Early Residents of San Jose/St. Joseph Island
San Jose Island lies between the Gulf of Mexico and the rest of Aransas County. The first village was called Aransas and later Saint Joseph. Its earliest inhabitants were "seafaring men", including pirates, and privateers. The families who lived on the island included:
Anderson, Paul Augustine, Capt. Frederick Baker, Capt. John R. Cabban, William Dorsey, Alex Gardiner, Charles Harding, Jack Irvin, James F. Jenkins, Thomas Little, George |
Mainlan, Capt. James Mann, William McGinnis, John McRae, Archibald Mercer, Robert A Miller, Charles Hays Myers, ? Paleka, Jack Redmond, Henry Seward, Dr. Joseph Austin Thomas, John Wadsworth, George |