Karnes County Texas Archives Photo Tombstone.....De La Cruz, Genaro
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Raul Serenil rserenilsr@gmail.com March 15, 2018, 12:25 am

Cemetery:           Gilett Latin Cemetery
Name:               Genaro De La Cruz

Date Of Photograph: April 15, 2016
Photo can be seen at:
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Don Genaro de la Cruz served in Civil War with the 3rd Infantry as a Private
“F” and was listed as being from Texas. The 3rd Infantry Regiment completed
its organization and began their duty in San Antonio during the fall of 1861
through 1862. In January 1863 the regiment proceeded to Brownsville where
they protected cotton shipments and guarded against raids from Mexico. The
regiment was disbanded before the Trans-Mississippi Department surrendered
in June, 1865 and the troops returned to their homes.

Original Trnascription:
Un RECUERDO A LA MEMORIA
Del Senor Don Genaro De La Cruz
Nacio en 1837 y MURIO A LA EDAD
DE 73 ANOS EL 26 DE MAYO DE
1910  PAZ A SUS RESOS

Genaro's grandfather was Damacio De la Cruz, an original founding family of
Mission San Jose in San Antonio which was formally founded 23 February 1720
by Franciscan Frey Margil de Jesus and three bands of Coahulitecan Indians;
the Pampopa, Suliajame and Pastia Indians tribes.

Genaro’s wife Maria de Jesus Suniga and daughter (Maria de) Pilar de la Cruz
are also buried here at Gillett Latin Cemetery.


Additional Comments:
The grave is located behind the Gillett Cemetery in Karnes County which is
already listed by Lisa Dromgoole Adams. It contains several graves and
includes the ancestral Serenil Family.  The sad part is that the back part
of the cemetery property was fenced off and only about 30 or so graves
remain there. The entrance to the Gillett Latin Cemetery is on the small
road next the well-known Gillett Cemetery.  This back area contains I
believe the graves of the Hispanic population of Gillett.

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