Principe de Paz Presbyterian Cemetery
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Submitted by Hidalgo County Historical Commission
With Permission of Hidalgo Co. Historical Commission (2005)
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LOCATION: Anacahuitas Street, Mercedes. Inside fence of Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery, east of first access road.
SURVEYED: 2004 by Ofelia and Josie Martinez .
W/O=WIFE OF, H/O=HUSBAND OF, D/O=DAUGHTER OF, OBIT=FROM OBITUARY
HISTORY: Principe de Paz (Sp. Prince of Peace) Presbyterian Church was organized November 3, 1912 under the name Iglesia Presbyteriana Mexicana. The Presbytery of Tamaulipas appointed an organizing commission composed of Rev. W.A.Ross and G. Andres F. Cisneros of San Benito. There were eleven charter members.
In the early 1950s, the church began missions in La Feria, McAllen and Weslaco, and helped organize Bethany Presbyterian Church in Mc Allen, and San Pablo Presbyterian Church in Weslaco. At this time, the name of the Mercedes church was changed to El Principe de Paz. A four-room annex was constructed, and the sanctuary and pastoral residence were sold. In 1971, a new sanctuary was built.
The church building is at 1340 S. Georgia Street in Mercedes, and the present minister is Rev. Hector V. Reynoso. There is an active Sunday School, youth choir, and men’s and women’s groups. All services are in both Spanish and English.
In 1913, the American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Company, developers of Mercedes, donated land too high for agricultural use to churches for cemeteries. The 1.5 acre Presbyterian "cemetery corner" is adjacent to the Catholic, Baptist and Lutheran cemeteries. The Presbyterian Men’s Group maintains the cemetery. There are approximately 160 burials. Oldest marked grave is that of Lydia Lopez, 1913. ._____.
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
BIRTH DATE |
DEATH DATE |
COMMENTS |
ALANIZ |
JESUS |
- |
1972 |
|
ALMANZA |
MARIA |
1894 |
1980 |
|
ALMANZA |
ANTONIO |
1932 |
1993 |
|
ALMANZA |
NARCISO |
1885 |
1982 |
|
ALMANZA |
ADELA |
1940 |
2000 |
|
ANZALDUA |
GABRIEL |
2002 |
2002 |
Baby, 4 days old |
APARICIO |
BABY |
1955 |
1955 |
D1 |
APARICIO |
ROMEL |
1942 |
2002 |
SON/O PAULA APARICIO |
APARICIO |
PAULA VERA |
1920 |
31JAN 2005 |
[SON ROMEL, BROTHER. RODOLFO VERA] |
ARTEGA |
ELOISA V. |
1917 |
1968 |
E1 |
AVILA |
PAULINO |
1903 |
1943 |
C2 |
AVILA |
JUAN A. |
1919 |
1972 |
|
AVILA |
IRINEA |
1884 |
1953 |
D2 |
AVILA |
ESTER BECERRA |
- |
1949 |
C1 |
AVILA |
JUANA |
1882 |
1936 |
B1 |
BARBOSA |
SALOMON |
1913 |
1964 |
E2 |
BARBOSA |
MANUEL |
- |
- |
|
BARRERA |
SANTANA |
- |
1972 |
|
BENAVIDEZ |
JOSE |
1915 |
1991 |
|
BUENFIL |
CECIA |
1964 |
2003 |
|
BUENFIL |
SOCORRO |
1940 |
1993 |
|
BUSTAMANTE |
MARGARITA |
- |
1937 |
B2 |
BUSTAMANTE |
CELESTINO |
- |
1925 |
A1 |
CANCINO |
FRANCISCO |
- |
- |
|
CANCINO |
LUSINA |
- |
- |
|
CANTU |
GUADALUPE |
1915 |
1951 |
|
CANTU |
NARCISO JR. |
1926 |
1947 |
C4 |
CANTU |
MARGARITA |
1900 |
1973 |
|
CANTU |
RONNIE |
1889 |
1959 |
D4 |
CANTU |
CARLOS |
1908 |
1989 |
|
CANTU |
AMINTA |
1908 |
1997 |
|
CANTU |
BODICIA |
1884 |
1974 |
|
CANTU |
IMELDA J. |
1959 |
1975 |
|
CONALY |
AMELIA V. HAROLD |
1914 |
1973 |
See Villarreal, Amelia |
CUESTAS |
MARIA |
1906 |
2004 |
|
CUESTAS |
JUANA |
1879 |
1947 |
C3 |
CUESTAS |
ASENCION |
1878 |
1939 |
B3 |
CURIEL |
MARCOS (MARK) |
1973 |
1996 |
|
CURIEL |
SALOMON |
- |
1929 |
A2 |
DE ALEJANDRO |
ADELBERTO |
- |
- |
|
DE LA CERDA |
ELIZABETH |
26NOV 1950 |
21NOV 2005 |
OBIT. D/O ARTURO & CRUZ; SISTER/O DAN, ASAEL, ARTURO; NIECE OF EVA YSAGUIRRE; GARZA FH |
DE LA CERDA |
JUAN |
1904 |
1924 |
|
DE LA CERDA |
LEONOR |
1902 |
1981 |
|
DE LA CERDA |
SEGUNDO |
1879 |
1927 |
A3 |
DE LA CERDA |
VICENTE |
1928 |
1999 |
|
DE LA CERDA |
SANTIAGO |
1923 |
1971 |
|
DE LA CERDA |
CRUZ |
1913 |
1993 |
|
DE LA CERDA |
SENOVIA |
1880 |
1976 |
|
DE LA CERDA |
ARTURO |
1905 |
1985 |
|
FLORES |
FRANCISCO |
- |
1975 |
|
FLORES |
LUCAS |
- |
1918 |
A4 |
FLORES |
LUCY V. |
1919 |
2001 |
|
GALVAN |
ESTELA |
1898 |
1932 |
B10 |
GALVAN |
LEONARDO JR. |
1930 |
1931 |
B9 |
GARCES |
JUAN |
- |
1962 |
E6 |
GARCES |
ROSA P. |
1885 |
1973 |
|
GARCIA |
PAULA |
- |
1939 |
B5 |
GARCIA |
RAMON |
- |
1974 |
|
GARCIA |
JOSE |
1906 |
1999 |
|
GARCIA |
SENAIDA |
- |
1977 |
|
GARCIA |
JUAN E. |
- |
1937 |
B4 JUANA? |
GARCIA |
SILVERO |
1860 |
1934 |
B7 |
GARCIA |
ELVIA |
1901 |
1945 |
C5 |
GARCIA |
DONACIANO |
1875 |
1961 |
E3 H/O CAYETANA ?. |
GARCIA |
CAYETANA |
1900 |
1983 |
W/O DONACIANO? |
GARCIA |
PEDRO |
1887 |
1937 |
B6 |
GARCIA |
RAMON |
1904 |
1949 |
C6 |
GARZA |
FIDENCIO |
1908 |
1956 |
D5 |
GARZA |
FELA V. |
1908 |
- |
|
GARZA |
GABRIELA |
- |
1922 |
A5 |
GARZA |
JOSEFA |
- |
1954 |
D6 |
GARZA |
ISIDRO PEREZ |
- |
1922 |
A6 |
GOMEZ |
RAMONA A. |
- |
1957 |
D7 |
GONZALEZ |
PAUL JR. |
1945 |
1949 |
C7 |
GONZALEZ |
DOMINGO |
- |
1980 |
|
GONZALEZ |
LEOGALDA |
19?3 |
1958 |
D9 |
GONZALEZ |
M.E. |
- |
1958 |
|
GONZALEZ |
AGAPITO |
1868 |
1958 D8 |
RELATION TO FELIPA? |
GONZALEZ |
FELIPA |
1892 |
1981 |
RELATION TO AGAPITO? |
GORENA |
JUAN JOSE |
- |
1930 |
B8 |
HUERTA |
MATEO |
- |
1925 |
A7 |
JOHNSTON |
SAMUEL WARREN |
- |
1984 |
D11 |
LEAL |
CARMEN C. |
- |
1968 |
E7 |
LEAL |
FELIZ JR. |
1950 |
1989 |
|
LOPEZ |
LIDIA R. |
- |
1914 |
A8 |
LOPEZ |
TABITA |
- |
1922 |
A9 |
LOPEZ |
CONCEPCION |
- |
- |
|
MARTINEZ |
GEORGE O. |
1913 |
1978 |
|
MARTINEZ |
AMPARO S. |
1913 |
1983 |
|
MARTINEZ |
GUADALUPE M. |
1911 |
1988 |
|
MARTINEZ |
ANGELA |
? |
1992 |
DOUBLE W/CLARO M. |
MARTINEZ |
CLARO |
1910 |
2003 |
DOUBLE W/ ANGELA M. |
MARTINEZ |
GILBERTO |
1906 |
1977 |
|
MARTINEZ |
ANTONIO |
- |
1947 |
C8 |
MARTINEZ |
ANTONIO JR. |
- |
1967 |
E8 |
MORALES |
FRANCISCA |
1907 |
1990 |
|
MORALES |
REFUGIO |
1901 |
1972 |
|
ORTEGA |
LUISA |
1900 |
1902 |
|
PEDRA |
ISARIA V. |
1905 |
1934 |
|
PEDRAZA |
PAULA |
1934 |
- |
B12 |
PEREZ |
RICARDO |
1957 |
1987 |
|
RESENDEZ |
PILAR (CELAN?) |
- |
1934 |
B13 |
REYES |
ALEJANDRIA N. |
1914 |
1972 |
|
REYNA |
RANO |
1963 |
1964 |
|
RIOS |
ROY |
- |
- |
|
RODRIGUEZ |
JESUS |
1893 |
1935 |
|
RODRIGUEZ |
MARIA G. |
1899 |
1978 |
|
RODRIGUEZ |
FELIMONA |
1918 |
1965 |
E10 |
ROWLAND |
DANIELA |
- |
1928 |
A10 |
ROWLAND |
VIRGINIA T. |
- |
1932 |
B14 |
RUIZ |
SANTOS GOMEZ |
- |
1986 |
|
SALAZAR |
JUANITA |
- |
`1918 |
A11 |
SANCHEZ |
PILAR |
1879 |
1944 |
C9 |
SANCHEZ |
LEONEL |
1939 |
1972 |
|
SAUCEDA |
LUIS |
- |
1974 |
|
TAMEZ |
ARNULFO |
- |
- |
|
TAMEZ |
EMILIA |
- |
- |
|
TAMEZ |
JOSEFINA |
1900 |
1965 |
E13 |
TAMEZ |
? |
1890 |
1955 |
D12 |
TREVINIO |
TORIBIO |
1886 |
1943 |
|
TREVINIO |
CELESTINA |
1901 |
1979 |
|
TREVINO |
ADELINA |
1921 |
2004 |
AN UNKNOWN MAY BE BURIED IN THIS PLOT |
TREVINO |
PAULINA |
- |
1987 |
UNKNOWN MAY BE BURIED IN PLOT W/ PAULINA,DORA,MANUEL |
TREVINO |
DORA |
- |
1933 |
UNK. MAY BE BURIED IN PLOT W/ PAULINA, DORA, MANUEL |
TREVINO |
MANUEL |
- |
1974 |
UNK. MAY BE BURIED IN PLOT W/ PAULINA, DORA, MANUEL |
UNKNOWN |
JOSE |
1967 |
E14 |
|
UNKNOWN |
- |
- |
- |
22 GRAVES UNMMARKED |
UNKNOWN |
ESTELITA |
1901 |
1924 |
A13 |
UNKNOWN |
- |
1917 |
1918 |
|
VASQUEZ |
LUZ R.. |
1884 |
1964 |
E12 |
VELA |
DONACIANO SR. |
1870 |
1922 |
A2 |
VELA |
MANUELA G. (MEME) |
22FEB 1915 |
6NOV 2005 |
OBIT. AGE 90; D/O AMADO & DOLORES GUZMAN; W/O DONACIANO; SIS/O LUPE, AMADO & LEOCARIO GUZMAN, ANGELITA ANGULO, PAULITA CAVAZOS, TOMASITA SALAZAR, BEATRICE GONZALEZ |
VELA |
NIEVES |
1888 |
1969 |
E11 |
VELA |
MANUEL N. |
1924 |
1955 |
D13 |
VELA |
MANUEL |
1905 |
1930 |
B16 |
VELA |
ENRIQUE JR |
1928 |
1979 |
|
VERA |
RODOLFO |
1925 |
1985 |
B/O PAULA APARICIO |
VILLARREAL |
ADELINA |
1885 |
1920 |
|
VILLARREAL |
JOSE |
1873 |
1948 |
C11 |
VILLARREAL |
V.V. |
1903 |
1977 |
|
VILLARREAL |
MARIA |
1902 |
1972 |
|
VILLARREAL |
AMELIA |
1914 |
1972 |
HAROLD CONALY? |
YANEZ |
MARGARITA |
1914 |
1977 |
|
YANEZ |
JOSE |
1912 |
1978 |
|
YBARRA |
GUADALUPE |
1904 |
1961 E4 |
SEE NAMESAKE 1917-96 |
YBARRA |
QUIRINEO |
- |
1937 |
B11 |
YBARRA |
FELIPE |
1904 |
1985 |
|
YBARRA |
GUADALUPE |
1917 |
1996 |
SEE NAMESAKE 1904-61 |
YSLAS |
EGAL A. |
1931 |
1960 |
E5 |