| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-19 |
| Corporate Name: | John A. O'Byrne Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | John A. O'Byrne Lumber Company |
| Location: | Jacksonville at Akers and Andrews |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 12 years |
| Start Year: | 1946 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1946 to at least 1957 |
| Town: | Jacksonville |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and dressed lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 1947
| 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: | 25000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | In 1947, 25,000 feet daily on the sawmill and 40,000 on the planer |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Possibly a circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | J. A. O'Byrne first began sawmilling in 1920 and was sawmilling at Maydelle, Cherokee, in 1934. O'Byrne sold his interest in the mill to an Andrews and Akers in 1945 noted The Jacksonville Journal. He moved to New Mexico then returned and built another sawmill, immediately south of Jacksonville. He added a new planer and employed 100 men. He held contracts on three tractors sawmills as well.
His company at Jacksonville was listed in Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas in 1957. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 12-08-95 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |