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Brewster County, Texas
LaJitas Cemetery
The cemetery is located on the north side of ranch road 170 just east of the Lajitas Resort and Boardwalk. (Information furnished by John Shuck, 2008)
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Dave Wierstad Sr., 6/15/2006 |
Dave Wierstad Sr., 6/15/2006 |
LaJitas derived its name from the Spanish term meaning "little flags" and refers to the flat rocks of the Boquillas Formation, which are found in the area. LaJitas is located in the extreme southwestern portion of Brewster Count along the Rio Grande. This is the site of the old San Carlos crossing of the Comanche Trail. About 1900, Lajitas was designated as a substation port of entry under the Customs Office of El Paso. Disturbed conditions along the Rio Grande had provoked the sending of the United States troops into the Big Been and a substation out of Camp Marfa was established in Lajitas. There are only six marked graves in the cemetery, but there are may graves located in the small cemetery with badly weathered wooded crosses. Much vandelism has taken place in the cemetery through the years. This survey was taken in March 1985.
Photos of headstones furnished by John Shuck jshuck@rocketmail.com> posted on April 14, 2008
Information in Magenta taken from Texas Death Cerificates by Peggy Trammell Allen, August 2009
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Birth Date |
Death Date |
Headstone |
Inscriptions/Information |
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Alvarado, Josefa De |
Oct. 12, 1949 |
no date |
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Alvarado, Petra D. |
Jan. 18, 1890 |
Feb. 14, 1984 |
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DeLeon, Jose Diaz |
Mar. 19, 1913 |
Oct. 19, 1945 |
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Ewart, Charles A. |
1938 |
1995 |
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Hija, Hijos E. |
Mar. 19, 1913 |
Oct. 19, 1945 |
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Hinojos, Epifano A. |
05 Feb 1905 |
27 Apr 1972 |
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S/O Macario Hinojos & Severiana Alvarado |
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Hinojos, Macario R. |
03 Oct 1879 |
03 Feb 1968 |
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S/O Vicente Hinojos & Tomasa Rivera |
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Hinojos, Severiana A. |
21 Feb 1878 |
14 Dec 1978 |
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Martinez, Tiburcio Hernandez |
09 Sep 1880 |
31 Jan 1944 |
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S/O Cornelia Martinez & Romanda Hernandez |
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Miller, Howard |
Sep. 21, 1932 |
Jan. 27, 1994 |
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Turner, Jr., Rube "Bob" |
08 July 1923 |
07 Apr 1973 |
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S/O Rube Turner, Sr. & Mary Murphy |
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