The Kempner family owned sugar plantations before they acquired the Ellis Plantation (Sartartia) in 1906. One of these properties was the Chenango Plantation in Otey, Texas north of Angleton. They sold it and other properties before purchasing the Ellis Plantation. I don't know this with any certainty, but it's likely Chenango was a source of raw sugar for Imperial's refinery.
Here is a short article that appeared in The Houston Chronicle in 1955.
Here are a few more pictures of Chenango.
Click here to view additional photos on the Brazoria County Historical Web site. (Click on the photos to enlarge them.)
