Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	SJ-33
Corporate Name:	J. E. Deggs
Local Name:
Owner Name:	J. E. Deggs. A. J. Cowert.
Location:	Shepherd
County:	San Jacinto
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1941
End Year:	1942
Decades:	1940-1949
Period of Operation:	1941 to 1942
Town:	Shepherd
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Finished and rough lumber products Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Unknown 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:	A. J. Cowert had a planing mill which he sold to J. E. Deggs. Deggs had a sawmill operation at Shepherd in 1941. He mortgaged the planer, #1 Mississippi, to the Peoples Bank of Shepherd that year. In 1942, Deggs mortgage and Hall & Brown #1 Mississippi planer to the Peoples Bank at Shepherd. Later that year, Deggs mortgaged his portable sawmill to the First National Bank at Cleveland.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-23-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson