Veguita Catholic Cemetery, Socorro County, NM USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted By: Sam-Quito Padilla Gonzáles ************************************************************************** (re-typed by Marcena Thompson, permission granted by NMGS.) In Veguita, a farming community on NM 47 about 12 miles south of Belen, there are two cemeteries back to back. They are located across the road and a little north of the San Juan Church. The western section of the Catholic cemetery is comparatively new with most legible death dates later than 1943. The older section is overgrown withweeds and the wooden balustrade fences which are usd to mark plots are gravesites are in a near state of collapse. Markers with legible inscriptions are few and far between. One tombstone with initials J. L. S. and a Hebrew inscription may be that of Jose Sanchez, according to a townsman. From the same source we learned that the burial ground to the east of the Catholic cemetery belongs to a Protestant group although that organization is no longer active in Veguita. The San Juan Church is a mission of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in La Jolla. The cemetery was recorded working eastward in a north and south line, starting at the SW end of the cemetery. Skipped numbers denote grave mounds with no markers or markers without legible inscriptions. As we left we noted a loose marker propped up against a gate post. Recorded 15 July by Sibyl Nissen, Brian Knight, Mary Brewer and Evelyn Bishop. (1978) 1 David Leroy Miranda 24 Pilar Ortega Jun 14, 1959 - Aug 6, 1977 1902 - 1973 3 Adan J. Valdez 28 (?) Mistass Vecles d. 23(?) Dec 1977, 71yrs d. 7 Apr 196-, 85 yrs. (Romero Belen) 4 Antonio Torrez 29 Louisa V. Baca 1896 - 1975 24 Jun 1885 20 Apr 1963 Father 30 Eulalio Espinosa 5 Philip Miranda 1888 - 1963 Mar 13, 1939 - 5 May 1969 Father 6 Evaristo Baca 31 Bonifacia Barela 24 Oct 1883 - 5 Mar 1969 1-May-03 24-Aug-62 7 #NAME? Beloved wife and mother b. 20 Aug --d. 26 Feb 1969 8 Juan Padilla 35 Rita Abeyta 31 Mar 1885 - 4 Feb 1974 3-Aug-08 (Gabaldon, Alb.) 2-Nov-62 11 Severiano Eylcio 36 Seferina C. Barela 26 Feb 1883 - 25 Feb 1969 1901 - 1962 12 Gillie Chavez 17 Sep 1930 - 8 Jan 1969 38 Eliseo Chavez NM PVT US Army WW11 13 Bennie Vallez "Beloved Mother" 2-Mar-04 25 May 1954 -12 Apr 1974 16-Dec-61 14 Julianita Carrillo "Mother" 39 Estanislado Saavedra "Father 1886 - 1976 12 Nov 1886 14 Dec 1971 15 Clumen S. Carrillo 40 Mariano E. Apodada NM PVT US Army WW11 26-Nov-39 14 Jan 1927 - 29 Jan 1968 5-Dec-70 16 Maria Cabila 41 Augustina A. Giron 1905 "Mother" 1968 28 Aug 1893 15-Nov-70 17 Domingo Chavez (no dates) (Gabaldon, Belen) 42 Leonardo M. Carrillo 1941 - 1970 18 Madeleno Mascarena 22 Jul 1903 - 1 Jul 1967 43 Adenaco Serno Our Beloved Father 19 Domingo Chavez, Jr. 20-Dec-01 12 Jul 1942 - 4 Jun 1966 10-Jun-69 20 Severo Ortega 44 Margarita C. Se(?)cona 8 Nov 1898 - 23 Dec 1970 Gabaldon Alb. 21 Maximiliana Ortega 45 Lorraine M. Carrillo 1880 - 1969 1944 - 