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Bischoff Cemetery
G-3 on county map. Five and one half miles north of Inez on Arenosa Creek on
Bischoff Road. Very well kept with good chain link fence. First burial of record
- in row 9 number 32 - May 24, 1860. Veterans: Civil War (1), World War I (3).
Probably row 8 space 19 child.
Hencerling, Alfred - buried 9-26-1967 probably in row 10.
Hencerling, Mrs. Loney (Mrs. Alfred Hencerling) D. 3-22-1971
Clain, Mrs. Avis Ledford - buried 10-29-1967 probably row 2 or 3.
Weitz, Frank B. B. about [?] 1-1970
Groth, Walter William - buried 9-4-1970
May, Mrs. Agnes Mertz 4-12-1883 9-24-1974.
Buried in Bischoff Cemetery but not listed by Row or Space
Olivares, Mrs. Thersa 8-24-1971
(Mrs. Regan Olivares)
Holden, O. C. 3-21-1972
Eller, Mrs. Adlin 7-30-1972
Claybrook, Mrs. Louise Schubec 2-20-1882 9-1-1973
ROW 1 [Grave Site Number, Born, Died]
[Total of 48 spaces in Row 1; 17 burials in Row 1, 1 Veteran of WWI, 20 Vacant grave spaces.]
1. Vacant
2. Mealy, Charles 9-26-1914, 8-5-1922
3. Gilstrap, Bernice Lucille 7-11-1911, 11-24-1911
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Cypert, Mrs. Clara M. 7-19-1907, 5-29-1942
7. Vacant
8. Vacant
9. Caraway, Pearle E. 2-27-1894, Still living as of 6-24-1967
10. Caraway, W. S. (Alex) 4-6-1890, 4-9-1965
11. Caraway Baby 1931, 1931
12. King, Mary Jane 8-15-1845, 10-16-1934
13. Hill, William H. 2-28-1874, 1-18-1941
14. Fike, John E. 2-5-1865, 7-6-1919
15. Fechner, Emma D. (Mother) 2-10-1873, 4-15-1944
16. Fechner, Henry J. (Father) 5-15-1871, 5-13-1937
17. Vacant
18. Vacant
19. Winkler, Addie 1873, 1932
20. Vacant
21. Vacant
22. Vacant
23. Traber, Otto L. 10-1-1892, 11-3-1937 (Veteran W.W. I. Pvt 86th Inf. 18th Div.)
24. Traber Infant. (Son of Mr. And Mrs. Otto L. Traber) Born and died 1-27-1923.
25. Vacant
26. Vacant
27. Scherer, William A. 1874 1952
28. Scherer, Caroline 12-31-1873 1-10-1962
29. Scherer, August 9-26-1866 2-12-1956
30. Vacant
31. Vacant
32. Vacant
33. Vacant
34. Vacant
35. Vacant
36. Vacant
37. Vacant
ROW 2 [Grave Site Number]
[32 Burials in Row 2; 4 Vacant spaces, 1 Unmarked grave, 1 Unknown. Oldest Person: Joseph Traber B. 2-6-1906.]
