San Miguel Cemetery, Cross, McMullen Co., TX



The San Miguel Cemetery is located about a mile or so west of Highway 16, approximately ten miles north of Tilden, near the small community of Cross. Murray sent it to me in August 1994. It is evident that Murray inventoried the cemetery, located a bit northwest of his portion of the Frankin ranch, on more than one occasion, the last being in 1993. He originally counted 92 graves, including 18 unknown. At the time he sent the inventory to me it included: 18 unknown, 8 pending, 98 used, 124 total. I can only assume that some of the pending have since been used. Certainly that is the case for Murray's plot. He was a fine, memorable gentleman.
Cemetery Entrance Memorial This Entrance Dedicated To The Memory of the R. S. Rafe Franklin Family by Margaret F. Yeager.	San Miguel Historical Cemetery This site was already in use as a cemetery when, on July 31, 1883, Mary A. Maverick conveyed five acres of land to the McMullen County Judge and his successors to be used "Entirely and Exclusively for public school and graveyard purposes." A one-room schoolhouse was built nearby and served the community until 1938. The burial ground contains numerous unmarked graves, but the earliest dated grave is that of infant J. H. Byers who died March 10, 1875. San Miguel Cemetery remains as a chronicle of the settlers, war veterans and residents of this area whose descendants continue its care through an association. Historic Texas Cemetery - 1999

1. Vallary V. (Dupree) Bates	1818-1884
2. Charles Beyers	1885-age 45
3. J.H. Beyers	1874-1875
4. Sam Bruce	1883-1906
5. Frank Herman Burmeister	1856-1932
6. Sarah Jane Burmeister	1862-1951
7. Big "C"
8. Arch Crain	1879-1948
9. John J. Crain	1866-1929
10. Jesse P. Crain	1905-1967
11. Lud L. Crain	1884-1946
12. Mary C. Crain	1845-1906
13. Rafe Crain	1871-1924
14. Rosa Louise Crain	1876-1958
15. Warner P. Crain	1825-1895
16. W.P. Crain	1873-1917
17. E.P. Coward	1897-1902
18. Alonzo Franklin	1914-1917
l9. Buddie Franklin	1873-1878
20. Caroline Franklin	1846-1905
21. Chap Franklin	1881-1950
22. Clara Franklin	1853-1937
23. Tom Franklin	8-13-1888 4-9-59
24. Emley Franklin	1843-1902
25. Felix W. Franklin.	1880-1966
26. Green A. Franklin	1877-1951
27. Grace Franklin	1885-1966
28. John Franklin	1890-1957
29. John Preston Franklin	1880-1935
30. Julius Franklin	1897-1943
31. Lena H. Franklin	1884-1956
32. Louise Franklin	1882-1962
33. Martha Agnes Franklin	1853-1925
34. Minerva Franklin	1855-1930
35. Murray Franklin	1871-1945
36. R.S. Franklin	1848-1913
37. Ralph S. Franklin	1875-1944
38. R. W. Franklin	1850-1911
39. Rosa Franklin	1866-1948
40. Sam Franklin	1895-1961
41. Verda Franklin	1883-1974
42. Louis M. Gubbels	1902-1970
43. Rita W. Gubbels	1906-1963
44. Carl B. Hacker	1870-1925
45. Elizabeth Hacker	1870-1943
46. Cesario Hernandez	1847 - December 9, 1932
Petra Guzman	February 7, 1927 - January 10, 2001
47. Frank L. Henry	1857-1938
48. Mary E. Henry	1860-1941
49. Otis Henry	1899-1939
50. Frankey Hastings Hime	1831-1894
51. Mrs. Blanche Hill	1864-1892
52. Ike Hill,Jr.	1890-1913
53. Mrs. Ike Hill, Sr.	1852-1890
54. J.W. Hill	1852-1890
55. Mrs. J.W. Hill
56. Mattie Hill	1888-1890
57. A. D.Hollingsworth	1852-1880
58. Daisy Lackland	1875-1940
59. Robert Lackland	1874-1952
60. Will Little	1869-1929
61. Eleazer Potts	1812-1887
62. Ira M. Potts	1879-1947
63. J.E. Potts	1852-1908
64. M.H. Potts	1851-1914
65. "Bud" L.E. Potts	1891-1957
66. Emiline C. Russell	died 1910 age 86
67. Leroy-son of S.E. Roebuck	1873-1881
68. WM Ryon
69. Amie Shannon	1883-1943
70. Bert Shannon	1882-1940
71. George Pate Smyer	1883-1952
72. Ruby Smyers	1897-1987
73. Lydia Elizabeth Tope	1876-1911
74. Thomas Benjamin Tope	1868-1953
75. Fred Wagstaff	1874-1947
76. Jesse Willis	1910-1967
77. Alex Franklin	1894-1979
78. Addie Franklin	1893-1978
79. Mary B. Franklin	1891-1984
80. Rosa Bell Franklin	1889-1981
81. Mary Ruth Franklin	1916-1984
82. Bessie Franklin	1911-1982
83. Murray "Bub" Franklin	1907-[1996]
84. Rodney Swaim, Sr.	1902-1990 Dec. 26
85. Willie Swaim	1911-1986
86. Bernice Faucett	1917-1984
87. George Faucett	1929
88. Arthur Thompson	1899-1979
89. Mary Thompson	1909
90. Chas. Burmeister	1887-1979
91. Josephine Burmeister	1889-1984
92. Bill Austin	1926-1981
93. Charley Austin	1922
94. Donald Haynes	1925-1983
95. Rosemary Haynes	1920
96. Thomas Franklin	1833-1902
97. Henry Crain	1897-1992
98. Warner F. Crain	1913-1980
99. George Henry	1892-1987
100. Lillian Henry	1913
101. Elton Henry	1904-1986
102. Virginia Henry	1919
103. Murray F. Potts	1926-1979
104. Viola Potts	1931
105. Chas. W. Clark	1927-1984
106. Ralph Brite	1917-1993

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