Granjeno Cemetery

Hidalgo Co. Cemeteries of Tx

Submitted by Frances Isbell

With Permission  of Hidalgo Co. Historical Commission (2005)

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LOCATION:  West of Granjeno Village on the north side of Farm Road 494 five miles south of Business Highway 83 in Sharyland.  The road curves in Granjeno to form the first of the two streets of the village which is almost a mile north of the Rio Grande.

SURVEYED:  Virginia Stinson , Dolores Rednour and Wilma Kosar in November 1975 for McAllen Genealogical Society.

HISTORY:  Don Juan Garza Echeverria (1835-1886) donated land for a cemetery when his brother Antonio was killed in a gunfight in Reynosa in 1872.  Their parents were Matias Garza and Buenaventura Echeverria of Reynosa.   He married Cecilia Vela Zamora  on April 30, 1880 at El Desierto Ranch of her brother Rafael Vela Zamora.  Juan and Cecilia Garza ran a sheep ranch at Granjeno for many years.

When the cemetery reached capacity, Gabriel Navarro and Ray Strawn persuaded John H. Shary, who then owned the surrounding land, to lease some land to the community.  Shary did so willingly as many of his workers were Granjeno men.

Most burials are of Hispanic surnames.  Among others are Guenther and Else Weiske, both born in Germany.  Weiske’s brickyard in Madero provided work for Madero and Granjeno men from 1923-1973.  Another is James Luke Dougherty, who taught school in Granjeno.  He was county surveyor 1877, sheriff 1880-1884, and commissioner 1890-1892.  Mexican Army Colonel Juan Davis Bradburn had a home there.

Probably the most colorful figure buried there is Sergeant Luis Ramirez of Mier.  According to family tradition, he inadvertently joined the Union Army instead of the Confederate when he enlisted at Fort Brown in 1863.  He served until 1866.  Six of his grandsons volunteered for service in 1942.  They were also descendants of Juan Garza Echeverria.

The cemetery is administered by a committee.  A Texas Historical marker was awarded in 1985. 

 

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

COMMENTS

DE ANDA

ANDREA O.

-

16AUG 1947

405 21 YR

ADAME

EPIFANIO

7APR 1906

23MAR 1914

111 PARENTS C. P. ADAME & APOLINAR D. DE PEREZ

ADAMS

LEE B.

9OCT 1926

20AUG 1961

244 TEXAS SGT 3346 QM TRUCK CO. WWII

AGUILAR

CONCEPCION H. DE

8DEC 1901

3JAN 1933

311 HUSBAND, SONS, FAMILY

AGUIRRE

ELSA

-

22DEC 1974

97 AGE 8YRS

ALVAREZ

JESUS

1891

27MAR 1935

346 WIFE, SONS

ANZALDUA

ANTONIO

17JAN 1897

10SEP 1970

341 WIFE, SONS, DAUGHTERS

ANZALDUA

ARCADIO

12MAR 1890

27NOV 1960

165 SONS

ANZALDUA

ARMANDO

9OCT 1959

5DEC 1959

114 PARENTS L A R A

ANZALDUA

BARTOLA C.

2MAR 1885

17DEC 1960

112 HUSBAND, DAUGHTERS

ANZALDUA

CECILIO

21NOV 1905

6AUG 1968

314 TEXAS CPL US ARMY WWII

ANZALDUA

EUGENIA R.

1870

1915

123 SONS, DAUS-IN-LAW

ANZALDUA

FEDERICO

2MAR 1937

5SEP 1955

135 [PICTURE]

ANZALDUA

FELICITAS

-

-

431

ANZALDUA

FLORENCIA GARZA

-

/ 1958

239 AGE 1 YR

ANZALDUA

FRANCISCO

4OCT 1895

28FEB 1956

164 WIFE MARTA LUNA; SONS [PIC.]

ANZALDUA

GUADALUPE

29DEC 1909

24OCT 1935

343 SONS, DAUS., GRANDSONS

ANZALDUA

JOSE

7JAN 1907

18MAY 1961

342 WIFE, SONS

ANZALDUA

JOSEFA A.

