Jan. 1, 1863 --- Jan. 1, 1914
In commemorating the 50th anniversary of the capture of Galveston by the Southern Confederacy. Gen. Arthur P. Bagby commanding the "Neptune."
Banners may be furled but heroism lives forever.
Capt. J. T. . . . — — Map (db m128143) HM WM
Following World War I, Local Veterans of Hallettsville created the Hudgeons Post 230 in 1920. They wanted to serve fellow veterans and the community through an American Legion Post. The branch was named Hudgeons Post in honor of Mr. And Mrs. Eli . . . — — Map (db m297387) HM
Andrew Kent was born c. 1791 in Kentucky, to Isaac Kent; his mother's name is unknown. On April 30, 1816, he wed Elizabeth Zumwalt, a Missouri native born in April 1798. Andrew worked as a carpenter, and he and Elizabeth had 10 children. While . . . — — Map (db m293520) HM
Arthur Henry Vollentine was born in New Jersey or Virginia about 1807. He came to Texas about 1833 as a colonist of Empresario Martin de Leon and in 1834 he married Maryland native Mary Ann May. They moved to a Mexican land grant on Brushy Creek . . . — — Map (db m293452) HM
Native Alabamian, last surviving member
of West Point class of 1852, lawyer,
Colonel in 7th Texas Confederate Cavalry,
participant in Sibley's New Mexico campaign,
commanded volunteer land troops on
board Confederate ship Neptune during . . . — — Map (db m132425) HM
Located in the rural farming community of St. Mary's, the Brown School began when Benedict Brown deeded land in 1894 to Lavaca County for use as a public school. By the late 1800s, Lavaca County had 85 schools across the county, many small schools . . . — — Map (db m293449) HM
Came to Texas in 1831. Member Captain
William H. Patton's Company at the Battle of
San Jacinto. Served in the Vasquez Campaign and
against the Indians in 1842. Died in 1874. — — Map (db m132421) HM
On July 19, 1889, the Hallettsville town council met to discuss the poor condition of various small cemeteries in the city. Mayor Fritz Lindenberg appointed Volney Ellis, W.H. Turk and E.H. Mitchel to find suitable land for burials outside the . . . — — Map (db m167099) HM
As early as the 1860s, Block 9 was an important trading area in Hallettsville. I. Samusch had a grocery store on the corner next to the square. In 1887, John Speary's new rock store was built on Lot 7 of Block 9 where the Cole Theatre is presently . . . — — Map (db m195692) HM
According to church history, the Hallettsville Church of God was the first African American Church of God in Texas. Founded in the early 1900s, the church did not have a leader and met in members' homes for its first twelve years. When the . . . — — Map (db m167154) HM
Member of Stephen F. Austin's colony, and an old sea captain. His log cabin was the first home in the area, 1833. Hallettsville is named for his widow, Margaret, who gave land for the town in 1852, when it became the county seat. Recorded . . . — — Map (db m167148) HM
In the early 1850s pioneers of this area erected a building 2 miles north of this site which they called White House Christian Church and School because of the contrast its lime coating presented against the surrounding green prairie. In 1883 the . . . — — Map (db m304491) HM
According to local oral tradition, Baptists in Hallettsville began worshiping together about 1851. A congregation of fourteen people was in operation by 1854. Early worship services were conducted in a three-story building which served the . . . — — Map (db m167114) HM
Methodist circuit riders under the stewardship of John W. DeVilbiss and Henderson D. Palmer served this area as early as 1842. This congregation traces its origin to a Methodist society established by eleven charter members in 1851. Early services . . . — — Map (db m132428) HM
Oldest bank in Lavaca County; has operated in this city block continuously since its establishment by Friench Simpson (1848-1923) and Carey Shaw (1854-1944), former employees of the J. H. Simpson Bank, Columbus. Shaw was also one of the original . . . — — Map (db m128141) HM
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Born Tennessee. Legislator. Went to
Missouri 1853. Indian agent Kansas
Territory. Kansas representative U.S.
Congress 1854-57. Moved Texas before
Civil War. Organized Lavaca County
company for C.S.A. 1861. Led 4th . . . — — Map (db m132426) HM
One of the first settlers in the area was John Hallet, who received a land grant from Stephen F. Austin in 1831. Hallet's grant was located on the east bank of the Lavaca River, the westernmost boundary of Austin's colony. Hallet's grant was . . . — — Map (db m293494) HM
In 1833, John and Margaret Hallet came from Goliad and built their first log cabin on
their league of land located on the east side of the Lavaca River. At the end of 1833 or the beginning of 1834, the Hallets returned to Goliad where John Hallet . . . — — Map (db m293491) HM
Founded 1838
County Seat, Lavaca County
since 1852
Named for Mrs. Margaret Hallett, widow of John Hallett, a member of Austin's colony and a veteran of San Jacinto, who donated the town site. — — Map (db m95361) HM
Founded 1833 when John Hallett erected a log cabin near Lavaca River. Town was named for his widow, Margaret, who gave the land when town became county seat in 1852. Farming, livestock, poultry processing, and cotton marketing center. State . . . — — Map (db m167123) HM
Land originally property of Mrs. Mary Jane Hallet Ballard, who deeded it to trustees of the "Hallettsville Graveyard" in 1870. Area pioneers were buried here until 1898. The monument in center honors county's heroes in battles of the Alamo, Goliad, . . . — — Map (db m95362) HM
As early as 1893, the citizens of Lavaca County expressed an interest in establishing a county library. In September 1932, two local citizens, Mrs. Harvey Renger and Miss Evelyn Lacy, organized a rental library known as the “Library . . . — — Map (db m167116) HM
The existence of schools in Hallettsville can be traced to the early 1850s. Alma Male and Female Institute was established in 1852 just east of the town square on land donated by Margaret Hallett. The local Masonic lodge provided space in their . . . — — Map (db m167107) HM
On February 14, 1878, Pocket, an Indian ranch hand of Lew B. Allen of Sweet Home came on horseback to the farm of LD. Peterson, about five miles west of Hallettsville and requested him to loan him his gun. Pocket said he had seen a drove of . . . — — Map (db m293488) HM
In 1947, Hallettsville Superintendent of Schools Claude Mullins recognized a desire and a need on the part of many rural-oriented students in Texas to "rodeo". Mullins discussed his idea of having a state championship high school rodeo with . . . — — Map (db m293496) HM
Side A - San Jacinto James Johnson Joseph Kent Joseph Lawrence John Himes Livergood Joseph P. Lynch Issac Maiden Elias J. Marshall Noel Nixon Montgomery Nicholas Peck Perry Price Albert M. Tandy Robert Price . . . — — Map (db m293686) HM WM
A native of Pennsylvania, John Himes Livergood came to Texas in 1837 and received 640 acres of land on Peach Creek near Gonzales. From that time until Texas' annexation to the United States nearly ten years later, Livergood played an integral role . . . — — Map (db m293519) HM
Came to Texas about 1832
Fought in the Texas War for
Independence at Bexar, 1835
and at San Jacinto, 1836
Died in Lavaca County, 1849 — — Map (db m132420) HM
Fifth structure to serve as seat of justice for Lavaca, created originally as "La Baca", a judicial county, by Congress of Republic of Texas in 1842. Declared unconstitutional along with other judicial counties, it was created anew by First . . . — — Map (db m128140) HM
Memorial erected in dedication to all the Fallen Heroes of Lavaca County who suffered the Supreme Sacrifice for the freedom of this Country and the free world World War I Arlit, Gus J. Berger, Edward Brown, Archie Brown, William . . . — — Map (db m293506) HM WM
The Lavaca River begins in the northwest corner of Lavaca County and flows generally southeast some 115 miles to its mouth on Lavaca Bay. The watershed drains an area of approximately 2,280 square miles. First called River of the Canes by the . . . — — Map (db m293490) HM
One of distinctive structures of 19th century Texas. Sometimes called the "Wedding Cake House". Built 1878-1882 by B. J. E. Dietz at cost of $4,750 for Dr. James E. Lay, local physician and Civil War veteran. The architect was Victor Hugo, a . . . — — Map (db m293518) HM
This cemetery located S. Dowling and Edna Streets was the original cemetery for the City of Hallettsville. The land was owned by Mary Jane Hale Ballard who deeded it to the trustees of the "Hallettsville Graveyard" in 1870. Area pioneers were . . . — — Map (db m293499) HM
Considered oldest organized group in Lavaca County. Under dispensation granted March 29, 1850, Lodge was chartered January 31, 1851, and named for early Texas colonist and Masonic leader John Murchison, Fayette County. First officers: Isaac J. . . . — — Map (db m167149) HM
Gallows used Sept. 12, 1879, at public hanging of "Pocket", an Indian, killer of Englishman Leonard Hyde. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967 — — Map (db m26534) HM
Came to Texas in 1835
Served in the Texas Army
from October 3 to December 14, 1835
Member Company D,
First Regiment Texas Volunteers
at San Jacinto, 1836 — — Map (db m132422) HM
William Ponton, Ponton's Creek, May 1834
O'Dougherty Family: Father and three
children, and John Douglas Family
Father, Mother and two children, Clark's
Creek, March 4, 1836. John Hibbens and
George Creath, Rocky Creek, March 1836 . . . — — Map (db m132427) HM
Edward M. Rabb (1855-1908) a native of La Grange, Fayette County, Texas, was the son of William and Prudence Smalley Rabb. In the 1880s Dr. Edward M. Rabb settled in this area and purchased 2089 acres of land from S. W. Campbell.