1970 22 Esmael S. Ortega 46 Benerito Carrillo NM Cpl Co. D 522 INF Bn Korea 16 Oct 1975, 65 yrs 26 May 1931 - 21 Nov 1965 Romero, Belen 23 Gavino C. Pacheco 47 Pelegrino S. Griego NM PVT Co. H 128 INF WW1 5 May 62 - 11 Oct 76 21 Oct 1893 - 5 Oct 1963 Garcia, Alb. 52 Henry Abila 48 Melquiadas Griego 1900 Father 1973 15 Oct 1889 25-May-78 54 Martin Sanchez Garcia, Alb. 10 Nov 1888 3-Nov-58 50 Doroteo Sanchez Gabaldon, Alb. 55 Resaura Sales 23 Feb 1888 51 Edwardo Avila 3-Sep-57 1898 - 1973 23-May-73 75 yrs -mon-days 56 Mariana B. Avila 30-Jan-03 73 ----- 20-May-59 LCC DAT FISH 57 Aurelia I. Giron 13 Apr 1898 74 Bernadino Baca 3-Jan-59 NM PVT 30 Aux Pmt Depot QMC WW1 15 Jan 1894 58 Angela Claudine 10-Dec-48 8-Aug-56 12-Nov-56 76 Toribia O. Abeyta 16 Apr 1874 59 Jose P. Armijo 11-May-68 19 Mar 1877 14-Jun-56 60 Ucaria Cordova 77 Marcel O. Abety Jan 1872 16 Jan 1895 1-Sep-55 30-Aug-47 62 Rositia Silva 78 Venceslido Abety 30 Aug 1883 5 Oct 1868 27-Dec-54 26-Jul-47 63 Lupe S. Padilla 81 Demetria - Berna 1888 - 1954 d. Jan 5/9-17 64 Pablo Carrillo 82 Vivian Silva March 19?? 29-Nov-46 22-Dec-46 65 Clemente Chavez NM PVT Co. B 90 Sig 83 Severo Carrillo OPR BN, WW11 6 Oct 1866 22-Jul-13 24-Sep-46 16-Jan-54 84 (?) Carrillo 69 Ramona Baca d. 1948 24-Apr-24 28-Jan-53 85 Parlita Griego 15 Jan 1871 70 Cat A---Luna 9-Jun-59 5 Feb 18?? 1-Dec-61 87 Juanita Ortega 18-Mar-02 71 Bubi (or e)? Baca 1-Nov-60 13-Nov-51 88 Agapita c. Pacheco 72 STA Mother 28 Mar 1890 6 Aug 1898 28 Jul ???? 5-Mar-61 102 Jose Vigil 89 Leo Saavedra Fayecio Marzo 24, 1943 Brother edad 77 AD 14-Nov-34 3-Aug-61 103 Jose Giron 30 Apr 1882 90 Bonifcio Salas 5-Feb-45 15 Oct 1881 4-Nov-61 Older Section 96 Francisca Ortiz 104 Juanita Gonzales 2 Apr 1877 (no dates) 10-Mar-44 105 Julianita Silva 97 Rufuna Pacheco d. 31 May 1932 11 Jul 1858 83 Yrs. 1-Jan-44 106 Ramon G. Silva 100 Estanslado Chavez 1885 - 1936 murio Aug 6, 1943 107 Emilio Barela 124 Jose Silvestre Carrillo 26-Aug-25 28-Dec-45 16-Nov-29 8 Jun 19?? 108 Juan Barela 125 Doroteo Vegil d. 1925 na 1901 1923 2 12 muio 190 J. M. S. (no dates) 126 Aniseto Chabes murio Mallo 1, 1918 110 Simon Abeyta edad 4 anos (no dates) 127 Griego 111 Del??aca?? 128 Ramona Baca 112 Ramon Vigil 10-Nov-13 d. 26 Aug 1912 edad 60 anos 76 yrs 129 Teodoro Sedillo 113 ??Salas murio Nobiembre 1918 ?26, 1918 edad 29 anos 114 Florencio Vallejos 130 C.C.K. (fallen stone) d. 1918, age 47 M. 1911 115 Desiderio Valles 131 Teresita O-ASAL NM PVT 314 Engrs 89 Div 132 Rugina Lucero d. 23 Nov 1935 116 Sabera Gallegos Out of the 103 gravesites in the newer fallecio 8 Feb 1918 section 28 had no markers with readable a la edad 70 anos inscriptions. In the old section estima- ting the unmarked gravesites was not 117 Cesensia Aragon attempted. 11 Feb 1919 2(?)anos 118 Librada Chavez 1858 - 1950 119 #NAME? 120 Clemente Chavez Nac. Abr. 25, 1841 murio Junio 3, 1910 121 Jose M. Sanchez murio 15 Feb 1909 55 anos 122 J. L. S. D. Marzo, 24, ???? has Hebrew characters on stone 123 Eugenio S. --- d. j. 1934