El Capote Cemetery
Pharr, Hidalgo Co. Cemeteries of Tx
Submitted by Frances Isbell
With Permission of Hidalgo Co. Historical Commission (2005)
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SURVEYED: By Dale Swartzmiller and Joe Fallin, March 1976, for McAllen Genealogical Society.
HISTORY: El Capote (matador's cape) Ranch was established on Porcion 69, granted by Spain to Juan Jose Hinojosa in 1767. In 1794, Hinojosa sold to son-in-law Matias Cavazos. By the early 1850s, El Capote was a major ranch community with an important ferry crossing and regular steamboat stop. By the late 1870s, most of the land was owned by Anaya, Garza and Cantu families. Brickmaking was a major industry, and the Cantu,Ramirez and de la Vina families had brick homes in the 1880s.
Coming of the railroad in 1904 interested developers who brought irrigation and commercial farms. Much of the land has been acquired by the U.S. Government for its approaches to the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge. The cemetery has served the community for over a hundred years. Earliest marked burial is 1897.
A01. MARCARIA MARTINEZ 1936-??? Recuerdo de su mama y hermanos.
B04 MANUELA PEQUENO Died 15 Feb?? Age 59 [Gaps in row and plot numbers indicate unmarked graves or empty spaces]
B06 GRECO RIOS [probably GREGORIA G]
B09 FRANCISCA VILLARREAL AVEDALO 1882-8 May 1944 Un recuerdo de Margarita, Ramon, Manuel,Louis Avedalo
B10 [Unmarked child's grave]
B11 RUBERTO AREBALO 28 Mar 1875-13 May 1938 Un recuerdo de su esposa y sus hijos EPD
B12 TERESA B. de SANCHEZ 10 Aug 1894-23 Apr 1965 Un recuerdo de sus hijos EPD
B16 O.H. [concrete cross]
BB02 S. CARDENAS 1940
C01 C. LOPEZ 1 Nov 1926-12 Apr1963 Un recuerdo de su esposa y hijos y hermanos
C04 ANA GONZALES 7 Jul 1974 Age 72
C06 NORBERTO GONZALES 3 Nov 1914-1 Nov 1941 Texas Pvt U.S. Army
C09 JUAN CARDENAS Nacio el 1939
C11 ANISETO RAMOS Fallecio 10 Jul 1944 edad 65 anos Un recuerdo de su esposa y hijos DEP
D02 I...ANEDAD MANCHA 28 Nov 1938 54 yrs
E01 CLEMENTE ELISERIO 1899-1930
E12 HILARIA MENDOSA 1890-12 Dec 1936
E14 SABINO MATA 62 anos Sus hijos dedican
E15 TIBURSIO MATA 10 Jan 1840-12 Jan 1932 Ofrenda de sus hijos Jaci.......to Mata
E16 [concrete cross; sympathy card reads "Esther M. Trevino"]
E17 CANTU MATA Died 25 Aug 1962 edad 88 anos Recuerdo de su esposa su hija y nietos
E18 REFUGIA E RIAS MATA Died Mar??? 57 yrs
F01 [illegible]
F02 ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ 1922-1935
F03 JESUSITA MARTINEZ 1938-1939
F05 LOCA GONZALES 2 May 184(4?)-18 Nov 1897 [this is oldest marked grave]
F06 GONZALES 24 Aug 1951
F07 ELIZA G. CANTU 1868-1917
G01 JUAN MARTINEZ 1923-1924 Recuerdo de su mama y hermanos
G03 EUGENIO TORREZ 11 Oct 1919-11 Mar 1946 Un recuerdo de su madre y hermanos
G04 JUAN FONSETA 24 Jun 1854-24 Feb 1939 Natural de San Isidro MX de sus hijos
G05 NATIVIDAD FONSECA edad 25
G08 GARCEZ 1856-15 Nov 1951
G09 ANALIA GONZALEZ Jan 1965 49 anos 15 dias
G10 [old wood cross, funeral marker] deeea? F DELEN 18 Jan 1975 84 yrs
GG11 BERTA ISLAS 5 Aug 1940-8 Aug [infant, picture]
GG12 NOE O DONEZ 7 Jun 1964
GG13 FAUSTA ALBAREZ 13 Oct 1883-31 Oct 1962
GG14 BETOS 24 Dec 1840-Jun 1925
GG15 ENEDINA O. FONSECA 14 May 1906-17 Jun 1967 Su esposo hijas e hijos ...[picture]
GG16 SAN JUANITA HERNANDEZ 24 Jun 1882-11 Sep 1960 [two burials in one grave] HESMERICILDO ORTEGA died 10 Oct 1919
GG18 EUSEBIO PUENTES 14 Aug 1905-28 Feb 1931
H02 GUADALUPE MUNOS 1909-1951`
H05 AJEDIS YBARRA 4-5-1893 -- 2-2-73 su esposa y hijas y hijos y hijas politicas
H06 PETRIA V. FONSECA 1883-1918 Recuerdo de sus hijos 1969
H07 FRANCISCO FONSECA 2 Nov 1972 73 yrs
H08 LIONOR F. RAMIREZ 6 Dec 1897-23 Sep 1932 Un recuerdo de su esposo y sus hijos Genaro, Adolfo, Bernardo, Irhoe(?), Elidia Ramirez
H09 DAVID RAMIREZ 19 Nov 1940-6 Jun 1941
H10 RAMIREZ SR. 20 Aug 1888-1 Apr 1945. de sus hijos Genaro y Adolfo, Bernardo Jr y Lidia Ramirez
H11 JETRUDES YSAGUIRRE 14 Feb 1906-14 Feb 1954 Julian Carmen Maria Ramona Felicitas Alvares
H12 JULVARES DE ANIVA [rest illegible]
H14 ANASTACIA PEQUENO
H15 YSABEL SALAZAR 1906-1925
H16 ARTURO PUENTESl 12 Jan1939-16 May 1940 de sus padres
H17 ISABEL PUENTES 30 Aug 1917-19 Feb 1939
H20 CONSUELO SALAZAR 2May1916-17Apr1935
I04 LYDIA PEYEZ [REYEZ?] July 1976 Age 21 yrs 2 mo 2 days
I08 JOS. RAMIREZ 13 Feb 1924-13 Jul 1944 Murio en Francia Bul Gurra [sic] Texas PFC 116 Inf WW1
I10 CLEOTILDE SARNA DE LOZANO Oct 1900-1924 age 24
I11 LAURO LOZANO 18 Aug 1882-17 Mar 1929 Un recuerdo de su cunada Pompoda su memoria
I12 AMADO LOSANO 8 Apr 1870-15 Sep 190?
I13 SALVADOR LOSANO
I14 1/2 FLORENTINO H RAMIREZ 1892-1934
I17 1/2 JOSE M. GARZA 12Aug1922-12Oct1924
I14 1/2 South [Double] MANUEL RAMIREZ 15 Oct 1864-16 Feb 1936 CANIDA RAMIREZ 29Jun 1866-22 Jul 1919
I15 1/2 South PETRA DE S. RUTLEDGE 20 Aug 1900-12 Sep 1929 tu esposo y hijos
J02 MATA padre Melison Maria Magloa 1924-10 aPR 19?5
J03 FRANCISCA MARTINEZ 1878-25 Mar 1918
J04 ERUDICES MENDOZA 1909-1924
J05 MARIANO MATA
K01 FLORENCIO VEGA Jr. 10 Mar 1975 Age 43 yr 10 mo 20 days
K06 ALBERTO COROZOS 21Jan1961-1Feb1961
K07 JOSE LOSANO PEREZ 5May1903-1Dec1970
K08 VICTORIANA PENA vda de GARZA 28 Mar 1875-14 Jun 1958 EUSTACIO GARZA 1854-16 Jul 1935
K09 JULIA C de LOZANO 30 Jul 1884-Sep 1929
K10 [Family plot with concrete posts & chain] DANIEL CRUZ LORANO 3 May 1879-8 Oct 1948 daddy we will meet you JUAN LORANO 20 Oct 1880-11 Sep 1954
K11 SANTIAGO CANTU 15 May 1898-2 Feb 1976 recuerdo de hermanos, sobrino y sobrinas
L02 PRUDENCO CANTU 27Aug1871-16May1904
L03 POMPOSA CANTU 19 Sep 1878-19 Jun 1950 su esposa Juan E. Lorenzo, hijas e hijos
L04 AG?DA CANTU 9 Jun 1972 Age 71yr3mo27days
L05 JESUS CAVAZOS SR 1853-1938 CAVAZOS Jr 1886-1914
L08 ERASMO RODRIGUEZ 15 Sep 1901-16 May 1962
L09 HIJINIO CASARES 23 Dec 1903-22 Sep 1955
L11 MARIA YNETT SANCHEZ
M03 ALEXANDRIA TREVINIO 26 Jan 1902 [child]
M04 [CHILD]
M05 MARIA DEL ROSARIO SENDEJO 1963-1964
M06 FLORENCIO ROBLES 1857-1927 su esposo Felocius e hijo teo?mode?
M10a M.C.
M10b L.C.C. [child]
M11b CARL HENRY EISENHUT 20 Aug 1888-22 Jun 1963 Texas Sgt HQ Co Field Art WW1 [see MM07 for possible relative]
M12 JUAN CANTU 1884-1955
M12 1/2 Nina ANGELITA SILVA 31 Oct 1947-21 Feb 1949
MM02 DONACINO CANTU GONZALES Murio 27 Mar 1912 Recuerdo su madre
MM03 JOSETITA, MARIA ELOISA GONZALEZ, JUANITA CANTU
MM04 Nino MATRAS R. CANTU de su padres
MM05 ALBERTO F. CANTU 21 Jan 1899-23 Dec 1940
MM06 ANTONIO CANTU 5 Jun 1892-23 Oct 1918 su hijos le dedican este recuerdo QEPD
MM07 ALFONSO CANTU 3 Oct 1901-14 Jan 1937 Recuerdo de su hermana Juanita Cantu Eisenhut
MM08 Sra MARIA LINA O. CANTU 23 Sep 1862- 18 Oct 1916
MM09 MANUEL CANTU Jan 1857-14 May 1944
MM10 MANUEL CANTU SR 5 Jan 1884-8 Jun 1955 Su esposa Lidia Cantu sus hijos y hijas
MM11 CORINA CANTU 20 Feb 1947-23 Aug 1949 Un recuerdo de sus padres
MM12 DOLORES G. de CANTU 25 Feb 1924 a la edad de 22 anos
MM13 L. G. MARIA del ROSARIO
MM15 FRANCISCA CANTU
MM16 ISMAEL LORENZO 11 Feb 1976 [child]
N02 La nina ELISA SILVA 14 Jun 1944-21 Apr ??
N03 EMIREGILIO QUENA 14 Nov 1972 58 yrs 6 mo 25 da
N04 MARIA B. CANTU 28 Jun 1973 83 yrs
N05 PRUDENCIO CANTU 2 Aug 1972 Age 86 yrs 5 mo 18 days
N06 BASILIA G. vda de CANTU 22 Mar 1864-7 Jan 1962 [Pink vault, concrete curbing]
O01 CARLOS CASAREZ 4 Nov 1914-24 May 1950 Un recuerdo de sus hermanas EPD
O02 LADISLAD C. de ANAYA 10 Jul 1888-20 May 1922
O04 BLAS CASAREZ 3 Feb 1906-7 Jun 1926 Un recuerdo de su hija Arcela C. Gomez
O05 SABINO CASAREZ 30 Dec 1869-7 Mar 1937
P02 TOMAS GARCIA 12 Nov 1900-25 Oct 1970 Un recuerdo de su hermana Ramona G. Esparez
P04 CRUZ MONTEZ 1 Nov 1877-9 Nov 1914
P09 ISELA ROBLEDO 14 Dec 1969-20 Aug 1970
P10 ERNESTO LOPEZ 1886-1953 [concrete curb]
P12 NESTOR GARZA 26 Feb 1885-30 Jun 1963 [boveda]
P13 RAFAEL ANAYA 24 Oct 1911-28 Jul 1963 Un recuerdo de su esposa Belen L. Anaya y hijos
QQ01 F.SILVIA
QQ02 E. USYAIDO
QQ03 JOE E SOSA 26 Mar 1975 27yr2mo22da
QQ06 ABEL SOSA 11 Nov 1956-25 Apr 1961
QQ11 [illegible]
QQ12 ABRAN GUADALUPE RAMIREZ 16Mar1896-12Sep1959
QQ13 [double] JUAN RAMIREZ father 1886-1935 JUANITA S Mother 1898-1950
QQ15 ROAIBS [illegible, picture]
QQ16A[illegible; boveda]
QQ16B
QQ16B GERTRUDIS GUAJARDO Fallecio 30 Nov 1918 Sus padres Pedro Guajardo Eloisa Rd Guajardo
QQ17 RITAMARA GUAJARDO Feb1914-Mar1919 Hyasean? los restos aseaio?
QQ18 PEDRO GUAJARDO 1875-1952
QQ19 JUAN GUAJARDO de sus sobrinas Porfiria G. Galvan y Francisco G. Saldana
QQQ05 [Row begins southeast corner] ALFRDO FLORES 25Jan1954-24Dec1974/6
QQQ05 1/2 La Sra MANUELA deGARAS 1910-17Dec1951
QQQ06 [boveda, double] SANTIAGO SOSA 24Jul1867-20Sep1943 SABINA 1Jan1886-Jul1968
QQQ07 JOSE M. A. GARZA 3Feb1904 66 anos de su hija Guadalupe Gonzales y nietos Higinia y Florencio
QQQ08 ALFREDO GALVAN 15Jan1922-26Apr1922 [twins with Jose, QQQ09?]
QQQ09 JOSE GALVAN 15Jan1922-26Mar1922
QQQ11 DARIO GARCIA 8Aug1837-14May1939
R01 JOSE DE JESUS CALVO Died 25Feb1976
R02 RICARDO GARCIA 196?
S01 JOSEPHINE MOLINA [row begins a new addition to the cemetery]
S02 ESTELA C. CANTU Died 8Dec1972 Age 40yrs 2 mo 29 days
S03 GERONIMO SALDANA 1Sep1896-1Dec1974
S04 PABLO MONTEZ GONZALES 20Dec1920-24Nov1974
S05 RITO PENA Died 24Nov1974 Age 95yr 5mo 22days
S06 FRANCISCO SANCHEZ Died 30May1975 age 16yr 1 mo 21days
S07 DESIDERIO MATA Died 2 Feb 1974 [child]
S08 VACILIA E. MANCHA 20 Oct 1888-31Oct1971
S09 RICARDO PECINA 21Apr1967-31Jul1971
S10 GUILLERMO G. GARZA 1887-17Jul1968
T01 ELIDORO CANTU Died 14 Oct 1975
T02 [double] JOSE M. GARZA 5Nov1895-blank HERLINDA C. 29Nov1893-18Jan1975
**********ADDENDA FROM HIDALGO COUNTY COURTHOUSE:
JUAN MANUEL CANTU Born Jesus Maria, Tx;died 2Dec1904
ARSENIO GONZALES died 22Aug 1947. Infant son of Jesus and Margarita Rosales