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POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM MARCH 25, 2019

March 25

Thirteen carloads of rock came in from R. B. Glover’s land at the 67th milepost on the Texas-Mexican Railway. Mr. Shannon, a contractor, was in San Diego and says there are 7,000 tons of rock to be shipped from Duval Station over the railroad to Corpus Christi and then by boat to the Aransas Pass. A large force of men was gathering the rock.
Corpus Christi Caller, March 25, 1883

March 26

On March 26, 1855, Henry Stadler and Henry Mecklenburg entered into an agreement with Jose Maria Garcia, Severo Garcia, Roberto Garcia, Concepcion Garcia, wife of Santos Moreno, Maria Ines Garcia, and Jose M. Garcia (estate of the late Isidro Garcia) that by September 1, 1856, they would:

1. perfect title to San Leandro and La Vaca grants and pay all expenses;

2. put 10 persons on these tracts;

3. clean out the wells; and

4. make improvements to water as reasonably as possible.

They also granted them the right to settle 20 families and give each family one field of no more than ten acres for five years and a town lot. It was understood that in case any land was sold, it would benefit everyone; they could only sell to other owners for a price that an outsider would be willing to pay. They gave them “all the privileges they wish” and agreed to perfect title to both grants with the two men paying for the cost involved.
Duval County Deed Records, Vol. I, 83-85, March 26, 1855

March 27

On March 27,  Benjamin Everett, youngest son of the late Capt. Jack Everett, married Amanda Oliveira, daughter of Antonio Oliveira. Father Bard officiated at a church wedding. Bridal party headed by padrino John Buckley and madrina Maria Lina Carter. Wedding supper held at the Oliveira residence. Father Bard had two more weddings scheduled.
San Antonio Express, March 28, 1889

March 28

From San Diego, J.P. Luby, Justice of the Peace, reported that on Saturday, March 28 he received information from the neighboring ranchos that Atilano Alvarado, a noted bandit from Mexico, and Alberto Garza, a criminal from Atascosa County, had a party of about 60 men stealing horses in the upper part of Duval County. Policemen Treviño and Vela, with a posse, started immediately in pursuit but had not been heard from.
Corpus Christi Gazette, April 5, 1873

March 29

The main talk in San Diego was “fiesta” which will start May 5; music coming from Mexico; also gun club marches; baseball matches between San Diego, Corpus Christi, and others; horse races; wheel barrel races and sack races. San Diego always gets a large crowd.
Corpus Christi Caller, March 31, 1888

March 30

It is thought that a good quality of petroleum has been discovered in Duval County and in paying quantity.
The Abilene Reporter, March 30, 1900

March 31

The Democratic County Convention was called to order by county chairman A. Parr. J. W. Shaw was elected chairman pro tem. Delegates to the state nominating convention were John D. Cleary and F. K. Ridder. Delegates to the state convention in Austin to elect delegates to the national convention were John D. Cleary, A. Parr, and F. K. Ridder; to Congressional Convention, A. Parr, J. W. Shaw, W. W. McCampbell, John D. Cleary and Manuel Rogers; to senatorial convention  C. Hoffman, John D. Cleary, Pedro Eznal, A. Parr, S. H. woods, and C. M. Robinson; to state representative convention, F. K. Ridder, C. K. Gravis, S. R. Peters, A. Parr, W. B. Hubbard, Hayes Dix, W. F. Van Norte, P.P. Price, and J. W. Shaw. Precinct Chairmen were: Precinct # 1 – S. H. Woods; Precinct # 2 – S. R. Peters; Precinct # 3 – S. L. Navarro; Precinct # 4 – H. W. Garrett; Precinct # 5 – A. J. Ridder; Precinct # 6 – J. A. Vinning. J. W. Shaw elected county chairman for next two years. A passed resolution asked that Duval County is placed in Corpus Christi judicial district.
Corpus Christi Caller, April 6, 1900

12 COMMENTSON "THIS WEEK IN DUVAL COUNTY HISTORY — MARCH 25-31"

1. lucinda perez,diaz | April 16, 2019 at 11:55 am | Reply
   Thank you so much for your blog. I am very interested in learning more about my birth land.My paternal grandparents were Teodoro Perez and Ricarda Salinas Perez. My maternal grandparents were Juan Leal and Lucinda Garcia Leal. I know a lot about my family history but I still have a lot of questions. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS BLOG.

• cardenas.ae@gmail.com | April 16, 2019 at 4:40 pm | Reply
  Thank you, Lucinda. Hope my blog can be of some help. Be sure to use the search option to look for material in previous blogs. I have had this going for a number of years and there is a lot of material to mine.

2. Janie Saavedra Salinas | March 28, 2019 at 3:19 pm | Reply
   Thank you for sharing Duval county news! My sister forward it to me, but would appreciate it if you send to my email which is below.

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3. Patricia Everett Rodriguez | March 28, 2019 at 9:47 am | Reply
   I don’t remember ever hearing of Benjamin Everett before in any of my dad’s stories. I’m looking forward to learning more about the county’s history and perhaps about family members. I appreciate your posts.

• cardenas.ae@gmail.com | March 28, 2019 at 5:22 pm | Reply
  Thank you, Patricia. I’m glad you found our post helpful and please come back and use our search button to look up other relatives. Also, subscribe to our blog so you can be among the first to get the history of Duval County. It’s free. Both the search and subscription options are on our home page http://www.soydeduval.com.

4. David Smith | March 26, 2019 at 3:10 pm | Reply
   Smittysez. Although I haven’t yet researched it, I’m curious if anyone may have a good guess as to the Glover location. I’m curious if it was sandstone? Doesn’t seem like many other possibilities……
   re:”Thirteen carloads of rock came in from R. B. Glover’s land at the 67th milepost on the Texas-Mexican Railway. Mr. Shannon, a contractor, was in San Diego and says there are 7,000 tons of rock to be shipped from Duval Station over the railroad to Corpus Christi and then by boat to the Aransas Pass.

• cardenas.ae@gmail.com | March 27, 2019 at 9:14 am | Reply
  The Glover location was a few miles north of Benavides. My best guess is that it is part of the Palangana area where oil, uranium, sulfur, etc. have been mined before. I suspect this is the area where the cave I have been looking for may be located, as well.

5. Cynthia Marquez | March 26, 2019 at 8:26 am | Reply
   Enjoying reading Duval History. Thank you, Alfredo. Great job.

• cardenas.ae@gmail.com | March 27, 2019 at 9:25 am | Reply
  Glad you’re enjoying it, Cynthia.

6. María Teresa Everett | March 25, 2019 at 10:28 am | Reply
   Thank you, Alfredo. Always interesting!

cardenas.ae@gmail.com | March 27, 2019 at 9:25 am | Reply
Thank you, Maria Teresa.