1.Ledford, Julia R. 1868-1947
2. Ledford, Layfette 1856-1924
3. Ledford Infant (Daughter of L. and J. R. Ledford) 7-29-1902, 7-30-1902
4. Daniel, Oscar H. 12-8-1872, 5-31-1962
5. Daniel, Blanche M. 10-7-1875, 3-3-1943
6. Daniel, Guy 7-17-1902, 8-16-1915
7. Daniel, Maggie R. (Wife of J. R. Daniel) 10-17-1842, 1-13-1906
8. Daniel, Joseph R. 7-19-1848, 11-11-1942
9. Randolph, Francis 9-29-1868, 10-21-1946
10. Randolph J. Lee 1-10-1867, 9-30-1942
11. Randolph, Elijha W.
12. Unmarked. Brick border around grave.
13. Vacant
14. Hayes, Elijah R. 6-22-1865, 7-23-1904
15. Fechner, Herman
16. Large cedar tree
17. Brandt
18. Malone
19. Traber, Elisabetha 2-20-1806, 12-3-1879
20. Traber, Joseph 2-6-1806, 5-29-1880
21. Traber, Maria 5-7-1825, 11-9-1887
22. Traber, Henry 12-24-1825, 9-10-1916
23. Traber, John S. 10-11-1887, 9-24-1888
24. Traber, Henry J. 2-17-1884, 7-25-1891
(John S. & Henry J. children of John & Emma Traber)
25. Traber, Emma 4-15-1858, 1-14-1915
26. Traber, John 11-20-1859, 6-27-1940
27. Scherer, Elizabeth (Nee Meiss) 11-18-1847, 2-14-1934
28. Scherer, Joseph 3-8-1830, 4-9-1904
29. Scherer, Elsie E. 11-17-1872, 6-28-1874
30. Scherer, Frederick 3-19-1871, 12-10-1875
(Elsie & Frederick children of Joseph & Elizabeth Scherer)
31. Vacant
32. Sittig, Andrew
33. Vacant
34. Vacant
35. Latimer, Lucy H. (Mother) 1-1-1858 2-8-1918
36. Latimer, Robert L. (Father) 3-21-1851 9-20-1922
ROW 3 [Grave Site Number]
[9 Burials, 9 Vacant spaces, 1 Unknown, 1 Not marked.]
1.Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant
9. Hunt, Emma Mary (Daughter) 11-9-1899, 6-9-1958
10. Hunt, Adaline Miller (Mother) 12-20-1880, 12-7-1957
11. Hunt, Jeremiah M. 3-1-1869, 2-21-1944
12. Hunt Baby, (son of J. A. Hunt) 8-13-1910, 8-13-1910
13. Vacant
14. Miller, Mary A. Schultz 2-25-1862, 9-14-1940
15. Miller, Adolph D. 2-23-1854, 12-30-1934
16.Miller Baby, (son of A. L. & N. J. Miller) 7-9-1912, 7-9-1912
17.Miller, Henry, (son of A & M Miller) 12-15-1893, 12-7-1897
18. Fechner, Lonnie 1880-1884
19. Unknown - with grave marker
20. Not marked
ROW 4 [Grave Site Number]
[8 Burials, 4 Vacant spaces, 3 Unknown.]
1 thru 11 no graves
12. Vacant - not dead as of 6-24-1967
13. Claybrook, John R. 7-12-1878 6-2-1950
14. Claybrook, James R. (Son of J. R. & L. A. Claybrook) 1-8-1906, 4-24-1918
15. Vacant
16. Claybrook, Joseph H. (Son of J. R. & L. A. Claybrook) 1-2-1912, 3-27-1918
17. Surma, Sarah
18. Unknown - marble marker on grave
19. Unknown - marble marker on grave
20. Unknown - marble marker on grave
21. Vacant
22. Vacant
23. Miller, Eda B. 12-21-1858, 5-2-1898
24. Lochausen, Bertha A. (Daughter of E. & M. Lochausen) 7-28-1850, 4-2-1880
25. Lochausen, Mary
26. Lochausen, Edward
ROW 5 [Grave Site Number]
[11 Burials, 1 Vacant space, 1 Unmarked, 1 Unknown, 1 Veteran Civil War CSA.]
