Payne Cemetery

El Campo  – Wharton County, Cemeteries of Texas

 Submitted by: Lois Kennedy

Cemeteries of Texas:  Veda Bragg Mendoza

Location:This is a Mexican Cemetery adjoining El Campo Community Cemetery.            Go south on Highway 71, then west on FM 1765 to a blue building.  Turn right on Jesse Street and go about ½ miles to the Payne Cemetery and El Campo Community Cemetery.  Payn is in Quadrant 3.  Surveyed by Sammy Tise in February 1998.

 I/s/o – Infant Son of   M-M – Mr. & Mrs.     D/o – Daughter of    S/o – Son Of,  FHM = Funeral home marker

 Typist Note:  There were no plot or grave numbers listed.  I have taken the liberty of numbering the entries numerically  to assist researchers in determining the relationship of the graves to each other.  

NO. Last Name First Name Born Died Comments
1 Ratcliff Wesley Dec 19 1927 Jul 01 1944  
2 Ratcliff Manuel Apr 08 1944 Dec 31 1966 TX Sp5 Sig Corp
3 Ratcliff Paul 1896 1966 H/o Mary
4 Ratcliff Mary 1903 - W/o Paul
5 Ratcliff Paul, Jr. 1936 1986 Pvt USA WW II
6 - - - - FHM No names or dates
7 Zepeda E. M., Mrs. 1871 1987 116 yrs
8 wooden crosses (2) BTW  Mrs. E. M. Zepeda & Erictht Lanis?
9 wooden crosses (2) BTW - Mrs. E. M. Zepeda  & Erictht Lanis?
10 Lanis- Erictht ? Nov 07 1995 Dec 24 1995 2 mo 17 dys
11 Lanis- Mary L. - - No dates
12 Alaniz Alfredo Nov 13 1910 May 07 1973 Father
13 Alaniz Rueben Feb 02 1959 Jun 14 1982 Brother
14 - - - - No name or dates – Cement cross BTW Rueben Alaniz & Jose Garcia
15 Garcia Jose Oct 06 1888 Aug 29 1966  
16 Garcia No Name No dates No dates  BTW Jose Garcia & Alfredo Castillo
17 Castillo Alfredo - Oct 10 1945  
18 Castillo Pat Jul 27 1946 Jul 29 1946  
19 Pena Bicente Dec 25 1972 Dec 25 1972  
20 No name - no dates  no dates FHM BTW Pat Castillo & Rene Castillo
21 No name - no dates  no dates  FHM BTW Pat Castillo & Rene Castillo
22 Castillo Rene Jesus Oct 19 1960 Oct 12 1980 Ph
23 Castillo Bicente, Sr. Apr 25 1914 Nov 28 1990  
24 Garcia - 0 0 No name or dates
25 Ochia Don - - No dates
26 Orn-aus Firoada ? - - No dates
27 Suhma ? Joe - - No dates
28 Longoria Petra - - No dates
29 Longoria Barbara - - No dates
30 - - - - No names or dates 4 wooden crosses BTW Barbara Longoria & S. W. Franks
31 - - - - No names or dates 4 wooden crosses BTW Barbara Longoria & S. W. Franks
32 - - - - No names or dates 4 wooden crosses BTW Barbara Longoria & S. W. Franks
33 - - - - No names or dates 4 wooden crosses BTW Barbara Longoria & S. W. Franks
34 Franks S. W. Jun 09 1847 Mar 28 1897 W/o J. P.
35 Valdez Henry Richard Apr 14 1947 Feb 01 1989 “Teddy Bear”
36 Valdez Joe Aug 16 1913 Jan 09 1989  
37 Valdez Pedro Mar 20 1882 Jan 15 1974 H/o Lucia G.
38 Valdez Lucia G. Dec 12 1896 Mar 19 1980 W/o Pedro
39 Valdez Antonia Aug 07 1912 Aug 11 1912  
40 Valdez Rosita Sep 05 1920 Jan 05 1921  
41 Valdez Carolina Oct 25 1932 Aug 15 1934  
42 Longoria Jeronimo - - No dates
43 Longoria Tomas - - No dates
44 Pena Julia - - No dates
45 - - - - No name or dates – Wooden cross BTW Julia Pena & Enriqueta Acosta
46 Acosta Enriqueta M. 1892 1936 Daughter
47 Acosta Gloria - - No dates
48 - - - - No name or dates – Cement cross BTW Gloria Acosta & Sankos Colvaxado
49 - - - - No name or dates – Cement cross BTW Gloria Acosta & Sankos Colvaxado
50 Colvaxado ? Sankos 1884 ? 1912  
51 - - - - No name or dates – Iron Cross BTW Sankos Colvaxado ? & Bonitio –beaar
52 -Beaar Bonitio 1891 1941 ?  
53 - - - Feb 01 1912 No name – BTW Bonitio –beaar & Inez Rodriguez
54 Rodriguez Inez 1924 1938  
55 Trevino Carpel P. Jun 06 ---- Jan 02 191-  
56 Tranirio ? Mona A. - - No dates
57 Ratcliff Napolean - 1925  
58 Ratcliff Balerea - - No dates
59 Benavidez Salvador 1880 1963  
60 - - - - No name or dates – Cement cross BTW Salvador Benavidez & Elsa Salinas
61 Salinas Elsa Alentin Feb 10 1862 Dic 18 1940  
62 - - - - No name or dates – Cement cross BTW Elsa Salinas & Primo Garcia
63 - - - - No name or dates – Cement cross BTW Elsa Salinas & Primo Garcia
64 Garcia Primo Nov 27 1901 Dic 02 1942  
65 Valle Thomas Mar 13 1913 Sep 21 1987 H/o Dorothy
66 Valle Dorothy May 23 1917 - W/o Thomas
67 Valle Hijo Oct 27 1935 Mar 13 1942 Hijo de Tomas & Dorathea G.
68 Gonzales Catarino Jun 05 1897 Jul 17 1967  
69 Gonzales Virginia P. 1893 1934  
70 - - - - Unmarked BTW Virginia Gonzales & Camilo Reyes
71 Reyes Camilo Jul 18 1937 Jun 23 1985 H/o Mary O.
72 Reyes Mary O. Aug 19 1937 - W/o Camilo
73 Olivo Eleuterio Feb 20 1915 Jul 21 1974 H/o Juanita M.
74 Olivo Juanita M. Jun 26 1914 Mar 20 1974 W/o Eleuterio
75 - - - - No name or dates – 3 cement crosses BTW Juanita Olivo & Pedro Gacia
76 - - - - No name or dates – 3 cement crosses BTW Juanita Olivo & Pedro Gacia
77 - - - - No name or dates – 3 cement crosses BTW Juanita Olivo & Pedro Gacia
78 Gacia Pedro - Sep 09 1933 54 yrs
79 Quintero Enrique R. 1916 1994 FHM
80 Quintero Gertrude R. Mar 16 1879 Sep 26 1966  
81 Ramos Elvira Quintero 1916 Jul 1939 23 yrs
82 Cedillo Lala Quintero 1905 Aug 1932 30 yrs
83 Quintero Philip Sep 11 1871 Nov 21 1925