John Wesley Mooar Papers, 1871-1917 and undated

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John Wesley Mooar Papers, 1871-1917 and undated

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Papers relating to business activities of brothers John Wesley Mooar and J. Wright Mooar as buffalo hunters and ranchers in Texas.

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Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University

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Mooar, J. Wright (Josiah Wright), 1851-1940

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John Wesley Mooar (1846-1918) and his brother Josiah Wright Mooar (1851-1940) were buffalo hunters and businessmen, credited with the beginning of the American buffalo-hide industry. Josiah Wright Mooar, who was also a freighter and a rancher, had sent buffalo hides to his brother in New York City in 1871, and John Wesley sold them to a tanning firm. In 1872 John Wesley moved to Dodge City, Texas, to partner with his brother in the business, and they moved to the Texas Panhandle in ...

Mooar, John Wesley, 1846-1918

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Buffalo trader, rancher. Born 1846 in Pownal, Vermont. Lived in New York from 1861 to 1872, receiving and selling buffalo hides sent by his brother J. Wright Mooar. Joined his brother in Kansas in 1872, and they moved to Texas in 1873. With the decline of the buffalo trade, the brothers established the Mooar Brothers Ranch in Scurry County, Texas. John Wesely Mooar married Margaret McCollum and they had two children: Lydia Louise Mooar and John Combs Mooar. In addition to his ranching and busine...