Cortez Family Cemetery

LOCATION: From D'Hanis Brick and Tile, west on CR429 to CR4210. Right on CR4210 to CR 428. Left on CR428 70 yards to low water crossing. Veer left at Y in road. One hundred yards to cemetery gate on left. (29 20.01N - 099 17.32W)

NOTE: The following tombstone inscriptions were copied word for word, line for line. Tombstones identifying more than one grave are identified by a hyphen (1-2). Underlined information is relative to all graves or burials sharing a common tombstone. FS signifies footstone. A slash (/) indicates the end of a line. Information in italics (italics ) represents comments or observations made by the transcriber or are from other sources as noted.

Compiled by the Medina County Tombstone Inscription Project, Jim Menke, Coordinator, in cooperation with the Castro Colonies Heritage Association, Historical Research Committee. (2001)

No.	Name	Inscription/Remarks
1	LOMBRANA, G	GERONIMO LOMBRANA / 1882 - 1968 / D.E.P. / DHANIS TEX Cast concrete headstone with metal inset, age 86
2	TREVINO, M	MARIE / JUANITA L / DEC. 5 / 1895 TO SEPT. 21, 1975 Cast concrete headstone with raised cross. An early stone replaced by following stone: MOTHER / JUANITA LOMBRANA / TREVINO / DEC. 5, 1894 / SEPT 21, 1975. Modern gray granite headstone, age 81
3	HACKER, M	MOTHER / MARIA VICTORIA TREVINO / HACKER / JUL. 28, 1934 / FEB. 24, 1996 / A MOTHER IS / A MOTHER STILL / THE HOLIEST THING ALIVE. Vicky, age 61
4	_______, __	A cast concrete cross with a glass inset on the cross arm. This once held information concerning the person, but it is no longer legible.
5	_______, __	A cast concrete slab with a raised red cross in the center, writing in Spanish.
6	_______, __	A cast concrete structure in a round form with a cross on top. No information visible on marker.
7	_______, __	A piece of red clay brick with a steel rod running through it into the ground.
8	VASQUEZ, __	A cast concrete marker with raised flower and cross. Writing in Spanish. Possibly, Eduardo, Sr.
9	CORTEZ, A	ALCARIA G. / CORTEZ / FALLECIO FEB 11, 1962 / EDAD 104 ANOS / REGUERDO DE SU HIJOSE HIJAS. A gray granite stone. The temporary steel marker states: Alcaria / Cortez / 1852 - 1962. Nee Gonzales, wife of Luz Cortez
10	CORTEZ, L	LUZ CORTEZ / FALLECIO ABRIL 18, 1930 / EDAD 77 ANOS / RECUERDO DO SU ESPOSA E HIJOS Husband of ALCARIA CORTEZ
11	_______, __	Unmarked grave, new
12	CORTEZ, J	JUAN CORTEZ / 1894 - 1985 Temporary metal marker; died Mar. 19, 1988, Age 91
13	CORTEZ, M	MAXIMO CORTEZ 1883 - 1966 Temporary metal marker. Died Feb. 20, 1966. Husband of Josefa L. Cortez, Age 82
14	CORTEZ, T	TRANSITO CORTEZ 1896 - 1970 Died Mar. 6, 1970. Age 74
15	CORTEZ, J	JOSEFA L. / CORTEZ 1901 - 1972. Temporary metal marker. Died Nov. 7, 1972. Wife of Maximo Cortez. Age 71.
16	TORRES, R	RAUL V TORRES / 1926 - 1999 Temporary metal marker.
17	_______, __	A cast concrete headstone. Writing in Spanish
18	_______, __	A cast concrete headstone. No writing. A second stone leaning on first; first; no writing
19	_______, __	Cast concrete headstone. Writing in Spanish
20	_______, __	Cast concrete headstone. Broken at base. White in color. No writing.
21	_______, __	Concrete curbing encloses No. 21 & No. 22. No marker.
22	GOMEZ, E	ELVIA GOMEZ / FALLECIO / FEBRERO 17, 1947 / POR SUS PAORE An angel statue. Modern gray granite headstone. Age 03. Concrete curbing encloses No. 21 and No. 22
23	_______, __	Cast concrete cross. No markings.
24	REYES, S	REYES / SABINO / AUG 29, 1903 / JAN 26, 1975 Age 71
25	REYES, S	SAN JUANA / MAY 6, 1905 / RECUER DOS DESO FAMILIA
26	_______, __	Cast concrete headstone; top broken off. May have been a cross. Writing in Spanish.
27	_______, __	White-washed cast concrete cross. No writings.
28	_______, __	Grave without marker
29	REYES, S.	SON OF / SABINO AND SAN JUANA REYES / SANTOS C REYES / OCT 2, 1941 / APR 25, 1991 A gray granite headstone with ceramic photograph, age 49
30	_______, __	Possibly a grave. No marker but flowers were placed at site.
31	PARGAS, E	PARGAS / ELUTERIO A / FEB 20, 1926 / JULY 25, 1992 / Married 7/22/1944 Gray granite with ceramic photograph. Age 66
32	PARGAS, E	EULOGIA R. / FEB 25, 1927 / TILL WE SHALL MEET AND NEVER PART
33	GONZALES, A	ABRAM GONZALES / 1904 - 1975 Cast concrete cross with a red plastic lamination on front upright part. Weathered and starting to crack. Died Dec. 2, 1975, age 71.
34	GONZALES, A	ANICASIO NIC / GONZALES / 1941 - 2000
35	REYES, F	FRANK REYES / 1939 - 1993 Large cast headstone, Died Oct 2, 1993. Age 54
36	PERGAS, E	PERGAS / EDDIE / Nov 27, 1957 / March 17, 1993 / Safe home at last Large gray headstone with ceramic photograph. Eduardo, age 35
37	_______, __	Cast concrete headstone. No name. Under large grapevine at edge of cemetery.
38	GUERRAL, J	JENAROL GUERRAL JR / JAN 15, 1977, 1 hr.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * According to the Guinn Funeral Home records, the following persons were buried at the Cortez Family Cemetery, but their graves are unmarked.
	CARDONA, Manuel	Died Jan. 11, 1956 - Age 0
	CONTREROS, Augustina	Died Dec. 23, 1936 - Age 29
	CORTEZ, Francisca	Died Apr 19, 1980 - Age 77
	CORTEZ, Morino	Died Jan. 30, 1945 - Age 0
	CORTEZ, Ricardo	Age 0
	LARA, Juanita	Died 1930 - Age 52
	PENA, Ramon	Died 1931 - Age 0
	TORRES, Raul Jr.	Died Jan. 11, 1956 - Age 0