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Marriages
Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church
Refugio
1858 - 1859
Most of these marriages also appear in the County Clerk Marriage Records for Refugio County.  A marriage that is listed here and not recorded in Refugio is, perhaps, recorded in the Clerk's office in a neighboring county.

I have transcribed these marriage records from poor microfilm.  The copies were either very dark on the outer edges or very light and difficult to read.  I have copied the records just as they were written, including punctuation, spelling and capitalization. If you know of any corrections that need to be made, please contact me.

"The church records of Our Lady of Refuge Church begin with the year 1854.  Before that time this church was attended by priests from Galveston, and all prior baptisms, marriages, and deaths are recorded there. The records kept by the Franciscan Monks are at Matamoras, Mexico, and Our Lady of Refuge Church will soon come into possession of photostatic copies of these very valuable documents." 
[Source: Refugio Timely Remarks Centennial Edition, 1934, page 35.] 
[Note:  It is not known if these photostatic copies are presently kept at the Refugio church.]

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1858 - 1859
 
 
Groom Bride Date Witness Witness
Whelan - Bower
Michael Whelan Brigete Bower 10 Jul 1858 John O'Brien Illegible
Special Notes: Michael Whelan's age was given as 25 years and Brigete Bower's age was given as about 50 years of age.
Ramirez - Cruz
Domitio Ramirez Antonia Cruz 14 Jan 1859 Jose Garza Pablo Garza
Special Notes: Both bride and groom were living at Copano
Pothoff - Amara
Charles Frederick Pothoff Mary Amara 19 Jan 1859 Walter Lambert James Power
Special Notes:  "All living at Copano."
Strauch - Thomas
Anton Strauch Sarah Thomas 04 Feb 1859 Jacob Thomas Robt. F. Patton
Special Notes: Anton Strauch's age was given as 33 and he was "native of Prussia".  Sarah Thomas' age was given as 25 and she was a "native of Swissland".
Fox - Fox
Daniel Fox Mary Fox 24 Feb 1859

(Clerk records show 04 Feb 1859.)		 Josep. P. Fagan
(his own signature		 James Heart
(his own signature)
Special Notes: Both bride and groom were of Refugio County.
St. John - Carl
William St. John Mary Carl 10 Feb 1859 P. Shelly H. Scott
Special Notes:  The bride and groom both were of Refugio County.
Marcao - Martinez
Jose Maria Marcao Louisa Martinez 30 May 1859 Nicholas O'Conno Con Swiney [Sweeney]
Special Notes:  Both living at Lamar, Refugio Co.
de la Garza - Valdes
Francisco de la Garza Augustina Valdes 28 Feb 1859 Carlos de la Garza Rafael de la Garza

 

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