18MAY 1852

18JAN 1947

172 SONS

ANZALDUA

JUAN

26AUG 1884

11MAY 1973

113 89 YRS; SONS, DAUGHTERS, GRANDSONS

ANZALDUA

JUAN C.

-

15NOV 1974

162 87 YR

ANZALDUA

JUANITA R. DE

12AUG 1886

26APR 1961

166 SONS

ANZALDUA

LEOCADIA SALINAS DE

-

19DEC 1974

344 87 YR ; H.D. MOLANO

ANZALDUA

LUIS

27MAR 1873

15APR 1943

310 WIFE, SONS

ANZALDUA

MA. DEL REFUGIO

16AUG 1886

30JUL 1965

167 HUSBAND, SONS, DAUS.

ANZALDUA

MARGARITA

20APR1916

6JUN 1916

139 PARENTS LEON ANZALDUA AND RITA GARZA

ANZALDUA

MARGARITA B.

30NOV 1865

22FEB 1916

143 TRIPLE W/ TELESFORO, BALVINA CISNEROS

ANZALDUA

MARGARITA B.D.

30NBED? 1865

23FEB 1916

143 BORN MIER; HUSBAND,FAMILY

ANZALDUA

ORFELINA

-

-

171

ARISPE

ANTONIO

-

22DEC 1938

335 72 YRS; WIFE, SONS

ARISPE

FELIPA PAZ DE

-

5MAR 1971

365 VIRGINIA AND GONZALO GONZALES

ARISPE

MARIA LUISA DE LEON DE

7OCT 1923

2JAN 1974

368 50 YR; HUSBAND, SONS

ARJONA

EDUARDO

20AUG 1943

1NOV 1973

475 TEXAS ADJ 3 USNAVY VIETNAM

AVILA

FRANCISCA NAVARRO DE

10OCT 1907

7APR 1957

392 HUSBAND, SONS

BALL

BONNIE MARIE BRADLEY

-

15JUL 1973

363 21 YR

BARRIENTOS

ELIZABETH

-

7SEP 1974

417 CEBALLOS FHM

BAZAN

SAMUEL

1910

24MAY 1975

142 PVT USARMY WWII 65 YR

BOTELLO

GUADALUPE

25DEC 1893

6JAN 1964

454 BROTHERS SISTERS

BOTELLO

JUANA N.

24JAN 1870

24OCT 1962

456 SONS

BOUIRBOIS

JUANITA L.

1882

1946

35

BOURBOIS

ABEL

20MAY 1901

23APR 1952

33 WIFE MARIA AND SONS

BOURBOIS

AUGUSTIN

1877

1950

34

BOURBOIS

CYNTHIA ANN

-

28MAR 1970

32

CABRERA

ALEJO

17JUL 1888

20JUN 1957

443 SONS, DAUS. GUADALUPE RUPERTO REBECA RUTH CABRERA

CANO

FELIPA R.

5FEB 1885

28JUL 1938

306 HUSBAND JUAN CANO; DBL W/ MA DE JESUS

CANO

JUAN

24JUN 1885

29AUG 1971

305 SONS, DAUGHTERS

CANO

MARIA DE JESUS

16JUL 1916

31JAN 1945

306 FATHER JUAN CANO; DBL W/FELIPA CANO

CANTU

FERMIN J.

-

18DEC 1972

174 76 YR

CANTU

LUZ Z.

22MAY 1900

7APR 1959

175 HUSBAND

CANTU

REBECCA RUBI

25DEC 1970

25DEC 1970

133 PARENTS

CASANOBA

MARTINA

11NOV 1907

1JUN 1925

247

CASILLAS

YOLANDA

-

11 NOV 1975

353

CASTILLO

RUMALDA

-

-

230 82 YR; SONS PABLO AND ELENA CASNOVA

CASTRO

JUANA AGUERO

-

14MAY 1920

220 BOVEDA;50 YR; HUSBAND MARCELINO;DAUS

CAVASOS

SAN JUANITA

-

18OCT 1973

39 AGE 1 DA

CAVAZOS

BEBARDINO

10MAY 1879

17JUL 1970

55 SON, DAUGHTERS

CAVAZOS

BUANA VENTURA

17JUN 1912

11DEC 1957

56 PARENTS, BROTHERS

CAVAZOS

HILARIO

21JUN 1908

1JUNE 1968

53

CAVAZOS

JUANITA M.

