Matagorda County Brands and Marks

#	Name	Mark	Recorded	Notes
1601	Edmond Mitchell	Crop & under half crop in right & crop & over half crop in left	May 18, 1874
1602	John Serrill	Swallow fork & over bit in the right & hole in the left	May 19, 1874
1603	Jesse Raymond	Over slope & under bit in the right ear and crop and under bit in the left	May 19, 1874
1604	John T. Sargent	Swallow fork in each ear	May 21, 1874
1605	Randolph Cox (of Brazoria)	Swallow fork in one ear & under bit in the other	May 21, 1874	Brand on left hip
1606	Rosa & Lizzie Dawdy		Jun 1, 1874
1607	Allen Jackson	Crop both ears	Jun 1, 1874
1608	Henry Peaslee		Jun 1, 1874	Sheep mark
1609	Levi Arnold	Over half crop in right ear & under bit in left	Jun 1, 1874	Brand left hip
1610	William Terry		Jun 1, 1874
1611	Betty Sydney	Left ear smooth crop & split Right smooth crop & under bit	Jun 2, 1874
1612	George Harrison	Two underbits on right and half upper crop on left	Jun 2, 1874	Hip
1613	Isaac Charles	Crop and upper and lower half crop in both ears	Jun 2, 1874	Cattle and hog mark
1614	John Duncan		Jun 2, 1874	Brand for cattle & horses on hip
1615	D. Walcott		Jun 2, 1874	Brand for cattle on hip
1616	D. Walcott		Jun 2, 1874	Brand for horses and mules on shoulder
1617	Sam Grant	Upper bit and under slope in both ears	Jun 3, 1874
1618	Ben W. Kuykendall	Swallow fork in left, swallow fork and under bit in right	Jun 3, 1874
1619	Zack Sojourner	Crop right and crop and half under crop in left	Jun 3, 1874
1620	Mary Jane Elliott	Swallow fork in right, crop and under bit in left	Jun 3, 1874	Cancelled Jun 5, 1874 Mary J. Elliott by J. Elliott Jr.

#	Name	Mark	Recorded	Notes
1621	James Thompson	Crop, split and under bit in left	Jun 3, 1874
1622	John H. Berg	Crop and split in right, crop left	Jun 4, 1874
1623	Napoleon Barnes	Two slits in right, crop and split in left	Jun 4, 1874
1624	Mary Jane Elliott	Swallow fork in left, crop and under bit in right	Jun 5, 1874
1625	Jane Ruffin	Swallow fork and hole in each ear	Jun 6, 1874
1626	James B. Monroe		Jun 6, 1874
1627	G. Baer		Jun 6, 1874	Horse brand
1628	Charles Henry Smith	Under slope in right and upper slope in left	Jun 8, 1874
1629	N. B. Birmingham	Crop and hole in right, crop and split in left	Jun 8, 1874
1630	Benne Grant	Crop and two slits in right, crop, two splits and upper bit in left	Jun 8, 1874
1631	Jacob Zipprian	Crop and over half crop in each ear	Jun 15, 1874
1632	Mrs. Augusta Gyle	Upper and under bit in right, crop in left	Jun 17, 1874
1633	G. Baer		Jun 18, 1874	Shoulder
1634	William Ford	Crop in right, swallow fork and hole in left	Jun 19, 1874
1635	Frank Rugeley		Jun 19, 1874	Hip
1636	Andraies? Banks	Upper half crop and under bit in each ear	Jun 20, 1974
1637	D. E. E. Braman	Smooth crop and split in the right ear	Jun 20, 1874	On hip
1638	C. H. Smith	Underslope in the right and over slope in the left	Jun 20, 1874	On hip
1639	T. C. Nye		Jun 20, 1874	Brand for horses on left shoulder
1640	Joseph A. McIntire	Swallow fork and upper bit in left	Jun 29, 1874

#	Name	Mark	Recorded	Notes
1641	John Logan		Jun 29, 1874	Hip
1642	John Logan		Jun 29, 1874	Hip
1643	W. M. Kuykendall		Jun 29, 1874	Ribs
1644	John Herbert	Two under bits in each ear	Jul 2, 1874	Shoulder
1645[a]	F. F. Gibson	Crop and two splits in right, swallow fork in left	Jul 6, 1874
1645[b]	E. A. Gibson	Crop and two splits in right, swallow fork in left	Jul 6, 1874
Discontinued from this date and all marks and brands recorded in new book July 7, 1874. John L. Croom, Clerk D.C.M.C.

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Created Sep. 29, 2008	Updated Jan. 1, 2009

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