Matagorda Cemetery Database

MATAGORDA CEMETERY BURIALS

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This database is a work in progress. If you have corrections or additions, please email. The file is divided into 10 parts due to its size, but it is listed in alphabetical order. To search maiden names, use the Edit-Find feature in your browser.

Additional information and links to obituaries will be added as time permits.

* Indicates information from the Social Security Death Index.

Veteran abbreviations

1812 - War of 1812

TXREV - Texas Revolution

CWC - Civil War Confederate Service
CWU - Civil War Union Serivce

VET - Served during peace time or service unknown

KO - Korea

VN - Vietnam

REV - Revolutionary War

WWI - World War I

WWII - World War II

Matagorda Cemetery Burials

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NAME	PIC	BIRTH	DEATH	INSCRIPTION	VET	LOC
Wade, Max Edward (h/o Suzanne Wade)		02 Sep 1932	29 Apr 2023		V
Wadsworth, Albert	PIC	1813	1862		CWC PAT	B-123
Wadsworth, Edward	PIC	1849	1917			B-120
Wadsworth, Julia Amelia Hodges (w/o William B. Wadsworth)		1846	10 Apr 1899	Sacred to the memory of Julia Amelia, Beloved wife of W. B. Wadsworth Born 1846 - Died 1899 Trembling she let go my hand, Trembling she passed down the strand And out alone on unknown sea, But God is there, His loving care Will guide and keep her through Eternity.		C-042
Wadsworth, Mary Mackey	PIC	1817	1862			B-127
Wadsworth, Ned			23 Dec 1917	[dc: about 67 years old]
Wadsworth, Ruth Denison		1854	1964			B-128
Wadsworth, Thomas Mackey		1845	31 Dec 1863		CWC	B-124
Wadsworth, William Bryant (h/o Julia Amelia Wadsworth)		24 Jun 1843	28 Apr 1911	Born in Matagorda	CWC	C-041
Walker, Benjamin A.			Feb 2014
Walker, Benjamin Aitken		05 Oct 1915	19 Aug 1969			E-127
Walker, Benjamin Atken (h/o Jennifer Walker)	PIC	15 May 1981	06 Jun 2015
Walker, Jerry Lee (w/o Hazel Walker)		08 Nov 1934	22 May 1990		KO	E-222
Walker, John Leonard "Sleepy" (s/o Lee W. & Pearlie Schmerber Walker)	PIC	16 Jun 1911	22 Oct 1927	He is not dead, but sleepeth		E-126
Walker, Lotus Ione [Montague Head]	PIC	16 Nov 1945	16 Jan 2010
Walker, Nina Evelyn Brannon (w/o Benjamin A. Walker)		18 Dec 1914	06 Jun 1991			E-296
Walker, Rex			28 Aug 2019
Walker, Stacey Ann	PIC	21 Apr 1978	1978			E-223
Wall, Sarah (w/o of Gerhard Wall)		25 Sep 1852	18 Oct 1921
Walton, Benjamin H.		1842	31 Dec 1863		CWC	B-022
Ward, Mrs.	PIC					C-90
Ward, Fay			02 Apr 1950			C
Warner, Christy Dawn		28 Feb 1971	30 Jun 2022
Warner, William Henry, Sr. (h/o Jo Ann Walker Warner)	PIC	27 Oct 1932	31 Mar 2003		V	E
Watkins, Benjamin Brown	PIC	10 Oct 1876	14 Mar 1943	Father [dc: dob 1877]		C-006
Watkins, Berry Ross (h/o Minnie Stevens Watkins)	pic	1878	1939			D-078
Watkins, Catherine Ann Doss (w/o Wilburn G. Watkins)	PIC	26 Sep 1904	03 Apr 1971			E-164
Watkins, Drew W.		1868	1911			E-049