22JUL 1879

6JAN 1960

54 HUSBAND, SONS

CAVAZOS

SANTOS OLVERA

-

22JAN 1974

145 82 YR

CAVAZOS

SIMON

19SEP 1882

22MAR 1966

146 WIFE, SONS, DAUS, GDSONS 84YR

CERDA

M.

-

-

300

CHARLES

FEODOR[O]

1881

1926

252 WIFE, SONS

CHAVEZ

EULOGIO

11MAR 1884

7MAR 1965

127 DBL W/ JUANITA

CHAVEZ

JUANITA E

29MAR 1897

18NOV 1959

127 DBL W/ EULOGIO; HUSBAND, DAUS

CISNEROS

BALVINA

30MAR 1899

20FEB 1961

143 SONS; TRIPLE W/ TELESFORO; MARGARITA ANZALDUA

CISNEROS

SANTIAGO

-

18JAN 1975

144 AGE 50 YR

CISNEROS

TELESFORO

5JAN 1901

16MAR 1965

143 SONS, TRIPLE W/ BALVINA; MARGARITA ANZALDUA

CUEVAS

ALFREDO

2APR 1946

3AUG 1974

472 WIFE, SONS

CUEVAS

HECTOR

2JAN 1972

8AUG 1972

461 PARENTS, BROTHERS

DE ANDA

GILBERTO G.

-

24OCT 1974

479 58 YR 7 MO 17 DA

DE ANDA

GUADALUPE GOMEZ

-

6JAN 1974

478 78 YR

DE ANDA

MANUEL OCHOA

8-2-1889

26615

477 WIFE, SONS, DAUGHTERS

DE LA CRUZ

ANA MARIA

20APR 1972

20APR 1972

420

DE RUEDA

BARBARITA B.

-

-

84

DE RUEDA

E[ULOGIO]SR

1889

1959

68 FATHER OF #75

DE RUEDA

EULOGIO JR

-

6JUL 1975

75 FLAG; AGE 54 YR

DE RUEDA

GUADALUPE F.

-

-

80 NIECE ELENA R. MCONNELL

DE RUEDA

MANUEL

1MAR 1915

26DEC 1945

67 FOOTSTONE M.R.

DE RUEDA

MANUEL JR

19MAY 1949

17MAY 1950

81 PARENTS; 11MO 29DA

DE RUEDA

MARIA A.

1892

1958

66

DE RUEDA

VIRGINIA

-

-

69 BOVEDA; MOTHER OF EULOGIO SR. #68

DOUGHERTY

JAMES LUKE

18OCT 1852

13FEB 1918

10 WOODMEN OF WORLD MKR; SON OF EDWARD; COUNTY SHERIFF

DURAN

TRINIDAD

1931

1961

47 DOUBLE; LEFT SIDE BLANK;WIFE, SONS

ENRIQUEZ

AURELIO

7JAN 1885

4NOV 1929

129

ENRIQUEZ

BERNARDO

22MAY 1922

7JUL 1944

134 TEXAS STAFF SGT 135 INF. 34 DIV WWII [PICT]

ENRIQUEZ

DOMINGA

25DEC 1907

3SEP 1928

128

ENRIQUEZ

MANUEL

11MAR 1909

2NOV 1939

130

EREBIA

ANTONIO

AUG 1901

28OCT 1959

163 WIFE ADELINA, SON JAIME [PICTURE]

EREVIA

CONCEPCION

8NOV1866

17JUL 1922

233 HUSBAND, SONS

ERNANDEZ

PEDRO

-

-

289 SISTER PABLA

ERNIS?

JOSE JERONIMO

30SEP 1918

22MAR 1932

308 CHILD

ESTAPA

LEON

-

-

UNM. SHERIFF 1870-1873

FALCON

RAMON

10MAR 1912

19APR 1962

185 BROTHER & SISTERS

FLORES

ANTONIO

21MAR 1892

13FEB 1967

378 WIFE [PICTURE]

FLORES

FRANCISCA L.

