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In 1877 the Nelius Family settled
here at Coushatte in Bellville, Texas. They farmed cotton
and raised cattle. Horses were used in the fields until
1948. Then in the 1950 Trenckmann Nelius began to
raise chickens and eggs. Cattle raising was still
practiced, along with farming maize to provide food for the
chickens. In 1973, Trenckmann and Margie Nelius
started the Coushatte Recreation Ranch with only 24
hookups. Margie named the campground "Coushatte
Recreaction Ranch" after the Coushatte Indians that
thrived on this very land long ago.
There is a Indian Mound on the ranch,
and many arrow heads have been found there.
Trenckmann and Margie had five children, three
sons Fritz, Wayne, and Howard. And two daughters Gail and
Margie.
Howard and His wife Pamela Nelius now own and
operate Coushatte Recreation Ranch, they have three children,
one daughter Savannah. And two sons Aaron and Alexander. |
