Stephen White and Nancy cared for Sion &
Milly [White] Pritchard's children after
their deaths, later Stephen's son Levi took over guardianship of the
those still to young
to live on their own.
JOSEPH P PRITCHARD
was a Preacher at several Houston Co
Churches and also owner of a Saw and Grist Mill as Stephen was in the
same Town,
their may be a Family Connection to this Pritchard, as we still do not
know the parents
or siblings of Sion Pritchard, husband of Mildred "Milly" White.
Also, note both men are recorded as going
into business for 2 years each, 1859 and 1860.
With the Railroads arriving and the Civil War coming, it may no longer
have been profitable? |
Stephen White
(HO-132)
Texas Forestry Museum
Mill was located Town of
Randolph East of Crockett Houston Co TX
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http://www.treetexas.com/sawmilldb/display.asp?alpha=HO&num=132
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sawmill id:
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10870
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alpha-numeric
key: |
HO-132
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corporate name:
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Stephen White
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| local
name:
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| owner
affiliation:
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Stephen White
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location:
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Randolph
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county:
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Houston
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years in
operation: |
2
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start year:
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1859
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(qual)
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*
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end year:
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1860
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(qual)
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*
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decades:
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1850-1859 1860-1869 |
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period of
operation: |
1859 to 1860
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| town:
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Randolph
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company town:
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?
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peak town
size: |
Unknown
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mill pond:
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?
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| type
of mill:
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Lumber and
grain |
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sawmill:
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Yes
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pine sawmill:
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hardwood
sawmill: |
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cypress
sawmill: |
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planer:
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planer only:
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shingle:
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paper:
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plywood:
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cotton:
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grist:
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Yes
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unknown:
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other:
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power source:
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Steam
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horse:
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mule:
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oxen:
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water:
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water
overshot: |
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water turbine:
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pit:
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steam:
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Yes
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steam
circular: |
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steam band:
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gas:
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diesel:
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electric:
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other:
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unknown:
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maximum
capacity: |
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(qual)
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capacity
comments: |
468,000
thousand feet of lumber during the reporting period
of the Census |
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rough lumber:
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Yes
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planed lumber:
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crossties:
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timbers:
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lathe:
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ceiling:
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unknown:
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beading:
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flooring:
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paper:
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plywood:
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particle
board: |
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treated:
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other:
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Yes
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equipment:
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Saw-mill and
grist mill |
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company tram:
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No
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associated railroads:
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None
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historical development:
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Stephen
White's multi-purpose operation of a sawmill and a
grist mill manufactured lumber and ground meal.
Valued at $3,000, it had raw materials including
$761 in sawlogs and $3,750 worth of corn. It carried
a monthly saw mill payroll of 3 men averaging $18
each and 1 men at the grist mill making $20 monthly.
The sawmill produced 468,000 feet of lumber valued
at $4,680 and 3,500 bushels of cornmeal valued at
$4,200. White was notable in the early affairs of
Houston County, one of the original petitioners in
1837 for the creation of the county, as the county?s
first district clerk, and in 1839 as a justice of
the peace. Randolph was an early Houston County
community situated to the east of Crockett. White
probably shipped any export of cornmeal and lumber
at Hall?s Bluff and Alabama on the Trinity River.
The coming of the International & Great Northern to
Crockett in 1872, with greater opportunity for
transportation, led to the demise of this early East
Texas community. |
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research date:
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MCJ 02-21-96
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research by:
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M. Johnson
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historical interpretation:
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interpretation
by: |
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interpretation
date: |
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bibliography:
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Census of
1860. Houston County, Texas. Schedule No. 5,
Products of Industry. Microfilm Records, East Texas
Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University.
Nacogdoches, Texas. W. T. Block. ?Some Early
Sawmills, Log Tram Roads, and Logging Camps of
Houston County, Texas.? Nederland, Texas:
unpublished manuscripts, 1994. Walter P. Webb,
editor-in-chief. Handbook of Texas 3 vols. Austin:
Texas State Historical Association, 1976. I.
889-890. A. A. Aldrich. The History of Houston
County, Texas. San Antonio: 1943. 8, 17-18.
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Newspaper "Crockett Printer'
The Crockett Printer. (Crockett, Tex.),
Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 13, 1861
http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235667/m1/2/zoom/
Court Case - Stephen
White & Co - Non-Payment by Customer
(Lumber and Grain Mill Business) |