Watkins, Edward Jessie	pic	18 Oct 1889	17 Jul 1938			D-080
Watkins, Gus Edward	PIC	1904	21 Dec 1967	Aged 63 yrs		C-008
Watkins, Iola Ulavar Raymond (w/o Savage Lincoln Watkins)	PIC	20 Sep 1911	03 Jun 1975			C-093
Watkins, J. B.	pic	11 Sep 1852	12 Nov 1924	Father At Rest		D-081
Watkins, James Manly	pic	17 Apr 1884	03 May 1950			D-082
Watkins, Jewel	pic	1906	1908			D-288
Watkins, Keller Ross (s/o M/M Ross Watkins)	pic	1912	1915			D-289
Watkins, Leila Viola Gottschalk (w/o William Wilburn Watkins)	PIC	09 Mar 1885	03 Dec 1972			E-272
Watkins, Lila J.	PIC	24 Nov 1881	29 Jan 1959	Mother		C-007
Watkins, M. L.	pic	30 Jan 1853	02 Jul 1926	Mother At Rest		D-250
Watkins, Minnie Stevens (w/o Berry Ross Watkins)	pic	01 Jan 1889	09 Nov 1947			D-079
Watkins, Nora Ellen Vogg		04 Aug 1872	01 Feb 1956
Watkins, Rose Horn	pic	08 Feb 1883	12 Mar 1982			D-082B
Watkins, Ross		1912	1915
Watkins, Savage Lincoln (h/o Iola Ulavar Raymond Watkins)	PIC	01 Nov 1905	04 Apr 1988	[Mason]		C-092
Watkins, Wilburn G. (h/o Catherine Ann Doss Watkins)	PIC	24 Feb 1905	09 Jul 1972			E-271
Watkins, William Wilburn (h/o Leila Gottschalk Watkins)	PIC	05 May 1880	10 Mar 1963			E-163
Watkins, Willie Belle	PIC	26 Jun 1907	11 Nov 1984			C-091
Watson, James Samuel	PIC	27 Feb 1847	05 Feb 1849			B-183
Watson, Lynn Clayton	PIC	27 Sep 1884	29 Jan 1973			C-097
Watson, Mary Anna	PIC	10 May 1848	07 Feb 1849			B-184
Watson, Myrtle Duffy	PIC	06 May 1894	16 May 1952			C-062
Watson, Randy Steven	PIC	23 Mar 1951	19 Mar 1999		VN
Weatherford, Vernon William		12 Dec 1966	06 Aug 2023
Weaver, Cathy Ann (w/o Ronald Lee Weaver)		31 Aug 1951	01 Mar 2015
Weaver, Charlie T. (h/o Gwendolyn Sterry Weaver)	PIC	18 Jun 1912	03 Feb 1974	F2 USNR World War II	WWII	B-213
Weaver, Gwendolyn Sterry (w/o Charlie T. Weaver)	PIC	15 Feb 1917	02 Apr 1972			B-074
Weaver, Ronald Lee (h/o Cathy Ann Weaver)	PIC	03 Jun 1951	08 Dec 2006		VN
Webb, Spencer Clayton "Buddy" II (h/o Vicky Broomfield)	PIC	09 Dec 1948	07 Dec 1988			C-113
Weldon, C.						E-049
West, Mardell Dewey (h/o Virginia Nell Brntley West)	PIC	20 Mar 1929	15 Aug 2011	Married Nov. 14, 1949 - Mason		E
West, Virginia Nell Brantley (w/o Mardell Dewey West)	PIC	16 Feb 1929	06 Jan 2011	Married Nov. 14, 1949 - Eastern Star		E
Westbrook, Stephen W.	PIC	10 Feb 1951	06 Dec 1991			C-127
Westbrook, Tommie Jean Weaver (w/o Billie Westbrook)	PIC	26 Oct 1933	16 May 2004			C
Whisenant, Elmer Howard (h/o Martha Ann Smith Whisenant)		28 May 1939	20 Nov 2020
Whisenant, Martha Ann Smith (w/o Elmer Howard Whisenant)		16 May 1942	12 Aug 2018
Whitaker, C. J.	pic	20 Apr 1920	20 Apr 1920	Our Darling		D-008
White, Isaac M.	PIC	05 Aug 1877	25 Jul 1942	Father		D-064
White, Linda Rose	PIC	03 Dec 1953	09 Feb 1989			A-022A
White, Mark Shane	PIC	02 Jan 1965	23 Dec 1997			C
White, Mary E.	pic	18 Feb 1855	25 Jul 1855	Children of N. C. and C. White		D-012
