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Matagorda County, Texas - - 1910 Federal Census Team Transcription
Microfilm Roll# T624-1577
ED# Enumeration Description: Status Transcriber Proofreader
138 Justice Pct. 1 including Selkirk Island
Begin at mouth of W bank of Colorado river; Thence up river to upper line of Smalley Lea; including Selkirk Island; Thence with upper line of Smalley Lea and lower line of J Rees and J Silvey Sur to E branch of Prairie or Peyton's creek; Thence down said creek through Lake Austin to Matagorda bay; Thence W with said bay to the place of beginning, including Matagorda Peninsula, and also including Leagues #17 and #18 West of the Colorado river
     
139 Justice Pct. 2
Begin at N E Cor of Justice Pct. 1 on E branch of Prairie or Peyton's creek; Thence E with lower lines of Jas Silvey, C A Bullard, and Jos Clements surveys to N W Cor of Thos Fowler survey; Thence N E with N lines of Thos Fowler. Wm Rab??, and R H. Williams surveys to Linnville bayou; Thence down same to lower line of Tone and Jamieson survey; Thence E with said lower line and line of S F Austin survey to Cedar bayou; Thence with said bayou and Cedar lake to the Gulf; Thence West with Gulf shore to E Cor of B Whitmann Lea; Thence N to mouth of Caney creek; Thence W with Matagorda bay to place of beginning
     
140 Justice Pct. 3 excluding Bay City town
Begin on E bank of Colorado river at S W Cor of J Rees Lea; Thence up Colorado river to County line; Thence N E with County line to line of Chas Demos Lea; Thence S W on line of same to its S W Cor; Thence S E to its S E Cor; Thence S W on line of Rawls and Stout to its S W Cor; Thence S E to its S Cor; Thence S W to S W Cor of D Rawls; Thence S E to N Cor of M Cummins; Thence S W to its W Cor; Thence S E to its S Cor; Thence N E to N W Cor of W J Maynard; Thence S E on W lines of Maynard, T M Duke, P Pruit and C R Bostwick surveys to S Cor of Bostwick Sur; Thence S W on N lines of Wm Rabb, and Thos Fowler surveys to N W Cor of Thos Fowler Sur; Thence W on lower lines of Clements, Bullard and Silvey and Rees surveys to Colorado river, the place of beginning
     
141 Bay City town
Beginning at N W Cor of Moore's first addition; Thence B 936 Vrs, crossing Ave F at 801 Vrs; Thence S 280 Vrs to stake; Thence E 1792 Vrs; crossing Cane Belt R R at 429 Vrs; and Cotton Wood creek at 720 Vrs; being N B Cor of town site; Thence S 3070 Vrs, crossing S P R R at 520 Vrs, and 7th Street at 1080, and Cane Belt R R at 2309 Vr's, being S E Cor of town site; Thence W 1936 Vrs to stake on W Bdy of Ave F, crossing Cotton Wood creek at 1494 Vrs; Thence N with W Bdy of Ave F 1375 Vrs to stake; Thence W 417. 6 Vrs to stake; Thence N 29.5 Vrs to stake; Thence W 374.4 to stake; being S W Cor of town site; Thence N 3163.8 Vrs to place of beginning.
     
142 Justice Pct. 4
Begin at S W Cor of C R Bostwick Lea; Thence N E on S E lines of Bostwick, M B Nickols, surveys to County line; Thence N on County line to Wharton County line; Thence S W on said County line to Chas Demos Lea; Thence S W on line of same to its S W or W Cor; Thence S E to its S Cor; Thence S W to W Cor of Rawls and Stout; Thence S E to its S Cor; Thence S W to W Cor of D Rawls; Thence S E to N Cor of M Cummins; Thence S W to N W or W Cor of same; Thence S E to its S Cor; Thence N E to N W Cor of W J Maynard; Thence S E on S W lines of Maynard, T M Duke, P Pruit and C R Bostwick surveys to place of beginning
     
143 Justice Pct. 5
Begin on County line at N W Cor of Survey 19; Thence S on W line of same to N line of W A Hurd Lea; Thence S W to N W Cor of same; Thence S E to S Cor of same; Thence H E to Cor of Sur #58; Thence S on E lines of surveys Nos. 58 and 63 and E
     
144 Justice Pct. 5
Begin on W bank of Colorado river at County line between Matagorda and Wharton Counties; Thence S W on County line to N W Cor of survey 10; Thence S on W line of same to N W line of W A Hard Lea; Thence S E with S W line of Hurd to its S Cor; Thence N E to N E Cor of Survey 58; Thence S on E line of Surveys Nos. 58 and 63 and E line of H Parker, and continue same course in straight line to S W Cor of Bowman and Rees; Thence N on S line of Bowman and Rees survey to Colorado river; Thence up Colorado raver to place of beginning
     
145 Palacios town
Justice Pct. 7. Described as follows: Being a part of the L Coodwin grant 10 and T J Dasher grant 11 and designated as part of Sections O and E and all of Sec. 2 in J F Hervey survey for Texas Rice Development Co according to P Whitty map made for Palacios town site Co of record in Deed records of Matagorda County, Texas, Vol 14, pages 374 and 375
     
146 Justice Pct. 7 excluding Palacios town
Begin on bank at Mouth of Cash's creek; Thence West along Rose Hedge and line of fence from Cash's creek to Caranchua to S line of D W Nexon Lea; Thence S W to N E Bdy of P W Grayson Lea; Thence S E to its S E Cor; Thence S W on S E lines of Crayson and Green surveys to County line; Thence S on County line to Matagorda bay; Thence along bay shores of Matagorda, Turtle and Trespalacios bays to mouth of Cash's creek, the place of beginning
     
147 Justice Pct. 8
Begin at N E Cor of J Ranney Lea on W bank of Colorado river; Thence W on N lines of J Ranney and Wr Wroe surveys to Trespalacios creek; Thence down said creek, and with the shores of Trespalacios and Matagorda bays to mouth of Colorado river; Thence up Colorado river to the place of beginning
     

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