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Transcribed by: Mrs. June Baird, Blanco, Texas - 1985 More dates were added after 1985. Prepared for the TXGenWeb Blanco County Web Site by Wanda Qualls Location: Go on 281 South out of Blanco until Rd #473 to the left, right before Little Blanco River Bridge. Go on # 473 for 1 mile to the St. Mary's Chapel on the left. The cemetery is on the north side of the church. There is a wire fence around the church and cemetery. As of Feb 20 1985 there were 80 marked graves and 5 unmarked or unknown graves. Jerry Joseph Abbott Jul -- Still living in 1985 1918 Parents: Frank George and Julia Mary Abbott Siblings: Herbert Married: ?? Children: Steve; Mickey (son); and one girl Julia Mary Abbott Sep 14 1888 Jul 4 1966 Married: Frank George Abbott Children: Jerry Joseph; Herbert Frank George Abbott Mar 07 1888 May 22 1963 Siblings: Brig. Gen. B. Abbott; Mrs. Leon Tolle Married: Julia Mary ?? Jesus Adalupe Barrera Feb 10 1985 Feb 10 1985 Parents: Mr. and Mrs Jesus Barrera Siblings: Angel; Berky; Raquel Gregorio Calzoncit Jun 14 1936 Jun 24 1984 Born in Mexico Parents: Emeterio and Simona Padilla Calzoncit Siblings: Jesse Married: Antonio ? Children: Juan; Gregorio Jr.; Francisca Calzoncit Munez; Magdalena Calzoncit; Veronica Calzoncit; Florestella; Juanita; Blanca Eduardo Calzoncit 1937 1983 Parents: Emeterio and Simond Padilla Calzoncit Siblings: Jesse; Gregorio Married: Delores Luna Sosa Children: Eduardo; Rosario; Simond; Delores; Paatricia; Jenira Maria Cardenas 1937 1969 Parents: Thomas and Francisca Garcia Siblings: Hope; Manuel; Pete; Stella; Mingo; Louis; Thomas Jr.; Hilary; Ignasio Married: Jaun Cardenas Children: Jaun Jr.; Ray; Jerry; Rickey; Doris; Nelda; Terry Eldege L. Cardinal Apr 12 1898 May 08 1969 Born in Canada Married: Mary W. ? Margarita Pecina Cruz Feb 22 1909 Feb 22 1985 Born in Mexico Parents: Isidrol Pecina and Margarita Puentez Siblings: Martha Garcia; Juanita Villanueva Married: Pedro Cruz Children: Cipriano Gomez Wesley Julius Dechert Oct 09 1907 Oct 22 1961 Parents: John and Frieda Elkers Dechert Siblings: Arthur; Ida Mae; Elsie; Stella Married: Elizabeth Riba Children: Mary Frances; Wesley Joe Jr.; John L. ; Charles; Geraldine; Gerald; James; Jaquline. Josephine C. Drury Aug 24 1908 Dec 14 1990 Augusta D'Ursogna 1911 Still living in 1985 Married: Augusto D'Ursogna Children: Joseph; Al; Gloria D'Ursogna Thienpot; Mrs. Robert Turner III; Mrs. Elbert Davis Augusto D'Ursogna Oct 12 1899 -- -- 1975 Born in Lanciano, Italy Married Augusta ? Children: See above. Frieda Eberhardt 1899 May 30 1991 Married: Charles Eberhardt no children Charles Eberhardt 1884 1977 Married: Frieda ?? no children Baby Estrada no date 1967 female Parents: A. and Virginia Estrada Siblings:Miguel; Santos; Raymond; A. Jr.; Henry; Lupe; Dora Beatrice; Nancy. Miguel Estrade Jun 16 1949 Jun 20 1987 Abraham A. Fast Feb 04 1931 Oct 20 1988 Elvra Teveluwe Flannery Nov 20 1910 Jan 28 1990 Dr. John J. Flannery May 24 1903 Jun 14 1991 Frank David Flores 1982 1982 Thomas Garcia no date abt 1980 Married: Francisca Children: Hope; Maria Garcia Cardenas; Manuel; Pete; Stella Mingo; Louis; Thomas Jr.; Hilary; Ignasio Joseph B. Gastring Jul 18 1923 Still living in 1985 Parents: Hermann Gastring and mothers maiden name was Bennett Siblings: Margaret; Herman Married Lucille Gist Children: Martin Andrew; Joseph Jr.; Margaret Gastring Wilke; Mathew Bennett Lucille E. Gastring Feb 01 1927 Oct 31 1963 Parents: Landon and Bertha DeGraff Gist Siblings: none Married: Joseph B. Gastring Children: See above. Martin Andrew Gastring Sep 30 1961 Jan 21 1962 Was a Crib death. Parents: Joseph B. and Lucille Gist Gastring Siblings: Joseph Jr.; Margaret Gastring Wilke; Mathew Bennett Landon E. Gist May 09 1895 Jan 26 1988 Parents: Artemus and Minnie Belle Doak Gist Siblings: Irwin; Claude; Edith; Erna; Jim J.; Carl; Jessie Belle Christopher; Artemus Jr.; Nell Gist St. Clair Married: Bertha DeGraff Children: Lucille Gist Gastring Note: A family history of the Gist Family has been written and another marker is in the cemetery for Mr. Landon from the VA - Lt. Col. Inf. WW II Maria Guerro 1882 1984 Matilde Gutierrez Mar 14 1863 Sep 12 1945 Reuerdo de su esposa e hijos Walter Haas May 16 1891 Jan 22 1985 Parents: William and Agnes Rosbach Haas Siblings: Alfred; Willie; Emile; Meta Haas Jonas Married: Clarae O'Bryant on Apr 13 1918 Children: Eugene; Willie; Marvin; Nelda Haas Vogel Clarae Haas Dec 03 1895 Jun 05 1987 Parents: Jasper and Anna Nowotny O'Bryant Siblings: See Jasper O'Bryant Married: Walter Haas on Apr 13 1918 Children: See above. Debra L. Haas 1956 1979 Parents: Marion Hubert Bell Siblings: Larry; Skip Married: Carl Haas Children: Carl, Jr. Carl James Haas Aug 30 1953 Jan 30 1988 Rose Hammond Jun 03 1912 Dec 18 1989 Russell Frederick Hammond Jul 09 1909 Apr 04 1992 Willie Antone Heep Feb 16 1907 Sep 26 1989 Charles L. Horton Jun 25 1933 Still Living in 1986 Married: Kathleen C. ?? on Jan 14 1956 Kathleen C. Horton Dec 30 1937 Aug 06 1986 Married: Charles L. Horton on Jan 14 1956 Nell M. Humrichouse no date Oct 01 1991 Matilde Jaimes Mar 14 1949 Oct 31 1973 Born in Mexico Parents: Edwardo Gamez Jaimes Siblings: 8 Married: Betty Binseil Wagner Catharine Langelund Jerry Aug 07 1899 May 19 1985 Margaret L. Keating Apr 07 1922 Apr 24 1987 Beloved wife and Mother John Jerome Klepac May 16 1905 May 08 1984 Born in Jarrell, Texas Parents:Andrew and Mary Surbar Klepac Siblings: William Married #1: Mary E. Hlavinka Children: Robert; James; Mary Anna Klepac Eszlinger Married #2: Bertha DeGraff Gist Note: John Klepac in 1957 founded Blanco Growers Inc and has grown through the years to the Klepac Bros. Greenhouses Inc. and is run by his sons. Mary E. Klepac 1908 1976 Parents: Joseph and Mary Hlavinka Siblings: Annie Hlavinka Moravek; Josephine Hlavinka Rubula and two brothers Married: John J, Klepac Bertha D. Klepac May 18 1910 Still living in 1985 Parents: William Abner and Julia Shehan Degraff Siblings: Willa; Elizabeth; John William; Virginia; Margaret; Maureen Married #1: Landon E. Gist in 1926 Children: Lucille E. Gist Gastring Married #2: John Klepac in 1981 Martha A. Lang 1905 1976 Parents: Willie and Mary Jordon Staudt Siblings: Regina Staudt Heep; Paul; Robert; Otto; Veronica Married: C. A. Lang no children Zenon Antonio Ledesma Apr 12 1955 Jan 13 1993 William Arthur Leech, Jr. Aug 04 1921 May 20 1990 Frank J. Lux Jan 09 1910 Jam 18 1910 Katie McQuillen 1878 1971 Baby Girl Moore 1973 1973 Parents: Darnell and Billy Scharnhorst Moore Siblings: Russel Wayne; Bradley Ray; Colby Lee Christina Preiss Mueller Nov 19 1834 Feb 19 1916 Married: Wilhelm Mueller Children: Otto; Albert; Wilhelm Jr.; Emma Mueller Koch Wilhelm Mueller Jul 01 1832 Feb 05 1917 Ruhetin in Frieden Married: Christina Preiss Children: see above Wilhelm C. Mueller Feb 09 1875 May 27 1911 Parents: Wilhelm and Christina Mueller Not married Jasper O'Bryant Sep 30 1872 Mar 10 1939 Parents: Jake and Mary Kelly O'Bryant Siblings: Walter; Ben; George; Clara; Minervia; Oscar Married: Anna Nowotny Children: Helen O'Bryant Schmidt; George; Charley; Laurance; Robert; John; Tillie; Annie; Mildred; Clarae O'Bryant Hass. Anna O'Bryant Feb 17 1879 Oct 31 1965 Parents: Wenzel and Mary Nowotny Siblings: Etta; Regina; Emile; Ernest; Wina; Herbert Married: Jasper O'Bryant Children: See above Charley O'Bryant Aug 19 1894 Jan 15 1964 Parents: Jasper and Anna Nowotny O'Bryant Siblings: See Jasper O'Bryant Married: Lydia Givens Children: Raymond; Roland; Riley Baby O'Bryant no date late 1800's Parents: Jasper and Anna Nowotny O'Bryant Tommie Rhodes Payne 1925 1980 Lucy Perez Feb 24 1902 Feb 21 1985 Born in Mexico Parents: Andria and Porfino Rodrioqvez Married: Jose Perez Children: Dominga Perez Gomez; Ramon Jose Perez Mar 19 1900 Dec 04 1978 Parents: Victor and Maria Isobel Perez Married: Lucy Rodrioqvez Children: see above Raymond Perez 1958 1970 Parents: Raymond and Emilla San Miguel Perez Siblings: Steven; Linda; Mary Esther; Gilbert; Richard; Blanca; Leo G. Perez 1901 1969 Anna Petsch Mar 10 1870 Dec 01 1914 Married: John F. Petsch Children: Olga Petsch Weber John F. Petsch Nov 19 1857 Oct 06 1935 Married: Anna ? Children: see above Francis Pina (baby) no date Aug 05 1965 Parents: Eduardo and Callentana Trinidad Pina Siblings: Lupe; Eddie; John; Sylvia; Olga; Patricia Frank P. Preiss Jan 01 1880 Feb 06 1967 Parents: Martin and Franziska Rakowitz Preiss Siblings: Adolph; Alwin; Otto; Martin; Joe; Charles; Katherine Preiss Triesch; Margaret Preiss Pope. Married: Ella M. Heidrich Children: Edwin M.; Linden; Pauline; Bill; Alma; Max; Rudolph Ella M. Preiss May 03 1885 May 03 1972 Parents: Rudolph and Sophia Pape Heidrich Siblings: Frank; Hector; Walter; Bernard; Irene; Stella; Laura; Hilda; Lilly; Tony (f); Tillie; Meta. Married: Frank P. Preiss Children: See above Edwin M. Preiss Apr 05 1911 May 27 1972 Parents: Frank and Ella Heidrich Preiss Siblings: Rudolph; Linden; Pauline; Bill; Alma; Max Married: Eleanora T. Syring Children: Edwin Jr.; Caroline; Lester; Ralph; Robert; Annetta; Weldon Eleanora T. Preiss Jan 11 1914 Still living in 1985 Parents: Nicholas and Eva Syring Siblings: Lucy; Frieda; Helen; Bertha; Hulda; Alfred; Valentin; Ben; Paul Married Ewin M. Preiss Children: See Above Alwin Preiss 1874 1966 Parents: Martin and Franziska Rakowitz Preiss Siblings: Adolph; Joe; Charley; Martin; Otto; Frank; Katherine Preiss Triesch; Margaret Preiss Pope. Married: Frieda Weinstrom Children: Virginia Preiss Jung; Harry; Marvin; Arthur; Leopold Frieda Preiss 1881 1968 Parents: Fritz (Fred) and Mary Weinstrom Siblings: Fritz (Fred) Jr.; Emma; Emile; Anna Married: Alwin Preiss Children: See Above Rudolph Preiss Jun 16 1908 Aug 17 1925 Parents: Frank and Ella Heidrich Preiss Harry M. Preiss 1901 1984 Parents: Alwin and Frieda Preiss Married: Rosalie Becthold Children: Mildred Preiss Franke Rosalia Katherina Preiss Dec 19 1905 Jun 17 1986 Lucy Mary Preiss Sep 12 1918 Nov 29 1989 Pauline Rakowitz Aug 18 1860 Aug 22 1936 Married: Peter Rakkowitz Peter Rakowitz Jun 01 1856 Dec 03 1940 Parents: Joseph and Cathrina Rakowitz Siblings: Anastasia; Lea; John; Anton; and 1 more. Married: Pauline ? Edwin Read Sep 14 1907 Jan 15 1987 Joseph Riba Dec 13 1885 Mar 28 1981 Parents: George and Barbara Platzer Riba Siblings: Annie Riba Preiss; John; Otto; Willie; Albert Married: Sophia Weber Children: See Below. Sophia Weber Riba Nov 01 1888 Apr -- 1984 Born in Blanco Parents: August and Olga Petsch Weber Siblings: See August Weber Married: Joseph Riba Children: Oswald; Victor; Herman; Josephine