Marriages_OurLadyofRefuge_1855_1856

Marriages
Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church
Refugio
1855 - 1856 - 1857

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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1855 - 1856 - 1857


Groom	Bride	Date	Witness	Witness
Fox - O'Reilly
James Fox, widower	Widow O'Reilly	15 Jun 1855	James Byrne	John Fagan
O'Doherty - Keating
Patrick O'Doherty	Mary Keating	12 Aug 1855 (Clerk Records give the date of 08 Aug 1855.)	Mr. Timon	Dan Fox
Cantu - Garza
Jose Maria Cantu Analla	Guadalupe Garza Flores	20 Oct 1855	Prudencio Cantu	Jesus Cabaza
Special Notes: The groom's parents were Bernardo Cantu and Francisca Analla. The bride's parents were Diego Garza and Monica Flores.
Fanasy (Fennessy) - Hart
Edward Fanasy (Fennessy)	Widow, Mrs. Hart	07 Nov 1855 (April was first written and then a line drawn through it.) (Clerk Records give the date of 03 Nov 1855.)	Edward St. John	W. Hynes
Aguilar - Falcon
Eligio Aguilar	Dominga Falcon	07 Apr 1856	Carlos de la Garza	Raphael de la Garza
Garcia - Silvero
Innocentio Garcia	Eligia Silvero	24 May 1856	Jose Maria de la Garza	Phillipe Bernal
Special Notes: The groom's parents were Mariano Garcia and Anna Maria Cadena. The bride's parents were Juan Silvero and Dionisia Rugar.
Delgao - Rubio
Savero Delgao	Martina Rubio	02 Jul 1856	Juan Rubio	Pablo de la Garza
Special Notes: The groom's parents were Jose Maria Delgao and Josana Lucio. The bride's parents were Juan Rubio and Andrea Reina.
Hynes - Brown
William Hynes	Ellen Brown	10 Jul 1856	P. Shelly	L. Doughty (This is Andrew Lafayette Doughty.)
Special Notes: Both bride and groom were of Refugio County. Both witnesses signed.
Lambert - Power
Judge W. Lambert	Thomasita Power	20 Apr 1857	_____ Scott	Edward St. John
Special Notes: Both bride and groom were living at Copano, Refugio County.
Doughty - Hynes
A.L. Doughty	Nancy Hynes	29 Jul 1857	P. Shelly	Edward St. John
Special Notes: Both witnesses signed. Both bridge and groom were living in Mission, Refugio County.
St. John - Kokernot
Edward St. John	Blumy Amanda Kokernot	9ber the 9th, 1857	Edward (maybe Edmond??) St. John	Edward Fanasy
Special Notes: Edward Fanasy signed his own name as witness and used the spelling cited here, although Fennessy is a more common spelling.
O'Brien - Whelan
John O'Brien	Johanna Whelan	26th of 10ber, 1857 (Clerk Records give the date of 26 Dec 1857.)	P. Shelly	F.M. Swift
Special Notes: Both bride and groom were of Refugio County.
Grover - Fadden
Charles D.C. Grover	Ellen Fadden	10ber the 31st 1857	James Grover	John Corrigan

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