Hallettsville Block Party 1860- 1880
1860-1861
G/084 2/1/1860 Block 1 Lot 8 B.F. Fly to L.T. Harris
Upper East portion of the Bennett Drug Store purchased by me (Fly) and Harris from A.K. Foster & Bro. and occupied by Fly & Harris as a law office
G/111 2/7/1860 Block 1 Lot 8 Jas. A. York to Thomas Wilson
A certain house and lot in Hallettsville known as the Hallettsville Drug Store the lot fronting 20 varas and running back toward the Lavaca River 125 feet.
G/142 3/2/1860 Block 1 T.A. Hester to R. M. Tevis
Two story Masonic Hall building located on this block.
G/174 3/14/1860 Block 1 Lot 8 John M. Bennett to William B. Davis, Wiley T. Davis & B.B
Unto William B. Davis one undivided half and unto Rogers & Walker the other one undivided half of Lot 8 in Block 1. Except the Masonic Hall on the second floor and right of way to same is reserved to Murchison Lodge #80
*Deed that sells land and lower story of building was transacted on September 17, 1855.
G/184 3/21/1860 Block 1 Lot 8 Thomas Wilson to Julius Bande
Twenty feet front on Main St. commencing at the North corner of the lot on which the Hallettsville Drug Store is situated and 50 feet in depth.
G/347 5/8/1860 Block 1 Lot 8 J.W. Kelly to C. Ballard
West 1/2 of the second story of the Hallettsville Drug Store and known as the old Masonic Hall and right of way to seocnd story.
G/543 11/1/1860 Block 1 Lot 8 L.T. Harris to C. Ballard
1/2 of the office now occupied by said Ballard and myself (Harris) over the T. Wilson Drug Store.
G/677 2/13/1861 Hallettsville Drug Store Thos. Wilson to L. Turner
T. Wilson Drug Store.
Louis Turner House
On the NE corner of Block 1 stood the Louis Turner House, an inn and stagecoach stop.
G/619 1/4/1861 Block 1 Lot 5 L.W. Layton to M.B. Bennett
Deed dated December 1, 1854
G/271 1/1/1860 Block 2 Lot 1 J.W. Kelly to C. Ballard
G/047 1/21/1860 Block 2 Lot 6 J.W. Kelly & C. Ballard to J.J. Ballard & Wm. A. East
I/153 7/1/1860 Block 2 7 Lots J.W. Kelly to C. Ballard
Seven Lots on Block 2 including improvements there on now occupied by Kelly as a store.
Filed on September 5, 1865
G/324 6/15/1860 Block 3 Lot part of 2 & 4 C. Ballard to Dr. Jas. Walker
G/671 2/7/1861 Block 4 Lot 2,3,5,6 & 7 J. Dowling & J.W. Kelly to M.B. Bennett
H/140 8/28/1861 Block 4 Lot 2,3,4,5,6 & 7 M.B. Bennett to R.L. Smith
Lavaca County Courthouse
This Block is the site of the Lavaca County Courthouse
G/123 2/18/1860 Block 7 E 1/2 of Lot 1 & 3 C. Ballard to M. Lindenburg
A certain house and lot now in the possession of Matthias Lindenberg . Matthias LIndenberg now owned what was originally the E 1/2 lots owned by Hinckley. East of Lindenberg was the saddle shop of Wm. Wroe also on Block 7. Lindenberg eventually sold his partial lots to Wm. Kroschel
Free State of Lavaca p. 165
Wm. Wroe's Saddle Shop
Early businesses included Wm. Wroe's saddle shop in 1860.
Hallettsville Past & Present
G/211 4/12/1860 Block 8 Lot 6 & 8 C. Ballard to C.E.R.R. Goddatt
G/412 8/20/1860 Block 8 Lot 6 & 8 C.E.R.R. Goddatt to C. Ballard
G/525 10/25/1860 Block 8 Lot 5 & 7 Rufus Cates to Jim W. Rain
G/648 1/2/1861 Block 8 Lot 5 & 7 J.W. Rain to Saml. A. Benton
G/659 1/21/1861 Block 8 Lot 1 & 2 R.E. Mays to T.A. Hester
G/766 4/17/1861 Block 8 Lot 1 & 2 R.E. Mays to Emmitt Smith
H/206 6/13/1861 Block 8 Lot 1 & 2 Tax Lien/Sale on property owned by R.E. Mays
See G/106 May 3, 1859
G/30 1/11/1860 Block 9 Lot 6 & 8 A.K. Foster to V. Riemschneider
G/98 1/24/1860 Block 9 Lot 5 & 7 J.W. Kelly to A.K. Foster
Samusch Grocery, Reimenschneider Furniture House, Schwartz & Arnold
At the intersection of LaGrange and Second Streets (across the street from Schwartz & Arnold on Block 10) was Isaac Samusch family and fancy groceries. Adjacent to Samusch's store was the shop of Volentine Riemenschneider which fronted Second Street. Reimenschneider Furniture House served as the courthouse when old courthouse was torn down.
Free State of Lavaca p. 165
H/1 6/8/1861 Block 9 Lot 5 & 7 A.K. Foster to Isaac Samusch
Isaac Samusch operated a grocery on the corner about 1861.
Hallettsville Past & Present
G/12 1/6/1860 Block 10 Lot 1 P.K. Marshall to Isaac Arnold & David Schwartz
Deed Dated December 26, 1859
In 1860, Schwartz & Arnold Men's & Ladies Clothing Store was located on the N corner.
Hallettsville Past & Present
North of Reese's Shop on the NE corner of the same block was David Schwartz & Isaac Arnold Clothing Store.
Free State of Lavaca p. 165.
G/21 1/6/1860 Block 10 Lot 7 J.W. Kelly to Henry Reese
On the corner of LaGrange St. & Third St. Henry Reese operated a shoe and boot shop in 1860. Wm. Smothers Grocery store was on the corner
Hallettsville Past & Present
Next to Wm. Smothers place on the SE corner of the square was Henry Reese & Sons Shoe & Boot.
Free State of Lavaca p.165
G/320 6/8/1860 Block 10 Lot 7 & 8 A.G. Nolen to Thomas J. Nolen
Sheriff Sale by Sheriff A.G. Nolen, for judgment recovered in favor of J.J Ballard against Wm. Smothers. All improvements thereon, the same being a store/grocery store.
G/406 8/17/1860 Block 10 Lot 7 Henry Reese to Frederick Reese
1/2 of the lot I purchased from J.W. Kelly.
G/584 12/7/1860 Block 10 Lot 8 Wm. Smothers to Francis Emmineker Jr.
H/191 12/25/1861 Block 10 Lot 1 D. Schwartz to J.W. Kelly
Charles Hoffman's Grocery & Provisions Store
The store was located on Block 10 in a wooden building from the 1850's through the Civil War.
Hallettsville Past & Present
G/34 1/11/1860 Block 11 Lot 2 & 4 Wm. Skaggs to M. Latting
G/114 2/7/1860 Block 11 Lot 5,6,7 & 8 Wm. Pierce to J.C. Williams
Being the South 1/2 of Block 11 being immediately next and nearest SE of the courthouse square, and in the same on which the office of said Rogers & Walker now stands.
*Deed says Lot 3 instead of Lot 5
G/133 2/8/1860 Block 11 N 1/2 Lot 1 John E. Harrell to John Kunze Mueller
G/301 6/5/1860 Block 13 C. Ballard & J.W. Kelly to J.J. Dick
Certain lot/parcel of ground known as the Hick's Stable,
