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Shelby County Texas Poultry Pioneers
 
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By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2014
Poultry Pioneers Plaza Marker (wide view)
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1 Texas, Shelby County, Center — Poultry Pioneers Plaza
In 1948, the farming income of Shelby County was disappearing due to competitive prices on cotton from West Texas and on tomatoes and watermelons from South Texas. To survive, it was imperative that the county and its farmers find an alternative . . . Map (db m111079) HM
2 Texas, Shelby County, Center — Martin McCoy Middleton
Martin M. Middleton, son of Drue and Maggie Middleton, was a lifelong resident of Shelby County. He married Shirley Faye Booth in July 1941, five months before the war started in December of that year. Soon after serving his country in the United . . . Map (db m111083) HM
3 Texas, Shelby County, Center — Martin Weaver
Marion Martin Weaver, Jr. was a driving force in the broiler, timber, and commercial/residential construction industries, building over 2,000 poultry houses across East Texas and Western Louisiana. As a proud lifelong resident of Center and an . . . Map (db m111086) HM
4 Texas, Shelby County, Center — John O. Moosberg
John Moosberg was born in Fort Worth in 1899. He received his education at Texas A&M University and moved to Shelby County in 1936 to serve as county agent. His tenure as county agent began with Moosberg realizing that Shelby County was losing . . . Map (db m111093) HM
5 Texas, Shelby County, Center — Malcolm S. Weaver
Malcolm Samuel Weaver was born June 5, 1918 in Center, Texas. He served as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, World War II, where he met his wife, Constance Mary Stanley. Malcolm built custom homes and poultry houses throughout East Texas . . . Map (db m111094) HM
6 Texas, Shelby County, Center — Luke (Jack) Motley, Jr.
Born in Tenaha, Texas, January 4, 1910 to Luke and Pauline Motley Sr. Moved to Center, Texas in 1937 to begin his banking career at Farmers State Bank serving as President 38 years and as Shelby County’s banker a total of 61 years. He was one of . . . Map (db m111106) HM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024