Old City Cemetery, I-Z, Galveston Co. Cemeteries of TX

Partial reading submitted by Shelley Edwards, I apologize for any errors in advance. I tried to include all information on the headstones that I could read. Send corrections to shelley_edwards@hotmail.com

Texas Historical Commission: James Bankhead Magruder (August 15, 1810 - Feb. 19, 1871) Virginia native John Bankhead Magruder graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1830. For meritorious service in the Mexican War (1846-48) Magruder was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He later resigned from the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy in 1861. As Commander of the Texas District he overcame a federal blockade and regained control of Galveston and Texas Gulf Coast. After the Civil War he fled to Mexico and served in Maxmillian's Army. Recorded 1994

James Love (1795-1874) A veteran of the War of 1812, James Love, a lawyer, came to Texas in 1837 with his wife Lucy (Ballinger). He helped found Galveston and was a political ally of Mirabeau B. Lamar. Love served as a delegate to the 1845 Annexation Convention. Judge of the District Court and clerk of the United States District Court during the Civil War (1861-1865). He enlisted in Terry's Texas Rangers. Afterward he served as the first judge of Harris and Galveston County Criminal Court. Texas Sesquintennial 1836-1986

Last Name	First Name	Birth	Death	Comments
Hurd	James G.	12/30/18_3	03/14/1883	Born in Middle Haddam, Conn., died Galveston, TX
Hurd	Julia A. Day	04/13/1823	9/9/04	Wife of James G. Hurd, born in Troy, NY, died in Galveston, TX
Hurd	Norman	03/31/1785	11/22/1870	Front of obelisk, Born in Middle Haddam, Conn., died in Galveston, TX
Irwin	Alfred John	1864	1936	-
Irwin	Clara Billingsley	1865	1933	-
Jacobs	James Paul, Jr.	12/9/27	9/17/68	-
James	Alfred F.		03/04/1861	Aged 15 yrs, 7 mos, front of James obelisk
James	Maria		05/20/1886	Aged 71 yrs
James	Mary, Mrs.		11/20/1886	Aged 71 years
James	Menard		5/18/06	Son of Alfred F. and Maria James, aged 55 yrs, right side of James obelisk
James	Pauline		04/15/1878	Daughter of Alfred F. and Maria James, aged 22 yrs, 2 mos., left side of James obelisk
James	Wm.		9/1/06	Aged 61 years
Jamison	Zoe B.	07/31/1851	05/05/1875	Wife of Wm. Jamison
Johnson	Caroline Matilda			Consort of R.D. Johnson
Johnson	Lucie	-	-	Infant daughter of R.D. and Caroline Matilda Johnson
Johnson	Wm. R.		5/17/07	-
Jones	Frances B.	1842	1925	-
Jones	Isabell P.	1865	1953	-
Klatt	Emil Henry, Dr.	3/6/00	5/28/51	-
Klatt	Frances Elizabeth	6/27/03	4/26/56	-
Koch	Fred W.	01/01/1893	9/28/68	-
League	John Charles	01/31/1850	1/13/16	Left side of BALL obelisk
League	Nellie Ball	1854	1940	Left side of BALL obelisk, Beloved wife of John Charles League
Love	James	05/12/1795	06/12/1874	Born in Kentucky, died in Galveston, TX
Love	Lucy(Ballinger)	11/07/1800	01/01/1875	Born in Kentucky, died in Galveston, TX
Love	Lucy	-	05?/30/1881	-
Lynch	E.O.	1810	12/21/1888	-
Lynch	Eliza	-	03/16/1888	-
Magruder	John Bankhead	1808	02/18/1871	Erected by the United Confederate Veterans, Camp Magruder 105 *
Mann	George E.	-	-	-
Masterson	Grace McMorries	02/28/1847	2/3/25	Wife of George E. Mann
Masterson	Annie Dallam	03/22/1847	Sep-00	Masterson stone
Masterson	Branch T.	08/09/1872	12/12/1897	Masterson stone
Mattitt ?	John Harris	1877	1905	Masterson stone
McGregor	Ann C., Mrs.		04/01/?	Among Hanscom stones
Mensing	Robert Johnston	09/22/1876	9/6/54	Brother of Jane Harrison, Harrison plot
Mensing	Anna	09/21/1883	01/04/1889	Back of MENSING stone
Mensing	G.H.	01/04/1836	6/27/06	Front of MENSING stone
Mensing	Josephine A.	01/10/1853	5/18/42	Front of MENSING stone
Merriman	Wm. E.	11/14/1852	12/30/07	Back of MENSING stone
Merrit	-	-	-	-
Merrit	Consuelo	-	07/31/1852	Aged 14 months, 17 days, child of Phineas and Jane Merrit, shares stone with Phineas Gibson Merrit
Moore	Phineas Gibson	-	01/23/1853	Aged 3 yrs and 21 days, child of Phineas and Jane Merrit, “May their souls rest in peace”
