Hidalgo County Historical Collection

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Deed - Eli Jackson and Martin Jackson to John Closner, Porcion 71, original grantee Narciso Cavazos

Eli Jackson, Martin Jackson, and John Closner

From the John Closner and Family Collection, folder contains 1) envelope and 2) handwritten document detailing the Warranty Deed from Eli and Martin Jackson to John Closner, including official recording with Hidalgo County Court signature and embossed seal.

Deed - Eli Jackson and Martin Jackson to John Closner, Porcion 71, original grantee Narciso Cavazos, 1894, Container: 39, Box: 1, Folder: 28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80742
Deed - Eli Jackson, et al. to John Closner, Porcion 71, original grantee Narciso Cavazos

Eli Jackson, Amalia Jackson, Amanda Jackson, Nathaniel Jackson, Robert Jackson, and John Closner

From John Closner and Family Collection, contains handwritten notes and official warranty deed documentation between the Jackson family and John Closner.

Deed - Eli Jackson, et al. to John Closner, Porcion 71, original grantee Narciso Cavazos, 1862, 1892-1903, Container: 39, Box: 2, Folder: 3. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80754
Deed for sale from Davis Family to L. N. Box, H. Rutledge, and Nathaniel Jackson, 1878

Luciana G. Davis, L. H. Box, and Starr County Court Clerk

From the Falcón Family Collection, contains personal, legal documents, photographs, family genealogy, and newspaper articles concerning various family members of the Falcón family. The largest of the series being that of correspondence between Clotilde Falcón and Alfredo Náñez.

Deed for sale from Davis Family to L. N. Box, H. Rutledge, and Nathaniel Jackson, 1878, Container: 31, Box: 3, Folder: 126. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/94842
Eli Jackson Cemetery Pharr, Texas 108, 2004-2006

Diana Cardenas

From Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, Series II, Historical Markers II, 1964-2016, consists of applications and research pertaining to historical markers and historical cemeteries.

Eli Jackson Cemetery Pharr, Texas 108, 2004-2006, Container: 79, Box: 3, Folder: 35. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/78218

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Eli Jackson Cemetery Pharr, Texas, 1973-2009

Frances W. Isbell

From Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, Series IV, Historical Research, 1969-2013, consists of research for historical marker applications.

"News Release, Tourist Edition", Eli Jackson Cemetery Pharr, Texas, 1973-2009, Container: 79, Box: 11, Folder: 2. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/78521
HCHC 1978 Historical Map of Hidalgo County

Hidalgo County Historical Commission
Hidalgo County Bar Association Members, Judges, Officers & Directors

Hidalgo County Bar Association
[Hidalgo County] Cemetery census, 1974-1980

Hidalgo County Historical Commission

From Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, Series V, General, 1929-2015, consists of organizational files, newsletters, notes, and publications.

Cemetery census, 1974-1980, Container: 79, Box: 14, Folder: 1. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/78626
[Hidalgo County] Ranch cemetery survey, 1979-1987

McAllen Genealogical Society and Hidalgo County Historical Society

From Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, Series V, General, 1929-2015, consists of organizational files, newsletters, notes, and publications.

Ranch cemetery survey, 1979-1987, Container: 79, Box: 14, Folder: 6. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/78631
History of Hidalgo County elected officials from 1852 to 1963

J. Lee Stambaugh

From John Closner and Family collection, publication compiled for Pharr Press by Lee Stambaugh, Austin, Texas, 1963. Booklet lists Hidalgo County Elected Officials by year, office, and name. Also includes supplement listing officials representing Hidalgo County at the state level.

History of Hidalgo County elected officials from 1852 to 1963, 1963, Container: 39, Box: 4, Folder: 12. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80831
Jackson Ranch Church, 1982-1986

David Mycue

From Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, Series II, Historical Markers II, 1964-2016, consists of applications and research pertaining to historical markers and historical cemeteries.

