Fordtran Cemetery

VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
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FORDTRAN CEMETERY, Victoria County, Texas

This is also known as the MIDGETT FAMILY CEMETERY

We would like to thank Cynthia (MIDGETT) Shaffer for submitting the following information.

SOME RECORDS IN THIS TRANSCRIPTION WERE TAKEN FROM A 1970 CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTION AND VERIFIED FROM AN ACTUAL VISIT IN MAY 2002. (Row numbers given, lot numbers given with names, all other lots assumed vacant). Comments in parenthesis are from the 1970 survey. Additional comments from May 2002 survey are in brackets. Every effort has been made to transcribe this cemetery as accurately and completely as possible; apology is made in the case of error. Cynthia (Midgett) Shaffer, email.

Directions: Traveling north to south on Highway 59, take the Inez, #444 exit (about 14 miles north of Victoria, Texas). Turn right onto FM 444. Travel about 17 1/2 miles, to Highway 77. Turn right onto Highway 77, travel about 2/10 mile, and then turn left onto Fordtran Road. Travel about 4/10 mile and the cemetery will be on your left. (If coming from Victoria, take the Inez exit, turn left under Highway 59, turn left for 2/10 of a mile, then turn right onto FM 444 and follow the remaining directions above.) There is not a sign indicating the cemetery name. It is immediately on the left side of the road and easy to find. The cemetery is fairly small, fenced with a chain-linked fence, and is well kept.

The HISTORY and a FAMILY LIST is found below.

CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTION

Row 1. - no graves
Row 2

2.1- Torres - double stone
TORRES, Paul Anthony, Apr 30, 1950 [no death date]
TORRES, L. Gayle Powell, Oct 10, 1950 - Oct 17, 1999 Loving wife and mother. Married Jan 31, 1986

Row 3

3.1 -Boothe - double stone
BOOTHE, Horace W., Oct 20, 1935 - Apr 17, 1999
BOOTHE, Sydney C., Feb. 18, 1938 - Aug 5, 1998

Row 4

4.1- Batts (double stone)
BATTS, Clarence L., Mar 9, 1913, July 17, 1978. [At foot] BATTS, Clarence L., Sgt. US Army, WWII 1913-1978
Batts, Lois Mae, Sept 3, 1919 [no death date]

Row 5

5.3- PREWITT, John T., Dec. 30, 1852, Feb. 19, 1902
5.4 -PREWITT, Mahala Ann, June 29, 1833, Dec. 2, 1906
5.5- PREWITT, Mary Catherine, Sept. 3, 1859, July 28, 1918
5.8- WAINSCOTT, George W., Aug. 8, 1910, Aug 14, 1990
5.9- WAINSCOTT, H. Marie, Nov. 18, 1914, May 19, 1987
5.15- MARTIN, Nancy E., Jan 9, 1865, Aug. 9, 1934 �Mother�
5.16- MARTIN, George S., June 6, 1844, Aug 29, 1921 �Father�
5.17- YOUNG, Mary A., Apr. 5, 1838, July 5, 1923
5.18- YOUNG, Lloyd, July 13, 1912, Jan. 30, 1923
5.19- YOUNG, George B., Sept. 17, 1867, Sept. 11, 1948
5.20- YOUNG, Nora Hart, May 29, 1880, Nov. 7, 1956

Row 6

6.5- Stone at head and foot. No name, unknown child.
6.12- HENSLEY, Infant of Mr. And Mrs. M. G. Hensley, Sept 15, 1927
6.13- HENSLEY, Harold D., Dec. 21, 1942, Apr 1, 1943
6.15- FAUNCE, Ruth M., Mar. 19, 1913, Apr. 13, 1934
6.16- MULLINS, Arizona C., 1873-1967
6.17- MULLINS, George M., 1862-1946

Row 7

7.2- STOEVER, Mrs. Anna, Mar 1, 1869, Sept. 20, 1910
7.3- STOEVER, Hermann, Aug. 9, 1865, Feb. 11, 1906
7.4- STOEVER, Katie, Sept. 19, 1896, Sept. 19, 1900
7.5- Infant son of F. J. & E. STROBEL (age 7 days) Nov. 1910
7.6- STROBEL, Emilie, July 24, 1871, Mar. 17, 1959
7.7- STROBEL, Hugh John Nov. 15, 1890, July 22, 1965, Texas Pvt., Infantry WWI
7.12- Stone marker, no name. (may be a baby son who died at a Christmas party in 1924 or 1925 - Lane baby) [On the visit in May 2002, there is no stone marker to indicate this grave]
7.12- HENSLEY, Marlin G. Sr., Aug 12, 1934, Jan. 15, 1999 [On the visit in May 2002, this grave was marked by a funeral home marker, and was at lot 12. Charlie Marshall FH and Cematory, Aransas Pass/Rockport]
7.13-14- HENSLEY (double marker)
HENSLEY, Morgan G. Feb. 16, 1891, May 14, 1987 {Additional military marker reads: HENSLEY, Morgan G., Pvt. US Army, WWI, Feb. 16, 1891, May 14, 1987}
HENSLEY, Ella E., Aug 30, 1902, June 29, 1997
7.15- HENSLEY, Clarence, Apr 25, 1931, May 2, 1997, Crpl, US Army, WWII

Row 8
[There is a curb around Lots 9-12 of Row 8]

8.4- Baby MAHAN (cedar tree at head) [On visit in May 2002, there is no marker and the cedar tree has been cut down, with only a stump remaining]
8.10-11- BRADY (double marker)
BRADY, Lenora A. 1878-1965 �Mother� [dates for Lenora Brady are 5/5/1878-5/18/1965]
BRADY, William J., 1879-1951 �Father� [dates for William Brady are 3/24/1879-3/30/1951]
8.12- BRADY Infant son, 1905-1905
8.13- BATTS, Marcelle G., 1921, 1994
8.14- BATTS, Robert Edd, 1918-1956 [notes from 1970 indicate he was a Veteran of WWII]
8.15- BATTS, Mettie Cecil, 1892, 1977
8.16- MAGGARD, infant son of Delbert & Barbara Maggard, June 15, 1960, June 15, 1960

Row 9
[There is a curb around graves 1-15]

9.2- BUCHANAN, Mary G., Sept. 2, 1971, Sept. 11, 1954 [concrete slab over the grave]
9.3- BUCHANAN, Robert T., Sept. 20, 1866, July 21, 1956 [concrete slab over the grave]
9.4- BUCHANAN, Escar, son of R. T. & M. G. BUCHANAN, Jan. 19, 1897, Dec. 7, 1898 [this is the earliest recorded burial]
9.5- COCKRUM, Byford, son of R. G. & E. A. COCKRUM, Aug. 5, 1916, Aug 10, 1916
9.7- MIDGETT, infant of Mr. & Mrs. J.N.O. MIDGETT, Dec. 25, 1910, Dec. 25, 1910
9.8- BATTS, infant triplets of Mr. & Mrs. L. E. BATTS. (Concrete slab shows date of birth Oct. 5, 1921. Red granite headstone shows death in 1920. Possibly born in 1920 and died in 1921)
9.9- BATTS, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. E. BATTS, 1924-1924
9.11- BRANCH, Myrtle M., daughter of J. B. & M. E. BRANCH, Jan. 13, 1880, Dec. 4, 1904
9.12- BRANCH, Herby L., son of J. B. & M. E. BRANCH, May 10, 1901, June 10, 1904
9.13- BRANCH, Pvt. John R., son of J. B. & M. E. BRANCH, May 14, 1890, Dec. 28, 1917 (Veteran WWI. Died Camp Bowie, Ft. Worth, Texas, of flu)
9.14- BRANCH, Mattie E., June 23, 1858, Nov. 11, 1931 [photo on obelisk style stone]
9.15- BRANCH, Joshua B., Dec. 3, 1853, Jan. 25, 1928 [photo on obelisk style stone]
9.16-17- STEPHENS [double stone]
STEPHENS, Veda B., Mar. 12, 1912, May 26, 1980
STTEPHENS, Carl H., Sept. 26, 1902, May 15, 1969

Row 10

10.2-3- MIDGETT [double stone]
MIDGETT, America, �Mother�, Mar. 6, 1861, Apr 2, 1937
MIDGETT, Jessie B. �Father�, Feb. 27, 1857, June 3, 1945
10.4- MIDGETT, Horace L., son of J. B. & A. M. MIDGETT, May 7, 1895, Feb. 14, 1913
10.5- MIDGETT, Baby, Oct. 30, 1900, Nov. 4, 1900
10.7- NICKEL, James E., Jan. 7, 1881, Aug. 27, 1911
10.9- BORCHERS, Selma Ollie, Sept. 20, 1886, Sept. 29, 1961
10.10- BORCHERS, Edmund, Mar. 24, 1866, June 15, 1941 (James E. NICKEL married Selma Ollie MIDGETT. After he died, she married Ed BORCHERS. She is buried between the two}
10.11- Baby grave, stone at head, lilies at foot. Unknown
10.12- Child grave, lily at head, stone at foot. Unknown.
10.13-14- NICKEL (double stone)
NICKEL, Gladys, June 15, 1923 [no death date]
NICKEL, Welton, Dec. 18, 1915, May 6, 1974. Married Aug. 10, 1939
10.15-16- NICKEL (double stone)
NICKEL, Laura Edith, Apr. 30, 1892, May 17. 1956
NICKEL, Edd, Mar. 25, 1891, June 23, 1960
10.16-17- JETTON (double stone)
JETTON, Christa Clare, Dec. 28, 1919, Apr. 19, 1987
JETTON, James Welton, Dec. 6, 1919 [no death date]. Married May 28, 1942

Row 11
[Graves 1-7 are enclosed in a curb]

11.1- HAILEY, Kenneth Dahlgren, Mar 2, 1915, Dec. 22, 1934
11.2- HAILEY, Era, Sept. 1, 1882, Mar 17, 1946
11.3- HAILEY, Dahlgren, Mar. 20, 1880, Sept. 15, 1958
11.5-6- MIDGETT (double stone)
MIDGETT, Sarah C., 1860-1952 [b. 26 Feb 1860, d. 21 Feb 1952]
MIDGETT, Hugh M., 1853, 1932 [b. 23 June 1853, d. 12 June 1932]
11.7- MIDGETT, Elizabeth M. [or Minerva E.], Mar 26, 1835, May 17, 1912
11.9- Stone at head, Unknown (thought to be Sam BADGETT)
11.10- Unknown (perhaps Mrs. Sam BADGETT)
11.11- Two stones at head and one at foot. Unknown (perhaps a Grandma)
11.12- Brick at foot. Child. Unknown. (DANIELS girl)
11.13- Grave (DANIELS girl)
(Graves 12 and 13 either children of Laura [Laura may be Lenora] and Sam BADGETT, or sisters or aunts of Bill DANIELS. Bill DANIELS says this is the BADGETT children�s graves. These are not his sisters but are kin.)

Row 12
(Graves 1-9 are in a BUCHANAN plot, curbed)

12.1-2- BUCHANAN (double stone)
BUCHANAN, Cora, 1876-1963
BUCHANAN, Elijah J., 1870-1943
12.3- [the notes from the 1970 survey indicate Sabon C. ESTES BUCHANAN is buried here; I think this was possibly an error; some of the information was taken from �cards�. See grave 12.4]
12.4-5- BUCHANAN [double obelisk style stone, top half broken but propped against the bottom]
BUCHANAN, Laban E. (Veteran, Mexican War of 1845), Oct. 24, 1824, Jan. 8, 1910
BUCHANAN, Martha J., Nov. 29, 1833, July 24, 1910
12.6- BUCHANAN, Vedah E. (child) Aug. 8, 1906, Dec. 8, 1906
12.7-8- BROWN (double stone)
BROWN, Alta Mae, Apr. 30, 1898, May 24, 1989
BROWN, Arthur, July 2 1892, Apr. 12, 1980
12.10- HAYNES, Martha Loraine Daniels (Mrs. Samuel H. Haynes) �Mother� Apr. 3, 1892, Mar. 22, 1935
12.11- HAYNES, Samuel Hardin, Feb. 24, 1882, Nov. 23, 1969
[There is a stone between 12.10 and 12.11 with these names: William Henry HAYNES, 1916-1918, Samuel Oscar HAYNES, 1920-1920, James Clem HAYNES, 1925-1929]
12.12-13- DANIELS (double stone)
DANIELS, Lara Badgett, �Mother�, Feb. 11, 1872, May 15, 1949
DANIELS, James C., May 2, 1869, July 2, 1945
12.15-16- DANIELS (double stone)
DANIELS, Lola, Apr 26, 1905 [no death date]
DANIELS, J.L., June 26, 1902, Dec. 15, 1973
12.18- CHAMBERS, Lillie M., �Mother�, Oct. 23, 1914, Jan. 14, 1991

