Hi, everyone The cemetery list that I posted was what is on www.epodunk.com If they are missing some cemeteries, send them the needed information. They can only show what they have. I am sure that they will update their search engine eventually. I have found epodunk invaluable for finding information on small towns nationwide. They recently up dated to include the former names of these towns. G. Winters ----- Original Message ----- From: "MaryLee or Charlie Sloan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:01 AM Subject: FW: RE: FW: Bexar County Cemetary List > Hi > Hope Brother Loch doesn't mind me forwarding the following information. Hope > one of you finds the information interesting. Please note Brother Loch > states that the Roselawn is #3. > > Brother Loch states that the records are in good shape at San Fernando #2. > However, I have been told two different times during the years in their > office that: there was a fire in the gardeners building where they kept > their records. Their records are not complete for the early days if there > is not a tombstone. Don't know which is the case, but they can't tell me > where some graves are located in that cemetery. > > And for those of you keeping a list -- don't think I saw the listings for > the cemetery located for the priests and brothers at St. Mary's University. > Would it be called the Society of Mary Cemetery, (SM?) > > Mary Lee Sloan > > From: "Edward Loch" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: FW: Check out Bexar County Cemetary List > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:31:15 -0500 > > I expect that Teresa has answered you, but in case she has not, I > will try to fill you in. The old Campo Santo was begun in 1800 when > the rotting bodies at San Fernando were infecting the water supply - > the irrigation ditch ran behind the church, now the cathedral. At > that time, that space was out of town. on the south side of Houston > street the protestants were buried, now Milam park. As the hosptial > expanded we moved the bodies to San Fernando #1. The records for > where people are buried there have been lost. A few years ago a > group, Los Bejarenos walked the entire cemetery(begun about 1870) > and noted all the tombstones that still exist and made an index. > This is all that there is for #1. San Fernando #2 was started in > 1922 and the records for that are in good shape. #3 used to be > Roselawn and the archdiocese bought it when space was becoming > scarce in #2. This was bought in the 1980's and is directly south > of #2. The Catholic Church did not lose any cemeteries. There were > and are only San Fernando, St. Mary's, St. Joseph, St. Peter Claver, > and St. Michael's. The Hispanic-Mediterranean people went to San > Fernando, the Irish-English speaking to St. Mary's, the German to > St. Joseph, the Polish- slavic to St. Michael and the Black people > to St. Peter Claver. The people from around the missions went to > their cemeteries. There was no French section. Religious orders had > certain parts of San Fernando as well as the priests were buried > together. There is a Catholic cemetery in Helotes not far from the > present church. Some other rural parishes have cemeteries also like > Elmendorf and Losoya. There were a few small chapels under what is > now Calaveras lake. The bodies were moved to Elmendorf.The library > is perhaps the best source since we have had a cemetery project > going for several years and a computer dedicated especially to this. > Mr. Frank Faulkner is the librarian. I think Teresa sent you > information on how to contact the library. Yours sincerely, Bro. > Ed Loch, S.M. > > From: "MaryLee or Charlie Sloan" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: FW: Check out Bexar County Cemetary List > Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 17:52:22 -0600 > > Dear Brother Loch > > I have not been able to find John Bourgeois at the France Garnes or > Carnes CATHOLIC cemetery anywhere -- > Family has been looking for more than 30 years. > Members of the family have asked all over during the 30 years. > John Bourgeois is the only one we have lost -- > > I was wondering if you knew what year the San Fernando Cemetery # 1 > and the #2 were started. Perhaps a section of #1 was for the > French. I've driven and looked an alot of the ground, but never a > concentrated effort in #1. > > Also thought that some of the City cemeteries were the French one > -- however, it would have been blessed ground since the Department > of Health called it the France Catholic Cemetery. > > I have photographed 8 of the cemeteries where relatives are buried > and never found him. I will continue to look. > > THANK YOU for finding the church record. > > I will post queries at different sites including the Bexar County > site on Rootsweb. Perhaps someday someone will know something. > None of the Bourgeois families know where John was buried. > > We had a cemetery on Culebra road -- know who was there and where > they were moved. It was never referred to as a Catholic cemetery. > There are Catholics and Lutherans buried at Zion Lutheran -- > however, it wasn't referred to as either Catholic or Lutheran until > more modern times -- many Bourgeois buried there, but not John > Bourgeois. > > Some Bourgeois were buried at private cemeteries around Helotes -- > they were known or moved -- But again the cemetery was never > referred to as Catholic Cemetery. > > I wonder at times if the cemetery was near the old Mexican cemetery > under Houston street by Santa Rosa hospital. "Campos Santos" > > I am really stressed -- it was one thing to lose a relative, but > quite another for the Catholic Church to lose a cemetery. > > It would be difficult for me to find the correct person to talk to, > but wonder if the Department of Health kept track of early > cemeteries? > > Thanks for your help on my ancestor > > Mary Lee Gussen Sloan > > From: "Edward Loch" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: FW: Check out Bexar County Cemetary List > Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 15:21:11 -0500 > > > Subject: Check out Bexar County Cemetary List > >>>>Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:35:03 EDT > >>>> > >>>>The new URL for San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society's > >>>>website > >>>>is: _www.rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2/index.htm_ > >>>>(http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2/index.htm) By clicking below, you > >>>>can get directly to the listing of Bexar > >>>>County cemeteries, which are now divided into three parts by alphabet. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>_Click here: Bexar County Cemetary List_ > >>>>(http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2/bexarcem.htm) > >>>> > >>>>Theresa > >>> > >> > > > > > > ============================== > New! 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