Jackson Ranch Church, 1982-1986, Container: 79, Box: 5, Folder: 30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus.

https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/78289
Jackson Ranch Church, 1982-2008 (Folder 1.2)

Anne L. Magee and Hidalgo County Historical Museum

From Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, Series IV, Historical Research, 1969-2013, consists of research for historical marker applications.

"First Methodist Episcopal Church North" Jackson Ranch Church, 1982-2008, Container: 79, Box: 11, Folder: 1.2. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/78520
Jackson Ranch Church 35, 1982

Frances W. Isbell

From the Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, Series I, Historical Markers I, 1964-2013, consists of applications and research pertaining to historical markers and historical cemeteries.

Jackson Ranch Church 35, 1982, Container: 79, Box: 1, Folder: 36. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus.

https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/78145
Jackson Ranch, undated

Hidalgo County Historical Commission

From Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, Series I, Historical Markers I, 1964-2013, consists of applications and research pertaining to historical markers and historical cemeteries.

[Working papers--] Jackson Ranch, undated, Container: 79, Box: 7, Folder: 27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/78380
Map of Historical Hidalgo County

Hidalgo County Historical Commission

Historical map of Hidalgo County prepared in celebration of Texas Sesquicentennial (1836–1986).
Memorial Service for Col. James "Nick" Rowe

Hidalgo County Historical Commission

Video recording of Col. James "Nick" Rowe's memorial service at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), North Carolina.
Opinion in regard to State of Title of Porciones 71 and 72

J C. Sullivan and John Closner

From John Closner and Family Collection, contains a title abstract prepared by J.C. Sullivan for John Closer for Porcion 71, Narcisco [Narciso] Cavazos Original Grantee (signed 3 January 1905).

Opinion in regard to State of Title of Porciones 71 and 72, 1905-01-03, Container: 39, Box: 1, Folder: 10. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80724
Opinion of James B. Wells upon title of Nathaniel Jackson, to Porcion 71, Town of Reynosa, original grantee Narciso Cavazos, 1912

James B. Wells

From the John Closner and Family Collection, files include abstracts, correspondence, document packets and other legal documents, newspaper clippings, publications, and photographs.

Opinion of James B. Wells upon title of Nathaniel Jackson, to Porcion 71, Town of Reynosa, original grantee Narciso Cavazos, 1912, Container: 39, Box: 1, Folder: 26. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80740
Pathways to Freedom Project: Finding Matilda Hicks research report

Roseann Bacha-Garza

The CHAPS Program sponsored a research trip to Georgia and Alabama in August of 2022 to search for the origins of the Nathaniel Jackson and a family slave named Matilda Hicks. A presentation was given to family, friends, and interested historians at the Jackson Ranch Church on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The report includes the results of the research trip, along with technological surveys of the Jackson Ranch Church property along the US-Mexico border in San Juan, Texas. TEKS-aligned lesson plans developed by regional teachers are also included in this report.
Porciones 69, 70, 71, 72

Francisco Tagle Sr, John Closner, James B. Wells, and J. P. Withers

From John Closner and Family Collection, contains two typed documents: 1) Affidavit of Francisco Tagle, Sr. as to possession of Porciones No. 71 and 72 (12 March 1906); 2) affidavit describing property purchase options among John Closner, J. P. Withers, James B. Wells (2 May 1902).

Porcion 69, 70, 71, 72, 1902-1906, Container: 39, Box: 1, Folder: 8. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80722
Release of mortgage - Bloomberg and Raphael to Eli Jackson

Eli Jackson, John Closner, and Bloomberg & Raphael

From John Closner and Family Collection, contains 1) Handwritten promissory note dated 24 February 1891 signed by Elie (sic) Jackson in the amount of $506.65 to Bloomberg and Raphael, Brownsville, Texas. 2) handwritten release of mortgage filed and recorded 4 December 1896 in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Release of mortgage - Bloomberg and Raphael to Eli Jackson, 1891-1896, Container: 39, Box: 1, Folder: 29. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80743