Property Owners and Residents of Linnville
up to the destruction by the natives on August 8, 1840
Taken from tax rolls, customs records, probate records, official letters, and accounts
by the late Paul Frier.
Eight slaves were enumerated for Linnville in the 1840 census.
Auld, Edward - purchased Lot 4, Block 4, January 11, 1841
Balfour, H. or D., Boarding officer and Notary Public for Linnville
Bennett, Elijah, warehouse, wharf, hotel, since 1837 at Linnville
Brown, Daniel D., step-son of Sylvanus Hatch, warned residents of danger*
Buffalo Hump, Panetka Comanche Indian chief who led raid on Linnville**
Cattill, E. G., described self as "citizen of Linnville", August 12, 1840
Clausel, - -, farmer, rancher on Placedo Creek ,wounded by Indians.
Esteny, Father, Catholic Priest who served Victoria, Linnville
Ewing, William G., merchant, warehouseman, owned city lots
Farrar, S. W. resident, owned city lots
Flood, Thomas, resident, owned city lots
Forbes, Col. John, Texas Army Commissary General at Linnville, 1836
Fugit, Joel, purchased Lot 4, Block 5, on Union Street, April 3, 1839
Fulkerson, James P. a resident, future sheriff of Calhoun County
Gambel, William, served as Justice of the Peace at Linnville and Victoria
Gonzales, Pedro, his quarter league grant became the site of Linnville
Hall, Jacob, medical doctor, boarded in the Watts home
Hamson, John, Captain of the Schooner "Star" between Port Cavallo and Linnville
Harris, Enoch, wagoner and teamster
Harry, John H. acting Quartermaster Texas Army at Linnville, 1840
Hayes, John, owner and resident, warehouseman, merchant, county Judge
Howlett, James, Lot 3, Block 19, May 3, 1941
Ingram, James, merchant, storekeeper
Jackson, John Jr., custom house clerk at Linnville
Johnson, F. H. W., described self as "citizen of Linnville", August 12, 1840
Jones, D. M. resident, boarded in the Watts home
Landers, Major H., commander, Texas troops at Linnville to May, 1840
Lane, Cornelious, merchant, deputy collector of customs, Linnville
Lane and West Company, mercantile, wharf, July 17, 1841
Marshall, William G., captain of schooner that saved Linnville residents
Milliken, William, carpenter, house builder from Maine
Mitchell, Margaret Kerr, tried to warn residents of Indian danger*
McConnell, Thomas, senator in Texas Congress, resident of Linnville*
McHenry, John, purchased lot on Union Street, Linnville, June 1840
McKenzie, J. M., resident, merchant, storekeeper, 1839-1941
Murray, William, cistern builder, painter, laborer
Nichols, William, wagoner, teamster, freighter, Linnville/Gonzales
Odin, Bishop, his "Diary" contains his description of Linnville, 1840
O'Neill, Joseph, traveler from Ireland, visitor in Linnville, killed
Prescott, Oren, partner with Bennett, wharf, August 19, 1840
Renfrow, R. W. merchant, trader, owned city lots
Ryan, James, purchased Lot 4, Block 2, January 22,1841
Stanton, James M., Jr., resident, carpenter, seaman, sometimes a doctor
Stevens,--, wagoner, killed by the Indians
Storrs, Augustus, merchant, customs inspector, a former Santa Fe trader
Schenck, Jacob, Boarding and Discharge Officer, deputy collector
Shoemaker, James, resident, owned city property
Timmons, Joseph, Texas army veteran, landowner, died in Linnville, 1839
Ward, Major Thomas, Texas Army Quartermaster at Linnville, 1836
Watts, Hugh Oran, Custom Collector at Linnville since 1839, killed
Watts, Juliet Ewing, recent bride of H. O. Watts, kidnapped by the Indians
Watts, Samuel T. brother to H.O. and William H. Watts, resident
Watts, William H., resident, merchant since 1837, wrote eye-witness account
West, Richard, deputy customs collector, resident
Woodruff, John, wagoner, teamster
* related as family traditions
** Buffalo Hump made his claim as leader of the Linnville raid years after the event.
1981 Vol III #2 pages 26-27 Karanka Kountry