Row 13

13.4- SMITH, Fannie W., July 20, 1855, July 12, 1950
13.5- SMITH, Caldwell E., June 26, 1844, July 16, 1910
13.6- JACOBS, Dora Ann, Jan. 16, 1874, Mar. 25, 1949
13.7 -JACOBS, Edward, July 13, 1872, Sept. 3, 1941
13.8- JACOBS, Mrs. Inez B., May 31, 1877, Dec.29, 1913
13.10- FOSTER, Robert Earl ([Assumed] Still living [as of the 1970 survey]). (This entry possibly incorrect and might be Robert Edwin FOSTER who is buried in space 16. In another notebook, this space is listed as vacant) [In May 2002, there was no stone at this site]
13.11- FOSTER, Irene Carsner, Dec. 4, 1858, Jan. 11, 1938
13.12- FOSTER, Kenard S., Nov. 25, 1844, Mar. 15, 1921 (Civil War Veteran, Co H, 6th S.C. Cavalry CSA) [Mr. Foster�s marker does indicate his Civil War service]
13.14- FOSTER, Herbert Melvin, son of Mr. & Mrs. R. E. FOSTER, Dec. 10, 1921, Mar. 5, 1923
13.15- FOSTER, Matilda Ellen, Mar 30, 1892, Feb. 3, 1962
13.16- FOSTER, Robert Edwin, Oct. 20, 1888, May 13, 1982

Row 14

14.1- Stone at head. Unknown. (Mrs. Addie BREAMFIELSD�s Aunt, ca 1920 ?)
14.2- BUERGNER, Friedericke, 1849 - 1929
14.4- DOWLEARN, W.H., June 9, 1891, Jan. 28, 1914
14.5- JACOBS, Esther, Apr. 10, 1909 [only date listed]
14.6- JACOBS, Charley Y., Oct. 17, 1901, Dec. 12, 1990
14.7- JACOBS, Ethia V., Oct. 1, 1902, May 7, 1945
Lilies. Unknown grave.

Row 15

15.1 BOYD, Clarance Finley, Jan. 4, 1917, Aug. 26, 1917

Row 16

16.2- SNEAD, Callie (Mrs. Tom Snead). �Our Mother�, July 13, 1877, July 21, 1936
16.3-4- BARNETT (double stone)
BARNETT, Mary E., Oct. 23, 1925, Jan. 18, 1997
BARNETT, Freddie F., Aug. 14, 1930, July 9, 1977 [at foot- Freddie F. BARNETT, PFC US Army, Korea, 1930-1977]
16.5-6 -BARNETT (double stone)
BARNETT, Elmer C., Nov. 19, 1885, Sept. 29, 1972
BARNETT, Viola P., Dec. 3, 1899, Aug. 17. 1981
16.8- SWARTZ, William A. (Age 89 yrs. 9 mos, 24 days) July 24, 1877, May 18, 1967
16.9-10 -PRIEST (double stone)
PRIEST, Nancy Carilyn, Jan 30, 1946 [only date]
PRIEST, Joe Rodney, Nov. 19, 1942, Aug. 5, 2000 [at foot- Joe R. PRIEST, Sgt. US Air Force, Viet Nam, Nov. 19, 1942, Aug. 5, 2000 Wed Sept. 18, 1965]
16.11- HEWITT, Minnie O. (Ola), Feb. 23, 1893, Dec. 20, 1970
16.12-13- REYNOLDS (double stone)
REYNOLDS, Marguerite E., Mar. 22, 1916, Feb. 26, 1999
REYNOLDS, Ernest S., May 9, 1912, July 20, 1973
16.15-16- BALCH (double stone)
BALCH, Billie L. �Mother� Aug. 21, 1918, Dec. 8, 1987
BALCH, Willard D.,, �Father� Mar. 15, 1919, Feb. 9, 1993. Married Dec. 8, 1940

See also a partial transcription by Kerry Renfrow Moody.

