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San Miguel Cemetery

Cross, McMullen County, Texas

 

This page is In Memory of Murray "Bub" Franklin

 

 

 

Inventoried by Murray “Bub” Franklin (1907-1996) 

submitted by John D. Tanner, Jr.

 

   

 

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Photo of San Miguel Cemetery Entrance.

The San Miguel Cemetery is located about a mile or so west of Highway 16, approximately ten miles north of Tilden, near the small community of Cross. Murray sent it to me in August 1994. It is evident that Murray inventoried the cemetery, located a bit northwest of his portion of the Frankin ranch, on more than one occasion, the last being in 1993. He originally counted 92 graves, including 18 unknown. At the time he sent the inventory to me it included: 18 unknown, 8 pending, 98 used, 124 total. I can only assume that some of the pending have since been used. Certainly that is the case for Murray’s plot. He was a fine, memorable gentleman.

 

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Cemetery Entrance Memorial

This Entrance Dedicated To The Memory of the R. S. Rafe Franklin Family by Margaret F. Yeager.

 

 

 

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San Miguel Historical Cemetery

This site was already in use as a cemetery when, on July 31, 1883, Mary A. Maverick conveyed five acres of land to the McMullen County Judge and his successors to be used "Entirely and Exclusively for public school and graveyard purposes."  A one-room schoolhouse was built nearby and served the community until 1938.  The burial ground contains numerous unmarked graves, but the earliest dated grave is that of infant J. H. Byers who died March 10, 1875.  San Miguel Cemetery remains as a chronicle of the settlers, war veterans and residents of this area whose descendants continue its care through an association.  Historic Texas Cemetery - 1999

 

 

1. Vallary V. (Dupree) Bates 1818-1884  
2. Charles Beyers 1885-age 45
3. J.H. Beyers 1874-1875
4. Sam Bruce 1883-1906
5. Frank Herman Burmeister 1856-1932
6. Sarah Jane Burmeister 1862-1951
7. Big "C"
8. Arch Crain 1879-1948
9. John J. Crain 1866-1929
10. Jesse P. Crain 1905-1967
11. Lud L. Crain 1884-1946
12. Mary C. Crain 1845-1906
13. Rafe Crain 1871-1924
14. Rosa Louise Crain 1876-1958
15. Warner P. Crain 1825-1895
16. W.P. Crain 1873-1917
17. E.P. Coward 1897-1902
18. Alonzo Franklin 1914-1917
l9. Buddie Franklin 1873-1878
20. Caroline Franklin 1846-1905
21. Chap Franklin 1881-1950
22. Clara Franklin 1853-1937
23. Tom Franklin 8-13-1888     4-9-59
24. Emley Franklin 1843-1902
25. Felix W. Franklin. 1880-1966
26. Green A. Franklin 1877-1951
27. Grace Franklin 1885-1966
28. John Franklin 1890-1957
29. John Preston Franklin 1880-1935
30. Julius Franklin 1897-1943
31. Lena H. Franklin 1884-1956
32. Louise Franklin 1882-1962
33. Martha Agnes Franklin 1853-1925
34. Minerva Franklin 1855-1930
35. Murray Franklin 1871-1945
36. R.S. Franklin 1848-1913
37. Ralph S. Franklin 1875-1944
38. R. W. Franklin 1850-1911
39. Rosa Franklin 1866-1948
40. Sam Franklin 1895-1961
41. Verda Franklin 1883-1974
42. Louis M. Gubbels 1902-1970
43. Rita W. Gubbels 1906-1963
44. Carl B. Hacker 1870-1925
45. Elizabeth Hacker 1870-1943
46. Cesario Hernandez 1847 - December 9, 1932
         Petra Guzman February 7, 1927 - January 10, 2001
47. Frank L. Henry 1857-1938
48. Mary E. Henry 1860-1941
49. Otis Henry 1899-1939
50. Frankey Hastings Hime 1831-1894
51. Mrs. Blanche Hill 1864-1892
52. Ike Hill,Jr. 1890-1913
53. Mrs. Ike Hill, Sr. 1852-1890
54. J.W. Hill 1852-1890
55. Mrs. J.W. Hill
56. Mattie Hill 1888-1890
57. A. D.Hollingsworth 1852-1880
58. Daisy Lackland 1875-1940
59. Robert Lackland 1874-1952
60. Will Little 1869-1929
61. Eleazer Potts 1812-1887
62. Ira M. Potts 1879-1947
63. J.E. Potts 1852-1908
64. M.H. Potts 1851-1914
65. "Bud" L.E. Potts 1891-1957
66. Emiline C. Russell died 1910 age 86
67. Leroy-son of S.E. Roebuck 1873-1881
68. WM Ryon
69. Amie Shannon 1883-1943
70. Bert Shannon 1882-1940
71. George Pate Smyer 1883-1952
72. Ruby Smyers  1897-1987
73. Lydia Elizabeth Tope 1876-1911
74. Thomas Benjamin Tope 1868-1953
75. Fred Wagstaff 1874-1947
76. Jesse Willis 1910-1967
77. Alex Franklin 1894-1979
78. Addie Franklin 1893-1978
79. Mary B. Franklin 1891-1984
80. Rosa Bell Franklin 1889-1981
81. Mary Ruth Franklin 1916-1984
82. Bessie Franklin 1911-1982
83. Murray "Bub" Franklin 1907-[1996]
84. Rodney Swaim, Sr. 1902-1990     Dec. 26
85. Willie Swaim 1911-1986
86. Bernice Faucett 1917-1984
87. George Faucett 1929
88. Arthur Thompson 1899-1979
89. Mary Thompson 1909
90. Chas. Burmeister 1887-1979
91. Josephine Burmeister 1889-1984
92. Bill Austin 1926-1981
93. Charley Austin 1922
94. Donald Haynes 1925-1983
95. Rosemary Haynes 1920
96. Thomas Franklin 1833-1902
97. Henry Crain 1897-1992
98. Warner F. Crain 1913-1980
99. George Henry 1892-1987
100. Lillian Henry 1913
101. Elton Henry 1904-1986
102. Virginia Henry 1919
103. Murray F. Potts 1926-1979
104. Viola Potts 1931
105. Chas. W. Clark 1927-1984
106. Ralph Brite 1917-1993

 


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