History of Hutchinson County, Texas: 104 Years, 1876-1980 Page: 92 of 526
520 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 31 cm.View a full description of this book.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
mother died when she was born at sea. They
came back to Missouri when the railroad was
built. With three sons and one girl, they later
had one daughter.
They are all buried in Missouri. Pete Borger's
grandmother married Andrew W. West
in S.W. Missouri in 1880. He was killed in the
war and only one daughter, Pete's mother,
was born. Her mother, Susan Sparks West
was a grand-niece of the 15th U.S. President,
James Buchanan. Andrew West was oneeighth
Cherokee Indian, and his kin John Hargrove
West was head of the S-Civilized tribes
in Muskogee, Oklahoma in the late 1880's.
The Borger Brothers left the land for business
in autos and to make townsites. The
brothers started six towns in:
1915 Picher, Okla. Lead for war
1917 Slick, Okla. oil
1922 Cromwell, Okla. oil
1926 Borger, Tex. oil
1926 Stinnett, Tex. oil and county seat
1926 Gruver, Tex. Farming and grain and
cattle Submitted by Pete BorgerBelinda Bornstein
Belinda Bornstein
Belinda Britain BornsteinI was born in Hutchinson County at North
Plains Hospital. I was raised on the Lazy E
Ranch 7 miles N.E. of Stinnett. I was the third
daughter of Edgar and Blanche Britain.
I spent my childhood on Bugbee Creek that
runs in front of the ol' ranch house. In the winter
months the Creek would freeze over and I
would ice skate up and down the banks. In the
summer I would catch minnows and build
sand castles. When the spring rains would
come the Creek would rise and we would walk
up the banks and ride innertubes down. My
mother would rope us before our innertubes
would hit the barb-wire fence that crossed the
Creek.
I went to High School at Stinnett and then
on to college at West Texas State University. I
enjoyed all of the activities in school such ascheerleader,
basketball, 4-H etc. I met my
husband David Keith Bornstein at college and
we were married in 1967. David is very dedicated
football coach and loves to help kids. I
guess you might say that I am still a cheerleader.
We have three children, Keitha,'Midhelle,
1969; David Brian, 1970; and Kyla Marie,
1974. We have coached in Borger, Hereford,
Stratford and Seminole. While at Stratford I
was elected to serve on the Sherman County
Hospital Board. We built a new nursing home.
It proved to be a very rewarding experience.
My husband and I are members of the
Church of Christ. Belinda Britain Bornstein
The Borums
Bernard H., Ina Merle, Darla, age 5, Jimmy
Borum, age 3 moved to Borger in April 1947.Mr. Borum went to work as a construction
electrician for Cox and Son. Housing was
scarce, so we lived at Diamond Courts for
about three months. I started teaching school
at Bunavista in September of that year. I
taught there for two years and stopped to
have a second daughter, Janice, who was
born December 14, 1949.
We bought a house in Gateway Addition in
the fall of 1949, and lived there 16 years. During
this time, Mr. Borum continued to do construction
work, and I began teaching school at
old Plemons School. Darla, then in the fourth
grade, and Jimmy in the second, and I drove
back and forth to Plemons each school day.
The road was not paved and many days were
very muddy, but most days were filled with
excitement. Often, we would see a deer, or
rabbits, or a wild turkey, and many coyotes
and hundreds of prairie dogs. The weather
might be so dusty that we could not see very
far ahead of us, or so deep in water, that we
needed a boat. I recall one day, that, as we
went to school, a dust storm came up, and it
got so dark that we could not see, even with
our lights on. Another time, it rained all day
and a lake formed across the road, but with
the aid of some oil field workers, we were able
to get the school buses and cars across.
When Janice was 6, she started to school at
Plemons with me as her teacher.
Many happy times were enjoyed at Old
Plemons. Playing under the big trees at
recess, digging in the sand and playing basketball
were the Borum children enjoyment
along with the other Plemons school children.