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HISTORY

Fordtran Cemetery was originally called the �MIDGETT Grave Yard.� The first recorded burial was in Dec. 1898, that of Escar BUCHANAN. At least thirty-nine of the approx 140 of those interred here are related to the MIDGETT-BUCHANAN families (see the end of this transcription). Hugh Mack MIDGETT married Sarah C. BUCHANAN in 1877 in Wilson County, TN. The MIDGETT and BUCHANAN families (including parents, siblings and children) left Tennessee about 1882, headed for Missouri. Rains, flood, mud, and other hardships caused the families to give up their desire to locate to Missouri and they detoured to Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, where Minerva E. Badgett MIDGETT (interred in this cemetery) had a sister and other family. The MIDGETT and BUCHANAN families stayed in Illinois until ca 1898, when they located to the Fordtran area. These families were among the firsts settlers to the Fordtran area and many served as teachers, postmasters, store owners, etc. for the area. The first recorded land deeds in Victoria County for these families are dated November 1898 and can be found in the Victoria County Courthouse Deed Records. In 1898, Hugh MIDGETT bought 160 acres of land, which included the approximate � acre later set aside for the cemetery. In 1905, Hugh MIDGETT sold the land to Samuel W. McCollum, �save and except about one-half acre of land in North line of said tract which is reserved and is known as the MIDGETT grave yard.� Hugh and Sarah MIDGETT moved to Uvalde County, Texas, where their youngest son and his wife were residing. Many of the families remained in the Fordtran area. Both Hugh and Sarah MIDGETT are interred here. Since that time, many of the MIDGETT, BUCHANAN and associated families have been interred at the MIDGETT Grave Yard/Fordtran Cemetery. There is a Fordtran Cemetery Association that has jurisdiction over the cemetery. Mr. Delbert Maggard is the head of the Association at this time. Many descendants are still living in the Victoria County area.

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MIDGETT, BUCHANAN and Associated Families Interred at the MIDGETT Grave Yard

BADGETT, Minerva (Elizabeth M.), married Henry A. MIDGETT; mother of Hugh M. MIDGETTt, Jessie B. MIDGETT

BARNETT, Mary Green married Robert T. BUCHANAN

BATTS, Lee Edd married Mettie Cecil BUCHANAN, daughter of Robert T. & Mary Green BUCHANAN

BORCHERS, Edmond married Selma Ollie MIDGETT, daughter of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT

BRANCH, John R , son of Martha E. �Mettie� BUCHANAN & Joshua B. BRANCH

BRANCH, Joshua B. married Martha E. �Mettie� BUCHANAN, daughter of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN

BRANCH, Myrtle Minnie, daughter of Martha E. �Mettie� BUCHANAN and Joshua B. BRANCH

BROWN, Arthur married Alta M. BUCHANAN, daughter of Elijah J. & Cora Hudgens BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, Alta M., daughter of Elijah J. & Cora Hudgens BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, Elijah John, son of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, Escar, son of Robert T. & Mary Green BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, Laban ESTES, married Martha J. SAULMON; father of Martha �Mettie�, Sarah C., Robert T., & Elijah J. BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, Martha E. "Mattie", daughter of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, Robert Thomas, son of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, Sarah C. "Sallie", daughter of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN; married Hugh M. MIDGETT

BUCHANAN,Vedah E., daughter of Elijah J. & Cora Hudgens BUCHANAN

COCKRUM, Veda B., daughter of Ralph & Atah F. BUCHANAN COCKRUM; Atah BUCHANAN was a daughter of Elijah J. & Cora Hudgens BUCHANAN

DOWLEARN, Wm. Hays married Nannie Elizabeth MIDGETT, daughter of Nathaniel Henry & Sarah Raider MIDGETT

FUDGE, Gladys married Welton NICKEL. Welton NICKEL was the son of Edd & Laura Edith MIDGETT NICKEL

HAILEY,Dahlgren H. Married Lillie Era MIDGETT, daughter of Hugh M. & Sarah C. BUCHANAN MIDGETT

HAILEY, Kenneth Dahlgren, son of Dahlgren & Lillie Era MIDGETT HAILEY

HUDGENS, Cora married Elijah J. BUCHANAN

JETTON, James Welton married Christa Clare NICKEL, daughter of Edd & Laura Edith MIDGETT NICKEL

