Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX / OK / NM Corporate Charter (Est. 1920s) Primary Recorder Entry: Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931)
J. G. Catlett, Inc. Est. 1923 · TX Ref TX / OK / NM Corporate Charter (Est. 1920s) · Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County Land Archive

Glasscock County Land & Subsurface Ledger · Est. 1923 · Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County (TX)

How J. G. Catlett, Inc. Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County.

Organized by J. G. Catlett (1923), J. G. Catlett, Inc. assembled and subdivided tracts across Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1923
County Seat & Archive
Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931)
Historical Newspaper Archive Inspect Historical Newspaper Clippings → View archival Texas newspaper press pages documenting J. G. Catlett, Inc.. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County Historical Press Archive

Historical Newspaper & Archival Press Facsimiles for J. G. Catlett, Inc.

Inspect primary historical newspaper pages and press dispatches retrieved from The Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) documenting J. G. Catlett, Inc. in Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County (TX).

Texas Historical Newspaper Archive · ARK metapth1301854

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1932

Archival Texas newspaper edition (Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1932) preserved in the Texas Digital Newspaper Archive (ARK Identifier: ark:/67531/metapth1301854), documenting regional land, townsite, and county history for the Glasscock County corridor.

Chronicle of Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of J. G. Catlett, Inc.

In the public land records of Glasscock County (TX), J. G. Catlett, Inc. stands as a key historical grantor across the Mustang Draw and Spraberry Trend plains around Garden City. Organized in 1923 by J. G. Catlett, the entity's recorded deeds at Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931) established tract boundaries and express reservations across Permian Basin (Glasscock, Upton, Lea) & Haynesville/East Texas (Rusk, Harrison) Multi-County Mineral & Gathering Corridors (300+ Recorded Instruments).

  1. 1923 TX Charter · TX / OK / NM Corporate Charter (Est. 1920s)

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into J. G. Catlett, Inc.

    Organized by J. G. Catlett (1923), J. G. Catlett, Inc. acquired parent survey acreage across Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County (TX), anchored at Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to J. G. Catlett, Inc. encompass Permian Basin (Glasscock, Upton, Lea) & Haynesville/East Texas (Rusk, Harrison) Multi-County Mineral & Gathering Corridors (300+ Recorded Instruments) as well as J. Burke Survey & J. Ximines League (Rusk County); T. A. Sherman & E. L. Mills Surveys (Lavaca County).

  2. Recorded at Rusk Vol. 122/322 (1924) & Vol. 194/149 (1931-06-02); Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931-05-27); Lavaca Vol. 111/291-294 (1931-05-27) Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County Official Records · Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (J. G. Catlett, Inc.)

    Across its Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County out-conveyances (Rusk Vol. 122/322 (1924) & Vol. 194/149 (1931-06-02); Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931-05-27); Lavaca Vol. 111/291-294 (1931-05-27)), J. G. Catlett, Inc. embedded express deed clauses: Perpetual corporate mineral and royalty reservations with broad ingress/egress, pipeline laying, and surface exploration easements across 7+ counties. Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record IDs 9d64c881, 35f3c6bf, 48224d2c, 6751b8ae).

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County chain of title include: Perpetual corporate mineral and royalty reservations with broad ingress/egress, pipeline laying, and surface exploration easements across 7+ counties.

  3. Current Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County Abstract Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County Clerk & Appraisal Cross-Reference

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Permian Basin (Glasscock, Upton, Lea) & Haynesvill

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Permian Basin (Glasscock, Upton, Lea) & Haynesville/East Texas (Rusk, Harrison) Multi-County Mineral & Gathering Corridors (300+ Recorded Instruments) in Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1923 instruments of J. G. Catlett, Inc. at Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the J. G. Catlett, Inc. records desk for chain-of-title verification.

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for J. G. Catlett, Inc..

