Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

AN-64

Corporate Name:

Shumatte, Posey, & Ezell

Local Name:

Mill No. 2

Owner Name:

Shumatte, Posey, & Ezell

Location:

Unknown

County:

Anderson

Years in Operation:

2 years

Start Year:

1869

End Year:

1870

Decades:

1860-1869,1870-1879

Period of Operation:

1869 to 1870

Town:

Unknown

Company Town:

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:

Steam

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

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

756,000 feet during the reporting period of the Census of 1870

Produced:

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

Equipment:

Sawmill and grist mill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Unknown

Historicial Development:

The firm of Shumatte, Posey, & Ezell, according to the Census of 1870, had an invested capital of $2,000 in the sawmill and $1,000 in the grist mill, with raw materials worth $1,000 in cords of wood and $750 in corn. It employed eight men, paying $4,000 in wages during eleven months of operation. The mill produced 756,000 feet of lumber worth $10,000.

Research Date:

MCJ 03-06-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson