Saint Martin De Porres Catholic Cemetery, Waller County, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Junior McKay Date: 23 Sep 2010 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** The first of many Czech immigrants to settle in this area purchased land form Galveston developer E. H. Fordtran in 1891. Four Czech families founded St. Mary's Catholic Church in 1892. The first recorded burial here on land donated by Frank Divin, Sr. was that of Antone Blinka in 1893. The Rev. A. Laska established the site as a Catholic Cemetry and in 1895 the church built a sanctuary on four adjoining acres. The community faltered after the devastating storm of 1900. The church closed in 1947. Saint Martin De Porres in Prairie View took over the cemetery care in 1977. GPS: Latitude: 30.03280, Longitude: -95.94440 Abel, Winston E., Jr b. Jan. 27, 1925 d. Feb. 16, 2009 Albert, John b. 1871 d. 1933 Batla, Annie P. b. 1908 d. 1978 Batla, Louis F. b. 1909 d. 1978 Blaha, Eddie John b. Sep. 14, 1940 d. Sep. 14, 1940 Blaha, Ernest Ludvik b. Jul. 18, 1925 d. Jul. 27, 1928 Blaha, Ernestine Frances b. Jan. 20, 1937 d. Jan. 20, 1937 Blaha, John b. Aug. 31, 1892 d. Nov. 26, 1953 Blaha, John Charles b. Oct. 31, 1932 d. Jul. 13, 1933 Blaha, Joseph John b. Apr. 4, 1923 d. 1931 Blaha, Louis b. Dec. 24, 1934 d. Dec. 24, 1934 Blaha, Mary b. Jul. 18, 1925 d. Jul. 22, 1925 Blaha, Olga b. Apr. 13, 1895 d. Jun. 12, 1972 Blinka, Antonin b. 1850 d. 1893 Blinka, Cecelia b. Sep. 8, 1883 d. Jan. 25, 1962 Blinka, Frank b. Oct. 5, 1877 d. Sep. 25, 1954 Blinka, Jerry b. Jan. 6, 1890 d. Sep. 12, 1974 Brannan, Donald Lee b. Jun. 18, 1932 d. Oct. 19, 1994 Brannan, Doris Kay Rochen b. May 13, 1963 d. unknown Brast, Adelina E. b. Feb. 18, 1930 d. Aug. 20, 1993 Brast, William E. b. Sep. 18, 1929 d. unknown Brejcha, Carol Cloninger b. Apr. 12, 1941 d. 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