Pauline and Robert Cargill are members of pioneer families of Harrison and Gregg Counties. Pauline Wood Cargill is the daughter of Bob & Ida D. Wood, of Gregg County. When Bob Wood's family moved to Gregg County they settled in the Danville Community. Pauline's grandfather, T.B. "Buck" Harris was a farmer and landowner along Hawkins Creek in the Sabine River bottoms and had an extensive farm. Pauline's ggrandparents, Please Harris and wife, moved to Texas in the early 1800's. They settled in the western edge of the now Longview at the Rockwall Stage Coach location. Their children were raised on and farmed most of the land west of Longview to Gladewater.

Robert Cargill was a Harrison County native. The son of Atelia Hope and G.E. Cargill, the Cargills ancestors settled in Harrison County before the Texas Revolution. Robert's ggrandmother Hope was an extensive plantation owner and founded the town of Karnack and operated steamboat lines from Jefferson to New Orleans. Up until the Civil War Robert's grandfather, Henry Cargill, was overseerer of the Colonel Buck Scott Plantation. During the Texas Revolution, supplies were sent to Sam Houston's Army during the Battle of San Jacinto from the Colonel Buck Scott Plantation.

Robert & Pauline had two children: Dr. Robert L. Cargill, Jr. and Mrs. Charles Kaplan.

Robert Cargill attended the public schools of Marshall, Texas. He moved to Longview, Texas in the early part of the 1930's. His offices were located at South and Green Street, in the Longview Savings & Loan Building, downtown Longview.

He was actively engaged in the development of Oil and Gas properties, having been active in the extension of the Willow Springs Gas Field located in Gregg County. This was one of the larger gas fields in the state. He also developed other oil and gas reserves in Texas as well as La. and Miss. He was very active in the development of commercial and industrial real estate in the Longview area.

Robert Cargill actively participated in the betterment of his community and state by freely giving his time and talents....which is obvious by the long list below:

Served as President of:
Longview Lions Club 1950-1951
Longview Public School Board of Trustees, 2 terms 1947-1953
Longview United Fund 1953
Longview Chamber of Commerce 1955
East Texas Area Council of Boy Scouts of America 1955-1956
East Texas Boy Scout Foundation 1958-
Northeast Texas Industrial Development Council 1957-1958
Longview Industrial Districts 1956-
Cherokee Water Company 1957-1970
Dallas Caddo Hunting & Fishing Club 1967-1970

Chairman of:
Sabine River Development Association

Served as Vice President of:
Longview Savings & Loan Association 1966-
Gillespie Coatings, Inc. 1967-
Red River Valley Association

Served on Board of Directors:
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
East Texas Baptist College
Mid Continent Oil & Gas Association
Texas Law Enforcement Foundation
Good Sheperd Hospital
Fleetway Airlines
Longview United Fund
Small Business Administration, Marshall Region
Southwestern Diabetic Foundation
Longview Chamber of Commerce
East Texas Area Council of Boy Scouts of America
North East Texas Economic Development District, Inc.
Gillespie Varnish Company of Texas

Executive Committee of:
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association

Member of:
Longview Planning and Zoning Association 1957-
Interstate Oil Compact Commission 1970-
Texas Industrial Development Council
Texas Hospital Association, Health Careers Program
Texas Good Roads Association
32 degree Mason
Sharon Temple Shrine
Region Nine Executive Council of the Boy Scouts of America

He was honored with the following awards:

Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America - 1950
Silver Antelope Award, Boy Scouts of America - 1967
Longview Jaycees "Outstanding Man of the Year" - 1955
Longview Civitan Clubs "Outstanding Man of the Year" - 1955
Texas Industrial Development Councils "Volunteer Industrial Developer of the
    Year" award - 1968
East Texas Chamber of Commerce "Man of the Month" - September 1968