Brooks Co., TX - Cemeteries - Longoria Cemetery *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Raul N. Longoria" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org *********************************************** Shown on most maps as “The Longoria Cemetery”, the cemetery should more properly be called “The Eugenio Longoria Cemetery” to distinguish it from the other Longoria cemeteries in the immediate area, all of which are on lands belonging to descendants of Ponciano Longoria and Maria Rita Villarreal. The cemetery is located about 5 miles west of Rachal just off FM 755; it is about one-half mile west of the picnic area on the highway and about 150 feet south of FM 755, hidden from view from the highway by a dense grove of old mesquite trees and brush. The cemetery is located on private lands once owned by Eugenio Longoria, eldest son of Ponciano and Maria Rita Longoria, and was established in 1927 upon the death of Antonia Vidaurri de Trevino, mother-in-law of Eugenio Longoria. In earlier years, persons from outside the immediate family were buried in the cemetery but now burial space in the cemetery is available only to descendants of Eugenio and Ana T. Longoria. Other family cemeteries in the immediate area which may be confused with The Eugenio Longoria cemetery are: 1) The Santa Rita cemetery, about a half-mile south; burial site of Ponciano Longoria & Maria Rita Villarreal and other family members. Maria Rita Villarreal was a daughter of Gregorio Villarreal, purchaser of the La Encantada and Encino del Pozo land grants in 1872. Ponciano’s father purchased one league of the La Encantada land grant from Gregorio Villarreal in 1873, and Ponciano used lands he and his wife inherited plus additional lands he purchased to establish a ranch, which he called “Santa Rita” in honor of his wife. 2) The Juan Longoria cemetery, about a quarter-mile east; burial site of Juan Longoria & Maria Leal and other family members. Juan was the second son of Ponciano Longoria and Maria Rita Villarreal. 3) The Mateo Longoria cemetery (called San Mateo Cemetery), about a half-mile east near the picnic area on FM 755; burial site of Mateo Longoria & Sabina Solis and other family members. Mateo was the third and youngest son of Ponciano Longoria and Maria Rita Villarreal. (listed in chronological order of burial) Name Birth Date Death Date Comment ------------------------ ---------- ---------- -------------------------- Antonia Vidaurri abt 1857 10/05/1927 w/o Genovevo Trevino Ninfa Trevino 1889 12/25/1927 d/o Genovevo Trevino Eduardo Villarreal 12/04/1892 11/18/1934 s/o Celso Villarreal Porfirio S. Soliz 09/15/1928 02/25/1936 s/o Domingo Soliz Baudelia Villarreal 12/05/1917 03/18/1938 d/o Daniel Villarreal Consuelo Villarreal 01/15/1925 03/18/1938 d/o Daniel Villarreal Amelia Villarreal 10/16/1905 07/16/1942 d/o Concepcion Villarreal *Cristobal Villarreal ---------- ---------- s/o Jacobo Villarreal Arcadia Pena Villarreal 01/02/1868 09/24/1943 w/o Celso Villarreal Celso Villarreal Ramirez 02/25/1864 01/31/1947 s/o Gregorio Villarreal Jose Oscar Longoria, Jr. 01/20/1949 01/31/1949 s/o Jose Oscar Longoria Cecilia Longoria 11/22/1941 03/08/1949 d/o Leonel E. Longoria Cecelia Longoria 06/27/1949 08/10/1949 d/o Leonel E. Longoria **Baby girl Perez ---------- ---------- d/o Porfirio Perez Eugenio V. Longoria 04/23/1884 02/21/1962 s/o Ponciano Longoria Ponciano N. Longoria 12/04/1915 08/23/1973 s/o Eugenio & Ana Longoria Ana Trevino de Longoria 06/16/1887 12/13/1978 w/o Eugenio Longoria Maria Cadena 07/14/1923 06/10/1980 w/o Ponciano N. Longoria Leonel E. Longoria 04/11/1910 08/27/1982 s/o Eugenio & Ana Longoria Rosenda Ybarra 03/01/1907 03/20/1987 w/o Leonel E. Longoria Jorge Roel Longoria 04/03/1965 10/21/1993 s/o Roel Longoria Osvaldo Longoria 05/14/1920 07/08/1994 s/o Eugenio & Ana Longoria Rudolph J. Schacherl 10/14/1909 03/27/1996 h/o Elma Longoria Jesus Joel Longoria 10/12/1950 08/15/1996 s/o Leonel E. Longoria Elma Longoria 02/03/1935 10/23/1999 d/o Leonel E. Longoria Raul Longoria 03/26/1912 12/14/2000 s/o Eugenio & Ana Longoria Jose Oscar Longoria 02/26/1922 08/02/2003 s/o Eugenio & Ana Longoria * Unmarked grave. ** Unreadable cross. h/o = husband of w/o = wife of s/o = son of d/o = daughter of