La Piedad Cemetery 

Hidalgo Co. Cemeteries of Tx

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With Permission  of Hidalgo Co. Historical Commission (2010)

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LOCATION; 1501 Wichita Street, McAllen, Texas, just east of McAllen-Miller International Airport.

HISTORY: La Piedad (Sp. "mercy") Cemetery, oldest in McAllen, has existed since at least 1895. (McAllen was founded in 1904.) Located on property owned by merchant-rancher John McAllen in the late 1800s, it probably began as a small cemetery on the extensive McAllen Ranch. Oldest marked grave is that of Gertrudis Cavazos (1856-1895), who is buried in the family plot beside her husband, Blas Maria Cavazos 1850-1901).

Memorial Day services are held annually to honor over 250 military veterans from World Wars I and II, Korean and Vietnam Wars, buried there. Soldiers from foreign armies include Frenchman Maximiliano Ramat (1872-1954), a veterinarian who served with General Pancho Villa of Mexico (his headstone appropriately has a drawing of a dog), and Mexican Cavalry Lieutenant Clemente Orozco Mata (1875-1938).

In 1965, Emmett L. and Margaret L. Arnold deeded 10.69 acres to La Piedad Cemetery.. Another 2.05 acres was acquired from the City of McAllen in 1972.

The Asociacion del Cementario La Piedad, founded in 1913 and incorporated April 29, 1930, maintains the 12-acre cemetery. There are over 7,000 graves. In 1991, newly elected president of the Asociacion Edwardo Alaniz Sr. began a major campaign to preserve the neglected cemetery, threatened by airport expansion. Roads were paved, grounds landscaped, boundaries surveyed and fenced, and regular grounds- keeping instituted.., Texas Historical Marker application 2004.

