County. Sherman was thirty-nine years old when he died. The portable sawmill cut timber at Sexton during the 1940s. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |