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1859

Map Index

Lots colored RED indicate lots given to Josiah Dowling and John W. Kelly by Lavaca County C/30

Lots colored Red Striped reserved from Deed C/30 to other individuals

Lots colored Red Striped with another color are contested lots

Lots colored ORANGE remained property of Lavaca County

Lots colored LILAC indicate ownership Jan – Dec 1859

Lots colored GRAY indicate ownership Jan – Dec 1858

Lots colored BROWN indicate ownership Jan-Dec 1857

Lots colored PURPLE indicate ownership Jan-Dec 1856

Lots colored PINK indicate ownership Jan-Dec 1855

Lots colored LIME GREEN indicate ownership Jan-Dec 1854

Lots colored YELLOW indicate ownership Jan – Dec 1853

Lots colored BLUE –1851 – 1852

Lots colored GREEN – 1846 – 1850


Please see Key below Map for descriptions

1859

Block Descriptions

BLOCK 1

Lot 1, 2, 3, & 5 – Albert G. Foster

Lot 4 – Collatinus Ballard  

Lot 6 – William Smothers

Lot 7 – Maurice K. Simons

Lot 8 – James A. York

BLOCK 2

Lot 1 – 7 – Collatinus Ballard & John W. Kelly

Lot 8 – C.C. & W.C. Dibrell 

BLOCK 3

Lot 2, 4, 5-8 – A. W. Hicks

Lot 1 & 3 – William Smothers

BLOCK 4

Lot 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 – Josiah Dowling and John W. Kelly

Lot 2 – Josiah Dowling

Lot 7 & 8 – Wilhelm H. Hoffmann

BLOCK 5

Lot 1 – Albert G. Foster

Lot 2 & 4 – John W. Kelly

Lot 3 – Collatinus Ballard

Lot 5 – Collatinus Ballard

Lot 6 & 8 – John W. Kelly

Lot 7 – Collatinus Ballard

BLOCK 6

Lot 1 – 8 – Lavaca County Courthouse

BLOCK 7

Lot 1 & 3 E ½ – Collatinus Ballard

Lot 1 & 3 W ½ – Walter R. Hinkley

Lot 2 & 4 E ½ 6 & 8 – Morehouse Latting

Lot 5 & 7 – Charles C. Dibrell

Lot 6 & 8 W ½ - C.C. Dibrell

BLOCK 8

Lot 1 & 2: R.E. Mays

Lot 3 & 4: Thomas A. Hester

Lot 5 & 7 – Josiah Dowling

Lots 6 & 8 – Collatinus Ballard

BLOCK 9

Lot 1 – 8 – Josiah Dowling and John W. Kelly

BLOCK 10

Lot 1 – Peter Marshall

Lot 2 – John Speary

Lot 3 & 4 – Charles Hoffman

Lot 5 & 6 – Charles Hoffmann

Lot 7 – Josiah Dowling/John W. Kelly/Wm. Smothers 

Lot 8 – William Smothers

BLOCK 11

Lot 1 N ½ – John Harrell

Lot 1 S ½ - R.M. Tevis

Lot 2 – L.W. Skaggs

Lot 3 – William Tate

Lot 4 – L.W. Skaggs/Wm. Tate: one stall in SE corner of stable

Lot 5, 6, 7 & 8 – J. J. Ballard & Wm. Pierce

BLOCK 12

Lot 1 –4 – Wm. C. Dibrell

Lot 5 & 6 – Maryland Jones 

Lot 7 & 8 – Charles Donoho

BLOCK 13

Lot 1 – 8 – Collatinus Ballard & John W. Kelly

BLOCK 14

Lot 1 – Lavaca County Jail

Lot 2 – 7– Josiah Dowling & John W. Kelly

Lot 8 – Wm. Smothers

BLOCK 15

Lot 1, 2, 5 & 6 – Morehouse Latting

Lot 3, 4, 7 & 8 – William B. White

BLOCK 16

Lot 1 – Rebecca Jones

Lot 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8 – John W. Kelly

Lot 5 – Elizabeth Rice

BLOCK 17

Lot 1 – 8 – John W. Kelly

BLOCK 18

Lot 1, 3, 5 & 7 – Collatinus Ballard

Lot 2, 4, 6 & 8 – Alma Male & Female Institute

BLOCK 19

Lot 1 – 8 – Abner K. Foster/R.M. Tevis

BLOCK 20

Lot 1 – 8: Masonic College

FRACTIONAL BLOCK 1

Josiah Dowling & John W. Kelly

FRACTIONAL BLOCK 2

Lot 2 & 3 – Collatinus Ballard

FRACTIONAL BLOCK 3

Lot 4 & 5 – Dr. Nathaniel Chambliss

FRACTIONAL BLOCK 4

Lot 6 & 7 – John W. Kelly

FRACTIONAL BLOCK 5

Lot 8 & 9 – John W. Kelly

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