A history of Texas and Texans . d continued in active supervision of theworks until the close of the war. On the lands thenworked by him has since been developed one of the ex-tensive and important industrial enterprises of Texas. After the close of the war. Colonel Eodgers, who hadpreviously been engaged in the lumber business in Mis-souri, decided to establish his permanent residence inTexas, with whose resources, advantages, and attractionshe had become much impressed. He accordingly locatedat Jefferson, Marion County, where he erected andequipped a sawmill, to which he continued to devote
A history of Texas and Texans . d continued in active supervision of theworks until the close of the war. On the lands thenworked by him has since been developed one of the ex-tensive and important industrial enterprises of Texas. After the close of the war. Colonel Eodgers, who hadpreviously been engaged in the lumber business in Mis-souri, decided to establish his permanent residence inTexas, with whose resources, advantages, and attractionshe had become much impressed. He accordingly locatedat Jefferson, Marion County, where he erected andequipped a sawmill, to which he continued to devote hisattention until 1874. His success was on a parity withhis energy and progressive policies. In the year men-tioned he removed to the new and promising little villageof Texarkana, Bowie County, where he became a pioneercitizen and a leading business men. Here he engagedin the manufacture and sale of lumber, and with therapid development and growth of the town he built upa substantial and profitable business. He personally con-. TEXAS AND TEXANS tribiited in generous measure to the social and materialupbuilding of the town. His was the first frame housebuilt in Texarkana, and the building is still standing, atthe corner of Third Street and Maple Street. Colonel Eodgers gave freely of time, effort, and meansto fostering the development and progress of Texarkana,and his death, in 1S84, was uniformly regarded as agreat loss to the thriving little city, as well as beinga source of deep regret and sorrow in the community, towhose every interest he had been signally loyal. Hiswidow still survives, and resides in Texarkana. Of thisfamily, there are now living two daughters (Mrs. W. , at Dallas, Texas, and Miss Frances G. Eod-gers, at Texarkana) and four sons. Besides the this sketch, they are Thos. F. Eodgers of Collins-ville, Texas, engaged in the banking business; JosephD. Eodgers, Manager of Moroney Hardware Company,Dallas, Texas, and Leo Eodgers of the EodCTers
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