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Nueces County, Texas -
Cemeteries
Compiled by Dr. Charles Ward & Dr. Brooks Noel in their book, Published by Coastal Bend Genealogical Society, 1991
Banquete
The
Banquete Cemetery is located near Banquete
Creeek at the end of a 0.2 mile paved road that runs north from County
Road #40 (Rabb Road) from a point about 0.8 of a mile east of of the
intersection of County Road #40 and 4th Street in Banquete, TX, in the
far north west area of Nueces County. Begun with its first
burieal in 1863, the cemetery includes Confederate soldiers and members
of prominent Banquete families of Bennett, Wright,
Elliff, Fussellman, Saunder, Madray, Mounger, Quillin,
Alvarado, Dubose, Hunter, Martinez, Ortiz, Ramirez and
Wilkerson. The
earliest birthdate found on any of the 470 tombstones was 1803.
Hebrew
Rest
This
cemetery is located on Brownlee Street between Agnes and Laredo Streets
in Corpus Christi. The one acre for the cemetery was deeded by noted
rancherRicherd
King
,
founder of the King Ranch, in 1875 to serve the Jewish settlers of the
area. Prior to that the nearest Jewish cemetery was in
Gonzales, TX , about 140 miles away. This is a neat, well
tended cemetery, maintained since 1961 by the Temple Beth El of Corpus
Christi. Some of the notable family names among the 185
markers identified here areLichtensteins, Gugenheims,
Weils, Henrys, Richman, David Hirsch,
and Emanuel Morris
. Currently the
Hebrew section of Seaside Memorial Park is the usual place of interment
for members of the Jewish community, with only an occasional burial in
Hebrew Rest. The Texas Historical Society placed a marker
here in 1981.
Holy Cross
Located
at Up River
Road and Palm Drive just off Leopard and directly across the street
from Miller High School in Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Katherine Bray,
who is buried in section K, donated to the Catholic Church 10 acres of
land which she had purchased from
H.L.
Kinney in 1851 for the price of one dollar. In
1866 she deeded two acres to
Rev.
John Gonnard and the Catholic Church, then in
1869 she sold the remainder of the property to
Right Reverend C.M. Dubose,
Bishop of Texas.(Deed Book I, pages 289-290)The oldest part of the cemetery was known as Mt. Calvary. It is now included in, or known as, the Old Holy Cross Cemetery. Some older cemetery maps show that it was closed by law at one time due to s yellow fever epidemic. Many of the tombstones bear record of tragedies in the local history such as diseases, the Civil War, and the hurricane of 1919, and reflect birthplaces of England, Ireland, and Mexico. The names of approximately 6450 people buried in this cemetery were determined. The earliest birth date found on a tombstone was 1797, and the earliest death date was 1855. Some of the older family names include Dunn, Gollihar, Mercer, Connard, David, Cody, Mussett, Shaw, Carroll, Alvarado, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Jimenez, and Ybannes.
New Bayview
The
New Bayview
Cemetery is located at the corner of Kennedy and Johns Streets in the
Hillcrest section north of IH-37 in Corpus Christi. The
Knights
of Pythias Cemetery adjoins this tract on the northwest corner, but
only about a fifty by sixty foot section remains, with only five
tomhstones there. The rest is covered by a housing
development. The County Cemetery, which was formerly part of
New
Bayview, is at the corner of Kennedy and Nueces
Streets.
The New Bayview Cemetery was to be the showcase for the Bayview Cemetey
Association. Units were sold as family plots with borders
around
them. Some of the borders are still present, but many of the
tombstones are missing. At one time this riverfront side of
town
was the "Country Club" area of the city, but between 1914 and 1929 many
of the bodies and tombstones were transferred to Rose Hill Cemetery.
(See below) Over the last several decades of the twentieth century the
area has deteriorated. The cemetery is no longer active, but
is
currently maintained by the City Parks and Recreation Department, and
is now separated in the middle by Williams Park.The names of approximately 760 people were identified as buried here. The earliest birth date found on a tombstone was 1813, and the earliest death date was 1886; however this person was transferred from Oso Cemetery in 1909. Early citizens buried in this cemetery include George A. Von Blucher, Perry and Rachel Doddridge, Sidney Gail Borden, and Capt. S.W. Fullerton.