4OCT 1916

15FEB 1969

125 FATHER, MOTHER, DAUS.

FLORES

HERIBERTO SANCHEZ

-

2JUN ????

355 39 YR 2 MO

FLORES

MANUEL

6MAY 1884

15SEP 1943

377 SONS

FLORES

MARCIAL

30JUN 1879

27JUL 1964

177 WIFE, SONS

G.

C,

-

-

202

G.

G.E.

-

-

150 DAUS

GARCIA

DEMETRIO

23DEC 1909

28FEB 1956

48 WIFE; SONS

GARCIA

EPIFANIA C.

12JUN 1903

5APR 1970

121 67YRS, SON, BROTHERS

GARCIA

EULOGIO GARZA

25OCT 1924

17JUL 1971

82 TEXAS AS USNR WWII AGE 45

GARCIA

ORALIA

19FEB 1938

1JUN 1939

157 PARENTS A.G. AND A.O.G. I.D.A.

GARZA

ALFREDO

-

-

79

GARZA

ARTURO M.

30JUL 1925

1AUG 1926

87 PARENTS

GARZA BALDOMERO, SR Aug 15 1898 Dec 11 1965 d & d Mission Tx   s/o Eulojio & Luz Garza Garza

GARZA

CECILIA VELA DE

-

-

29 DOUBLE W/ JUAN; SONS ALONZO, MATIAS

GARZA

E. [ EL SR.]

-

-

269

GARZA

ELOISA

-

9AUG 1937

209 CHILD

GARZA

ELVIRA M.

6MAR 1902

14SEP 1960

89

GARZA

ERCILIA LONGORIA

25MAR 1918

8MAR 1919

197 DOUBLE W/ ROBERTO; PARENTS P. L. SAENZ & SOFIA G. DE LONGORIA

GARZA

FRANCISCO

4OCT 1924

7DEC 1952

409 TEXAS PFC CO. D, 112 INF REGT WWII BSM PH

GARZA

IRENE

3OCT 1950

9JUL 1957

330 BORN GRANJENO

GARZA

ISIDORO

-

-

21 32YR 8MO 14DA; MOTHER CASAREA GARZA DE GARZA AND STEPFATHER JESUS MA GARZA, BROS.

GARZA

ISIDRA C.

15MAY 1901

4APR 1972

96 HUSBAND, SONS [PICTURE, COVER]

GARZA

ISIDRA H. DE

15MAY 1849

14JUL 1924

259 HUSBAND, SONS

GARZA

ISIDRO

24JUL 1926

16DEC 1959

241 WIFE, SONS [PICTURE]

GARZA

JESUS

22AUG 1950

16JUL 1972

463 TEXAS PFC US ARMY WWII

GARZA

JOSE

-

3AUG 1937

215 CHILD

GARZA

JOSE PABLO

OCT 1894

6 MA_ 1936

44 WIFE MARIA R. GARZA;DAUS;PICT

GARZA

JUAN

14SEP 1909

2MAY 1972

26WIFE SARA AND SON JUAN JAIME

GARZA

MARIA

1895

3MAR 1925

257 HUSBAND BERNARDO AND (SON) GUADALUPE

GARZA

MARIA

1905

1960

270

GARZA

MARIA M[UNGUIA]

2NOV 1910

5JAN 1960

426 SISTER CLARA P. SANTANA AND MIGUEL

GARZA

MARIA R.

21DEC 1887

2MAY 1969

45 DAUS [PICTURE]

GARZA

MARIANO

1902

15MAY 1960

253 SONS, DAUS

GARZA

MATIAS S.

1887

1965

25 DOUBLE; LEFT SIDE BLANK; [WIFE MATIANA RAMIREZ 1881-1977, DAU OF LUIS #28][SON OF JUAN GARZA ECHEVERRIA]

GARZA

MELISSA DE LA

-

-

327 FLOWERS FROM M/M JUAN DE LAGARZA,FAM

GARZA

NAPOLEON

22OCT 1882

15OCT 1967

242 WIFE, SONS, DAUS

GARZA

NAPOLEON JR.