White,			1987
White, Thomas A.	pic	12 Aug 1847	15 Sep 1854	Children of N. C. and C. White		D-011
White, William Peter "Red" (h/o Olla Mae White)	PIC	12 Oct 1918	24 May 1998		WWII	C
Whitmore, Luezer		16 May 1842	14 Jan 1925	Into thy hands I commend my spirit		D-102
Wightman, Benjamin W.	PIC	31 Aug 1755	01 Aug 1830	Landed at Matagorda Jan. 1, 1829 First settlers and first buried in Matagorda Cemetery. [Historical marker]	REV WAR	B-163
Wightman, Esther Randall	PIC	14 Dec 1758	20 Jun 1830	Landed at Matagorda Jan. 1, 1829 First settlers and first buried in Matagorda Cemetery. [Historical marker]		B-164
Wilburn, Stanley William	PIC
Wilburn, Violet E., Mrs.	PIC	09 Apr 1895	21 Apr 1920	Come Ye Blessed		B-143
Wilkinson, Ann Bateman, Mrs. (w/o John F. Wilkinson)		07 Dec 1807	08 Apr 1875	In memory of Mrs. Ann Wilkinson Born Franklin, Tenn. Died Matagorda, Texas		D-180
Wilkinson, John F. (h/o Ann Bateman Wilkinson)			12 Dec 1840	In memory of; Died Matagorda, Texas		D-180
Williams, Amanda		06 May 1888	07 May 1952			A-152
Williams, Aubry		07 Jan 1911*	05 Jan 1988*			D-274
Williams, Caroline L. Yeamans (w/o of James Francis Williams)	PIC	09 Apr 1852	14 Dec 1919	At rest		D-041
Williams, Charles	PIC	06 Oct 1879	04 Mar 1950			A-151
Williams, Charles "C. P.", Jr.	PIC	07 Oct 1911	29 Sep 1976			E-268
Williams, Charles Elmo	PIC	12 Apr 1912	07 Dec 1948			A-153
Williams, Charles M.		07 Sep 1932	14 Oct 1983		KO	D-287
Williams, Charles P. (h/o Daisy Estelle Phillips Williams)	PIC	17 Oct 1873	30 Aug 1950	Father		E-182
Williams, Charles R. "Charlie" (h/o Dena Bell Rebecca Williams)	PIC	28 Jun 1895	03 Aug 1962		WWI	E-124
Williams, Daisy Estelle Phillips (w/o Charles P. Williams)	PIC	31 Dec 1880	18 Jun 1941	Mother		E-183
Williams, Darwin M.	PIC	25 May 1893	03 Nov 1954	Texas Sgt. 1 Army Arty Park World War I	WWI	D-038
Williams, Dena Bell Rebecca (w/o Charles R. "Charlie" Williams)	PIC	29 Jan 1909	29 Nov 1955			E-123
Williams, Dinsmore		25 Nov 1899*	Mar 1977*
Williams, Dorothy Janice "Tiny" (w/o C. P. Williams)	PIC	17 Feb 1915	25 Aug 1979			E-269
Williams, Dylan Scott (s/o Keith Robert & Bonnie Lee Baker Williams)	PIC	02 Apr 1998	30 May 1998
Williams, Ellen "Wee Bea" Crow (w/o Preston Williams)	PIC	03 Nov 1917	12 Feb 2004
Williams, Gertrude		1909				D-275
Williams, James F. "Jimbo" (h/o Phyllis Hustead Williams)	PIC	08 Aug 1908	13 Jan 1988			E-267
Williams, J. H.		02 May 1877	08 Sep 1900	Woodmen of the World Memorial Dum Tacet Clamat		D-040
Williams, James Francis (w/o Caroline L. Yeamans Williams)	PIC	12 Jul 1849	30 Nov 1938	At rest		D-251
Williams, James Preston (Maria Graciela Ortiz Williams)	PIC	29 Oct 1938	07 Apr 2015
Williams, Jennie Ochs		01 Jul 1902	11 Sep 1976			B-291
Williams, John May	PIC	18 Jan 1891	21 Oct 1918		WWI	D-039
Williams, John A.		04 Mar 1851	24 Jan 1920	Born on Matagorda Peninsula Died at Matagorda, Texas Come ye blessed [death certificate gives 15 Mar 1851 as dob]		D-042