Moore	Freddie Hugh	10/24/39	7/12/59	Beloved Son and Grandson
Moore	Georgina	04/24/1883	10/15/51	Mother, Moore stone
Moore	Hugh	08/04/1884	12/31/64	Father, Moore stone
Moore	Hugh William	6/19/06	8/8/58	Beloved Father, Masonic sign
Moore	John	9/29/18	2/12/53	Beloved Father and Husband
Moore	Robert Johnston	12/25/07	10/12/30	Son, Moore stone
Mott	Thomas	3/1/12	9/11/72	Beloved Father and Grandfather
Mott	Fanny E.	-	1878	-
Mott	J.G.W., MD	-	-	-
Mott	S.C.	07/04/1839	04/23/1892	-
Murphy	William H.	04/1835	12/31/00	-
Nelson	William S.		07/13/1844	Charge d'Affaires of the United States of America to the Republic of Texas
Nelson	J. Marvin	3/7/07	2/9/76	“Father into thy hands we commend our spirits”
Newing	Kaye V.			Shares stone with J. Marvin Nelson
Paisley	Edward Fry	05/14/1863	1/11/27	Born Kent, England, died Galveston, TX
Paisley	Clifford G.	10/3/06	4/5/86	Masonic symbol
Paisley	“Nan” Eloise E.	10/18/1887	5/15/75
Paisley	Anna G.	01/30/1866	4/12/64
Paisley	James J.	11/02/1858	12/28/28	“He had pleasure in his friends”
Percival	James J., Pvt.	12/11/1895	10/20/18	Died in France, a volunteer of Battery F 64th CAC
Percy	Elizabeth			Born in Gloucester Co., VA
Percy	Lou R.	12/31/08	6/20/79
Percy	Stacy Vance	8/17/37	8/27/92	Masonic sign
Phipps	Vance A.	2/15/03	11/11/72
Phipps	James H.	1863	1916	HANSEN stone
Pierce	Thirza H.	1867	1938	HANSEN stone
Pierce	Frances G.	03/14/1853	4/21/15	Mother
Pius	J.F.	12/27/1832	12/28/1890	Father
Plumbley	Nathaniel		08/10/1884
Rehnisch	“Mimi” Katie E.	11/08/1883	6/17/78	Eastern Star, J.J. Paisley plot
Rehnisch	Julius	08/09/1853	1/18/20	REHNISCH plot
Reymershoffer	Laura (Preuss)	06/25/1857	12/4/32	REHNISCH plot
Ricker
Rigg	Norman Hurd	10/11/1896	1/4/80	Son of Julia Hurd Shaw and John R. Ricker, great great grandson of Norman Hurd
Rigg	Helena S.	08/25/1860	2/13/37	RIGG plot
Russell	John	01/15/1842	6/30/19	RIGG plot, Woodmen of the World Memorial
Schirmer	Elizabeth Mason Webster	2/21/20	3/12/85	Near Masterson stone
Schwarzbach	Isabelle N.	1892	1944	Mother
Schwarzbach	J.C	01/21/1825	06/20/1891	RIGG plot, Father
Scott	Louisa	09/27/1836	04/29/1897	RIGG plot, Mother, shares stone with J.C. Schwarzbach
Scott	James Morgan	11/29/1866	03/29/1878
Seiter	John Travers	03/05/1869	11/11/1891
Seiter	Herman F.	1910	1985
Shaw	Naomi L.	1914	1974
Shaw	Ella Elizabeth Hurd	07/26/1850	01//31/1925	Wife of Robert W. Shaw, born in Galveston, TX
Shaw	Robert Gardiner	1884	1916	Front of obelisk, only son of RW and EE Shaw
Shaw	Robert W.	06/25/1844	5/19/26	Born in Scotland, died in Galveston, TX
Strafford	William Maner, Capt.	1843	1930	Texas Lt. Arty CSA
Sweeney	Helen R.	12/16/1888	6/14/56	RIGG plot
Taylor	Mary			Mother
Turley	Helen Waterhouse		4/10/18	Wife of Fred V. Taylor
Turner	Melinda	Aug. 31, ?		Wife of Leon Turner, aged 26 years
Van Bibber	Dion	1884	1985	Walker plot
Van Bibber	Ruth Walker	10/08/1893	7/26/90	Walker plot
Vanskike	Ervin B.	1900	1972	-
Vanskike	Verna O.	1913		-
Villaret	Laura	-	7/13/67	-
Vordenbaumen	Frederick Chas.	11/20/1852	12/01/1875	Son of Wm. & Mary Vordenbaumen
Vordenbaumen	Henry William	08/16/1820	04/06/1896	Born Borgholzhausen? Ger.
Vordenbaumen	Mary	09/19/1824	12/21/03
Vordenbaumen	Mary E.W.	06/26/18?2	07/02/1871	Daughter of Wm. & Mary Vordenbaumen
Wagner	Louisa A. Muller	Aug. 12, 1859	Feb. 28, 1941	At rest, wife of Robert D. Wagner
Wagner	Robert D.	12/26/1853	1/10/15	Woodmen of the World Memorial
Walker	Henry Oscar	03/14/1896	8/12/61	-
Walker	Mary Irwin	1859	1927	Walker plot
Weber	August J.	1862	1927	-
Weber	Catherine S.	1870	1943	-
Weber	Mary P.	1862	1894	-
Yard	Geo. N.	1863	1933	-
Yard	Lillie Southwick		2/12/05	Beloved wife of George N. Yard
Yard	unknown	09/05/1837	12/01/1879	Name worn off, Yard plot. “My husband”
Yard	Pense C.	1877	1957	-
Yard	Conard?	-	-	Small stone
Yard	Arthur	-	-	Small stone
Yard	Nahor Biggs	03/12/1816	05/05/1889	Historical Society plaque summary: Built one of city’s first residences, came from NJ
Ziegelmeyer	Alfred	09/14/1859	6/18/28	-
Ziegelmeyer	Nettie	05/20/1862	6/21/48	-

Old City Cemetery I-Z