Matagorda County Brands and Marks

#	Name	Mark	Recorded	Notes
0601	Ernest Jambois			see following
For and in consideration of the sum forty-five Dollars I have this day sold and Delivered to Emile E. Steger five head of Cattle running in the prairie, one dun cow and calf Branded [bar 2] Counter branded CM [with C and M connected], three year old steer branded E J, one three year old steer (black color) branded [bar 2], one three year old heifer branded [bar 2]. For which I have received full payment. [continued below]
0602	Ernest Jambois		Jun 21, 1862	[this entry took two spaces]
In Testimony whereof I sign my name this 21st day of June AD Eighteen hundred and sixty two. Ernest Jambois
0603	William Vonweg	Smooth crop and half upper crop in the right ear and a smooth crop and under bit in left ear	Jun 23, 1862
0604	Joseph Mangum	Smooth crop and over amd under bit in the right ear and an under bit in the left	Jun 23, 1862
0605	D. M. Stringer	Swallow fork and under bit in the right ear and a smooth crop and under bit in the left ear	Jul 1, 1862
0606	F. O. Bertrand	Upper half crop and a slit in the right ear and an under half crop in the left ear	Jul 1, 1862
0607	Henry W. Hillard	Slit and under bit in the right ear and a half under crop in left ear	Jul 2, 1862
0608	Thomas S. Hillard	Swallow fork and under bit in right ear and an under slope an over bit in the left ear	Jul 2, 1862
0609	Stephen Bell	Smooth crop and sawset in each ear	Jul 11, 1862
0610	Ernestine Glatz	Half upper crop in the right ear and a smooth crop and an half under crop in the left ear	Jul 16, 1862
0611	Children of Conrad Franz	Upper and under bit in the right ear and a split in the left ear	Jul 16, 1862
0612	Conrad Gotschalk	Smooth crop a slit and an under and upper bit in each ear	Jan 13, 1863	Transferred from brand No. 414 this date
0613	Fronica Gotschalk	Smooth crop a slit and an under and upper bit in each ear	Jan 15, 1862	Transferred from Brand No. 415 this date
0614	Helen M. Parks	Swallow fork in the left and under slope in the right ear	Feb 11, 1863
0615	Sarah B. Lee	Over slope in the left ear and under bit in the right	Feb 24, 1862
0616	Tom E. Lee	Over slope in left ear and under bit in the right	Feb 24, 1862	Mark relinquished Apr ?, 1869
0617	P. Lee	Over slope in the left ear and an under bit in the right	Feb 24, 1863
0618	John Lee	Crop in left ear and under bit in each ear	Feb 24, 1863
0619	P. T. Lee	Crop in left ear and under bit in each ear	Feb 24, 1863
0620	C. W. Lee	Crop in left ear and under bit in each ear	Feb 24, 1863	1/2 crop added Sep 25, 1867

#	Name	Mark	Recorded	Notes
0621	Estate of George Elliott Deceased	Crop and slit in each ear and underbit in right ear	Feb 24, 1863
0622	Demis M. Franz	Swallow fork and under bit in the right ear and drop in the left	Mar 6, 1863
0623	Robert C. Files	Swallow fork in left & lance or pointed in right or upper and under slope	Mar 10, 1863
0624	Hillard Estate		Mar 27, 1863
0625	Jonah Kuykendall	Under slope in the right and an upper swallow fork in left ear	Mar 30, 1863
0626	J. T. B. Johnson	Swallow fork in the right ear and split and upper and under bit in the left	Mar 30, 1863
0627	E. L. Johnson	Swallow fork in the right ear, upper and under bit and slit in left	Mar 30, 1863
0628	Simon Peter Johnson	Swallow fork in the right ear, upper and under bit and slit in left	Mar 30, 1863
0629	W. P. Johnson	Swallow fork in the right ear upper and under bit and slit in the left	Mar 30, 1863	Cancelled 31 May 1867
0630	John Johnson	Swallow fork in the right ear, upper and under bit and slit in the left	Mar 30, 1863
0631	George Johnson	Swallow fork in the right ear and upper and under bit and slit in left ear	Mar 30, 1863
0632	Richard Johnson	Swallow fork in the right ear and upper and under bit and slit in left ear	Mar 30, 1863
0633	Harrah T. Riddle	Swallow fork in the right ear and upper and under bit and slit in left ear	Mar 30, 1863
0634	Jonah Osgood	Slit in right ear and split & under half crop in left ear	Apr 3, 1863	Relinquished Mar 2, 1866
0635	Thomas T. Harris	Crop and under bit in the right and upper bit in the left ear	Apr 21, 1663
0636	Joseph Berg's Children	Crop in the left ear and a split in the right	May 4, 1863
0637	Edward W. Gwen	Square swallow fork in both ears	May 19, 1863	This Brand is this day transferred to James H. Selkirk Jul 20, 1869
0638	Clive R. Dunbar	Swallow fork in the right ear and an over half crop in the left ear	Jun 2, 1863
0639	Emule Sager		Jun 5, 1963	Brand for horses
0640	Henry Kookenboo [Cookenboo]	Swallow fork in the left ear and a half upper crop in the right ear	Jun 27, 1863

