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History in
a Pecan Shell
The Sivells Brothers,
Simon and Bill, are the namesakes of this town. Around 1850 they built
a store, but abandoned it due to Indian misbehavior. The community
was reestablished nine years later. The next formative occurrence
was when a branch of the Chisholm Trail came through in the late 1860s.
The town billeted a company of Confederate soldiers during the Civil
War and a post office was granted in 1872 - and was cancelled 101
years later.
In 1882 the population reached 100 - the same as the 1990 census.
The low level mark was in the 1940s when only 40 people lived in the
area. |
Cooke
County 1907 Postal Map showing "Sivellsbend"
Just S of the Red River
NW of Gainesville
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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