Lagarto Cemetery
Live Oak, Cemeteries of Texas
Submitted by: Morna McHargue
Cemeteries of TX
Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop
Located in Live Oak County, Texas, 26 miles southeast of George West, Texas, at the intersection of FM 534 and FM 3162.
The following text is found on the historical marker at the entrance of the cemetery.
In the early 1870s and unknown traveler died at the home of Samuel and Mary Beall, proprietors of a general store in the ranching town of Lagarto. The Bealls buried the man at a site on their property. In 1876, land surrounding the gravesite was formally set aside as the Lagarto Cemetery when Sam and Mary Beall sold two acres of their land to J.W. Ramey, Cornelius Clay Cox, and T.P. McNeill, trustees for the Lagarto Community Cemetery.
The grave of the unknown man is identified
only by a caliche rock cover, as are two other burial sites in the cemetery. The oldest
marked grave that of two-year-old Isabel Harrison is dated October 12, 1876. Others buried
here include Charles H. Fusselman (1866-1890), who was shot in Presidio County while
serving as a Texas Ranger, and John Pollan (1808- 1890), who fought in the Texas War of
Independence.
Although the population of Lagarto declined
after the railroad bypassed it in 1887, its citizens have continued to use the cemetery
since the 1870s. Descendents of the towns pioneers still live in the area,
which has become the site of development along Corpus Christi.
[Census completed 1980 by unknown party, to
whom we are grateful.]
Last Name | First Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
Hobbs |
William |
Jan 28 1831 |
Jan 09 1919 |
Father |
Hobbs |
Harriet Wright |
May 20 1838 |
Nov 28 1918 |
Mother |
Wren |
Joseph E. |
1866 |
1950 |
Born in England |
Wren |
Margaret F. |
1870 |
1956 |
Born in England |
Wren |
John Joseph |
Nov 15 1894 |
Apr 10 1912 |
- |
Wren |
Baby |
Apr 07 1914 |
Apr 15 1914 |
- |
Wren |
Nary Frances |
Aug 27 1889 |
Sep 16 1973 |
- |
Benhau |
O.L. |
Jun 25 1883 |
Jan 28 1945 |
At Rest |
Rigby |
J. Darwyn |
Feb 18 1912 |
Dec 10 1918 |
Our Loved One |
Franklin |
Gussie |
Jul 27 1856 |
Jul 18 1913 |
W/o Tol. McNeill |
Bell |
Alma McNeill |
1881 |
1965 |
Mother |
McNeill |
Toliver P. |
Mar 15 1848 |
Feb 19 1927 |
Come ye Blessed |
McNeill |
Tolliver Marvel |
Jan 01 1877 |
Feb 01 1911 |
Father |
McNeill |
Oliver Brunson |
Sep 20 1878 |
Jul 15 1946 |
(Ollie) |
McNeill |
T.P. |
Aug 15 1843 |
Oct 23 1896 |
Twas hard to give thee up |
McNeill |
Marvin |
- |
Feb 08 1908 |
Age: 18 yrs 10 mos |
McNeill |
Mrs. Mary |
Jan 21 1846 |
Aug 01 1906 |
We knew no grief - till thy bright face was missed |
McNeill |
Archibald |
May 13 1875 |
Jul 03 1900 |
Loyal |
Weathersby |
Florence McNeill |
Feb 18 1893 |
Dec 14 1972 |
Mama |
Weathersby |
Charles Walter |
Oct 30 1889 |
Apr 09 1947 |
Daddy |
Williams |
Sara E. |
Nov 26 1833 |
Aug 15 1917 |
At Rest |
Manning |
Ila Williams |
1876 |
1942 |
Mother |
Rountree |
Joseph Gus |
Jan 02 1838 |
Oct 08 1880 |
On bronze plate below the marble stone B: MO Moved to CA 1852 Moved to MT 1860 Moved to TX 1875, Established Ranch Bee Co. M: Lagarto Tx 1875, D: Lagarto |
Johnson |
Mamie Lee |
Nov 30 1880 |
Jan 10 1882 |
Weep not Papa and Mama for me. hy will be done |
McMaster |
Margaret Lovina |
Nov 23 1863 |
Apr 12 1913 |
W/o A.L. Gooley Faithful to her trust even unto death (The grave of her husband is reported to be next to hers marked only by a rock) |
Dobie |
Wm. Neville |
Jun 16 1854 |
Apr 14 1932 |
Father |
Dobie |
Mary E. |
Mar 04 1874 |
Oct 29 1931 |
Mother |
Adams |
Mary E. |
Mar 03 1862 |
Dec 13 1921 |
Mother |
Adams |
John Q. |
Oct 03 1854 |
- |
Father |
Gressett |
John |
Dec 02 1873 |
Mar 24 1940 |
