“The names and the information following were taken
from the little Mexican
Cemetery located beside
the remains of the Catholic Church, which is located at the head of the Virden
valley. At one time there was a settlement there known as San Antonio. It was founded before 1887.” Information by: Myrtle J. Nelson.
Graves with headstones or
other markers:
1. Descanza En. JesusCandido TellezMurio El 3 De Nob. 1896Ala Edad
De 54 Anos6 Mezes 20 DiasQuerido
Esposo Lote Dedico Esta Memoria
ParaNunca Olvidarte.
2. Joe Gonzalez Born July 31,
1913 Died Sept 10, [Abt 1937 Or 1938]
3. Martin Telles Nacio Nov 11,
1862Murio Oct 25, 1899.
4. Baby Manuela Bejarano,
Junio 11, 1910Julio 1, 1910
5. At Rest Juanita Herrera Nacio Marzo 6, 1850Murio
Sept 25, 1898Mi Inolvidable Madre.
There are 4 other graves in the cemetery
that have no marker.
Other Graves In The Virden, New Mexico Area:
There Is A Soldiers Grave On The Hill East Of The Old Virden, New
Mexico Public School Grounds.
1. Eugene L Morrisco. H ALA.
Inf. C. S. A.
2. Stone found on the north side of the Sunset canal near
the farm of Le Ross Jones. Julius S. Ruckerborn
20 Nov 1804 died 22 Aug 1884.
3. A second grave marker next to # 2 reads: born 14 Oct
1885 died 28 Aug 1896-Bessie D. White-Father M. E. White.
4. A little north and west of the old Robert
T. Johns home, [some little distance North of the San Antonio Cemetery] the Robert
T. Johns buried twin babies: Melvin and Marvin Johns. No dates [reported to MJN
by Floyd Johns], son of Robert T. Johns.
5. Also in this little cemetery, there is a grave of a young
man. It is enclosed with a cement curbing and has a good marker: In memory of John
C. Jackson Born 27 Feb A D 1875 died 4 March 1901.
6 Floyd Johns also reported there are two black men buried
on a hill a little further east from the above cemetery,
he did not know the names of the men.
Virden, New Mexico MTC (Mexican Town Cemetery)
Grave# Name
Birth Death
A 1 Blancarte, Ricardo Alejandro 1991
A 2 Martinez: Armando 3
Mar 1947 4
Nov 1990
A 3
McCurdy: Max Donald 9
Dec 1921 12
Jun 1988
A 4
Unknown
A 5
Unknown
A6W Zuniga: Maria B. 24mar1913
9
Aug1985
A6E
Zuniga: Fillipe 1
May 1900 6
Jul 1987
A 7 Monares: Ricardo 1958
1983
A 8 Monares:
Alberto H. 1931
1982
A 9 Monares: Albert A. 1962 1981
A 10 Rodriguez: Jesusita C. 15
Oct 1906 2
Jun 1975
A 11 Rodriguez: Pablo V. 15
Jan 1903 26
Nov 1973
A 12 Villalba: Domingo B. 23
Dec 1923 29
Apr 1971
A 13 Villalba: Lionarda
1946
A 14 Unknown
A 15 Ruiz: Isidoro 1908
1940
A 16 Unknown
A 17 Unknown.
A 18 Romero:Tiofila
0 0
A 19 Bejarano: Maria Peru 1880
Dec 1945
A 20 Burrola: Domingo R. 9
Jun 1912 6
Apr 1950
Row B
B1 Garcia, Mercedes H. Sept
1906 19
Jan 1989
B2 Unknown
B3 Unknown
B4 Unknown
B5 Manares, Albert
Angel
B6 Unknown
B7W Unknown
B7E Unknown
B8 Unknown
B9 Unknown
B10 Unknown
B11 Unknown
B12 Unknown
B13 Unknown
B14 Unknown
B15 Unknown
B16 Crencio,
Lara O.