#	Name	Mark	Recorded	Notes
0641	Mary Ellen Cheesman		Jul 4, 1863
0642	Emily Williams	Smooth crop off each ear	Aug ?, 1863
0643	Columbus Roberts	Smooth crop off each ear	Sep 19, 1863
0644	Mrs. S. F. McCamly	Upper slope off of each ear and an under bit out of either	Sep 25, 1863
0645	William & James H. Selkirk	Under bit in the right ear and a smooth crop and two slits in the left ear	Sep 19, 1863
0646	Josephine Forrestier	Two slits in the right ear	Oct 16, 1863
0647	Emily Williams	Smooth crop in each ear	Nov 21, 1863
0648	Zachary Taylor Williams	Shallow fork in both ears and under bit in right	Apr 21, 1864
0649	Sarah Scanlin	1/2 over crop in right ear and half under crop in left ear	Apr 29, 1864
0650	William Mitchell	Crop and half under crop in the right ear and a crop and half upper crop in left ear	May 14, 1864
0651	Richard A. Carothers & James A. Carothers	Swallow fork in the right ear and upper and under bit in the left ear with a smooth crop	May 14, 1864
0652	Martha A., Sarah R. & Francis C. Carothers	Swallow fork in the right ear and upper & under bit in the left ear with a smooth crop	May 14, 1864
0653	John Clouder	Crop and under & upper bit in left ear & slope & two underbits in right ear	May 28, 1864
0654	Hellen? Clouder	Crop and under bit in left ear & slope & ___ under bits in right ear	May 28, 1864
0655	Joseph Petrucia Jr. [Petrucha]	Hole in both ears and an under crop in right ear	May 30, 1864
0656	Mona V. Cramm	Smooth crop and split in right ear	Jun 1, 1864
0657	Isham Thompson	Crop and under bit in the left and under slope in the right ear	Jun 17, 1864
0658	Charles Thompson		Jun 17, 1864	Brand for horses
0659	Mary A. Williams	Underbit in each ear and swallow fork in each ear	Jun 21, 1864	Brand for horses cattle & hogs
Numbers 0660 - 0669 were skipped

#
Name

Mark

Recorded

Notes

Numbers 0660 - 0669 were skipped

0670
Laura Wilhelmina Vonweg
Smooth crop and half upper crop in right ear and smooth crop and under bit in left Jun 27, 1864

0671
Charles F. Cheesman
Jun 27, 1864 Brand for Horses
Relinquished to W. S. Stewart by Bill of Sale Oct 8, 1872

0672
Minna J. Cheesman
Jun 27, 1864

0673
Jonah Lunn
Smooth crop off of the left ear and half under crop off the right Jul 5, 1864

0674
William W. Edwin Lunn
Smooth crop off the left ear and a half under crop in the right Jul 5, 1864

0675
Joseph Nolda [Nolte?]
Smooth crop and under bit and slit in left ear Jul 5, 1864

0676
Baldus Rimen [Ryman]
Swallow fork in the right ear and upper and under bit in the left ear Jul 6, 1864

0677
Edward Lee
Under crop in left ear and swallow fork in right Jul 16, 1864 Relinquished to my wife and assignees Apr 2, 1868

0678
Valdine Scott
Swallow fork and under bit in left ear and slope and under bit in the right ear Aug 30, 1864

0679
Emma Scott
Swallow fork and under bit in left ear and slope and under bit in right ear Aug 30, 1864

0680
William Ryan of Richmond
Upper half crop in each ear Oct 3, 1864

#	Name	Mark	Recorded	Notes
0681	T. Dale & Holt	Half under crop in left ear	Oct 21, 1864
0682	Henry B. Mitchell, Jr.	Smooth crop and under bit in the left ear and over crop on right	Nov 14, 1864
0683	Mrs. Wm. Rice		Nov 14, 1864
0684	Silas D. Baxter	Crop off right ear swallow fork & under bit in left	Nov 24, 1864
0685	Paul Baxter	Crop off right ear swallow fork and under bit in left ear	Nov 24, 1864
0686	Philip Yeamans	Upper and under bit in left ear & half over crop in right	Nov 24, 1864
0687	Julia C. Mitchill Jr.	Smooth crop and under bit in left ear and an upper bit in the right	Jan 11, 1865
0688	L. W. Arnold	Swallow fork and upper and under bit in each ear	Jan 15, 1865	Transferred Jan 8, 1867 to P. N. Arnold
0689	M. D. L. Arthur	Crop in right ear and split in left ear	Jan 16, 1865
0690	Jacob Hastrick	Smooth crop, under bit and over bit & split in middle of right ear in left two splits	Apr 24, 1865
0691	H. W. Hawes	Crop off of the left ear	May 22, 1865
0692	Edwin Harris?	Crop off of the left ear	May 22, 1865
0693	Albert R. Thompson	Hole and crop in right ear and a split in left ear	May 22, 1865
0694	George Ives		May 25, 1865
0695	A. W. Carothers		Jun 16, 1865
0696	Mary Booth	Upper half crop in right ear	Jun 17, 1865
0697	Hannah Thompson	Crop and under bit in right ear underbit in left	Jun 24, 1865
0698	Joseph Pybus		Jun 28, 1865	Brand for horses Brand relinquished, mark retained
0699	Samuel Jackson Mangum	Under slope in right ear and crop and under bit in left ear	Jul 17, 1865
0700	John H. Evans	Over crop and under bit in right and under slope and over bit in the left	Jul 26, 1865

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