Williams, Katherine E.	PIC	1828	1914	In memory of our darling mother Katherine E. Williams 1828-1914 We miss thee from thy place, Shadow o'er our life is cast. We miss the sunshine of thy face. We miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest care, Our home is dark without thee--We miss thee everywhere.		C-020
Williams, Laura Green		15 Mar 1914	03 Sep 1951	Mother		A-016
Williams, Leonard	PIC	13 Apr 1948	15 Oct 1982			A-117
Williams, Leon	PIC	12 Feb 1947	30 Jan 1971			A-014
Williams, Margret Amanda Stuart (w/o Thomas Atkin Williams)	PIC	28 Feb 1884	04 Mar 1933			D-084
Williams, Margaret Elizabeth Baxter (w/o William Elias Williams)		29 Jan 1880	09 Dec 1927			B-002
Williams, Mazie B.	PIC	11 Mar 1934	09 Feb 1989			A-22B
Williams, Phyllis Hustead (w/o James F. "Jimbo" Williams)	PIC	07 Mar 1912	7 Jul 2007			E-266
Williams, Preston Bruce (h/o Margaret Ellen "Wee Bee" Crow)	PIC	05 Jul 1904	16 Apr 1964			E-015
Williams, Raymond Dinsmore		25 Nov 1899	10 Mar 1977			B-190
Williams, Ralph O.		11 Apr 1901	15 Jun 1967	Age 66		A-017
Williams, Thomas Atkin (h/o Margaret Amanda Stuart Williams)	PIC	25 Apr 1871	13 Nov 1958			D-085
Williams, William Elias		10 May 1875	21 Aug 1950			B-001
Wilson, Christopher Kyle		25 May 1973	16 Oct 2022
Wilson, Linda Grace Vance (w/o Robert Wilson)	PIC	31 Jan 1940	05 Nov 1996			E-302
Wilson, Richard Lynn		24 Apr 1955	20 Oct 2022
Winn, A. F.		1884	22 Dec 1931
Wofford, Ray Allen		16 Dec 1948	04 Jun 1990			D-263
Wood, Carl J. (h/o Louella Y. Wood)		02 Aug 1905	19 Dec 1982	US Navy World War II	WWII	E-279
Wood, John K.		1892	1967			E-055
Wood, Louella Y. (w/o Carl J. Wood)		22 Jan 1913	27 Oct 1988			E-280
Wood, Mary Bell		1896	1976
Wormley, Jesse L., Jr.
Wormley, Mildred Hawes	PIC	25 Dec 1924	22 Mar 2002
Wright, Buster		25 Feb 1902	26 Nov 1962	I have kept the faith		A-008
Wright, Catherine H. (w/o S. R. Wright)		03 Feb 1812	12 Oct 1890	Wife of Rev. S. R. Wright I know that my redeemer liveth		D-198
Wright, Charles (h/o Lynn Wright)		22 May 1940	08 Dec 2014
Wright, Halina		10 Jun 1950	25 Feb 2019
Wright, S. R., Rev. (h/o Catherine H. Wright)				Hic jacet Requiescat in pace		D-199
Wrigley, Henry	PIC		16 Dec 1853	Age 43 in Gonzales Co. Texas A native of England		B-080
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NAME	PIC	BIRTH	DEATH	INSCRIPTION	VET	LOC
Yeamans, Asa (h/o Jerusha Wightman Yeamans)		11 Oct 1772	Oct 1841			B-080
Yeamans, Asa Horace "Tinker" (h/o Bernice Augsberger Yeamans)		19 Feb 1901	12 Apr 1982			E-288
Yeamans, Asa Horace, Jr. (h/o Verna Yeamans)	PIC	19 Dec 1935	26 Dec 2010			E?
Yeamans, Bernice Augsberger (w/o Asa Horace "Tinker" Yeamans)	pic	24 Aug 1909	28 Jan 1994
Yeamans, Christine Bullock (w/o Dewey Yeamans)	pic	19 Feb 1900	16 Dec 1991			E-260
Yeamans, Dewey (h/o Christine Bullock Yeamans)	pic	13 May 1898*	03 Aug 1975*			E-246
