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Marriages The following marriages have been abstracted
from handwritten record books in Refugio County. If I was not sure of the
spelling of a name I put a question mark after it. In some cases I placed
a more conventional spelling of a name in brackets for the convenience of a site
search. If a name is followed with a different spelling in parenthesis,
then both spellings appeared in the entry of record.. Below each entry are notes pertaining to that marriage. If you
have questions and/or corrections, please contact me. Please note that the first marriage dates in Marriage Book C are earlier than the marriage dates in Books A and B. However, the filing dates are in chronological order. |
| Book A - Pages 1 through 10 | ||||||||
| Pg | Groom | Resident of | Bride | Resident of | Date | Performed by | Other Information | |
| De La Garza - Garcia | ||||||||
| 1 | Francisco de la Garza | Refugio County | Gertrudis Garcia | Refugio County | Married 18 Aug 1851 |
Jas. Girandon, Roman Catholic Clergyman | Filed
16 Sep 1851. Marriage at Lamita [Alamita or Alamitta] |
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| Miles - Martin | ||||||||
| 1 | C.P. Miles | No residency recorded. | Miss Marthe Martin | No residency recorded. | License issued 01 Jan 1852; no marriage date recorded | Patrick O'Boyle, Justice of the Peace | No additional information. | |
| Thomas - Graf | ||||||||
| 2 | John
Thomas [1880 Census: Jacob J. Thomas, 81, b. Switzerland, lived Lamar, Aransas Co., Texas] |
Refugio County | Fanny
Graf [1880 Census: Fanny Thomas, 70, b. Switzerland, lived Lamar, Aransas Co., Texas] |
Refugio County | Married 30 Apr 1852 |
Walter Lambert, Chief Justice of Refugio Co. | Marriage
took place at Copano. "Creditable witnesses" were H.D. Norton and James Power, Jr. |
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| Thompson - Brundrett | ||||||||
| 2 | T.L. Thompson | Refugio County | Mrs. Hannah Brundrett | Refugio County | License issued 02 May 1853; no marriage date recorded | Patrick O'Boyle, Justice of the Peace | No additional information. | |
| Dellefreld - Peaks | ||||||||
| 3 | Churchwell Dellefreld | No residency recorded. | Amanda Peaks | No residency recorded. | Married 10 Jan 1853 |
John Hynes, Chief Justice of Refugio County | There were "several respectful witnesses". | |
| Burke - McGrath | ||||||||
| 3 | John Burke | Refugio County | Ellen McGrath | Refugio County | Married 16 Jan 1853 |
Bernard O'Reilly, R.C. | No additional information. | |
| Pruett - Curvello | ||||||||
| 4 | James Pruett | No residency recorded. | Angelique Curvello [Curbello] | No residency recorded. | Married 15 Feb 1853 |
Patrick O'Boyle, Justice of the Peace | No additional information. | |
| Folk - Hart | ||||||||
| 5 | Benjamin T. Folk | Refugio County | Catherine Hart | Refugio County | License issued 08 Jun 1853; no marriage date recorded | Bernard O'Reilly, P.P. | Witnesses were Fanny Brown and John and Patrick Shelly | |
| Adams - Plyler | ||||||||
| 5 | Francis Adams | Refugio County | Esther Plyler | Refugio County | Married 11 Jun 1853 |
P. O'Boyle, Justice of the Peace | No additional information. | |
| Roberts - Brundrett | ||||||||
| 6 | William R. Roberts | Refugio County | Sarah Ann Brundrett | Refugio County | License issued 14 Jul 1853; no marriage date recorded | J.B. Wells, Justice of the Peace | No additional information. | |
| Timon - Keating | ||||||||
| 6 | John
Timon [1880 Census: John Timon, age 50, b. Ireland, living Pct. 1, San Patricio Co., Texas] |
No residency recorded. | Miss
Ellen Keating [1880 Census: Ellen Timon, 45, b. Ireland, living Pct. 1, San Patricio Co., Texas] |
No residency recorded. | License issued 02 Aug 1853; no marriage date recorded. | Bernard O'Reilly, P.P. | Filed 03 Aug 1853. | |
| Carabajal - Moya | ||||||||
| 7 | Juan Carabajal | Goliad County | Juanna Moya | Goliad County | Married 30 Sep 1853 |
Not entered of record. | License issued by Patrick Shelly, Clerk of Refugio County, on 30 Sep 1853. | |
| Chain - Taylor | ||||||||
| 7 | Capt. John Chain | Aransas in Refugio County | Mrs. Mary Taylor | Aransas in Refugio County | Married 04 May 1850 |
Wm. H. Jones, Justice of the Peace | Witness was
Jas. B. Wells
"...all of this County there being no bar between." |
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First entry for marriage shown above: "This may certify that I have this day united in marriage Capt. John Chain and Mrs. Mary Taylor both of Aransas in accordance with a license therefor, hereunto appended granted by the Hon. Court of Refugio County. Given under my hand at Aransas in the county of Refugio, State of Texas." Dated 04 May 1850; signed by Wm. H. Jones, Justice of the Peace of Refugio County and witnessed by Jas. B. Wells. Second entry for same couple: United in marriage on 05 Jun 1853 by Jas. B. Wells, Justice of the Peace, St. Joseph's Island, Refugio County. In this entry the bride and groom are recorded as both of Aransas Pass, Refugio County. Witnesses for this entry were J.H. Davis, Lydia C. Stephenson, R. Dabadie and John Harding. |
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| Schwing - Aitken | ||||||||
| 8 | Jno. T. Schwing | Lavaca County | Miss Sarah J. Aitken | Refugio County | Executed 22 Dec 1853 | Rev. J.M.B. Haynie | No additional information | |
| Turner - Reeves | ||||||||
| 8 | Marcellus G. Turner | No residency recorded. | Miss Mary I. Reeves | No residency recorded. | Married 31 Dec 1853 |
M. Barlow, M.G. | Wedding was on Saturday evening. | |
| Norton - Brown | ||||||||
| 9 | Mr. Charles G. Norton | Refugio County | Miss Frances Brown | Refugio County | License issued 29 Dec 1853; no marriage date recorded. | Bernard O'Reilly, R.C. Clergyman | No additional information | |
| Spiva - Umphres | ||||||||
| 9 | James
W. Spiva [1880 Census: james W. Spiva, 46, b. Illinois, living Pct. 1, McCulloch Co., Texas] |
Refugio County | Ellen
M. Umphres [1880 Census: Ellen M. Spiva, 45, b. Texas, living Pct. 1, McCulloch Co., Texas] |
Refugio County | Married 01 Jan 1854 |
M. Barlow, M.G. | Filed 03 Jan 1854 | |
| May - Campbell | ||||||||
| 10 | Hugh May | Refugio County | Charotte [Charlotte] J. Campbell | Refugio County | Married 20 Aug 1854 |
L.M. Rogers, Chief Justice of Refugio County | Filed 26 Aug 1854 | |
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