Aberdeen - Sunshine -
Royal Palm - St. James
General
order of establishment of other cemeteries in Nueces County is as
follows:1900-09 Aberdeen Cemetery is located at Santa Fe and Roberts Streets in Corpus Christi. It is inside the present Seaside Memorial Park, to the east of the Santa Fe Street intrance, and parallel to Roberts Street, and abuts Seaside's Baby Land section on the south. Aberdeen Cemetery served the Aberdeen Community from the early 1900's to the 1950's. Aberdeen Community had it's own school system from 1901 until 1958, however, from 1942 to 1958 it was part of the Sundeen School District. It is now part of the City of Corpus Christi. Seaside Memorial Park now maintains the cemetery, but apparently burial lists for it have been lost. The compilers were able to to determine the names of approximately 420 people who were buried in this cemetery. The earliest birth date found on a tombstone was 1820, and the earliest death date was 1903. Some of the older families buried here include theLongs, Gregorys, Bowers, Neeleys, Clarks, Floyds, O'Neals, Lairds, Ropers, andWilkeys.The Sunshine Cemetery is on Texas Highway # 357 (Rodd Field Road)at the Wooldridge Road intersection , about 1.2 miles south of Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi. It was in the old community of Encinal (also called Sunshine), which is now part of the city of Corpus Christi. It contains about one acre out of the eastern corner of lots # 1 and # 2 in section # 19 of Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts (Deed Book # 1010, Page 180). At one time the old Sunshine Common School District (1887-1942) extended from roughly Everhart Road on the west, Saratoga on the south, to McArdle on the north and Oso Bay on the east. Today the only physical remnants of the community are the cemetery and post office. Although in poor condition for a number of years, the fence tract is now well kept by the Sunshine Cemetery Association which has been reactivated. A Texas Historical Society marker was placed in the cemetery in 1985. The names of approximately 60 people were determined to have been buried in this cemetery, 2 with the earliest birth date found on a tombstone to be 1843, and the earliest death date 1903. Some of the older families buried here include the Parrys, Fondrens, Wares, Bolands, Haneys, Capehearts, Herreras, and Davilas. Royal Palm Cemetery is located on the east side of Park Road # 53 on Padre Island approximately 1.1 miles south of Highway #361 within the city limits of Port Aransas, Nueces County, Texas. It is bordered by Sea Isle Street on the north and Royal Palm Drive on the south. Sea Secret Street divides the cemetery into two sections.Mr. Jed Brundrette surveyed and dedicated the site as a cemetery in 1913. (Map Book 3, Page 2). Dr. Ward and Mr. Noel were able to determine the names of approximately 225 people buried in this cemetery. The earliest birth date found on a tombstone was 1816, and the earliest death date was 1903. Some of the older families buried there were the Frandoligs, Dryers, Milinas, McBrides, Mathews, Mathisens, Thompsons, Olsens, Simses, Walters, and Roberts. Duncan,
Driscoll, St. Anthony's (Violet, Texas), Restland, Robstown, Rose Hill,
St. Paul
Duncan Cemetery is a private cemetery located in Flour Bluff, Corpus Christi, Texas at 2701 Debra Lane, across the street from the new Flour Bluff Junior High School. It sits atop the bluff from which Flour Bluff gets its name, and overlooks the Laguna Madre. The fenced .33 acre was deeded to Ed S. Duncan by the Flour Bluff Common School District # 22 in 1916, from Lot 19 section 54 of the Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts. It is well maintained by the Duncan family, and is still active. Approximately 95 persons were determined as buried in this cemetery, with the earliest birth date on a tombstone being 1877 and the earliest death date being 1921. Some victims of the 1919 hurricane were buried here, however, their tombstones were not found. In addition to the Duncan family, other older families buried here include the Lewises, Moulters, Vannoys, Arnolds, Halloways, Grahams, Barkers, Joneses, Indhals, Rousseaus, and Tuckers. The Driscoll Cemetery is located west of the city of Driscoll, Texas on Farm Road # 665, about 0.8 of a mile from its intersection with U. S. Highway # 77. The one acre tract was established by Colonel Robert Driscoll, Sr. in 1910. The compilers were able to determine the names of approximately 25 people buried in this cemetery. The earliest birth date found on a tombstone was 1845, and the earliest death date was 1916. In 1989 the owner of the cemetery told the Coastal Bend Genealogical Society Cemetery Committee that the cemetery started in 1916 with the burial of his twin brother. One grave is that of a Confederate Army soldier. St.
Anthony's Cemetery is adjacent to St.
Anthony's Catholic Church in the community of Violet at the
intersection of State Highway #44 and County Road #61 near Oso
Creek. Entrance to the cemetery is down a 400 foot or so road
running east between the church and other church buildings,
and beside the museum. The main cemetery is on the south side
of this road, and the "Little Cemetery" is on the north.