At his . . . — — Map (db m128142) HM
Settlers of the community of Radhost, many of whom were immigrants from Czechoslovakia, funded the building of a school which opened in 1873. Beginning as a one-teacher school taught in the Bohemian language, it became a two-classroom English . . . — — Map (db m301203) HM
The early members of the Richardson Chapel United Methodist Church were former slaves that attended the Methodist Episcopal Church of Hallettsville prior to emancipation. Freedom allowed these former slaves to form their own church, and they chose . . . — — Map (db m167127) HM
This congregation was founded as a mission of St. Mary's Catholic Church (about four miles west of Hallettsville). The Rev. John Anthony Forest served the new congregation, as well as other missions in Lavaca County. Early worship services were . . . — — Map (db m167120) HM
The community of Hallettsville began in 1836, when Margaret Hallett donated land for the townsite. By that time, there were several families living in the area, and settlement increased throughout the 19th century. In July 1875, Gen. Arthur . . . — — Map (db m167105) HM
Considered the oldest rural Catholic parish in Texas, St. Mary's was settled before the Texas War for Independence by such pioneers as James Brown, who was killed in the siege of the Alamo. First church edifice for St. Mary's was built in 1840 . . . — — Map (db m293455) HM
The history of Lutheran ministry in the Hallettsville area can be traced to 1868, when the Rev. Christian Geiger began missionary work among the area's German immigrants. Meeting first in the nearby Pagel settlement, a congregation was formally . . . — — Map (db m167113) HM
As early as the 1840s, area residents could send their children to the few small, private schools available. In 1852, when Hallettsville was chosen as Lavaca County seat the town founder, Margaret Hallett, donated land for the town site, county . . . — — Map (db m167151) HM
Near the turn of the 20th Century, large numbers of German and Czech immigrants settled in Lavaca County. To educate the influx of children, the County created numerous rural school districts. In the 1880s, a small, private school known as the . . . — — Map (db m293446) HM
Came to Texas in 1834
Served in the Army of Texas, 1836
A member of Captain William Heard's Company of
Citizen Soldiers at the Battle of San Jacinto — — Map (db m132423) HM
Established north of Worthing community in 1887, Vysehrad School reflects the area's Czech heritage; the name means "high castle" in the Czech language. Frank Jakubik was the first teacher in the original schoolhouse at this site. It burned in . . . — — Map (db m293485) HM
William E. Summers is inextricably tied to Texas history through his involvement with the election to name delegates to the Texas Independence Convention and in the fall of the Alamo as one of the Immortal 32. Summers family history can be traced . . . — — Map (db m293522) HM
A native of Virginia, William Smothers was orphaned at 12 when Indians killed his father, and his mother died of shock. In the American Revolution, he fought at King's Mountain, Guilford Courthouse, Camden, and Eutaw Springs. He moved to Kentucky in . . . — — Map (db m95372) HM
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Company (S. A. & A. P.) was chartered by the State of Texas in 1884 to connect the city of San Antonio with Aransas Bay, and the rail line officially came to Hallettsville on April 23, 1887. A large . . . — — Map (db m95371) HM
