Many worked as loggers, lumbermen, and carpenters. Lumbermen and Trappers first set up camps in the area in the 1810s. The first settlers were farmers or lumbermen. The county's original settlers were lumbermen, fishermen and farmers. The lumbermen retreated leaving behind the five ash trees felled. In 1914 Jones formed the Texas Forestry Association with public officials, lumbermen, and conservationists. It was founded to serve the interest of both lumbermen and miners. This opened up the surrounding area to tourism, settlers, and lumbermen. Some itinerant lumbermen eventually settled year-round in the Saint John valley. Next came the lumbermen and the railroad. Floods destroyed these early mills, and the lumbermen rebuilt them. The sons worked with their father as mechanics, farmers, and lumbermen. Born in Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland, John Mooney worked with lumbermen. Local lumbermen found her and took her by canoe back to civilization. The only thing the lumbermen left behind was the treetops.