In
1909 Louis Petrus donated ten acres of land to Reverend
Peter Verdaguer, the Vicar Apostolic of Brownsville, TX
and his successors in office, for a Roman Catholic Church, school
house, and cemetery (Deed Book 58, Pages 328-329). It is
described as Lot 6, Tract 9 of the Cushman and Petrus Survey. (Map
Record Book A, Pages 553-555). In 1911 one acre of this tract
was set aside for a cemetery, and another half acre was set aside for a
Mexican-American cemetery, called the "Little Cemetery".
Names
of approximately 220 people were determined to be buried in the main
cemetery. Very few tombstones were found in the
"Little Cemetery", but it was reported to be full. The
earliest birthdate found on a tombstone was 1831, and the earliest
death date was 1913.
Restland
Memory Park, (also known as Bishop Cemetery #2
) is located in Bishop, Texas on Sixth Street (County Road #6 ) 0.4 of
a mile east of the U.S. Highway # 77 Bypass. This
ten acre cemetery is the second oldest in Bishop, but has more people
buried in it than any other in Bishop It was deeded by H. A.
and Clara Scharlach to the Bishop Cemetery Association in
1917. In 1920 twenty-one bodies were transferred in from
Biship Cemetery # 1 (now knownd as St. James Cemetery, which see
above). It is an active, perpetual care cemetery, with a
number of family plots with borders, and some verylarge
markers. However, most of the markers are single or double
tombstones.
Dr. Ward and Mr. Noel were
able to determine the names of approximately 1025 people who were
buried or planned to be buried in this cemetery. The earliest
birth date found on a tombstone was 1846, and the earliest death date
was 1912.F. Z.
Bishop
, who founded the
town of
Bishop on a part of the Driscoll Ranch in 1910 was buried in this
cemetery in 1950. The Robstown Cemetery, located at the intersection of U. S. Highway #77 and Texas Highway #44 in the City of Robstown, is managed by four seperate organizations: the Robstown Cemetery Association, St. Anthony's Catholic Church of Robstown, the Robstown Colored Folks Community Cemetery Association, and the Mexican Ministerial Alliance, a Protestant organization. It encompasses a somewhat pie-shaped area of about 15 acres total. The names of approximately 3925 people were found buried at this location. Robstown Cemetery was first surveyed in 1909. It contains 2.8 acres, and in 1918 was deeded to the Robstown Cemetery Association. The names of approximately 1515 persons were determined to have been buried in this section. The earliest birth date found on a tombstone was 1821, and the earliest death date was 1911. This is a permanent care cemetery and is well maintained by the Association. In 1924,Reverend J. Canales of the St. Anthony's Church in Robstown received 5.0 acres of land for a cemetery from the Dunlaps. In the 1960's the Church exchanged part of this tract to the Robstown Cemetery Association for Section L which is located on the east side of U. S. Highway # 77. In 1970 St. Anthony's Catholic Church started a new perpetual-care section, with all of the markers bronze and horizontal. Approximately 2025 people were determined to have been buried in both the old and new sections of St. Anthony's. The earliest birthdate found on a tombstone in this section was in 1856, and the earliest death date found was 1921. The older section has extremely long rowsand needs maintenance, but the new section is in good condition. The Robstown Colored Folks Community section contains 0.48 of an acre. It was deeded to the Association by the Rogers and Tigerts in 1935 (Deed Book259, Page 143). There were approximately 60 persons determined to have been buried in this part of the Robstown cemetery. At the time of the recording, this cemetery was found to be overgrown with weeds and high grass. The earliest birth date found was 1851, and the earliest death date was 1934. The Mexican Ministerial Alliance section consists of about 1.65 acres. It is owned by the Robstown Cemetery Association, but managed by the Mexican Ministerial Alliance. Section B is part of the Swetlick tract deeded to the Robstown Cemetery Association in 1933. It is sometimes called the Christian Cemetery. Section C is a part of the original tract deeded in 1918, and is sometimes called the Old City Cemetery. Dr. Ward and Mr. Noel were able to determine the names of approximately 325 people who were buried in this cemetery, with the earliest birthdate being 1843, and the earliest death date being 1913. Chapman
Ranch, Flinn, and Rancho Plomo
The
Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located 2.3 miles
west of the Chapman Ranch Post Office, adjacent to Farm
Road # 70. Consisting of an estimated
1.37 acres, it is in a vast open field, amid a solitary clump of trees
100 yards south of the road.
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