LINDSEY,Lenora A. married William John BRADY [William BRADY was a brother to Minnie Belle BRADY. Minnie Belle BRADY married Lacy Delphus MIDGETT, son of Hugh M. & Sarah C. BUCHANAN MIDGETT. Minnie & Lacy MIDGETT are interred at NURSERY CEMETERY, just a few miles from this cemetery]

MIDGETT, Baby, child of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT

MIDGETT, Horace Lee, son of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT

MIDGETT, Hugh Mack "Huey�, son of Henry A. & Minerva E. Badgett MIDGETT; married Sarah C. BUCHANAN; set aside land for this cemetery

MIDGETT, Jessie Badgett, son of Henry A. & Minerva E. Badgett MIDGETT; married America SHEPPARD

MIDGETT, Laura Edith, daughter of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT; married Edd NICKEL

MIDGETT, Lillie Era, daughter of Hugh M. & Sarah C. BUCHANAN MIDGETT; married Dahlgreen HAILEY

MIDGETT, Selma Ollie, daughter of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT; married 1st James NICKEL; married 2nd Edmond BORCHERS

NICKEL, Christa Clare, daughter of Edd & Laura Edith MIDGETT NICKEL; married James Welton JETTON

NICKEL, Edd married Laura Edith MIDGETT, daughter of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT

NICKEL, James E., first husband of Selma Ollie MIDGETT

NICKEL, Welton, son of Edd & Laura E. MIDGETT NICKEL; married Gladys FUDGE

SAULMON, Martha Jane married Laban ESTES BUCHANAN

SHEPPARD/SHEPHERD, America M. married Jessie B. MIDGETT

STEPHENS, Carl H. married 1st Ina Nellie MIDGETT, daughter of Lacy & Minnie B. Brady MIDGETT; married 2nd Veda B. COCKRUM

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MISSION VALLEY CEMETERY
(most of older section)
by Sharron Torrence, as printed in Victoria Crossroads Quarterly, April 1980

1. ANGERSTEIN family block bordered by cement

ALFRED ANGERSTEIN - 1886-1959
SELMA L. ANGERSTEIN - 1880-1965
WALTER FREDERICK ANGERSTEIN - Our Son - June 18, 1910-Mar 29, 1949

Large Family Headstone - DREYER

FRED J. - Sept. 25, 1864-Feb.22, 1950
LAURA - Sept 8, 1856-Apr. 14, 1933
BERTHA A. LASSMANN - Born Nov. 28, 1837-Died Dec. 12, 1920

2. Small cement bordered block

ANGERSTEIN

ALBERT C. - July 30,1861-Dec. 15, 1922
CAROLINE, wife of A.C. - Apr. 14, 1866-Sept. 13, 1927

3. ARTHUR G. LASSMANN - Apr. 3, 1886-Nov. 3, 1954

4. LASSMANN (Sm. Blk.)

WILLIAM - Feb. 8, 1866-July 10, 1931
ANNA - Sept. 26, 1878-Oct. 5, 1950

5. SCHLIEN (Lg. Blk.)

SYLVESTER J. - Sept. 18, 1897-Feb. 23, 1975
LULA MURPHY - Sept. 3, 1884-July 1, 1966

SCHLIEN

Mother - ANNIE - Sept. 13, 1874-Dec. 28, 1948
Father - JOHN - Jan. 26, 1873-Aug. 15, 1947

6. JOHNSTON (Lg. Blk.)

GLADYS L. JOHNSTON - Nov. 27, 1905
ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON - PVT US Army, World War I - 1895-1978

7. Grave - No name or date

8. HEINRICH MUMBRAUER

9. & 10. Graves - No names or dates

11. MARIA HEIBEL - Geb. 14 Oct. 1869-Gest. 4 Juli 1886

12. (Lg. Blk.) back row - about 5 graves - no names or dates

CAROLYN - daughter of F.C. & JOSIE SCHLIEN - Mar. 19,1899-Aug. 13, 1899
BENJAMIN SPARKS - Jan. 16, 1816-Mar. 24, 1890 - Capt. of the Texas Rangers during the Civil War
FERDINAND G. SCHLEIN May 26, 1878-Oct. 16, 1923
IRVIN M. ADCOCK - July 28, 1900-Sept. 2, 1911
GILES A ADCOCK - Nov. 24, 1867-Apr. 23, 1930
EMMA, infant dau. of CHRIS & M. REINECKE - 1891
ELLEN C. ADCOCK - Sept. 6, 1858-May 29, 1928
WILLIAM J. ADCOCK - Sept. 17, 1850-Nov. 13, 1934
MARVIN ADCOCK - Jan. 5, 1890-Mar. 20, 1961

