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Reynolds Family Research in the State of Texas |
After independence Refugio was organized as one of the thirteen original counties of the Republic of Texas,qv with the town of Refugio as the county seat. Far larger than the current county, the original Refugio County included territory that was later incorporated into new neighboring counties. By the time of the Civil Warqv the original Refugio County area had been reduced by Goliad County in 1841; Calhoun, San Patricio, and Victoria counties in 1846; and awards to Bee County in 1857 and to Nueces County in 1858. |