Wheelock, Frank E., 1863-1932.

Founder of Lubbock, Texas, and one of the most influential early citizens of the South Plains. Born 1863 in New York. Came to West Texas in 1887 to manage the IOA Ranch, controlled by his great uncle Stillman W. Wheelock. In 1890, found the town of Lubbock and was appointed to run its affairs. Served as Lubbock's first mayor, was on the first Lubbock County Commission, introduced the first Cotton gin in Lubbock County, served as first postmaster, helped to promote the first railroad operating in Lubbock and donated the land for the town's first cemetery. Married Sylvia Belle Hunt of Estacado, Texas in 1891, in the first marriage performed in Lubbock County. Member of the First Methodist Church of Lubbock, Woodsmen of the World, Elks Club, and was also a Royal Arch Mason. His name is perpetuated in Lubbock in the Wheelock addition of the city and in the F. E. Wheelock Elementary School. Died 1932 in Lubbock.

From the description of Papers, 1890-1929. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26200194