13. WM. DODD CRAWFORD - 1897-1979

14. JOHNNIE CLENDENNEN - 1903-1979

15. MARGARET WEAVER REDMOND - June 11, 1884-May 18, 1979

16. WEAVER, DOROTHY, dau.of Mr. and Mrs. SAM WEAVER - Apr. 28-1901-Oct. 7, 1928

17. large cedar tree marks grave

18. grave - no name or date

19. WEAVER, Mother, HENRIETTA, Wife of SAM WEAVER - Feb. 11, 1861-Jan. 19, 1953

20. DAVID D. WEAVER - May 31, 1891-Oct. 11, 1918 - Our Soldier Boy

21. WEAVER, in memory of, SAM WEAVER - July 13, 1850-May 23, 1928

22. (blk) DeDEAR

LINWOOD DeDEAR - 1914-1924
ADAM DeDEAR - 1903-1924
DeDEAR

EDWARD B. - May 3, 1876-May 17, 1941
ANNIE M. - Apr. 24, 1877-Jan. 9, 1962

23. Baby Boy DeDEAR - Nov. 1939

24. CATHERINE GOLLY DeDEAR - Oct. 15, 1852-Aug. 5, 1929

25. FREDDY JAMES DeDEAR - Sept. 13, 1920

25, & 26. graves marked by large cedar trees

27. (large block) EASON

JIMMIE EASON - born and died Aug. 7, 1907
ADELHEID SCHLEIN - May 20, 1885-Oct. 22, 1968
FRED SCHLEIN, Sr. - May 12, 1859-Mar. 28, 1931
ADELHEID SCHLEIN - July 31, 1868-Oct. 9, 1947
EASON

ANNIE C. - 1880-1973
JAMES - 1868-1919

28. (large block) MERNITZ

ALBERT MERNITZ - 1876-1901
PAULINE MERNITZ - 1841-1924
JOACHIM MERNITZ - 1835-1891
MARIE MERNITZ - 1811-1891
NORAH H. MERNITZ - 1877-1930
CHAS. MERNITZ, M.D. - 1879-1941
ALVENA MERNITZ - 1872-1945
ADOLPH G. MERNITZ - 1865-1935

29. (large block) GISLER

GISLER, EDNA DeDEAR - Dec. 14, 1902
GISLER, FERDINAND L. - Jan. 19, 1903-July 22, 1977

GISLER

ROSA - Oct. 19, 1877-Aug. 3, 1959
JOHN L. - June 4, 1873-Jan. 4. 1952
FERDINAND GISLER - Dec. 11, 1932-Dec. 14, 1932
Infant Daughter - F.L. & E.D. GISLER - Aug. 18, 1924

GISLER

CHRISTINA J., his wife - July 24, 1849-July 17, 1929
FERDINAND - Jan. 18, 1846-August 13, 1924

30. CHRISTIAN REINECKE - 20 Aug. 1852-4 Aug. 1897

MARIE, wife of C. REINECKE - 23 Juni 1851-15 Jan 1936

31. Infant dau. of MR. & MRS. FERD DENTLER - 1928

32. ERNA, dau. of Mr. & Mrs. EARNEST GEBHARDT

33. (Lg. Blk.) LASSMANN

CHARLOTTE ROSE LASSMANN - Mar. 14, 1927
JO ANN LASSMANN - Jan. 13, 1934-May 8, 1935
CHRIS LASSMAN - Aug. 11, 1895-July 5, 1945

34. (Lg. cement border around old section) A lot of graves, no names or dates.