B: Lola When the last round-up is over He was a gentle soul. A devoted brother and a loving son D: Beeville |
Gressett |
J.B. |
Mar 31 1848 |
Jun 23 1926 |
Weep not he is at rest |
Gressett |
Mrs. J.B. |
Sep 01 1850 |
Oct 10 1930 |
Weep not she is at rest |
Gressett |
Clyde A. |
Feb 29 1920 |
Oct 27 1950 |
Sonnie TX T SGT AF AIR TRAINING COMD. WWII |
Matheson |
Alice Gressett |
Aug 03 1889 |
Oct 23 1977 |
Weep not she is at rest |
Cox |
Emory W. |
Mar 05 1899 |
Sep 17 1971 |
- |
Ramey |
D.F. |
Aug 03 1856 |
Dec 18 1889 |
W/o T.W. Ramey |
Ramey |
Infant |
Sep 21 1889 |
Nov 07 1889 |
S/o T.W. & D.F. |
Hinnant |
Neville |
Jul 27 1881 |
Oct 10 1949 |
Father |
Hinnant |
John |
Dec 05 1817 |
Feb 11 1877 |
In Memory Of |
Hinnant |
H.M. |
May 14 1854 |
Nov 27 1892 |
God gave |
Hinnant |
Mary Ann |
Dec 14 1855 |
Feb 25 1964 |
W/o H.M. "Tobe" Hinnant D/o Robert and Sarah A. Adams Who Came From England in 1852 To Corpus Christi Tx |
Harrison |
Isabel |
Nov 05 1874 |
Oct 12 1876 |
- |
Alexander |
Willie |
1861 |
1898 |
- |
Alexander |
Minnie |
1857 |
1944 |
- |
Pearce |
Henrietta A. |
Jan 21 1861 |
Dec 24 1878 |
W/o W.B. Pearce |
Pearce |
Hennie |
Nov 20 1878 |
Jan 15 1879 |
D/o W.B. & H.A. Pearce |
Moorman |
T.J. |
Dec 08 183? |
Jan 23 188? |
- |
Cook |
Rebecca Ann |
Jun 08 1822 |
Jun 02 1912 |
Mother B: MS D: Lagarto |
Cook |
Samuel |
Jan 18 1812 |
Dec 24 1889 |
Father B: SC |
Cook |
Zerapha C. |
Jan 03 1860 |
Apr 05 1945 |
B: Lagarto D: Lagarto |
Cook |
Chaney |
Feb 02 1847 |
Sep 17 1936 |
B: Al D: Lagarto |
Cook |
Robert |
Jul 27 1853 |
Jun 16 1942 |
B: Texarkana D: Three Rivers Tx |
Harrell |
W.H. |
Feb 28 1848 |
Jan 07 1896 |
- |
Beall |
Samuel |
1837 |
1901 |
- |
Beall |
Mary |
1845 |
1935 |
- |
Beall |
Benjamin Oscar |
Mar 21 1881 |
Dec 16 1942 |
- |
Beall |
S.F. (Frank) |
Mar 16 1872 |
Apr 27 1953 |
In God we trust |
Ferrell |
Michael |
Sep 08 1807 |
Jun 04 1885 |
At Rest |
(The tiny stone below is enclosed in a beautiful iron fence near the entrance to the cemetery) |
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Haney |
Sterling F. |
Dec 28 1880 |
Mar 19 1886 |
In Memory Of |
Haney |
Lucy E. |
- |
Mar 21 1886 |
Age: 33 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God |
Fusselman |
G.H. |
Jul 16 1866 |
Apr 17 1890 |
O |
Lamb |
Drewry F. |
Jun 03 1850 |
Dec 05 1876 |
- |
Bottom of stone |
is broken |
In loving |
Memory of |
- |
Byler |
R.F. |
Mar 16 1864 |
Apr 18 1922 |
- |
Byler |
Orie |
Oct 17 1866 |
Oct 14 1938 |
- |
Byler |
Baby |
- |
- |
- |
Byler |
Baby |
- |
- |
- |
Byler |
Baby |
- |
- |
- |
Byler |
Baby |
- |
- |
- |
Byler |
Baby |
- |
- |
- |
Byler |
R.F. Jr |
- |
- |
- |
Byler |
Frank Alvis |
- |
- |
- |
Byler |
Little Mary |
- |
- |
- |
Morgan |
Charles |
Jan 31 1887 |
Feb 08 1887 |
Our baby |
Dubose |
Tom T. |
Feb 23 1880 |
Jul 20 1903 |
Newer stone and an old iron fence |
Crum |
George L. |
1864 |
1924 |
- |
Crum |
Nellie B. |
1874 |
1962 |
- |
Goodwin |
William R. |
Feb 28 1879 |
Apr 16 1961 |
- |
Goodwin |
Anna R. |
Jan 21 1886 |
Feb 19 1967 |
- |
Goodwin |
Richard N. |
1882 |
1953 |
In Memory of Papa |
Goodwin |
Della |
1882 |
1966 |
In Memory of Granny |
Pollan |
John |
May 28 1808 |
Jul 27 1890 |
TX VETERAN 1835-36 |
Wright |
Emoline |
Nov 01 1839 |
Feb 10 1865 |
Inscription illegible |
Phipps |
John W. (Johnnie) |
Aug 08 1899 |
Nov 23 1974 |
CCM US NAVY |
Phipps |
Lea Alma |
1906 |
- |
- |
Goodwin |
R. Nathan |
Dec 11 1917 |
Jul 10 1978 |
- |
Adams |
Elmer J. |
Jan 26 1883 |
Mar 18 1922 |
Gone |
Pearce |
J.A. |
Mar 08 1850 |
Jan 19 1881 |
Separated this life Jan 19 1881 |
Cook |
Samuel |
Feb 18 1849 |
Feb 28 1879 |
B: LA D: Lagarto, TX |
Byler |
Fannie |
Jan 18 1865 |
Jun 29 1889 |
Sacred to the memory of W/o Chas G. Cook |