Most of the school children came from Stekold,
Dial, or Canadian camps. Many happy
and exciting picnics were held at Smoke
House. Jimmy and Darla finished the eighth
grade at old Plemons.
In 1959, the new school building was built
about two miles from Stinnett. Janice and I
then went to the new school. Janice finished
the eighth grade there in 1964.
All three Borum children graduated from
Borger High School. Darla has a B.S. degree
from West Texas State University, and is a
teacher. She lives near Dallas with Wayne
Hodgson, her husband, who is also a teacher,
and her daughter, Licia, who is 15. Jimmy is a
construction electrician and lives in Borger.
Janice lives in Austin where she is a Junior in
the University of Texas.
In 1965, we bought a house at 1004 East
9th Street, and moved from our home in Gateway
Addition. Mr. Borum was killed in a car
accident in 1971. I continue to live in Borger
and am teaching my 27th year at Plemons.
Borger has been home for the Borum family
for 31 years. Jimmy BorumChester and Fran Bowen
Chester 0. Bowen Family
Chester Oliver Bowen was born July 4,
1924, in Clayton, New Mexico. His wife, Franziska
(Fran) Dietl, born April 19, 1925, in
Straubing, Bavaria, West Germany. They were
married March 9, 1946, in Deggendorf,
Bavaria, West Germany.The first home of the Bowen family in the
United States was in Wichita, Kansas. In September
1948, Chester and Fran moved to Borger
with their daughters Sranciska and Shirley.
The move to Borger was for the purpose
of accepting a job with Phillips Petroleum
Company at the Borger Refinery while attending
night school at Frank Phillips College.
Fran was also studying hard for her citizenship
test. Fran received her citizenship papers
on July 21, 1951, from the District Court in
Amarillo, Texas. During this time Fran was
also involved with the activities of their two
daughters.
Upon completion of all the available Engineering
Courses offered at Frank Phillips College,
Chester took a leave of absence from
Phillips in September 1959, to complete his
college education. He moved his family to
Lubbock, Texas, so he could attend Texas
Tech University.
Chester was elected to Tau Beta Pi, The
Engineering Honor Society during his Senior
year. In May 1961, Chester received a B.S. in
Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University.
Phillips Petroleum and Chester couldn't
agree on salary so he went to work for BrownMcKee
Engineering Company in Lubbock,
Texas. In November 1962, Phillips Petroleum
made another offer which Chester accepted.
The Bowen family moved back to Borger.
The present family home was built by Chester
and Fran in Del Rancho Village: approximately
half-way between Borger and Fritch on
Texas State Highway 136. The most distinguishing
feature of the homesite is the
approximate four-hundred evergreen trees
surrounding the home. The first seedlings
were planted in 1967. The majority of the
trees were planted in 1967 and 1968.
In April 1973, Phillips sent Chester and Fran
to Norway to help develope the North Sea Oil
Field. The home was leased while they were
gone because they were determined to return
to their home in Borger. In June 1975, Chester
and Fran returned to Borger and Chester
went back to work at the Refinery.
Chester and Fran have been members and
officers in several local clubs, such as the
"Fourth Saturday Night Dance Club", Boots
and Lamoine Holt, who
lives in Stinnett, and Melva Griffin who lives in
Amarillo.
I went to school in Bunavista and Borger
High. I quit in 1949 to marry Thomas Harvey
Bowman. We were married February 19, 1949
when I was seventeen.
My husband had come here from Oak
Grove, Louisiana in 1946. He had farmed
there with his parents. When he first came
here, he started working for Dick Hughes. He
helped build the TG
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This book can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Related Items
Other items on this site that are directly related to the current book.
History of Hutchinson County, Texas: 104 Years, 1876-1980 (Book)
History book describing Hutchinson County, Texas, featuring local history, photographs, illustrations, and biographies.
Relationship to this item: (Has Format)
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Book.
Hutchinson County Historical Commission. History of Hutchinson County, Texas: 104 Years, 1876-1980, book, 1980; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20204/m1/92/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Genealogical Society.