C. C. Gibson & Son (1888-1893)
C. C. Gibson (1893-1900)
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36" gauge, steel rail Headquarters: Magnolia Mill Location: Magnolia, MS (Pike County) Mill Capacity: 25,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1888-1900 Miles Operated: Locomotives Owned: |
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History by Gil Hoffman: C.
C. Gibson & Son was
a copartnership composed of Cicero C. Gibson and his son, George. The two
were engaged in the mercantile and sawmill business at Magnolia. By 1880 the
father was in the dry goods business at Magnolia and was also a farmer. In
1884 he built a sawmill, while continuing as a farmer and by 1888 had taken
his son into the business. In 1888 the Gibson mill had a cutting capacity of
between 12,000 and 25,000 feet per day of longleaf yellow pine. The facility
included a planing mill and mule or oxen powered tram road. In 1891 animal
power was replaced by a small Shay locomotive. George
Gibson, the only son of C. C. Gibson, died on September 15, 1893 at age 26
while in Kerrville, Texas, where he had gone to recuperate failing health.
After his son's death, Cicero Gibson continued to operate the mercantile and
sawmill business. Gibson’s sawmill continued in operation through 1900,
according to the Mercantile Agency Reference Book. In
1900, in the last year of his sawmill business, C. C. Gibson began operating
a livery stable. He continued with the livery stable until his death in
Magnolia on January 19, 1905.
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