urn:taro:utexas.cah.01609 A Guide to the Cagle Family Papers, ca. 1800-ca. 1950 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Cagle Family Cagle Family Papers ca. 1800-ca. 1950 Materials are written in English. 98-226 6 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Ledgers, artifacts, newspapers and newspaper clippings, and books related to the Cagle Family. The Cagles settled in Bartlett on the Williamson County-Bell County line around 1870 after leaving Mountianview, Arkansas, and, earlier, the Carolinas. Collection documents the family’s cottonseed oil mill, real estate, and mercantile ventures. Biographical Note

The Cagle Family, originally from the Carolinas, settled in Bartlett, Texas on the Williamson County-Bell County line around 1870 after leaving Mountianview, Arkansas. They were responsible for a cottonseed oil mill as well as real estate and mercantile ventures.

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Covering the period from before the Civil War to the mid-20th century, this collection comprises family letters; photographs; business ledgers; printed and manuscript documents; books, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, and other imprints concerning the Cagle family and their activities in Bartlett, Texas. The papers concern the family's life and enterprises, including a cottonseed oil mill, real estate investments, and mercantile business. Papers also reflect the history of Bartlett, Texas.

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 Index Terms Subjects Cottonseed oil mills Real property Family-owned business enterprises Places Bartlett (Tex.) Williamson County (Tex.) Bell County (Tex.) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Preferred Citation

Cagle Family Papers, ca. 1800-ca. 1950, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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