-

17AUG 1973

243 52 YR

GARZA

NICOLAS

22MAR 1908

1APR 1975

76 WIFE

GARZA

NICOLAS

29JUL 1912

20AUG 1975

458 SONS

GARZA

NICOLASA

31JUL 1879

26FEB 1958

268

GARZA

PEDRO M[UNGUIA]

26MAR 1913

14AUG 1956

424 SISTER CLARA P. SANTANA AND MIGUEL

GARZA

QUIRINO

4JUN 1856

2OCT 1926

281 SONS; MASON

GARZA

REFUGIA

1875

1964

326

GARZA

ROBERTO LONGORIA

27MAR 1920

28JUN 1920

197 DOUBLE W/ ERCILIA; PARENTS P.L. SAENZ & SOFIA G. DE LONGORIA

GARZA

ROSA H.

1890

1968

411 FAMILY E. MOLANO

GARZA

SANTIAGA PENA VDA DE

25JUL 1880

30MAR 1957

372 SONS; DAUS. [PICTURE]

GARZA

SILVESTRE SR.

23JAN 1893

27JKUL 1974

338 81 YR; WIFE, SONS

GARZA

TOMAS ?

14MAY? 1964?

77 88YR 8MO 7DA;DE LEON FHM

GARZA

TOMAS(A) M.

6AUG1886

8DEC 1972

264 DAUS

GARZA E

ANTONIO

-

1872

UNM. BROTHER OF JUAN GARZA E.

GARZA ECHEVERRIA

INEZ

-

-

27

GARZA ECHEVERRIA

JUAN

1835

1886-

29 DOUBLE W/ CECILIA;SONS ALONZO, MATIAS;FOUNDER

GARZA?

MA[T]IAS [J. JR.]

-

14 … ??

24 AGE 21YR

GOMEZ

GILBERTO

-

-

349 9YR 5 MO; PARENTS

GONZALES

ANTONIA

-

6OCT 1974

295 AGE 73

GONZALES

IGNACIO GOMEZ

21APR 1874

3 ?? 1949

414 DAUGHTER GUADALUPE G. DE ANDA

GONZALES

MARIN

-

3NOV 1970

370 WIFE. SONS [PICTURE]

GONZALES

RAMONA O.

31MAY 1902

8JUN 1972

369 70 YR 70 [SIC] DA; SON, DAUS. FHM SAYS 9JUN72

GONZALEZ

LUZ H.

MAY 1896

14MAY 1971

367 HUSBAND, SONS, DAUS.

GUAJARDO

BENINO

22FEB 1882

11MAR 1962

408 WIFE, SONS, DAUGHTERS

GUERRA

ALEJO

-

16JAN 1973

476 62 YR

GUERRA

ESTELA J.

11MAY 1946

24FEB 1959

118 MOTHER, BROTHERS

GUERRA

FLOR ESTELA HERNANDEZ

-

24DEC 1963

460 7 YR; PARENTS, SISTER

GUERRA

FRANCISCO H.

17JAN 1933

14AUG 1966

93 WIFE, SONS

GUERRA

GUADALUPE

13APR 1901

4NOV 1972

WIFE, DAU, GRANDSONS

GUERRA

GUADALUPE (MR.)

-

4NOV 1972

99 AGE 71 YRS

GUERRA

NICOLASA C.

-

30AUG 1964(?)

234 69 YR 11MO 20 DA

GUERRERO

MAXIMA DE

12MAY 1892

24OCT 1970

219 HUSBAND, SONS

GUTIERREZ

ENCARNACION

-

7AUG 1975

387 67 YR

GUTIERREZ

FLORENTINO

29OCT 1945

22JAN 1947

381 PARENTS [PICTURE]

GUTIERREZ

JOHN

-

2FEB 1975

383 AGE 0 YR, OMO 0 DA

GUTIERREZ

MARIA O.

27NOV 1918

7APR 1968

382 WIFE, SONS NEPHEW ROGELIO G.

GUTIERREZ

NICOLAS

DEC 1908

25JUN 1944

394 FAMILY

GUTIERREZ

FRANCISCA

-

20SEP 1972

386 67 YR

GUZMAN

BELISARIO

25DEC 1897

28MAR 1970

2. WIFE;SONS

GUZMAN

GUADALUPE

14OCT 1895

28JUL 1966

279 71YR 7MO 14DA; SISTER,NEPHEWS

GUZMAN

GUADALUPE

12DEC 1866

15APR 1935

304 SONS, DAUGHTERS

GUZMAN

MARCELINO

-

-

136

GUZMAN

MARTINA M. DE

6AUG 1871

3MAR 1917

155 SONS; DAUGHTERS

GUZMAN

MATILDE

-

20JUN 1930

180 55 YR; SON R.L.G.