        NAME LOCATION  BORN           DIED COMMENTS
ALANIZ, ANDRES R. B5S-L3-F72   3-10-96 VETERAN
ANES, FRANCISCO B2-L1-F20   3-23-64 VETERAN
ARENAS, SEVERINO B2-L15-F36   1985 VETERAN
ASEBEDO, MIGUEL B1-L3-F16   11-8-69 VETERAN
AVALA, GUADALUPE B4-L13-F29   1-7-89 VETERAN
AVALOS, BRUNO B2-L1-F15   1-2-56 VETERAN
AVALOS, JUAN H. B5S-L5-F24   11-3-50 VETERAN
BALDERAZ, ABELARDO B4-L16-F10   5-12-77 VETERAN
BARAJAS, GUADALUPE M. B3-L3-F41   11-18-76 VETERAN
BEDDINGHOUSE,CLAUDE B2-L2-F36   1981 VETERAN
BOTELLO, MANUEL B4-L14-F18   10-15-69 VETERAN
BRISENO, IGNACIO B4-L17-F37   10-9-92 VETERAN
BURBOIS, ROBERTO A. B2-L2-F22   11-2-44 VETERAN
CALIFA, SALVADOR ALLEN B1-L5-F95   8-1-77 VETERAN
CAMERON, JOHN EDWARD B8-L3-F10   1981 VETERAN
CAMPOS, JERRY E. B5N-L5-F3   9-15-84 VETERAN
CANO, JOE JR B2-L1-F12   2-13-53 VETERAN
CANTU, AMBROSIO S. B6-L1-F13   10-19-86 VETERAN
CANTU, NOE B7-L1-F85           4-3-85 VETERAN
CANTU, RICARDO B1-L4-F5   9-28-64 VETERAN
CARDENAS, RAMIRO B3-L6-F18   2-27-68 VETERAN
CARO, RUFINO B1-L3-F63   1977 VETERAN
CASAS, LEONEL B4-L20-F4   9-16-82 VETERAN
CASTILLO, EUSEBIO B6-L2-F51   5-27-97 VETERAN
CASTRO, ELIAS B3-L4-F15   2-19-82 VETERAN
CAVAZOS, BLAS MARIA   1850 1901 LA NORIA CARDENEŅA RANCH; H/O GERTRUDIS
CAVAZOS, GERTRUDIS GUERRA   1856 1895 OLDEST GRAVE, W/O BLAS MARIA
CAVAZOS, JOHN B2-L15-F25   9-2-69 VETERAN
CAVAZOS, VICENTE JR. B5N-L5-F69   12-11-97 VETERAN
CHAPA-GARZA, CLAUDE B2-L20-F37   1975 VETERAN
CHAVEZ, GREGORIO B6-L5-F74   2-17-96 VETERAN
CHAVEZ, GUADALUPE B7-L11-F15   10-10-53 VETERAN
CISNEROS, RAFAEL JR B2-L1-F13   6-9-54 VETERAN
CORTEZ, FABIAN B4-L22-F18   12-25-68 VETERAN
CORTEZ, FRANCISCO Z. B7-L5-F80   1-08-79 VETERAN
CORTEZ, TRINIDAD R. B6-L4-F82   9-15-95 VETERAN
DAVIS, MARVIN B6-L11-F19   1978 VETERAN
DE LA CRUZ, EDELMIRO B2-L5-F21   1986 VETERAN
DE LA VIŅA, EMILIO B2-L22-F40 1915 1-23-92 WW2, VIET NAM,KOREA
DE LEON, FIDENCIO B2-L2-F15   6-5-75 VETERAN
DENISON, MYRTUS B. B2-L1-F16   3-2-57 VETERAN
DUARTE, JOSE B1-L3-F69   7-15-94 VETERAN
ESCOBEDO, FRANCISCO B2-L11-F31   6-29-95 VETERAN
ESCOBEDO, RODOLFO B2-L4-F19   5-8-64 VETERAN
ESPINOSA, ISAIAS B5S-L2-F121   6-30-57 VETERAN
FLORES, GILBERTO B1-L4-F88   11-9-96 VETERAN
FLORES, JOSE NOEL JR. B1-L5-F88   9-18-75 VETERAN
FLORES, JUAN B7-L1-F7   9-22-54 VETERAN
FLORES, JUAN B2-L4-F43   12-15-93 VETERAN
FLORES, JUAN R. B5N-L2-F20   7-15-44 VETERAN
FLORES, ROY RAMON B7-L11-F18   7-17-52 VETERAN
GALVAN, ELIAS B5N-L2-F117   10-28-67 VETERAN
GARCIA JOE L. B4-L10-F17   6-2-94 VETERAN
GARCIA, ANTONIO D. B7-L5-F61   8-29-71 VETERAN
GARCIA, FELIX B8-L3-F27   1-21-84 VETERAN
GARCIA, GUILLERMO B7-L7-F42   9-17-97 VETERAN
GARCIA, RAFAEL B7-L4-58   2-14-98 VETERAN
GARCIA, RAUL B1-L3-F12   9-27-97 VETERAN
GARCIA, TIMOTEO P. B5N-L4-F1   6-8-65 VETERAN
GARZA, ADAM J. B3-L7-F9   1984 VETERAN
