St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery

St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery - Twin Sisters
Provided by Joel Honeycutt and Pat Althaus
Blanco County Historical Commission, 101 Pitchfork, Johnson City, TX 78636.

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
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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.

A B C D E F G H J K L M O P R S T U W

Jerry Joseph Abbott

Jul -- 1918

Still living in 1985

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 ??
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Jesus Adalupe Barrera

Feb 10 1985

Parents: Mr. and Mrs Jesus Barrera
Siblings: Angel; Berky; Raquel
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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
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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

S/L 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.
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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

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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

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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
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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

S L 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

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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

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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
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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

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Katie McQuillen

1878

1971

Baby Girl Moore

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
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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
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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

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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

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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
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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

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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

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August Weber

Jan 30 1891

July -- 1984

Born in Blanco County
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

Headstone

Sent by Ken or Sylvia Harmon

Lillian Weber	1932
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 ??
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