Yeamans, M		09 Apr 1936	11 Apr 1936			E-245
Yeamans, Douglas (h/o Bernice Augsberger Yeamans)	pic	30 Jul 1904	19 Feb 1932			E-137
Yeamans, Emma Louise Gottschalk (w/o Phillip Yeamans)	PIC	09 Mar 1880	04 Oct 1942	Mother		E-136
Yeamans, Emma P.		1903	1924			E-136
Yeamans, Gustaor		1909	1911			B-234
Yeamans, Hazel Bruce (w/o James R. Yeamans)		1911	1969			D-269
Yeamans, Horace, Sr. (h/o Eliza Baxter Yeamans)		05 Jul 1811	30 Apr 1904	In my Father's house are Many mansions. We'll join Thee in that Heavenly land no more to take the part	TXREV	E-090
Yeamans, James Robert (h/o Hazel Bruce Yeamans)		15 Sep 1907	28 Jan 1979			D-268
Yeamans, Jerusha Wightman (w/o Asa Yeamans)		1776	26 Nov 1844			E-289
Yeamans, Joe	PIC	10 Feb 1896	09 Oct 1918	Son Gone, but not forgotten	WWI	D-051
Yeamans, Joseph, Jr.	pic	13 Jul 1843	18 Aug 1928		CWC	D
Yeamans, Joseph, Sr.	PIC	1810	1895		TXREV	D-261
Yeamans, Margaret	PIC	1814	1897			D-262
Yeamans, Mary Watkins		1850	1886			D-052
Yeamans, Pauline Bunk (w/o Phillip Yeamans)	PIC	19 Jun 1869	03 Jan 1936	Mother Rest in Peace		B-252
Yeamans, Phillip (h/o Emma Louise Gottschalk Yeamans)	PIC	09 Mar 1881	20 Jun 1940	Father		E-135
Yeamans, Phillip (h/o Pauline Bunk Williams)	PIC	21 Jul 1845	25 Sep 1931	Rest in Peace	CWC	D-050
Yeamans, Wayne E. (h/o Karen Yeamans)		25 Jul 1943	12 Nov 2013
Yeamans, Woodrow Wilson	pic	01 Feb 1913	27 Jul 1991
Young, Gladys	PIC	27 Dec 1927	04 Dec 1972			D-261
Young, Wonder	PIC	22 Sep 1904	06 Aug 1978			A-116
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NAME	PIC	BIRTH	DEATH	INSCRIPTION	VET	LOC
Zipprian, Catherine Shepherd	PIC	23 Apr 1823	15 Feb 1917	Mother He took thee from a world of care, an everlasting bliss to share.		A-082
Zipprian, Charles W. (h/o Fannie Zipprian)	PIC	20 Sep 1875	08 Nov 1955			D-217
Zipprian, Christian (h/o Willhelminea Franz Zipprian)		15 Jan 1843	24 May 1927		CWC	C
Zipprian, Edward Edgar (h/o Minnie Belle Smith Zipprian)	PIC	17 Sep 1879	23 Apr 1927			C-026
Zipprian, Edward Louis (h/o Helen Bernice Hand Zipprian)	PIC	29 Jul 1911	18 Nov 1966			C-088
Zipprian, George Walter (h/o Adelaide Sigmund Zipprian)		01 Jul 1878	07 Jul 1946
Zipprian, Helen Bernice Hand (w/o Edward Louis Edward)	PIC	04 Nov 1911	03 Apr 1985			C-089
Zipprian, Jacob	PIC	17 Dec 1857	25 Jan 1913	God's finger touched him and he slept.		A-079
Zipprian, James H. (h/o Nora Zipprian)		20 Jul 1871	20 Jun 1930
Zipprian, John Conrad (h/o Ethel Ryan Zipprian)	PIC	07 Oct 1872	10 Jun 1935			C-029
Zipprian, Louis	PIC					A-080
Zipprian, Marie Louise Yearzley (w/o William Zipprian)	PIC	22 Mar 1857	08 Aug 1939			D-216
Zipprian,						C-028
Zipprian, Willhelminea Franz (w/o Christian Zipprian)		26 Oct 1839	05 Nov 1918			C-027
Zipprian, William (h/o Marie Louise Zipprian)	PIC	24 Dec 1849	25 Jun 1931			D-215

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