Riba Walsh; Elizabeth Riba Dechert Sorell. Innocente Romero Dec 28 1904 Feb 13 1984 Parents: ?? Siblings: Horasmo Remero; Guadalupe Romero DeLeon Married: Maria ? Children: Jose; Cuturo; Fred; Celestino; Erminia Quiroga Romero; Amelia Romero; Josephina Romero Ledesma; Uralia Romero. Susie Ann Romero 1967 1968 Parents: Fred and Janie Romero Siblings: Fred Jr.; Adolpo; Ramiro; Mary Christine; Rosalinda; Mary Jane; Tito Celestino Corona Romero, Sr. Apr 05 1933 Oct 02 1989 Milton Edwin Scharnhorst Oct 21 1926 Oct 08 1987 Gertrude Schmidt Dec 29 1919 Dec 29 1921 Parents: Johnnie and Helena Schmidt Siblings: Leroy; Milton; Lillian Schmidt Walker; Elsie Schmidt Meuer Johnie J. Schmidt 1891 1983 Parents: Herman and Rosina Poss Schmidt Siblings: Pete; Agnes Schmidt Fogel Stahl Married: Helena M. O'Bryant Children: Leroy; Milton; Lillian Schmidt Walker; Elsie Schmidt; Meuer; Gertrude Helena Schmidt 1897 Still living in 1985 Parents: Jasper and Anna Nowotny O'Bryant Siblings: See Jasper O'Bryant Married: Johnie J. Schmidt Children: See above Norma H. Schmidt Jul 15 1927 Jan 13 1977 Parents: Richard and Telka Triesch Klappenbach, Jr. Siblings: Elsie Klappenbach Hartman; Linda Klappenbach Weirich; Herman Married: Leroy Schmidt Children: Rickey; Sandra; Jimmy; Stevie; Kenny; Tanis; Angie Leroy Schmidt Aug 21 1923 Still living in 1985 Parents: Johnie and Helena Schmidt Marriage #1: Norma H. Klappenbach Marriage #2: Jo Rita Owens Children: See above Helena Mary Schmidt Sep 16 1897 Dec 18 1990 Maria T. Sierra May 29 1931 Jun 16 1968 Married: Jesus T. Sierra Children: Robert; Gloria; Alicia; Annie; Gracie; Elizabeth; Ray and one more Girl. Jesus Sierra Sep 27 1929 Jul 16 1974 Married: Jesus T. Sierra Children: see above Elizabeth Sorrell Dec 03 1920 Still living in 1985 Parents: Joseph and Sophie Weber Riba Marriage #1: Wesley Julius Dechert Marriage #2: Henry Sorrell Children: See Wesley Dechert Mequiades Tellez Dec 13 1879 Apr 15 1983 Richard Thomas Trachta Dec 18 1940 May 06 1985 Lina Trinidad Apr 09 1912 1984 Born in Hondo, Texas Parents: Florentino and Felipa Garcia Perez Siblings: Jesus Perez; Juan Gonzales; Herman; Anna Mensia Married: Tito Trinidad Children: Callentana Trinidad Pina Tito Trinidad Jan 04 1911 Nov 07 1989 Raul T. Uballe, Jr. Aug 05 1976 Oct 02 1976 Parents: Roy and Emillia Camacho Uballe Sibling: Michelle Herman Uballe Aug 26 1946 Jun 20 1989 August Weber Jan 30 1891 July -- 1984 Parents: Peter J. and Elizabeth Pehl Weber Sisters: Sophia Weber Riba; Joe Walter; Otto; Felix; Herman; Annie Weber Weinheimer Married: Olga Margaret Petch in 1915 Children: Frank; Laurence; Walter; Stephen; Elenora Weber Scheel; Lillian Weber Cox; John A. Note: August Weber was a successful businessman in Blanco for many years. Olga Margaret Weber 1892 1977 Parents: John and Anna Petsch Married: August Petsch in 1915 Children: See above. John A. Weber Dec 04 1919 Apr 23 1920 Parents: August and Olga Petsch Weber Siblings: See August Weber Chester William Weber Jun 13 1931 Sep 09 1988 Alwin Wegner Nov 12 1887 May 08 1968 Parents: Gus and Nannie Wegner Siblings: Ed; Betty Wegner Breed; Vanda Wegner Vollerming Married: Theresa Seidel Children: Alwin Jr. Theresa Wegner Dec 16 1904 Still living in 1985 Parents: John and Anna Seidel Siblings: Frank; Henry; Anton; Adolph; Joe; Louis; Rosie Seidel Bartch; Ida Seidel Kadura; Emma Seidel Wilhelm. Married: Alwin Wegner in 1935 Children: Alwin Wegner, Jr. Mary Rita Weir 1905 1979 Married: Charles Weir Charles Weir 1899 1977 Married: Mary Rita ?? Return