GUZMAN

NARCISA A.

28FEB 1879

25DEC 1962

320 DAUGHTER, GRANDSONS

GUZMAN

OVIDIO M.

17APR 1920

2JAN 1960

3. TEX,TEC5 775 AAA GUN BN CAC WWII BSM PH

GUZMAN

PAULA M.

2FEB 1896

4NOV 1974

1. 78YR 9MO 2DA; SONS

GUZMAN

REYNALDO A.

19MAY 1929

20JUL 1958

283 29YR 2MO 1DA WIFE, SONS, PICT

GUZMAN

ROMAN

22APR 1917

24FEB 1962

280 WIFE, SON, DAUGHTERS

GUZMAN

SEBASTIAN

-

-

5. BOVEDA ; HUSBAND OF TEODORA SEE #4]

GUZMAN

TEODORA G

-

11JUL 1953

4. 80YR 11MO; BOVEDA; WIFE OF SEBASTIAN . HIJOS, HIJAS Y …FAMILIA"

HERNANDEZ

CECILIA

-

27FEB 1973

38 AGE 57

HERNANDEZ

CRUZ

4MAY 1881

7NOV 1943

390 DBL W/ ESTEFANA; SONS

HERNANDEZ

ESTEFANA

8FEB 1897

14NOV 1971

390 DBL W/ CRUZ; SONS [PICTURE]

HERNANDEZ

GERTRUDIS G.

25DEC 1863

12JAN 1956

37 DOUBLE W/ JESUS; BORN REYNOSA; DIED GRANJENO;SONS

HERNANDEZ

JESUS

15FEB 1863

9NOV 1933

36 DOUBLE W/ GERTRUDIS; BORN REYNOSA; DIED GRANJENO; SONS; SEE #37

HERNANDEZ

PORFIRIO JR

9AUG 1961

1JUL 1962

418 PARENTS, BROTHERS

HERNANDEZ

SAN JUANITA B

24JUN 1897

23NOV 1962

455 BROTHERS

HERRERA

FELICIANA P

9JUN 1884

6NOV 1971

116 DAUGHTERS GRANDSONS

HERRERA

PAULA

-

-

50

HERRERA

ROLANDO

1947

1962

115 PARENTS BROTHERS

HERRERA

TIOFILO

-

-

49

KISER

DONALD GENE JR

Oct 23 1959

Oct 23 1959

Odilia (Odie) Garza and Donald Gene Kiser

KISER

RONALD DEAN

Oct 23 1959

Oct 23 1959

Odilia (Odie) Garza and Donald Gene Kiser

LEAL

MACARIO

10MAR 1890

SEP 1971

161 SON, FAMILY [PICTURE]

LEAL

TERESA CERDA

15OCT 1877

30AUG 1963

160 HUSBAND, SON,MOTHER, GRANDSONS [PIC]

LIMON

NARCISO MARTINEZ

29OCT 1901

7DEC 1965

95 WIFE, SONS, DAUGHTERS

LONGORIA

ISABEL

13MAR 1896

-

451 DBL W/ JOAQUIN SR.

LONGORIA

JOAQUIN SR.

3AUG 1897

4MAR 1968

451 DBL W/ ISABEL FAMILY

LONGORIA

PROCOPIO

13JUL 1888

28JAN 1948

404 DBL W/ SOFIA G.; WIFE, SONS

LONGORIA

SOFIA G.

1892

1961

404 DBL W/PROCOPIO

LOPES

RAFAELA

-

-

132 LITTLE GIRL

LOPEZ

ALEJANDRO

27JUN 1926

27DEC 1926

248 PARENTS

LOPEZ

ANACLETO

1819

10FEB 1917

154 DAUGHTERS

LOPEZ

DANIEL

-

-

191 CHILD

LOPEZ