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Frederick George Schmidt and Caroline Matilda Smith Frederick George Schmidt and Caroline Matilda Beadle By W T Block Will Block, Sr ’s maternal grandparents were Frederick George Schmidt (b Dresden, Germany August 22, 1806-d Johnson Bayou, LA February 2, 1877) and Caroline Matilda Beadle (b Sept 1828 Abbeville, LA-d February 19, 1915 at Johnson Bayou, LA) Frederick Schmidt would not carry the Smith name, and his wife and children
The Patriotism of Beaumont, Texas: Town re-entered union July 4, 1896 Among those represented in the "grand trades display" were floats of the Reliance Lumber Co , Beaumont Lumber Co , Beaumont Furniture Factory, Blanchette Brickyard, Long Manufacturing Co , Consolidated Export Lumber Co , the railroads, civic societies, fire companies, the Jeff Davis Rifles, and at least fifty more, representing every branch of
Some Notes on the Pioneer McGaffey Families of Sabine Pass, Texas The pioneer McGaffeys of Sabine Pass included John McGaffey and his second wife Sarah Garner Murphy; their only two children to reach adulthood, Neal (Jr ) and Mary McGaffey Jackson; Lucy Ann McGaffey and Wesley Garner; Neal (Sr ) and wife Hannah McNeil McGaffey; their two sons Otis McGaffey (Sr ) and wife Mary McCollister McGaffey and children; Oliver McGaffey, who left Sabine early and
The Oil Well Theory - wtblock. org Austin, Tex , Jan 24--The Field Geologist of The State University Returns from The Beaumont Well --Conditions of Flow--If Gas Forces the Oil Up, The Big Lucas Gusher May Soon Play Out--It May Be Gravitation--In Which Event The Supply Depends on The Reservoir--Possible Pressure is Hydrostatic
Price of Land And here is another story, whether of bear or bull origin the reader can judge for himself One of the embarrassments of the situation is the former cheapness of the land These men accumulated it in large bodies and turned loose on it the rustling Long Horn The latter did not bring a high price, but however low in the scale of price, he was no lower than the pasture on which he grazed The
Lucus Oil There was considerable excitement here today caused by a report that the Lucas oil lake was on fire About 10:30 o'clock this morning a courier brought the information of the fire to Mr Galey and Capt Lucas And they hastily summoned what help they could and went to the scene Nothing was heard of the fire until late this afternoon At noon today a tremendous cloud of smoke of intense
The New Oil Field - wtblock. org The most disagreeable weather imaginable has prevailed here for several days past and has seriously impeded the work in the oil fields The roads have been so softened with the rains it is now well nigh impossible to haul the heavy machinery from the cars to the oil field However, the men are doing all they can and the development proceeds more or less slowly A quantity of pipe arrived
Early Oil History Beaumont, Tex , Feb 26--Ten Years Ago Efforts Were Made to Strike Oil in The Beaumont Field--Failure The Result--Struck Quicksand In One Instance and In Another The Casing Got Stuck--A Remarkable Prediction--Which Was Verified and Realized Through Efforts of Captain Lucas
For Texas Oil - wtblock. org Colonel James M Guffey has just contracted with the Riter-Conley Manufacturing Company for five of the largest oil storage tanks ever constructed for this monster gusher in Southeastern Texas The tanks will each have a capacity of 50,000 barrels of oil, and will be made of Pittsburgh steel and by Pittsburgh workmen Colonel Guffey has also purchased 310,000 feet, or almost 30 miles, of pipe
Harness - wtblock. org Captain Lucas returned this morning from an absence of several days from the city, and describes it, or rather declines to give the object of his trip