New York native Samuel Matthias Jarvis (1822-1893) received an engineering degree from Columbia University and joined General Zachary Taylor's army when the United States declared war against Mexico.
After the war Jarvis worked in Vallecillo, . . . — — Map (db m118787) HM
Formed from Nueces County
Created January 28, 1848
Organized March 16, 1848
Named in honor of
James Webb, 1792-1856
Attorney General and Secretary
of State of The Republic of Texas
1838-1841
Laredo, the County Seat
Founded in . . . — — Map (db m117587) HM
1000 Houston Street
Built in 1909
Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m118760) HM