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 Esparza Cemetery Posted by:  JimmyEv
N 26° 01.484 W 097° 37.634
14R E 637362 N 2879144
The gravestones in this cemetery are a record of the area's early Mexican-American pioneers.
Waymark Code: WM2JK1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2007
Views: 31
Marker Number: 11779
Marker Text:
This graveyard was named for Carlos Villarreal Esparza (1828-1885), whose family's occupation of the surrounding ranch land began in the early 19th century. According to family records, the original Esparza Cemetery was established south of this site in the mid-1800s. In 1888, Carlos' widow Francisca Garcia Esparza moved his grave and those of other family members because of flooding and other problems at the old cemetery. It is believed that Carlos' parents, Pedro and Felicidad Villarreal Esparza, are interred here. The cemetery is the resting place of family members who served in World Wars I and II, local civic and political leaders, officers in law enforcement and the Texas Rangers. A record of the area's Mexican American pioneers, it continues to serve the community. (1999)
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