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 $500.00.
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 | Comment |
| Francisca Cameron Rafael Cantu ? Chavez ? Chavez Santiago Campos Contreras Clemente De Luna Epifanio De Luna Julian De Luna Juanita De Luna Juanita Perez De Luna Marcelo De Luna Rafaela De Luna Vivian De Luna Emilio Escalante Gregorio Escalante Inez Escalante Norma Escalante Victoria Escalante Andrea Z. Flores Ignacio Flores Carolina M. Flores Melchor Fonseca Alberto Garcia Alfonso Garza Gonzalo M. Garza Rafaela M. Garza Manuel Perez Gonzalez Felipe Guzman Juanita Hernandez Antonia Lucio Estefana Lucio Felipe Lucio Guadalupe M. Lucio Juanita G. Lucio Pablo Lucio Adan Martinez Anastacia V. Martinez Arcadia Martinez Criselda P. Martinez Feliciana Martinez Jose Maria Martinez Juan Martinez Juan O. Martinez Manuel Martinez Matilde Martinez Nori Martinez Pedro Martinez Rita Martinez Salvador Martinez Victor Martinez Virginia Martinez Hector Montemayor Altagracia L. Perez Amado Perez Antonia Bazan Perez Arturo Perez Arturo T. Perez Candelario Perez Carmelito Perez Gabriela Alvarez Perez Juan Perez Juan Diego Perez Juana T. Perez Pablo Perez Rodolfo Perez Ruperto Perez Ruperto Perez Maria M. Ramirez Nori Gloria Reyes Paula De Luna Reyes Perfecto Reyes Eloisa or Elvira Rodriguez Mauricia Rodriguez Maria Estefana Silvas Benita Cantu Soliz Deciderio Soliz Jose Soliz Josefa L. Soliz Zaragosa Soliz Agustin Venecia Eugenia Venecia Eulogio Villarreal Gregorio Villarreal Josefina Villarreal Margarita M. Villarreal |
10-29-1893 12-23-1907 01-31-1933 05-16-1878 10-15-1911 1846 12-02-1886 08-06-1889 05-09-1922 08-15-1881 10-30-1958 05-08-1880 11-30-1892 02-02-1884 07-03-1933 1812 1899 12-26-1900 04-22-1897 02-02-1891 02-05-1926 01-22-1877 01-12-1904 05-30-1861 1895 04-13-1827 02-22-1922 03-06-1859 09-09-1949 -6-02-1899 08-13-1884 06-11-1851 08-03-1930 03-26-1911 02-02-1882 07-02-1935 1813 1883 04-07-1893 03-20-1919 1904 1942 08-05-1909 09-27-1903 02-27-1895 08-10-1949 03-21-1882 01-18-1908 10-03-1919 04-19-1908 10-23-1874 10-01-1905 09-28-1892 11-11-1886 1873 |
11----1918 05-24-1996 10-24-1999 01-03-1958 07-22-1995 05-30-1911 10-12-1957 07-29-1959 06-03-1972 01-05-1925 05-23-1973 12-27-1971 04-01-1983 10-07-1953 12-18-1997 1894 1978 08-10-1935 01-11-1922 12-27-1980 06-27-1986 09-23-1959 04-28-1976 02-25-1944 1978 02-20-1912 07-10-1935 02-08-1949 08-12-1994 09-25-1984 06-26-1941 09-30-1943 03-10-1934 12-25-1928 03-31-1955 07-04-1935 1973 03-18-1982 03-27-1919 1994 1942 04-16-1974 11-23-1972 1960 08-15-1949 11-01-1921 02-09-1976 07-28-1952 12-28-1975 03-01-1976 |
PFC US Army TEC 5 US Army *** TEC 5 US Army Infant *** Child Infant Child Infant * |
* 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.
Many thanks to Irma Longoria Cavazos
for her generosity in sharing this file with me for use in the TXGenWeb Project.
for her generosity in sharing this file with me for use in the TXGenWeb Project.
Brooks County Coordinator
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