GARZA, GUADALUPE B2-L11-F38   2-15-19 VETERAN
GONZALEZ, FELIX B1-L5-F66   9-2-95 VETERAN
GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO G. B5S-L7-F88   12-31-85 VETERAN
GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO G. B1-L5-F61   1-3-70 VETERAN
GONZALEZ, HECTOR B5S-L7-F11   11-21-78 VETERAN
GONZALEZ, HUMBERTO V. B5S-L7-F14   9-28-91 VETERAN
GONZALEZ, ROBERTO E B6-L6-F12   3-13-90 VETERAN
GUERRA, GUSTAVO J. B5N-L2-F36   1983 VETERAN
GUERRERO, HERNAN JR B3-L20/21-F28   10-27-90 VETERAN
GUERRERO, HERNAN SR B3-L20-21-F32   1969 VETERAN
GUTIERREZ, ISIDRO B4-L13-F35   6-30-79 VETERAN
GUTIERREZ, JOSE LUIS B7-L3-F41   3-13-98 VETERAN
GUTIERREZ, NOE B5S-L2-F3   1-8-85 VETERAN
GUZMAN, BALTAZAR G. B5N-L2-F65   1-27-92 VETERAN
HENRY, JOHN WALTER B6-L4-F12   7-25-89 VETERAN
HERNANDEZ RICARDO G B6-L2-F55   11-1094 VETERAN
HERNANDEZ, ATENACIO B2-L2-F20   3-30-49 VETERAN
HERNANDEZ, FIDEL JR B7-L5-F22   11-15-87 VETERAN
HERNANDLEZ, JOSE B. B2-L1-F19   8-22-54 VETERAN
HINOJOSA APOLONIO B2-L4-F15   10-4-70 VETERAN
HINOJOSA, ERNESTO B4-L11-F31   1-27-81 VETERAN
HINOJOSA, JULIO S.T B6-L1-F20   2-6-77 VETERAN
IBBOTSON, WILLIAM HENRY B6-L5-F45   2J-9-95 VETERAN
JIMENEZ, JOSE S. B6-L6-F115   7-9-66 VETERAN
KIDDER, ERNESTO B3-L3-F6   12-3-53 VETERAN
KUHN, TOBIAS B2-L1-F18   2-11-61 VETERAN
LEAL, ANGEL ERNESTO B2-L2-F15   3-14-48 VETERAN
LIVAS, ENRIQUE B4-L9-F11   12-7-92 VETERAN
LIVAS, RICARDO D. B8-L3-F36   3-29-85 VETERAN
LONGORIA, JOSE JR B2-L22-F17   8-15-76 VETERAN
LONGORIA, JOSE SR B2-L22-F15   10-24-71 VETERAN
LOPEZ, JOE A. B3-L7-F25   1-22-93 VETERAN
LUCIO,RAFAEL B7-L6-F12   3-1-54 VETERAN
LUNA, ARTURO B2-L7-F20   1-21-98 VETERAN
MANN, JAMES ED. B6-L9-F15   8-29-95 VETERAN
MARTINEZ, DOMINGO (BLONDIE) B2-L2-F1   4-13-95 VETERAN
MARTINEZ, ERNESTO B6-L9-F81   1-1-73 VETERAN
MARTINEZ, JOSE C. B6-L1- F12   LL-24-77 VETERAN
MARTINEZ, JOSE L. B2-L1-F11   2-28-78 VETERAN
MARTINEZ, OSCAR B3-L18-F35   2-4-98 VETERAN
MARTINEZ, RAFAEL T B3-L3-F35   8-28-85 VETERAN
MARTINEZ,ALEJANDRO B7-L15-F39   1985 VETERAN
MATA, ABUNDIO B6-L8-F93   1-14-96 VETERAN
MATA, CLEMENTE OROZCO   1875 1938 LIEUT MEX. ARMY, 1880-1900
MATA, JUAN B7-L3-F35   2-28-69 VETERAN
MENDEZ, ANTONIO B6-L5-F34   3-8-91 VETERAN
MENDEZ, MARTIN PAULO B9-L8-F4   3-25-98 VETERAN
MERCADO, JOSE B4-L17-F14   4-30-65 VETERAN
MILLER, JOHN B2-L1-F22   10-17-75 VETERAN
MONTEAGUDO, AURELIO B5N-L6-F105   8-13-61 VETERAN
MORA, JOSE P. B6-L5-F41   3-14-91 VETERAN
MORA. NESTOR A. B3-L10-F6   10-19-92 VETERAN
MORENO, DAVID G. JR. B1-L4-F18   1975 VETERAN
MORENO, PEDRO B5N-L3-F8   2-22-95 VETERAN
MOYA, ROBERTO R. B3-L2-F8   11-2-89 VETERAN
MOYA, RODOLFO R.. B3-L2-F9   5-26-96 VETERAN
NARRO,BENITO B3-L10-F33   3-2-82 VETERAN
NAVARRO, ENEMECIO B5S-L7-F101   5-9-83 VETERAN
NELSON, CHRISTIAN H. B4-L11-F33   7-10-80 VETERAN
