Brooks Co. TX - CEMETERIES - La Mesa This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Irma Longoria Cavazos Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- La Mesa Cemetery The La Mesa Cemetery was established in 1894. The cemetery is located about 9 miles west of Rachal, Texas. It is in on FM 755. It is about 2 miles north of the road. The cemetery is on private land and a private road leads to the cemetery. The land is owned by Trinidad De Luna Cantu, one of the heirs of Vivian De Luna and Juanita Perez De Luna. Juanita was the grand-daughter of Manuel Perez Gonzalez. The cemetery is dedicated to the memory of Manuel Perez Gonzalez. Manuel Perez was the grandson of Pedro Joseph Perez and Maria Manuela De La Garza. Pedro Joseph was the owner of Porcion 74 in Camargo. He bought the land grant from Pedro Lugo, his cousin. Manuel's parents were Jose Maria Perez and Juana Longoria Gonzalez. Manuel Perez was also a great-grandson of Don Matias Longoria (Original Grantee of Porcion 93 (West Part) in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Margarita Hinojosa. Juana Gonzalez, the daughter of Gertrudis Longoria and Jose Joaquin Gonzalez, married Jose Maria Perez. Manuel Perez bought a league (4,428.4 acres) of La Encantada grant from Gregorio Villarreal on September 25, 1873 for $1000.00. No one is denied burial at La Mesa Cemetery. Vivian De Luna bought the land from Paula Perez and Juan Diego Perez who were moving to Starr County. The cemetery was included in the sale. Trinidad De Luna Cantu inherited the land from her father Vivian De Luna and is still living at the ranch. NAME BIRTH DEATH Hector Montemayor 09-09-1949 08-12-1994 Gregorio Villarreal 11-11-1886 03-1-1976 Rafael Cantu (PFC US Army) 12-23-1907 05-24-1996 Marcelo De Luna (TEC 5 US Army) 10-15-1911 07-22-1995 Vivian De Luna 12-02-1866 10-12-1957 Juanita Perez De Luna 05-16-1878 01-03-1958 Perfecto Reyes 09-27-1903 11-23-1972 Paula De Luna Reyes 08-05-1909 04-16-1974 Pablo Perez 04-07-1893 03-18-1982 Altagracia L. Perez 06-02-1899 09-25-1984 Zaragosa Soliz 10-23-1874 07-28-1952 *Benita Cantu Soliz 03-21-1882 11-01-1921 * Her body is buried in Santa Rita cemetery. Her remains were never moved to La Mesa cemetery. Her husband is buried at La Mesa. Jose Soliz 10-03-1919 Estefana Lucio 12-26-1900 08-10-1935 Maria Estefana Silvas 08-10-1949 08-15-1949 Salvador Martinez 02-22-1922 07-10-1935 Arturo Perez (Child) 08-03-1930 03-10-1934 Carmelito Perez (Infant) 07-02-1935 07-04-1935 Rodolfo Perez (Child) Arturo T. Perez 03-26-1911 12-25-1928 Alberto Garcia Norma Escalante 10-30-1958 05-23-1973 Gregorio Escalante 05-09-1922 06-03-1972 Andrea Z. Flores 11-30-1892 04-01-1983 Ignacio Flores 02-02-1884 10-07-1953 Manuel Martinez Ruperto Perez (Infant) 03-20-1919 03-27-1919 Victor Martinez 03-06-1859 02-08-1949 Rita Martinez** **Grave doesn't exist anymore. Margarita M. Villarreal 1873 Juana T. Perez 1883 1973 Manuel Perez Gonzalez 1812 1894 Gabriela Alvarez Perez 1813 Juan Diego Perez Juan O. Martinez 1895 1978 Juanita Hernandez 1899 1978 Feliciana Martinez Antonia Bazan Perez 06-11-1851 09-30-1943 Emilio Escalante 08-06-1889 07-29-1959 Victoria Escalante 05-08-1880 12-27-1971 Ruperto Perez Mauricia Rodriguez 02-27-1895 1960 Amado Perez 08-13-1884 06-26-1941 Nori Gloria Reyes 1942 1942 Pablo Lucio 02-02-1891 12-27-1980 Deciderio Soliz 01-18-1908 02-09-1976 Josefa L. Soliz 04-19-1908 Matilde Martinez Rafaela De Luna 1846 05-30-1911 Pedro Martinez 04-13-1827 02-20-1912 Jose Maria Martinez 05-30-1861 02-25-1944 Anastacia V. Martinez 01-22-1877 09-23-1959 Nori Martinez (Infant) Santiago Campos Contreras 01-31-1933 10-24-1999 Josefina Villarreal Juanita De Luna Julian De Luna Melchor Fonseca Epifanio De Luna Juan Perez Virginia Martinez Eugenia Venecia 09-28-1892 Arcadia Martinez 01-12-1904 04-28-1976 Agustin Venecia 10-01-1905 12-28-1975 Maria M. Ramirez 1904 1994 Criselda P. Martinez Juan Martinez Gonzalo M. Garza Alfonso Garza Rafaela M. Garza Adan Martinez TEC 5 USArmy 02-05-1926 06-27-1986 Carolina M. Florez 07-03-1933 12-18-1997 Guadalupe M. Lucio 04-22-1897 01-11-1922 Inez Escalante 08-15-1881 01-05-1925 Eulogio Villarreal Clemente De Luna Antonia Lucio*** ***Old grave marker made by a school teacher named Juan in 1922. Felipe Guzman Felipe Lucio Juanita G. Lucio ? Chavez ? Chavez Eloisa or Elvira Rodriguez Candelario Perez 02-02-1882 03-31-1955 Francisca Cameron 10-29-1893 11-----1918 * Her body is buried in Santa Rita cemetery. Her remains were never moved to La Mesa cemetery. Her husband is buried at La Mesa. **Grave doesn't exist anymore. ***Old grave marker made by a school teacher named Juan in 1922.