An early pioneer in the area was William Franklin Smith, who herded sheep from the Sherwood area of Irion County to the Pecos River and camped at Pecos in the spring of 1886. Smith made several trips to Pecos County and eventually relocated permanently to Sheffield in 1912.
William Franklin Smith was an early pioneer who herded sheep from Sherwood, Irion County, to the Pecos River in 1886. He camped at Pecos during the spring and made multiple trips to Pecos County before settling permanently in Sheffield in 1912.