B17 Blank
B18 Rodriguez, Petra
V. 1878
1944
B19 Unknown
B20 Unknown
B21 Unknown
B22 Unknown
B23 Unknown
B24 Bejarano, Claudio Mata 1
July 1918 22
Aug1954
B25 Bejarano, Isabel Mata 8
July 1928 6
Dec 1961
B26 Bejarano, Ramona Mata 1900
1968
B27 Bejarano, Rosalio 1887 1969
B28 Bejarano,
Ramon P. 22
Oct 1906 28
Dec 1981
Notes: B 24 Married 1. Rosa Lara 2. Juana Mesa—B26 Married
Manuel
Row C
1 Unknown
2 Unknown
3 Unknown
4 Unknown
5 Unknown
6 Unknown
7 Unknown
8 Unknown
9 Unknown
10 Unknown
11 Unknown
12 Unknown
13 Unknown
14 Unknown
15 Bejarano, Tiofilo
28
Feb 1946
16 Unknown
17 Unknown
18 Unknown
19 Unknown
20 Bejarano 1870
1914
21 Unknown
22 Unknown
23 Unknown
24 Unknown
Row D
1 Unknown
2 Unknown
3 Unknown
4 Unknown
5 Unknown
6 Unknown
7 Unknown
8 Unknown
9 Unknown
10 Unknown
10 Unknown
11 Unknown
12 Unknown
13 Unknown
14 Unknown
15 Unknown
16 Unknown
17 Unknown
Row E
1 Rodriguez, Stella C. 24
Sept 1951 8
Sept 1967
2 Rodriguez, Domingo C 1954
1954
3 Unknown
4 Unknown
5 Unknown
6 Unknown
7 Unknown
8 Unknown
9 Unknown
10 Unknown
11 Unknown
12 Unknown
13 Unknown
13 Unknown
14 Unknown
15 Unknown
16 Unknown
17 Unknown
18 Unknown
19 Unknown
20 Villalba
21 Rodriguez, Pomposa Gomez
22 Unknown
23 Unknown
24 Unknown
25 Unknown
26 Garcia, Jose L 1888
1951
27 Hernandez, Serapio
A. 2
Oct 1931 8
Sept 1953
28 Ramos, Carmen Flores D. 8
Jul 1933 13
Jul 1959
29 Teodoro
30 Bejarano, Jesus Peru 20
Jan 1903 19
May 1984
Row F
1 Unknown
2 Unknown
3 Unknown
4 Unknown
5 Garcia,
Rafael J. 24
Oct 1907 2
Apr 1983
6 Unknown
7 Unknown
8 Unknown
9 Unknown
10 Unknown
11 Unknown
12 Unknown
13 Unknown
14 Unknown
15 Unknown
16 Unknown
17 Unknown
18 Unknown
19 Unknown
20 Unknown
Notes: Merge Into Row G.
Virden, New Mex1coMTC
Row G
1 Unknown
2 Unknown
3 Unknown
4 Unknown
5 Unknown
6 Unknown
7 Ruiz (Illegible)
4 Nov 1937 8,
1937 *1
8 Unknown
9 Unknown
10 Unknown
11 Blank
12 Unknown
13 Unknown
14 Rodriguez, Aurara
C. 1933 1934
15 Unknown
16 Unknown
17 Unknown
18 Unknown
19 Unknown
20 Unknown
21
22 Unknown
23 Unknown
24 Rodriguez, Ignacio 1876
1917
25 Rodriguez, (Illegible)
26 Unknown
27 Unknown
28 Unknown
29 Garcia, Rafael J 24
Oct 1907
2 Apr 1983
* 2
30 Monares,
Ramon H. 15
May 1933 1
Jan 1963
31 Garcia, Asencion
J. 15
Aug 1922 21
Aug 1970
32 Villa, Hilario R. 1906 1971
33 Vasquez, Francisco P. 10
Feb 1928 10
Dec 1981
34 B Lank
35 Radriguez,
Pedro V. 1
Feb 1910 22
Feb 1985
Notes:*1 Headstone Reads: Ruiz Nacio
4 Nov 1937Fayecio Dia 8 1937
*2 See Row F Grave 5Also: Garcia, Rafael J. Br. 24 Oct 1907 Dth 2 Apr 1983.
Virden, New Mexico MTC
Row H
1 Unknown
2 Unknown
3 Unknown
4 Unknown
5 Unknown
6 Romero, Antonia B.
7 A V R
8 A V R
9 Unknown
10 Unknown.
11 Unknown
12 Gonzales.Noroberta
8
Oct 1935 28
Dec 1936
13 Romero
14 Unknown
15 Unknown
16 Unknown
17 Unknown
18 Unknown
19 Unknown
20 Unknown
21 Unknown
22 Unknown
23 Unknown
24 Unknown
25 Unknown
26 Rodriguez, Leonor P. 6
Feb 1907 30
Sept 1933
27 Peru.Roque 22 Feb 1934
28 Romero, Amad
29 Peru, Doroteo
G. 6
Feb 1922 14
Feb 1939
30 Peru,
Enicacio "Nick" 12
Oct 1899
7 Jul 1965
31 Ruiz, Alcaria P. 1880 1969
32 Ruiz, Thomas P. 55
Yrs Old 1969
33 Ruiz.Pablop 1912
1974
34 Ruiz.Brunor 12
Dec 1880 15
Mar 1976
35 Rodrigues, Frank C. 4
Oct 1937 21
Aug 1975
36 Blank