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Edmond E. Risien was cited by the 42nd Texas Legislature and the public as a world leader in the pecan industry. He spent his lifetime upbreeding native San Saba pecans. Born in Dover, England, he came here in the 1870s and installed the first San Saba water works. Some pecan varieties he originated were Onliwon, San Saba Improved, and Western Schley. Mrs. E.E. Risien was born in Plymouth, England, in 1853 and died in San Saba in 1953. The Risiens had four children: Doris, Norma, Winnie, and E. Guy, the son who carried on the work with pecans.
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