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Biography
of
W. W. Bogel
William Woodorth Bogel was born in Gashen, Ohio,
July 23, 1855. As a boy he was given schoollvand entered
the University of Louisana State. Mr. Bogel
graduated in 1874, with the Degree of Bachelor -of
Arts, ftomnaLouisana State University. He entered his
father's drug store in Shreveport, Louisana for a
short time. In 1875, atLthe age of nineteen, he was;
advised to come to Texas because he had a tendency
toward tuberculosis. For three months, he worked on
Judge Noonon's horse ranch in Medina County.? The drier
climate was very helpful to his health.
Later, he hired out as a sheep herder for George
Daugherty. In 1875, with 300 head of sheep he established
a ranch of his own on Todos.:Santos Creek in
Frio County and remained there for five years. During
that time Frio County was a part of the great South
Texas Cattle Ranch.
Leaving Frio County, Mr. Bogel moved to Maverick
County, and remained there for over one year. He soldout and went to San Antonio and engaged in the grain
business. In 1882, he married Sarah Newton, daughter of__
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Rojo, Margarita. Biography of Mr. & Mrs. Bogel, paper, November 21, 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39987/m1/2/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Marfa Public Library.