History of the Ferris Farm Page: 6
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I'm sure Grady Felder would know more about any saw mill than
I would, however, I never knew of a mill on the farm when we
were there. I know the Grogans cut and hauled the timber about
1932-33. I remember a Monk boy being killed in an accident
caused by a chain on a log slipping. The Monk's owned a place
across from where Sherman May's home is now, The accident
happened at the gate on the Ferris Farm, just before the road
entered Hiway 21 by where Grady lives now. That road was not an
open road at the time, but was the entrance to the farm.
Wilson Grogan would know if there was a mill at that time.
Forrest Grogan and several of the boys stayed at our house while
they were hauling.
Doyle Lindsey would know of any mill at Morrill. He always
talked to me about working so young, so hard, and so cheap doing
some type of mill work at Morrill when he was a young boy. The
Stewarts and Chumbleys did logging in that area and Mr. Grogan
and his son Vernon.
If there was a mill early on at the Ferris Farm, I would be
inclined to believe it was for the purpose of cutting lumber for
all of the tenant houses and the prison and blacksmith shop, the
barns and chicken houses and corrals.
The Dominys" and Earnest Moses bought acreage north of Hiway
21. Lawrence Felder bought land on the south side in what was
once the tenant section.
When the land was finally sold, many of the colored families
moved to Weeping Mary and some to Alto.
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Bertolinio, Mildred Nicar. History of the Ferris Farm, text, {1936,1993-09-10}; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth389510/m1/8/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.