Grave sites 1 thru 18 not used
19. Deckert, Bernice (Sister) 6-9-1913, 2-9-1957
20. Deckert, Clarence L. (Brother) 5-6-1923, 6-28-1951
21. Deckert, Emma 10-31-1881, 11-8-1943
22. Deckert, Louie 6-27-1877, 1-28-1941
23. Deckert Infant, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Louis Deckert
24. Baby grave, no name or date
25. Deckert, Mina (Wife of John S. Deckert) 11-27-1866, 2-20-1884
26. Unknown
27. Johnny
28. Chambles, Andrew (Veteran Civil War CSA Pvt. 33 Texas cav) 11-9-1826, 1-17-1874
29. Vacant
30. Mertz, Lizette Bischoff 12-16-1852, 11-9-1915
31. Mertz, J. H. 8-7-1842, 2-16-1912
32. Mertz, Annie M. (Daughter of H. & L. Mertz) 5-27-1883, 2-27-1898
ROW 6 [Grave Site Number] [8 Burials, 1 Vacant]
26. Bischoff, Regina 1857-1860
27. Bischoff, Heinrich 1862-1863
28. Hirschhauser, Margaretha
29. Hirschhauser, Konrad
30. Bischoff, Elizabeth (Frau) 9-2-1829, 9-10-1900
31. Bischoff, Anton 3-4-1813, 2-18-1902
32. Bischoff, Leopold 8-6-1888, 6-2-1942
33. Vacant
34. Latimer, William D. 12-1-1877, 3-1-1928
35.
ROW 7 [Grave Site Number]
23. Deckert, Michael 12-22-1861 Age 56
24. Unknown
25. Vacant
26. Vacant
27. Vacant
28. Vacant
29. Vacant
30. Vacant
31. Bischoff, Wm. A. 7-31-1848, 7-30-1905
32. Daniel, Ida Bischoff 11-11-1863, 10-22-1936
33. Bischoff, Wm. G. 12-6-1884, 1-8-1919
ROW 8 [Grave Site Number]
1. Latimer, Walter L. (Father) 9-26-1881, 7-4-1958
2. Latimer, Louise (Mother) 3-7-1879, 2-4-1951
3. Vacant
4. Unknown
5. Kneblick, Joseph 1917 1917
6. Jentry, Victor R. 10-15-1888 7-21-1906
7. Thurmond, Rose J. Lee (Daughter of O. E. & M. Thurmond) 8-21-1897, 11-12-1899
8. Goetz Baby, (Son of Otto & Belle Goetz) 12-27-1914 12-27-1914
9. Thurmond, Orville Erasmus 1890 1904
10. Thurmond, Benton Alfred (Vet. WWI Tex Pvt, 13 Veteran Hospital) 3-12-1896, 7-6-1933
11. Vacant
12. Vacant
13. Vacant
14. Vacant
15. Vacant
16. Claybrook, Wiley H. 12-9-1865, 5-2-1953
17. Deckert, L. 5-30-1836, 6-1-1896
18. Garvel, Thomas 2-25-1876, 10-8-1901
19. Vacant
20. Olivares, Regan 10-25-1870, 8-28-1953
21. Gewiss, Casper 3-6-1803, 12-3-1889
22. Sitterle, Caroline (Relative)
23. Weitz, Stephen 12-15-1833, 9-13-1913
24. Weitz, Scholastika 7-2-1849, 9-13-1883
25. Deckert, Mary 12-13-1882 Age 75 years
26. Weitz, Augustine
27. Garvel Infant
28. Unmarked except for stones at head and foot. Unknown
ROW 9 [Grave Site Number]
31. Miller, M. Margaretha 6-24-1824, 1-24-1898
32. Miller, Soren N. 12-23-1817, 5-24-1860
33. Lorenz, Nicholas 11-20-1847, 3-27-1863
34. Decker, Josephine (Daughter of J. & E. Decker) 5-3-1874, 7-3-1880
35. Deckert, Alecuis C. 6-21-1877, 2-19-1898
36. Deckert, Joseph Jr. 8-4-1885, 4-17-1911
37. Vacant
38. Vacant
39. Vacant
ROW 10 [Grave Site Number]
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Schultz Infant
4. Schultz, Charley 1865-1918
5. Vacant
6. Hencerling, Alfred Lavern (Son of A & L Hencerling ) 10-31-1926, 7-24-1934
7. Vacant
