Burns, Rollie Clyde, 1857-

A rancher and civic leader, Burns was born in 1857 in Missouri and came to Texas with his parents at age four. He was a ranch manager for the Llano Cattle Company, Nave-McCord Cattle Company, and the Western Land and Livestock Company prior to purchasing his own ranch, Idlewild. Active in the founding of Lubbock, Texas, Burns operated an automobile stageline from 1907-1909, and served as Lubbock County tax assessor for 14 years. He died in 1945.

From the guide to the Rollie Clyde Burns Papers, S 143. 1., 1842-1958 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)