Hello and thank you to all contributors for their help in preserving gravesites in words, photos, and hearts! Your work is meaningful and much appreciated!

I was born in the Rio Grande Valley and grew up visiting family cemeteries there and across North and Central Texas. Like most Find a Grave contributors, I became interested in family lore and regional history at an early age and continue to support memorial preservation when and where I can.

I'm related to and/or research these family lines and branches:

Arnold, Balli, Bridgwater/Bridgewater, Campione/Champion, Cantu, Cavazos, Creel, Garza, Hinojosa, Houston, Juarez, Lindsey, Little, McKinney, Milstead, Rivas, Salinas, Smith (NY/TX), Solis, Stapp, Villarreal, Young, and Zapata. By marriage and other associations, I include Brockman (TX), Henderson (AR/TX), Lamb (CAN/TX), McMichael (PA/TX), Redington (UK), and Witham (UK).