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Shiner Gazette

Location

Shiner, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1971

Page

5

History of St. Marys Parish Smothers Creek Lavaca County

Early 1830s Irish settlers from Missouri and Kentucky populated Smothers Creek near Hallettsville. Rev. George Haydon began monthly Mass in 1840 during a Texas tour, establishing St. Marys as a likely early parish due to concentrated settlement along the Lavaca.

ST. Mary's Parish Smothers Creek Lavaca County Missouri Kentucky Lavaca Hallettsville George Haydon Texas St. Mary’s Vaca Edward A. Clarke Brown Settlement John Mary Odin C. M Father Clarke Barrens Haydon Clarke Famluies Blanc New Orleans Bardstown Mississippi Galveston St. Mary’s Church Father Haydon San Jacinto Upper Navidad Victoria Texana Lower Navidad Bernard Brown Bishop Odin Bishop Crossaerts Brushy Yoakum St. Vincent Church Houston Louisville St. Mary's Chas. Patley James Giraudon Collatinus Ballard Mary Jane Hallett Father Gaillet Bishop Dubuis Sacred Heart Church Father Forest Mee Sweeney Paul Kraus V. Quinon

Olive Jean Machart and Larry Smiga’s Victoria wedding

Miss Olive Jean Machart and Larry J. Smiga wed at Our Lady of Victory Church in Victoria on April 24, 1971. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. A. Hermes with music by Laurence Powell. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Machart, wore Chantilly lace and angelskin peau de soie, with a cascade bouquet. Attendants, ushers, and a reception followed at Hermann Sons Hall. The couple will reside in Victoria. both are Victoria High School graduates.

Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church Victoria Olive Jean Machart Larry J. Smiga E. A. Hermes Albert Machart Edward Smiga Laurence Powell Brenda Sue Machart Jackie Samples Mary Carmack Kathy Carmack Sheila Hall Harlingen Tessia Ann Dollery Corpus Christi Eddie Smiga Tim Miori Tommy Gomez Harvey Lee Pagel Bennie Bohuslav Bobby Smiga Hermann Sons da Costa August Matula Benita Valenzuela James Vaydak Albert Kresta Donna Vogt Jim Schramek Willie Smiga Ben Malina Ruben Laza Leroy Boedeker John Blaylock Kathy Kickendahl

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