CARRIE E. BROWN - aged 67 yrs, 6 mos, 21 dys - died May 3, 1926
MARY LOUISE RIVES - Sept. 15, 1837-Mar. 26, 1932
JAMES RIVES - Dec. 2, 1834-Aug. 27, 1903
MARY CORNELIA HEWITT - Sept. 24, 1868-Feb. 25, 1951
LEMUEL C. BROWN - Dec. 18, 1879-Mar. 11, 1945
WILLIAM T. MURPHY - T/S GT US Army, World War II - 5-17-1908 - 10-6-1977
ALICE MARIE MURPHY - Aug. 8, 1924-Jan. 18, 1972
PATRICK H. KEEFE - Oct. 18, 1898-Sept. 20, 1975

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GIRDY CEMETERY

This cemetery is found near Guadalupe off of highway 87 (PortLavaca Hwy.) It is off of Woodhi east of Guadalupe, take a left on Girdy Road for 0.3 miles. Thanks to Patricia White for donating these pictures.

AMEAL GIRDY	AMEAL GIRDY TWINS

JAMES S. ROBERSON	CLEMONTINE GIRDY

ELMO GIRDY	ISADORE GIRDY

MAGGIE & FRANCIS GIRDY	MELDORA GIRDY ALLEN

O'NEAL GIRDY	SIDNORA GIRDY JOHNSON
DOUGLAS GIRDY Dec. 10, 1919-Jan. 29, 1987	W. MARK GIRDY
BRUCE ALLEN THURSTON SR.	DONALD LEE MATTHEWS
MELVIN GIRDY	OLEN GIRDY

OLIVER CEMETERY

Located on Oliver Rd. 0.7 mi. off Hwy 87 near Nursery. Thanks to Judy Turner who transcribed this cemetery. She comments: "This is a very small cemetery. There aren�t really rows. I did find out that Rev. Robert Shand of Cuero is now over this cemetery." For pictures, click on underlined last names.

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Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Date Death Date Tombstone Type Inscriptions Comments

? Pedro April 19, 1905 Unknown Upright Broken and needing more repair after someone else did what they could to repair it.

Callecto ? Unknown Unknown Flat, handmade ___ Callecto de ___ Juan esta a __ Espousa __ Maria Juan Lara There are a couple of words that I cannot make out as indicated by the ___ . English: ___ Callecto of ___ Juan lies with his wife Maia Juan Lara

G Foot stone only

Gonzales Panfila March 13, 1905 March 31, 1905 Upright Mother of Raul

Ortiz Isabel October 9, 1930 Unknown Upright Broken at top

P. J. Foot Stone Mounted in cement block

Puente Antonio Unknown Unknown Upright Cross and name

Renyna Bernardo October 10, 1906 January 18, 1923 Upright Broken at one time, repaired

Reyna Antonio September 4, 1903 March 27, 1905 Upright

Rodriguez Estevan August 3, 1833 June 4, 1901 Upright

Rubio Juan June 4, 1927 December 9, 1927 Upright Small marker, cross only

Ybarra Sarita Unknown Unknown Upright Cross Broken cross

Unknown 1 Unknown Unknown Concrete block with metal marker

Unknown 2 Unknown Unknown Broken piece of handmade stone

Last Name	First Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Tombstone Type	Inscriptions	Comments

?	Pedro	April 19, 1905	Unknown	Upright		Broken and needing more repair after someone else did what they could to repair it.
Callecto	?	Unknown	Unknown	Flat, handmade	___ Callecto de ___ Juan esta a __ Espousa __ Maria Juan Lara	There are a couple of words that I cannot make out as indicated by the ___ . English: ___ Callecto of ___ Juan lies with his wife Maia Juan Lara
G				Foot stone only
Gonzales	Panfila	March 13, 1905	March 31, 1905	Upright	Mother of Raul
Ortiz	Isabel	October 9, 1930	Unknown	Upright		Broken at top
P.	J.			Foot Stone		Mounted in cement block
Puente	Antonio	Unknown	Unknown	Upright	Cross and name
Renyna	Bernardo	October 10, 1906	January 18, 1923	Upright		Broken at one time, repaired
Reyna	Antonio	September 4, 1903	March 27, 1905	Upright
Rodriguez	Estevan	August 3, 1833	June 4, 1901	Upright
Rubio	Juan	June 4, 1927	December 9, 1927	Upright		Small marker, cross only
Ybarra	Sarita	Unknown	Unknown	Upright Cross		Broken cross
	Unknown 1	Unknown	Unknown	Concrete block with metal marker
	Unknown 2	Unknown	Unknown	Broken piece of handmade stone

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