Myres, “Tio Sam”
August 21, 2026
Samuel D. “Tio Sam” Myres (1871–1953) became one of the most colorful figures of the Texas borderlands and a celebrated El Paso saddlemaker. Born in Cleburne and trained in East Texas and Cleburne leather shops, he opened a saddlery in Sweetwater in 1897, served as the town’s mayor, deputy sheriff…
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