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S E A R C H
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Corporal David Phillip McCormick
April 10, 1982 - April 28, 2008

Tribute Pages

In Memory of
Matagorda County's
Fallen Heroes

All Gave Some,
Some Gave All

Killed in Iraq

View Tribute Pages for All Matagorda County Casualties

Sergeant Joshua Allen Ward
October 23, 1978 - February 9, 2009

Tribute Pages

Thank you previous Matagorda County Coordinators Edward Hayden Lois Kennedy Sue Siebert

Matagorda County, a part of Stephen F. Austin's Colony, was one of the original Texas counties formed on March 17, 1836. Click the link below to read its history from the Handbook of Texas.

History of Matagorda County

Stephen F. Austin
statue near the junction of Highways
288 & 35
in Brazoria County.

WHAT'S NEW

LOOKUPS

QUERIES

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TexShare Databases
are available free through Bay City Public Library, Palacios Library and other public libraries across the great state of Texas. Visit your local library to get the necessary login and password. Databases for genealogy include Heritagequest (Census Records, Books, PERSI, Revolutionary War Records and Freedman's Bank Records) as well as the Texas Digital Sanborn Maps. Click the logo to go to the TexShare page.

Texas Counties A - Z

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MATAGORDA COUNTY RESEARCH

Adjutant General's Report List of Fugitives From Justice 1878

Maps

African American Information

Marriages 1903-1914; 1966-2002 & Wedding Articles

Archives

Matagorda County: The Texas Revolution & The Republic of Texas

Auto Owners - 1912 1928 1929 Jul-Aug

Matagorda County Genealogical Society
Oak Leaves (MCGS publication) Master Index

Bible Records

Matagorda County For Kids - NEW

Bibliography

Matagorda County Historical Commission

Births

Matagorda County Misc. Items

Brands and Marks

Memories

Businesses

Military Information

Caney Run Mail Route

Naturalizations

Cemeteries Obituary and Cemetery Index

Neighbors - Jackson County Deutschburg History

Census Information
1850 Index, 1870 African Americans
1870 Palacios Point
Search 1880 1910 Collegeport

Newspapers
Features
Dear Santa - Letters to Santa 1929-1931 Shocking Stories
Colonial-Tribune Mickey Mouse Club
Celebrations - Parties, socials, etc.

Centenarians

Notaries 1913

Churches

Obituaries Obituary and Cemetery Index
Check the sites below for the most up-to-date obituaries and funeral information.

Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
Victoria Advocate

Bay City Tribune
Palacios Beacon

Confederate Information
Records of Interments of Confederate Veterans - UDC Committee

Photo Album

Court Records

Pioneer Settlers of Matagorda County

DAR Mary Rolph Marsh Chapter

Political Graveyard

Deaths Interments 1839-1864
Texas Death Certificates 1890 - 1976 FREE

Postmasters

Directories

Publications For Sale

Divorces

Queries - Cousin Connect, Gen Forum, Rootsweb

Elected Officials

Railroads

Epidemics 1862 Yellow Fever 1918 Influenza

Ranching

Families

Records on Microfilm

Family Land Heritage Properties

Research Resources

Flag

Rice Festival Queens 1902 Rice Carnival Brochure

Fraternal Organizations

School History School Censuses
School Censuses 1923-1946 - images

Funeral Homes

SRT Matagorda Chapter No. 35

Gold Star Mothers
1930 Gold Star Mother Pilgrimage of Mrs. Carrie Kelly

Surname List

Historical Markers

Tombstone Transcription Project

History Makers

Towns and Communities

Hotels

UDC E.S. Rugeley Chapter 542

Hurricanes 1909 1942

Voters' Registration - 1867-1869

Libraries - Bay City catalog - Palacios

War Casualties

Women's Suffrage

MATAGORDA COUNTY LINKS

1895 Atlas

Bay City Landmark Commission Buildings

LaSalle Odyssey

Mad Island Marsh Preserve

Matagorda Area Network

Matagorda County

Matagorda County Birding and Nature Center

Matagorda County Chambers of Commerce Bay City Matagorda Palacios Sargent

Matagorda County Extension

Matagorda County Fair & Livestock Association

Matagorda County Museum

Matagorda County Property

Matagorda Harbor

Matagorda Lighthouse

Matagorda Tourism

Newspapers Bay City Tribune Palacios Beacon Matagorda County Advocate

Palacios Area Historical Association and Museum

Port of Bay City

Preserve America
Schools Bay City Holy Cross Matagorda Palacios Tidehaven Van Vleck

Town Web Pages - Bay City Palacios

USS Matagorda (AVP-22), 1941-1949

Where to stay when researching in Matagorda County

GENERAL LINKS

Cyndi's List

Federal Census Enumerator Instructions 1850-2000

Measuring Worth compare money value 1774 - 2009

National Register of Historic Places

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

Social Security Death Index

USGS National Mapping Information

Vital Search - vital records

TEXAS LINKS

Adjutant General Service Records

Angelina College Genealogy Conference

Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas - 1889 book

Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research

Clayton Library Friends

Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Handbook of Texas

Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835 - 1845

Indianola Immigrant Database

Lone Star Junction

Postcards of Texas

San Jacinto Museum

Save Texas Cemeteries

Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred

Texas Almanac

Texas Death Records
Texas Death Certificates 1890 - 1976 FREE

Texas Dept. of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program

Texas General Land Office

Texas Historic Sites Atlas

Texas Historical Commission

Texas in the Civil War

Texas Muster Rolls 1835-1836 - Actual images and surname index

Texas Newspapers Online

Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database

Texas Slavery Project

Texas State Electronic Library

Texas State Genealogical Society

Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Library and Archives

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Texas Division

Women in Texas History

Brazoria	Neighboring Counties	Jackson
Calhoun	Fort Bend	Wharton

TXGenWeb State Coordinator
Shirley Cullum

TXGenWeb Assistant State Coordinators
Elaine Martin Jane Keppler Christina Palmer

Matagorda County Coordinator Carol Sue Gibbs

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Copyright 2004 - Present by Carol Sue Gibbs All rights reserved
Created Dec. 2, 2004	Updated Apr. 17, 2012