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History
in a Pecan ShellJohn
A. Roberts, one of Jones County’s first settlers arrived here with his brothers
in 1879. The land owned by Roberts was considered too wild to farm due to thick
undergrowth.
The dense wall of shrubs and undergrowth did protect from
Indian attack, and the brothers benefitted from water from the Clear Fork of the
Brazos River.
In 1905 Roberts’ widow officially founded the town of Nugent
although she did not name it. That honor went to R.D. Jefferies, who happened
to be the town’s first postmaster.
The school was called Green Valley until
1892 when it merged with the Rising Sun school. In 1893 the community was granted
a post office.
Nugent had a population of nearly 100 in 1910, served by
three ministers and a doctor as well as various skilled tradesmen.
By
the 1920s, Nugent had suffered a decline resulting in but a single business open.
Despite the economic downturn, Nugent residents invested in a new two-story brick
school in 1922.
The population reached 94 but after WWII
it had fallen to just 48. It rose to 61 by the mid 1980s and fell again to just
41 for the 2000 Census. |
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Nugent
Baptist Church
Photo
courtesy Kasey Dockens, July 2012 |
Nugent
Church Of Christ
Photo
courtesy Kasey Dockens, July 2012
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Nugent
Old Store
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courtesy Kasey Dockens, July 2012
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Jones
County 1920s map showing Nugent (SE of Anson)
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office | |
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