| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-7 |
| Corporate Name: | Jesse Deason |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Jesse Deason |
| Location: | Henderson, North Mill and Redbud Street |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | From about 1921 to the mid-1930s |
| Town: | Henderson |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Yellow pine lumber with a speciality in timbers.
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably 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: | 20000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily from 1928 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill, edgers, trimmers, dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | The Jesse Deason sawmill at Henderson was listed in the Southern Lumberman's Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mills of 1928 and again in the The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |