10/13/2026
The History of Dunbar Brothers Beef Company - Part 2: Our Morgan Roots
Many of you know us from our Big Spring store location and our involvement in the community there. What you might not know is just how far back our Howard County roots go. Hardy Morgan, our great great grandfather, bought the Kent Morgan ranch in 1944.
Our great grandfather Kent Morgan and his wife Faye moved into the a little house on the ranch soon after that. **This house was built around 1926 and would be lived in by Dunbar Brothers Beef Company’s own Wade and Mackenzie Dunbar nearly 100 years later!!**
Our grandfather Kent Morgan and his father Hardy originally ran sheep and were the largest sheep owners in the county at that time, running nearly 15,000 head. Due to the ranch being close to town and town dogs, they switched to beef during the drought in the late 1950’s. Kent started with Brahman, then switched to Limousin, and eventually went to just a little bit of everything 😂 At one point Kent had 3,000 head of cattle that he ran across multiple ranches.
He also owned Rios of Mercedes boot shop, a clothing line called Morgan Clothing made in CA, and built the Kentwood apartments still in the 1980’s.
Our great grandfather Kent Morgan was inducted into the Heritage Museum of Big Spring’s Legends & Legacies Cowboy/Cowgirl Hall of Fame. He died in 2005, leaving the ranch his legacy to his two children Emmett and Katie Bess, our Nana ♥️.
We don’t take for granted the history that our family has in Howard County. We are proud to continue the legacy that came before us in our own way. We certainly hope those who came before us are proud of what we have and continue to build in their honor.
More posts about our history and where we started coming! We’re just getting started here. 🥩
First photo: Our great great grandfather Hardy Morgan on the ranch
Second photo: An article on our great great grandparents, Hardy and Bess Morgan and how they settled in Big Spring in 1895
Third photo: Our Great Grandfather Kent Morgan’s obituary and a little bit about his legacy
Fourth Photo: An article on our great grandmother Faye’s ranching cooking, even featuring some of her favorite recipes. 🥩