Ranch History
Faith
Ranch was carved out of the Indio and Chupadera Ranches. Houston
lumberman and oil man J.M. West, Sr. purchased the 78,000 Chupadera
Ranch (Dimmit, Webb, and Maverick Counties) in 1932 and the Indio
Ranch (Maverick and Webb Counties) in 1940. His son, Wesley West,
divided these ranches with his brother’s family in 1960. Wesley
took the contiguous middle of these two ranches and called it
the Faith Ranch. The Faith Ranch spans over 40,000 acres and
is today owned by the descendants of J.M. West, Sr.
Before Stuart W. Stedman became involved in the management of
the Faith Ranch, he enjoyed many happy times at the Faith Ranch.
He is shown in the photo to the left during one of his early trips
to the ranch.
