The following books and pamphlets
contain information about Medina County or its residents:
| Behrens, Robert H. We Will Go to a New Land, The Great
East Frisian Migration to America 1845-1895. Mahomet, Illinois: Behrens Publishing
Company, 1998. |
| Bordmann, Georges, Cahier SaiRePa
No. 51 Oberentzen 1660-1794. Federation of Genealogique de
Haute-Alsace. November 2001. |
| Branches and Acorns
- Various Issues. Published by the Southwest Texas
Genealogical Society for Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Medina, Real,
Uvalde and Zavala Couties. |
| Brasseaux, Carl A., The "Foreign French" Nineteenth-Century
French Immigration into Louisiana Volume II 1840-1848. Lafayette,
Louisiana: The Center for Louisiana Studies, 1992. |
| Brasseaux, Carl A., The "Foreign French" Nineteenth-Century
French Immigration into Louisiana Volume III 1849-1852. Lafayette,
Louisiana: The Center for Louisiana Studies, 1993. |
| The Castro Colonies
Heritage Association, Inc., History
of Medina County - Volume I, Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media, 1994. |
| Castro Lorenzo, Immigration from Alsace and Lorraine. A Brief
Sketch of the History of Castro's Colony in Western Texas. New
York: Geo. W Wheaton & Co, 1871. Reprinted by UMI Books on Demand.
Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
| Crook, Cornelia English. Henry Castro, A Study of Early Colonization in
Texas. San Antonio, Texas: St. Mary's University Press,
1988. |
| Fenley, Florence. Oldtimers: Their Own Stories. State
House Press, reprint March 1992. |
| Fouche, Nicole, Emigration
Alsacienne Aux Etats-Unis 1815-1870. Paris, France: Publications
de la Sorbonne, 1992 |
| Galveston County, Genealogical Society. Ship Passenger Lists -
Port of Galveston 1846-1871. Galveston, Texas: Galveston
County Genealogical Society, 1984. |
| Geue, Chester William and Ethel Hander Geue.
A New Land Beckoned;
German Immigration to Texas 1844-1847. Waco, Texas: Texian
Press, 1972. |
| Geue, Ethel Hander. New Homes in a New Land: German Immigration
to Texas 1847 - 1861. Waco, Texas: Texian Press, 1970. |
| Gittinger, Ted, Connie Rihn, Roberta Haby and Charlene Snavely.
St
Louis Church, Castroville, Texas. San Antonio, Texas: Graphic
Arts, 1973. |
| Glazier, Ira A and P William Filby. Germans to America, Lists of
Passengers Arriving at U. S. Ports. Wilmington, Delaware,
Scholarly Resources Inc. Numerous volumes contain Medina County
immigrants. |
| Henley, Carol, Medina County, Texas Cemeteries Vol II. Signal
Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1985. |
Hunter, J. Marvin, The
Trail Drivers of Texas. Austin, Texas: University of
Texas Press, 1985.
(excerpts from the index: Batot, 1040, 1041; Castroville, 159, 161,
686, 719, 843; Cordier, 161; Cuppes, Dr., 351; De Montel, 843-844; Fest,
419-421, 423; Galbreath, 986; Gerdes, 162, 459-464; Haby, 132, 160, 986;
Haby Settlement, 132; Hardeman, 794; Hondo, 162; Medina County, 132, 161,
162, 322, 459, 462, 464, 527, 666, 686, 719, 812, 822, 844, 1041; Medina
Lake, 1036; Monier, 653; Moore, 666; Oge, 655; Quihi, 459, Saathoff, 162,
461; Schorp, 133, 134, 159-162, 461, 686-686; Schweers, 464; Spettel,
132-134, 160; Thompson, 686; Tilley, 844; Wanz, 719-721; Wurzbach, 134, 168)
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| Lawler, Ruth Curry, The Story of Castroville. Lacoste, Texas:
Lacoste Ledger, 1974. |
| Lembcke, Eva, Volume I Passenger Lists for Galveston, 1850-1855.
September, 1985. |
| Lincecum, Jerry Bryan and Phillips, Edward Hake, editors,
Adventures of
a Frontier Naturalist. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University
Press. 1994. |
| McLin, G., Medina County, Texas Cemeteries. 1985 |
| McLin, G., Marriage Records Medina County, Texas 1848-1886. 1984. |
| Meyer, Rene, Cahier SaiRePa No.
60 Wittelsheim 1773 - 1792. Federation Genealogique De Haute-Alsace.
March 2004. |
| Our Heritage - Various Issues. The journal of the San Antonio
(Bexar County) Genealogical Society. They often publish material about Medina
County which is adjacent to and west of Bexar County. |
| San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. Marriages of
Bexar County, Texas Book A-D2, 1837-Oct 22, 1866. San Antonio, Texas:
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. 1998. |
| San Antonio Genealogical and Historical
Society. Marriages of
Bexar County, Texas, Books E & F, Aug. 27, 1866-May 29, 1879. San Antonio, Texas:
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. 1998. |
| San Antonio Genealogical and Historical
Society. Cemeteries of
Bexar County, Texas, Volume 1. San Antonio, Texas:
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. 1999. |
| San Antonio Genealogical and Historical
Society. Cemeteries of
Bexar County, Texas, Volume 2. San Antonio, Texas:
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. 2000. |
| Santleben, August. A Texas Pioneer.
New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1910. |
| Schrader-Muggenthaler, Cornelia. The Alsace Emigration Book Volume
I. Closson Press, 1989. |
| Schrader-Muggenthaler, Cornelia. The Alsace Emigration Book Volume
II. Closson Press, 1991. |
| Smith, Clifford Neal. Emigrants from France (Haut Rhin
Department) to America, Part 1:1837-1844. McNeal, Arizona:
Westland Publications, 1986. |
| Smith, Clifford Neal. Emigrants from France (Haut Rhin
Department) to America, Part 2:1845-1847. McNeal, Arizona:
Westland Publications, 1989. |
| Sowell, A. J., Early Settlers and
Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, 1900. To find a copy, check used booksellers
and the internet - $65.00 and
up. |
| Waugh, Julia Nott, Castro-ville and Henry Castro,
Empresario. Castroville,
Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association, 1986 reprint. |
| Weaver, Bobby D., Castro's Colony, Empresario Development In
Texas, 1842-1865, College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University
Press, 1985. |
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TXGenWeb,
Medina County - Books and Publications
updated on
08/15/2008 |