Historical cross-reference of J. G. Catlett, Inc. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into J. G. Catlett, Inc. Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County Deed Records (Prior to Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931)) Prior Survey Owners -> J. G. Catlett, Inc. (Permian Basin (Glasscock, Upton, Lea) & Haynesville/East Texas (Rusk, Harrison) Multi-County Mineral & Gathering Corridors (300+ Recorded Instruments)) Parent conveyances vesting fee simple surface and mineral title into J. G. Catlett, Inc. prior to subdivision and out-conveyance. Vesting Into Company
Permian Basin Mineral Deeds (Glasscock, Upton & Lea) Glasscock Vol. 37, Page 604 (1930-12-31), Upton Vol. 39, Page 197 (1931-01-30) & Lea Vol. 26, Page 539 (1931-01-02) J. G. Catlett, Inc. -> Multiple Grantees (223+ Permian Basin Mineral Deeds) Verified in Enverus Abstract Plant Index (78 in Glasscock, 54 in Upton, 91 in Lea). Deed Records
East Texas & Gulf Coast Mineral/Royalty Deeds Rusk Vol. 122/322 (1924) & Vol. 194/149 (1931-06-02); Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931-05-27); Lavaca Vol. 111/291-294 (1931-05-27) J. G. Catlett, Inc. -> Frank Sanford, Frank L. Grier, Annie W. Norris, J. Everett Foering Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record IDs 9d64c881, 35f3c6bf, 48224d2c, 6751b8ae). Deed Records
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

Why the Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County Land Records Look the Way They Do Today

Every old subdivision map and deed book in Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County is a record of early surveying, local development, and state property law.

Survey & Deed Provenance · Glasscock County (1923)

Boundary Calls and Recorder Citations: J. G. Catlett, Inc. at Rusk Vol. 122/322 (1924) & Vol. 194/14

Organized during 1923, J. G. Catlett, Inc. operated across the Mustang Draw and Spraberry Trend plains around Garden City, recording its primary instruments at Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931). Examiners researching Permian Basin (Glasscock, Upton, Lea) & Haynesville/East Texas (Rusk, Harrison) Multi-County Mineral & Gathering Corridors (300+ Recorded Instruments) in the Glasscock County Courthouse trace both surface lot lines and corridor alignments back to the calls established by J. G. Catlett and J. G. Catlett, Inc..

“Tracing metes, bounds, and survey calls for J. G. Catlett, Inc. across Permian Basin (Glasscock, Upton, Lea) & Haynesville/East Texas (Rusk, Harrison) Multi-County Mineral & Gathering Corridors (300+ Recorded Instruments) in Glasscock County.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Permian Basin (Glasscock, Upton, Lea) & Haynesville/East Texas (Rusk, Harrison) Multi-County Mineral & Gathering Corridors (300+ Recorded Instruments)
  • J. Burke Survey & J. Ximines League (Rusk County); T. A. Sherman & E. L. Mills Surveys (Lavaca County)
Title & Reservation Analysis · Glasscock County (TX)

Severed Estates and Retained Clauses in J. G. Catlett, Inc.'s Glasscock County Deeds

In Glasscock County, the out-conveyances of J. G. Catlett, Inc. (Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931)) expressly documented: Perpetual corporate mineral and royalty reservations with broad ingress/egress, pipeline laying, and surface exploration easements across 7+ counties. Additionally, the record index notes: Perpetual corporate mineral and royalty reservations with broad ingress/egress, pipeline laying, and surface exploration easements across 7+ counties. Under TX real property statutes, an express reservation in a recorded warranty deed severs that interest from the surface fee, keeping it vested in the corporate grantor or its statutory trustees unless a subsequent specific conveyance is recorded.

“Documented reservation in Glasscock County (Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931)): Perpetual corporate mineral and royalty reservations with broad ingress/egress, pipeline laying, and surface exploration easements across 7+ counties”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Perpetual corporate mineral and royalty reservations with broad ingress/egress, pipeline laying, and surface exploration easements across 7+ counties
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This broadsheet is maintained as an Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index preserving the surveying, agricultural, mineral, and corporate history of J. G. Catlett, Inc. (TX Ref: TX / OK / NM Corporate Charter (Est. 1920s)) in Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County.

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Archival Reference Citation:
Entity: J. G. Catlett, Inc. (Est. 1923 · TX Ref TX / OK / NM Corporate Charter (Est. 1920s))
Primary County Record: Glasscock Vol. 37/604 (1930), Upton Vol. 39/197 (1931), Rusk Vol. 194/149 (1931), Harrison Vol. 184/313 (1931) (Glasscock, Upton, Rusk, Harrison, Lavaca, Live Oak, Lea (NM) County, TX)

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