Town, Tyne,  Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Submitted: by : Gaytha Carver Thompson
Source: History of Sabine Parish by John G. Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press,
1912






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TYNE

This post office was named for John Tynes, a pioneer of that section and was
established about 1889.  Abraham Ricks was the first postmaster, and was
succeeded by John W. Whatley, and the latter by W. J. Norsworthy who is the
present postmaster and conducts a mercantile business.  His father was A. J.
Norsworthy who came from Alabama in 1859 and whose family of ten children,
seven of whom are living, namely: George W. of Natchitoches parish; J. c., W.
F., Mrs. G. W. Lockwood, Mrs. W. A. Montgomery, Mrs. G. N. Welden and W. J. 
The latter's wife was Miss Sarah Craig of Natchitoches parish and they have a
family of ten children.  J. W. Canady was a prosperous merchant of Tyne for
several years, but he lately retired from business.  The pioneers of this
section were Henry Lester, Sampson Whatley, a. J. Norsworthy, James Isgitt,
Sam Cole and Thomas Boswell.  

"Shake Hat," which was located on the old Nolan Trace or Alexandria and Texas
road near Tyne, was famous in early days as the headquarters for outlaws and
rowdies, and the place, which contained two stores and saloons, was given its
name because it was remarked that the people there would "fight at the shake
of a hat."  

Prominent residents of Tyne at this time are J. W. Canady, B. J. Lester, J. T.
and P. W. Isgitt, J. C. Norsworthy, F. J. Byrd, E. Canady and Enoc Moss.