| The Nocona Boot Company came into existence | | | | boots soon sold and with the money he bought |
| in 1925 by the proud daughter, Enid Justin, who | | | | more leather to make more boots and the rest is |
| wanted to continue on in her father's business of | | | | history. Little did he know at this time that his |
| making the best western boots. Her father, | | | | daughter would be the founder of the Nocona |
| Daddy Joe Justin, was an Indiana boy who came | | | | Boot Company. |
| to Texas in the late 1800's looking for a new | | | | It became well known that Daddy Joe didn't make |
| start. His travels brought him to Spanish Fort, a | | | | just any old boot. Buy the time he was getting |
| little town not far from the Oklahoma border. | | | | along in business everyone knew or heard that he |
| Spanish Fort was smack dab in the middle of the | | | | was the premium boot maker in town who |
| Chisholm Trail, the most heavily used cattle drive | | | | focused on perfection. He became well known for |
| trail in the area. Shoe repair was in demand. | | | | not just putting boots up on the rack for sale but |
| Daddy Joe started his shoe repair business with | | | | for making custom size boots to fit the cowboy |
| less than half a dollar. Soon after he hung out his | | | | foot perfectly. That is how daddy Joe began the |
| slate announcing his shoe repair service; it wasn't | | | | tradition of handcrafted boots. After some time |
| long before he had the money to buy more | | | | Daddy Joe moved his family and business to |
| leather to make more boots. The cowboys knew | | | | Nocona, Texas and it was there the Nocona Boot |
| by then he was the boot maker in town and the | | | | Company was founded. |