Located behind the Old Socorro Mission, Socorro, Texas,
� mile off Highway 80, about 5 miles east of the El Paso City Limits.
This mission was established in 1683 by the Franciscan Priests and is
still in use today.
This small sampling of inscriptions was copied by Jan Parsons Armstrong
in 1965. Do Not use for monetary gain or profit. JPA August 2000.
Apodaca, Zacarias 1850-1917
Apodaca, Guadalupe L. 1857-1916
Apodaca, A. C. 6 June 1883-3 Oct 1940
Armendariz, Juan Pablo "born 10 Jan 1842, Socorro, Texas, died 21 Aug 1904
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Body transferred to Socorro, Texas
On 30 Oct 1908"
Armendariz, Ponciana 26 Dec 1862-21 Nov 1911
Armendariz, Elena F. "Died 11 Dec 1934 aged 66 years"
Cadena, Domingo 4 Aug 1876-17 Feb 1937
Cisco (only legible word on an old wooden cross)
Escobar, Juan 1874-1940
Fresquez, Juan 1844-1894
Fresquez, Bruna P. 1846-1931
Guiterrez, Hipolito 1875-1954
Holguin, Moises Lorenzo 10 July 1931-5 July 1953 Texas Cpl. 734 AAA Gun Bn.
Holguin, Refugio B. 1882-1945
Holguin, Teofilo 1854-1942
Holguin, Eugenio 15 Nov 1860-6 Jan 1937
Holguin, Ursula 1850-1894
Holguin, Ramona C. 1894-1921
Holguin, Jose H. 1853-1940
Jordan, Fortunato 28 June 1925-26 May 1936
Jurado, Martin (nothing else)
Mallegio, Adelina Longoria (rest of stone is sunken)
Marquez, Pilar 4 Aug 1905-21 May 1945 Texas Pvt. 32 Inf. 7 Inf. Div. WWII
Marquez, Santiago 1880-1949
Nunez, Josefa Died 8 Dec 1900 aged 66 years
Page, Walter H. 22 July 1954 (nothing else)
Provencia Jose Maria 1858-1940
Torres, Vidal 1881-1942 Resident of Crystal City, Texas
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