Weedhaven


WEEDHAVEN, TEXAS. Weedhaven is a rural hamlet located at the intersection of State highways 35 and 172 about thirteen miles northeast of Port Lavaca and twenty-one miles southeast of Edna in southern Jackson County near the Calhoun County line. In the 1920s the McHaney family owned a ranch on the site. The property was later sold to J. F. Weed, and by the mid-1940s the crossroads was known as Weedhaven (also spelled Weed Haven), named for the Weed family. In the 1950s Weedhaven served as a tourist stop for coastal motorists traveling between Houston and Corpus Christi. George McHaney, son of the original ranch owner C. C. McHaney, owned a grocery store, icehouse, and gas station. A cafe and motel served fishermen and other tourists. Oil exploration was also conducted in the region. Weedhaven reported 35 residents in 2000, the first year any population figures were listed. By that time the village consisted of only a few scattered homes and no businesses. History from the Handbook of Texas Online
 


 


Weedhaven School
 


These photos were taken c 1932 when Eugenia Hopper was the teacher. She boarded with the McHaney family.
Pictures are courtesy of Zia Miller, Eugenia Hopper's niece.
 



 



 

 


Myrea “Rene” McHaney

LAWARD - Myrea "Rene" McHaney, 93, of LaWard, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003.  
 
She was born May 20, 1909, in Beulah [Buhler] Community, to the late Arthur J. and Ethel Joines Stayton. She was co-owner of Weedhaven Grocery Store and a member of First United Methodist Church of Lolita. 
 
Survivors: brother, Arthur J. Stayton Jr. of Cat Springs; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. 
 
Preceded in death by: husband, George C. McHaney Sr.; son, George C. McHaney; parents; sister, Stella Fitzpatrick; and brothers, Milton Stayton and Gordon Stayton. 
 
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at Slavik Funeral Home chapel. 
 
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel, the Rev. Ron Shott officiating.  
Burial will be at Ganado Cemetery. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152. 
 
Memorials: First United Methodist Church of Lolita Building Fund.

Victoria Advocate, March 6, 2003
 


Eugenia Todd
1912 - 1989

Eugenia "Jean" Todd, 77, of Corpus Christi, died Nov. 21, 1989, in a local hospital.

Survivors include two sons, Eugene Spencer of Houston and Ben Michael Todd of Katy; a daughter, Melissa Todd Jay of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Lottie Mathis of El Campo and Bennie Lee Crowell of Louise; three grandchildren; and a great grandchild.

Cage-Mills-Jackson-Langham, Kostoryz chapel.

Corpus Christi Caller-Times, November 22, 1989

[Taught school at Weedhaven c 1932.]

Photo courtesy of Zia Miller
 

 

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