Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	WD-79
Corporate Name:	W. J. Perry
Local Name:
Owner Name:	W. J. Perry
Location:	Precinct No. 4, Census, 1870, Wood County (Perryville, about ten miles southeast of Winnsboro)
County:	Wood
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1869
End Year:	1870
Decades:	1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation:	1869 to 1870
Town:	Precinct No. 4, Census 1870 Wood County (Perryville, ten miles southeast of Winnsboro)
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber and cornmeal Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	35-horsepower steam engine Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	1,200,000 feet feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census
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:	In 1870, the capital investment of the Perry sawmill, according to that year's Census Products of Industry Schedule for Wood County, Texas, was d to be $4,500. In eight months of operations, eight men were employed at a total wage of $1,800 Raw materials included 6,000 logs ($3,000) and 2,000 bushels ($2,000). The sawmill manufactured 1,200,000 feet of lumber valued at $12,000. Perryville was a community located in northeastern Wood County, about ten miles southeast of Winnsboro. According to Webb, the town was named after a local sawmiller. In 1900, the town was the site of sawmills, churches, and a school.
Research Date:	MCJ 04-22-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson