SANTA RITA CEMETERIES Old
Hidalgo Co. Cemeteries of Tx
Submitted by Frances Isbell
With Permission of Hidalgo Co. Historical Commission (2005)
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NAME: Santa Rita Old (Casas) Cemetery and Santa Rita New (Lino Trevino) Cemetery
LOCATION: At Puerto Rico, drive north on caliche road past four cattle guards. Turn west on La Gloria Road into Cipres Community, passing Valdez, Santa Monica and Santa Rita Garza Cemeteries. Santa Rita New Cemetery is 300 yards north of road; Santa Rita Old Cemetery is 50 yards east along a dirt path into a wooded area.
SURVEYED: Wilma C. and Kathryn B. Kosar surveyed Santa Rita Nueva in March 1971. Wilma C. Kosar and Virginia G. Stinson surveyed Santa Rita Vieja in February 1976, and Nicasio Hinojosa Jr. and Arnaldo Garza updated it in June 1985.
HISTORY: Santa Rita Ranch is in San Ramon Land Grant to Julian Farias in 1804. It was founded in 1881 by Julian Casas (1822-1907) of Spain. He purchased 1210 acres from heirs of the land grantee. Casas married Petra Gutierrez (1860-1925); they had eleven children. Their caliche stone ranchhouse was still standing in 2005. Owners include fourth generation descendants Delia Garza Gomez and Rita Flores Garza. The cemetery was established by 1900; oldest grave is that of Bruno Casas, 3 November 1900. In 1965, owner Mrs. Rita Flores Garza donated land for the Santa Rita Garza Cemetery. And in 1966, Julia Casas (Mrs. Lino Trevino) donated land for a new cemetery, since the old one was filled.
Last Name | First Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Row | Comments |
Casas | Bruno | Jan 28 1893 | Mar 01 1948 | A01 | Sus hermanos y sobrino dedican este recuerdoD.E.P. s/o founder |
Farias | Santos Garza | Jan 20 1886 | Mar 07 1952 | A02 | Recuerdo de su esposo y hijos |
Rodriguez | Onesimo | Dec 08 1892 | Jan 01 1953 | A03 | Un recuerdo de su esposa y hijos |
Trevino | Hilaria R. | Mar 17 1882 | May 19 1963 | A04 | Recuerdo de su s hijos |
Garcia | Refugio | Feb 01 1885 | Mar 12 1945 | B05 | Su esposa e hijo y hermanos dedican este recuerdo D.E.P. |
Rodriguez | Silbestra G. | Dec 31 1859 | May 02 1948 | B06 | Un recuerdo de sus hijos y nietos D.E.P.photograph |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | B07 | FHM both illegible |
Casas | Refugio | Dec 11 1886 | Aug 11 1939 | B08 | Sus hijos dedican este recuerdo a su memoria D.E.P. s/o founder |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | B09 | illegible and broken |
Duarte | Santos | Jun 30 1908 | Sep 02 1954 | B10 | Un recuerdo de su esposa y sus hijos y hijos politicos |
Marker | - | - | - | C11 | illegible and broken |
Garcia | Antonio | - | Oct 16 1925 | C12 | Age: 75 yrs Double left |
De Garcia | Rosa G. | - | Aug 22 1917 | C12 | Age: 72 yra Un recuerdo de sus hijos D.E.P. Double right |
Garza | Teofilo | Jan 08 1851 | Nov 28 1918 | - | Un recuerdo de su esposa y hijos d/o founder |
Casaa De Bargas | Estanislada | 1860 | Jan 13 1925 | C14 | Sus hijos dedican este recuerdo a su memoria |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | C15 | Illegible |
Casas | Gregorio | 1902 | 1918 | C16 | Un recuerdo de sus hermanos |
De Casas | Julia R. | 1874 | 1912 | C17 | date on cement slab: Oct 04 1969 |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | C18 | Illegible |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | C19 | Illegible |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | C20 | Illegible |
Metal Cross | - | - | - | C21 | Illegible |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | C22 | Illegible |
Casas | Anastasio | Jan 22 1862 | Aug 26 1937 | C23 | Un recuerdo de su hijo moises E.P.D. s/o founder |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | C24 | Illegible |
Casas | Pablo | Jan 15 1897 | Jun 29 1962 | C25 | Un recuerdo de su esposa y hermanos |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | D26 | Illegible |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | D27 | Illegible |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | D28 | with broken pieces of imbedded ceramic tiles |
Olivares | Santiago | Jun 26 1847 | Mar 26 1920 | D29 | Su esposa e hijos dedican este recuerdo |
Olivares | Antonio C. | May 10 1855 | Aug 19 1926 | D30 | Sus hijos le dedican este recuerdo |
Guitierres | Rafaila | Jul 17 1907 | Jun 01 1939 | D31 | Sus padres le dedican este recuerdo; marker broken and fallen |
Metal Cross | - | - | - | D32 | at head and foot of grave illegible |
Old Stone | - | - | - | D33 | Illegible |
Graza | Rosa G. | Aug 29 1883 | Nov 22 1918 | D34 | - |
Trebino | Longino | - | 1951 | D35 | wood cross and FHM |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | D36 | Illegible |
Trevino | Nino Longino | Jan 17 1928 | Nov 10 1928 | D37 | Su padres dedican este recuerdo |
Concrete Cross | - | - | -- | D38 | cross and slab illegible |
De Trevino | Guadalupe Buentello | Dec 27 1877 | Feb 13 1936 | D39 | Un recuerdo de sus hijos a su memoria E.P.D. |
Garcia | Venacia G. | Jan 02 1891 | Sep 12 1952 | D40 | Su esposo e hija dedican este recurdo a su memoria Q.E.P.D. |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | D41 | cross with broken pieces of ceramic tile embedded illegible |
Balderas | Victoriano | Jan 20 1852 | Apr 12 1924 | E42 | - |
Old Stone | - | - | - | E43 | with small angel illegible |
Old Stone | - | - | - | E44 | and concrete cross with broken pieces of ceramic tile embedded illegible |
Saenz | Paula | - | Mar 11 1933 | E45 | Age: 70 yrs |
Casas | Bruno | - | Nov 03 1900 | - | Age: 50 yrs |
Casas | Fortino | Aug 14 1870 | Nov 21 1930 | E46 | Sus hijas e hijos dedican este recuerdo Santa Rita TX D.E.P. |
Casas | Fostino | - | - | E47 | Broken stone |
Solis | Gavino | Feb 19 1860 | Feb 09 1939 | E48 | Sus hijos dedican este recuerdp a su memoria D.E.P. |
E., J.S. | - | - | - | E49 | Concrete cross and slab Initials in glass marbles |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | - | Illegible |
Garcia | Silbestre | May 30 1898 | Feb 04 1955 | - | Su esposa G.C.G.; Q.E.P.D. |
Casas | Efrain | Sep 21 1896 | Jun 04 1959 | E52 | Su esposa e hijos ; Q.E.P.D. |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | - | Illegible |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | F54 | Illegible and broken |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | F55 | illegible and broken |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | F56 | illegible and broken |
Flores | - | - | - | F57 | Concrete cross illegible |
Casas | Petra C. | Dec 01 1895 | Aug 20 1932 | F58 | Su esposo e hijos dedican este recuerdo |
Casas | Petra | Dec 04 1895 | Aug 20 1932 | F59 | Q.E.P.S. |
Casas | Santos | Aug 06 1890 | Mar 22 1952 | - | Un recuerdo de sus hijos |
De Casas | Luisa G. | Aug 25 1870 | Nov 10 1939 | F60 | Su esposo e hijos dedican este himilde recuerdo Q.E.P.D. |
Casas | Aniceto | 1945 | 1946 | F61 | - |
Casas | Jesus | 1944 | 1944 | - | Su padres |
Sanchez | Pedro M. | Mar 30 1876 | Apr 28 1936 | F62 | - |
Sanchez | Tomasa R. | Sep16 1883 | Dec 03 1918 | - | Recuerdo de sus hijos e hijas |
Guerra | Alvara | - | 1925 | - | - |
De Los Reyes | Jacinto | Oct 12 1880 | Jun 24 1958 | - | Sus hijas G.G.D.L.R. dedican este recuerdo a su memoria Q.E.P.D. |
De Reyes | Ramona O. | Aug 02 1886 | Jan 02 1941 | - | Su esposo e hijas dedican este recuerdo a su memoria D.E.P. |
Garcia | Angel | Oct 02 1934 | Oct 02 1936 | - | Un recuerdo de sus padres |
Garcia | Nina Ma Del Refugio | Nov 25 1954 | Jul 28 1954 | F67 | Sus padres y hermanos dedican a este recuerdo |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | - | Illegible |
Ramirez | Sevastian | - | Nov 02 1923 | G69 | Age: 80 yrs; Un recuerdo de sus hijos |
Tijerina | Ascencion G. | - | Oct 28 1917 | G70 | Age: 80 yrs; Su hijo y hija y nietos recuerdo Q.E.P.D. |
Olivarez | Gregoria G. | Sep 20 1907 | Mar 22 1934 | G71 | Su esposo e hijos Q.E.P.D. |
Garza | Felicitas F. | 1873 | Mar -- 1918 | G72 | Sus hijos Q.E.P.D. |
Unmarked Grave | - | - | - | G73 | - |
Unmarked Grave | - | - | - | - | - |
Unmarked Grave | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanches | Herculano | - | - | - | - |
Sanches | Tibucia M. | - | - | G77 | - |
Valdez | Andrea | 1921 | - | - | Dedica Victor Garcia One date |
Torres | Juan | - | Aug 15 1929 | G79 | Age: 100 yrs; Un recuerdo de sus hijos |
Ramirez | Candelario | Sep 30 1938 | Aug 13 1939 | - | Un recuerdo de sus padres D.E.P. |
Garcia | Natalia | Jul 04 1941 | Dec 25 1941 | G81 | Un recuerdo de sus padres |
Olivares | Hilario | Nov 03 1883 | Sep 13 1956 | G82 | Su hermana y hermanos dedican este recuerdo a su memoria |
Casas | Fabian | Jan 21 1873 | Aug 07 1948 | H83 | Q.E.P.D. |
Casas | Anita | Jun 25 1873 | Jul 28 1959 | - | Sus hijas e hijos dedican este recuerdo Q.E.P.D. |
De Casas | Petra | Jan 31 1880 | Dec 10 1947 | H84 | Un recuerdo de hijas e hijos E.P.D. |
Garza | Alejandro | Mar -- 1860 | Dec -- 1938 | H85 | Sus hijos Q.E.P.D. |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | H86 | and FHM both illegible |
Casas | Fortino | Aug 12 18978 | Oct 07 1947 | H87 | Un recuerdo de su hermana |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | H88 | Illegible - faded photograph or lettering under glass plate |
S.S.D. | - | - | - | H89 | Cement cross illegible |
C.S.G. | - | Aug 03 ---- | --- -- 1934 | H90 | Broken concrete cross |
Moreno | Manuela | - | - | H91 | Icon at foot of grave |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | H92 | Illegible |
Concrete Cross | - | - | - | - | Illegible |
Illegible | - | Dec -- 1936 | 1939 | H94 | Un recuerdo de sus padrres Macario Greco? Ella? |
- | - | - | - | H95 | FHM Illegible |
Wood Cross | - | - | - | H08 | FHM Illegible |