The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #49:
(1) Affidavit of Zachariah Martin -- Zachariah Martin married Mary C.
Doughty, daughter of Dan Doughty, in Refugio County. (He was a brother
to Amos Martin) They later moved to Tilden in McMullen County. This
Affidavit sets out the marriage and
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #44:
(1) 1900 Census - I have now posted E.D. #71, which included Justice
Precincts 3, 4 and 5. By reviewing the surnames, this district appears
to include the San Antonio River and Tivoli areas. This completes the
1900 census.
I did not alpha
found some maps at http://www.segenealogy.com/sgo03.htm
it could help some one out there having trouble placeing someone in certain areas
at certain times
good luck and merry christmas
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #46:
"Christmas in 1862"
by Paul Freier
Port Lavaca Wave, Wednesday, December 21, 1977
The above is included on the Refugio site because of the reference to
several
Refugio County families and migration patterns of our ancestors.
http://www.roots
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #40:
Beginning today I will be posting abstracts from the 1930 census for
Refugio. I am only abstracting the surnames at this time, so further
research will be needed in the actual census records for specific family
information. I have begun with Pre
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #45:
(1) 1920 Census - All teachers listed in the census - arranged by town
and/or precinct. Many names here.
(2) Newspaper Article - October 3, 1857 - Nueces Valley Weekly - Byrne
vs. Ingol. This is James W. Byrne of Lamar in Refugio Co.
Would SKS know what the enumerator(s) were trying to reflect when they
wrote the following as an individual's occupation:
In 1900 [Aransas County] -- Capt. Sailing H?????? [I read it as *Hind* -
yet, unable to find anything that that would explain what a sailing hind
is/was]
In 1910 [Aransas County] -- Fisherman - S????? Fishing [I read it as
*Scine* - Again I'm unable to find anything that would explain what
Scine fishing is/was]
Many Thanks in Advance,
Harold Wilkinson
[Pensacola, Florida]
Researc
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #41:
(1) 1930 Census - Surnames only - Pages 116-3A, 116-3B, 117-4A, 117-4B
- All in the Town of Refugio - Listed by Streets.
(2) Letter from Father Querat of Refugio to Archbishop Odin of New
Orleans - May 1861 - Concerns Odin abandoning them
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #39:
(1) Marriages - Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church - Refugio - 1868 -
This list includes marriages from Carlos Rancho on the San Antonio
River, Lamar, Copano and Hynes Bay.
(2) Catherine Iris Baumgartner Clarkson - This is an obituary from the
Ref
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #38:
(1) Indigent Families of Confederate Soldiers - This list is directly
from the Commissioner Court Minutes and indicates how many children were
in the family (in some cases sisters or mother).
(2) Soldiers Discharged 1945 - This is a list from the
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #47:
Under "Newest Pages" I have posted a page called "Christmas Time in
Years Gone By". On this page I have put together a collection of links
to things happening in December in Refugio County at various times
between 1830 and 1950. Some of these i
The following message is being submitted to the Counties of Calhoun,
Bee, Goliad, Victoria, San Patricio, and Aransas, as well as Refugio,
due to the proximity of the counties and the migration patterns of our
ancestors.
Refugio Co., TX - New Postings #48:
(1) Schools Operating in Refugio County in 1900 -- If any of you have
information about any of these schools, please let me know.
(2) Letter from William D. Barbour of Matagorda to Archbishop Odin of
New Orleans - Septembe 1864 - Refrences t
The following appears in today's Corpus Christi Caller-Times as "this
day in Local History":
"1914: A fire caused by an overheated woodstove ignited in the
two-story wooden Refugio County courthouse. The building burned to the
ground. The current courthouse was built during Judge Eugene Low's
term, 1916-18."
"1835: The first Declaration of Texas Independence was signed at
Presidio La Bahia, a Spanish fort about one-half mile south of Goliad,
or about 65 miles north of Corpus Christi. The once-f