8. Dincans, Lillie Rose (Daughter of R. A. & M. Dincans) 4-3-1903, 4-29-1906
9. Kennedy Baby (Son of Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Kennedy) 7-24-1925, 7-24-1925
10. Vacant
11. Vacant
12. Vacant
13. Vacant
14. Vacant
15. Vacant
16. Vacant
17. Vacant
18. Weitz, Royce Glenn 10-1954
19. Weitz, Josephine Mary 12-5-1944
20. Weitz, Joseph 67 yrs., 7 mo. 2 days 4-6-1873, 11-8-1940
21. Fechner, Magdlen W. 11-13-1881, 7-20-1934
22. Fechner, Will J. 11-26-1877, 10-29-1952
23. Vacant
24. Vacant
25. Hirschhauser, Frederick P. 7-11-1868, 3-20-1924
26. Hirschhauser, Hermina A. 8-18-1866, 3-19-1963
27. Vacant
28. Vacant
29. Muller, Maria 3-3-1861 9-25-1909
30. Muller, Louis E. 9-11-1851 8-23-1918
31. Miller, Alvina Rebecca (Daughter of F. P. Hirschhauser) 12-1-1891, 1-8-1919
32. Miller, Louis J. 12-8-1886 4-13-1927
33. Vacant
34. Deckert, Mrs. Joe 1-25-1849, 4-5-1922
35. Deckert, Joseph 6-17-1847, 4-5-1934
36. Dincans, Archie A. 12-23-1891, 2-8-1967
37. Dincans, Louise 1863-1941
38. Dincans, Thomas J. 1855-1924
39. Vacant
40. Vacant
ROW 11 [Grave Site Number]
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. St John, Rosa 9-9-1887, 1-28-1905
4. Groth, William (Father) 10-27-1853, 1-10-1915
5. Groth, Friederike (Mother) 5-25-1860, 3-5-1922
6. Stark, Emma 7-28-1893, 5-28-1926
7. Vacant
8. Vacant
9. Vacant
10. Vacant
11. Smith, Julian Walter 4-27-1905, 12-22-1912
12. Thompson, B. F. 2-17-1842, 10-18-1914
13. Kennedy, Lillie R. 10-24-1871, 5-16-1966
14. Kennedy, Obed B. 5-25-1890, 2-14-1961
15. Vacant
16. Vacant
17. Evins (Infant son of H. C. & Nora E.) 3-4-1913, 3-4-1913
18. Vacant
19. Eller, Kenneth Wayne 1909-1958
20. Unknown
21. Newcomb 1-24-1856, 1-1920
22. Unknown
23. Duncan, T. A. Age 63 yrs. 6 mo. 3 days, 12-25-1855, 6-3-1918
24. Vacant
25. Vacant
26. Vacant
27. Vacant
28. Fechner, Charles W. 9-26-1946 4-6-1963
29. Vacant
30. Vacant
31. Vacant
32. Vacant
33. Vacant
34. Becker, Richard 4 -1967
35. Vacant
36. Vacant
ROW 12 [Grave Site Number]
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Groth, Curtis Ray 10- -1964
4. Groth, Freddie 10-28-1930, 11-5-1930
5. Vacant
6. Groth, Dora E. 1893 1966
7. Vacant
8. Vacant
9. Vacant
10. Hattenbach, Mortin 5-24-1883, 11-4-1930
11. Vacant
12. Gassaway, Lucy Irene 1-31-1886
13. Gassaway, David Bruce 1-7-1887, 2-5-1963
14. Stacy, Wm. Chester 2-18-1854, 11-12-1938
15. Vacant
16. Vacant
17. Briggs Kate 1857 1930
18. Vacant
19. Yendrey, Thomas J. 9-16-1878, 1-23-1948
20. Yendrey, Maudie E. 1-14-1889, 1-5-1937
21. Matley, Allen O. (Pvt 1st class 9th inf. 2nd Div. WWI) 11-29-1928
22. Vacant
23. Vacant
24. Vacant
25. Vacant
26. Vacant
27. Vacant
28. Vacant
29. Vacant
30. Vacant
31. Vacant
32. Vacant
33. Vacant
34. Vacant
35. Vacant
36. Vacant
37. Vacant
38. Scherrer, Mrs. Viola 1919-1966
39. Horecka, Willie J. 1-11-1895, 7-31-1933
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