Cemetery

Ester G. Cantu

Hidalgo County · THC Atlas #7215005105

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About this site

Ester G. Cantu is a cemetery in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is one of 83 cemeteries documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 234 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.6260, -98.3104. The nearest cataloged historic site is McAllen Ranch (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bazan Ranch, Longoria Ranch, and Santa Guadalupe Torero.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7215005105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This site preserves the grave of Ester G. Cantu on the former Santa Timotea (Los Novillos) Ranch, once part of the Sam Lane Ranch in northwestern Hidalgo County. Ester was the adopted daughter of Martiniano Cantu and Timotea Cavazos, who married in 1911; she died young of scarlet fever. Her marker stands just outside the southeast corner of the old ranch headquarters yard.

Sources: cemeteries-of-tx.com

📍 26.6260, -98.3104 · Hidalgo County

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Santa Guadalupe Torero