OCHOA, NICOLAS A. B3-L6-F25   4-29-51 VETERAN
OCHOA, NICOLAS R . B7-L15-F56   12-11-70 VETERAN
OLGIN,NASARIO B7-L3-F4   1-19-98 VETERAN
OLIVAREZ, ELEAZAR G. B7-L15-F13   8-11-51 VETERAN
ORTEGA, ELOY RAMON B5N-L5-F81   10-30-50 VETERAN
PAINE, LEE DAVID B7-L3-F19   2-12-67 VETERAN
PEREZ, ANTONIO L. B5N-L6-F114   4-8-74 VETERAN
PEREZ, EMILIANO B1-L5-F17   1-7-71 VETERAN
PEREZ, JOSE G. B7-L13-F22   7-30-93 VETERAN
PEREZ, JOSE L. B5N-L6-F110   9-18-95 VETERAN
PINEDA, JOSE B5N-L3-F5   9-21-97 VETERAN
RAMAT, MAXIMILIANO   1872 1954 VETERINARY OFCR in foreign armies and  with /PANCHO VILLA
RAMIREZ, JAVIER B5S- L7-F82   12-1-96 VETERAN
RAMIREZ, JULIO B2-L2-F13   9-21-46 VETERAN
RAMIREZ,DAVID B2-L1-F14   12-1-54 VETERAN
RANGEL NARCISO B4-L15-F9   7-20-62 VETERAN
RANGEL, PATRICIO B8-L4-F28   3-29-85 VETERAN
REYES, ERASMO B2-L2-F24   3-29-51 VETERAN
REYNA, ADALBERTO B2-L4-F32   1982 VETERAN
RINCONES, ALBERTO B5S-L3-F52   9-4-97 VETERAN
RIOS, JUAN D. JR. B1-L2-F25   9-8-95 VETERAN
RIOS, ROSENDO B2-L2-F16   3-6-48 VETERAN
RIOS, TRINIDAD B2-L2-F18   3-13-45 VETERAN
ROBERTSON, GRADY C. B7-L8-F34   1976 VETERAN
ROCHA, RAUL G. B6-L1-F21   10-22-86 VETERAN
RODRIGUEZ , LIBRADO B7-L12-F56   6-14-89 VETERAN
RODRIGUEZ, COSME B2-L2-F23   11-12-50 VETERAN
RODRIGUEZ, JESUS B5N-L3-F33   11-23-95 VETERAN
RODRIGUEZ, JOSE R. B5N-L2-F49   1-28-90 VETERAN
RODRIGUEZ, JUAN M. B7-L8-F50   1977 VETERAN
RODRIGUEZ, PANTALEON SR. B7-L1-F22   3-9-94 VETERAN
SAENZ, FEDERICO   11-27-1895 3-26-1933 POLICE OFCR
SALAS, CARMEN B8-L3-F3   12-26-77 VETERAN
SALAS, JESUS B2-L2-F17   7-27-43 VETERAN
SALAS, MAXIMO B7-L13-F35   4-16-95 VETERAN
SALAS, PABLO S. B5N-L3/4-F118   4-12-91 VETERAN
SALASAR, JESUS M. B2-L2-F21   4-14-45 VETERAN
SALINAS, JOSE R. B2-L13/14-F18   7-29-93 VETERAN
SANTIAGO, ANGEL LUIS B 7-L4-F82   3-29-96 VETERAN
SEGURA, ROGELIO B1-L1-F40   8-8-95 VETERAN
SHAFER WILLIAM H. B5N-L6-F83   6-10-87 VETERAN
SIMMONS, JAMES A. B6-L7-F7   3-5-89 VETERAN
SOLIS, MARGARITO P. B6-L1-F34   5-27-57 VETERAN
SOTO,LAZARO B2-L4-F5   11-18-73 VETERAN
SOZA, BEN C. B2-L1-F21   5-5-65 VETERAN
TIJERINA, RICARDO B7-L5-F11   1973 VETERAN
TORREZ, GEORGE B5S-L1-F67/68   12-17-94 VETERAN
TORREZ, JUSTINO B7-L9-F15   3-26-72 VETERAN
VARGAS, JORGE B4-L3-F18   6-21-69 VETERAN
VARGAS, PEDRO B6-L4-F45   2-9-97 VETERAN
VELA, ANDRES B2-L2-F19   2-15-45 VETERAN
VELA, ARTURO G. B5N-L2-F100   1986 VETERAN
VELA, RODOLFO B5N-L1-F97   4-6-96 VETERAN
VIALON, PABLO B. B3-L17-F40   2-21-97 VETERAN
VILLANUEVA, AMADEO B6-L4-F20   7-25-76 VETERAN
VILLANUEVA, BASILIO B7-L12-F46   2-14-96 VETERAN
VILLARREAL, GAMALIEL G. B4-L7-F2   12-30-59 VETERAN
VILLARREAL, MANUEL JR B1-L5-F21   4-23-73 VETERAN
WILLINGHAM,JOHN WM B6-L2/3-F11   12-24-94 VETERAN
ZAMBRANO, ISAAC B1-L3-F17   12-6-69 VETERAN
ZAPATA, ROGELIO B2-L2-F14   12-4-44 VETERAN
ZAVALA, DAVID B2-L2-F17   11-30-60 VETERAN