Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	SJ-26
Corporate Name:	Fred Jeanes
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Fred Jeanes. Thos. W. Jeanes (Jeans)
Location:	On Edith Whit survey near Coldspring
County:	San Jacinto
Years in Operation:	1 year
Start Year:	1925
End Year:	1925
Decades:	1920-1929
Period of Operation:	1925
Town:	Near Coldspring
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Rough and finished lumber 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:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and planing mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	Fred Jeanes (Jeans) mortgaged to Thos W. Jeanes (Jeans) he of sawmilling note in Sabine and Angelina counties in 1925 for a sawmill complex on the Edith Whit survey near Coldspring. Equipment included the mills with steam boiler, steam engine, a carriage, an edger, a shotgun feed, a planer engine, a planer-matcher, a blower, shafting, pulleys, fixtures, and lumber buggies.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-23-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson