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Information obtained from the 1850 census states that Judge D. R. Wingate owned a sawmill in Logtown. In July of 1848, he hired Henry Weston to manage his sawmill, because of Mr. Weston's extensive experience in lumbering.
Henry Weston, born January 9, 1 823, in Skowhegan, Maine, had been trained by his lumbering father in his Maine mills, and came South to find a more healthful climate.
On March 1, 1854, Mr. Wingate conveyed the sawmill and the Joseph Chalon Claim, comprising almost allpf the land in Logtown on Pearl River, to his cousins Henry Carre'y W. W. Carre1, and to John Russ, A short time later, John Russ sold his one third interest back to Wingate, who conveyed it to Henry Weston. On June 19, 1856, Henry Carre1, W. W. Carre', and Henry Weston were owners of the mill.
On July 1 5,	1	858,	Henry Weston married L<?is A.	Jordan
River, Mississippi, in Gainsville and moved into the home formerly owned by Mr. Wingate. They had nine children. Their six sons later assisted in the operation of the lumber company.
The mill burned in September, 1858, but was soon rebuilt and operated until 1862, when the Federal forces captured New Orleans.
During the Civil War, the mill was not in operation. Mr. Weston did some farming and made salt at Lakeshore.