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Cemetery Names: A to H I to P Q to Z Listing by County
Driving Directions: I-10 Exit 22 (Main St), S 1.4 m S on NM 494, W side. Cemetery outside the private town of Shakespeare.
| Cemetery | Shakespeare Cemetery |
| County | Hidalgo |
| GPS | N32.32540, W108.72598 |
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| Last Name | First / Middle | Born | Died | Age | Inscription |
| ? | Russian Bill | ~ | 1881 | ~ | Hanged in the Grant House |
| ACUNA | Alvina | ~ | ~ | ~ | Mother of Nestor Hernandez |
| ADAMS | J.M. | 1897 May 17 | ~ | First name could be Jim; Husband and father of two | |
| AMBLER | Horacio | ~ | 1897 Mar 30 | ~ | 1st Sgt 6th U.S. Cavalry |
| ANTILLON | Fernando | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
| AYOUB | Mike | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
| BAISA | Carlos A | 1902 Dec 5 | 1978 Oct 3 | 75 | Beloved Husband |
| BARELA | Angel L | 1930 | 1933 | 3 | |
| BLACKBURN | Billy | ~ | c.1870 | ~ | Famous blacksmith of Shakespeare; hanged |
| CASSELS | E.L. | 1846 | 1906 | 60 | Doctor |
| CHAVEZ | Julio | 1911 | 1928 | 17 | |
| COLBY | O.E. | c.1840 | 1889 | 49 | |
| CONDRY | Jackie Lee | ~ | 2005 Nov 4 | 74 | Husband of Mary Condry |
| CONTRERAS | Juan M | 1918 Sep 16 | 2009 Jun 9 | 90 | Beloved Husband of Rosa |
| CONTRERAS | Rosa T | 1923 Feb 23 | ~ | ~ | Beloved Wife of Juan Contreras |
| CORTEZ | Eliodoro | 1938 Jul 3 | 2007 Apr 26 | 68 | Beloved Husband of Rosalie, Father, Grandfather and Brother |
| CORTEZ | Rosalie H | 1930 Sep 3 | 1986 Dec 19 | 55 | Beloved Wife, Mother Grandmother and Sister |
| DARNELL | Jessie Cole | 1988 Sep 4 | 2007 May 8 | 19 | |
| DOYLE | Matthew | ~ | c.1917 | ~ | |
| DUNAGAN | Eliza Ann Turk Wood | 1829 Jun 17 | ~ | ~ | Wife and Mother; Born Hall Co, GA |
| DUNAGAN | Ezekiel J | 1859 Oct 15 | 1885 Nov 30 | 26 | Born Blount Co, AL died Lordsburg, New Mexico; Son of Stephen and Eliza Dunagan |
| DUNAGAN | Stephen R | ~ | ~ | ~ | AL Capt Co-G 4th Cavalry CSA |
| DUNAGAN | Steven Reed (Captain) | 1827 Sep 25 | 1894 | 67 | AL Co-G Hampton Brigade Cavalry |
| EVENSON | John N. | 1812 | 1887 | 75 | Born Norway |
| FAMBRO | Bob | ~ | 1879 | ~ | Shot and killed by a bartender |
| FOLICIANO | Placonicia | 1889 | 1937 | 48 | Shot and killed on range land |
| GALLARDO | Roman | 1863 Feb 28 | 1895 Mar 18 | 32 | Born Tucson AZ |
| GREAVES | Peter B. | ~ | ~ | ~ | Iowa 1st Sgt Co-F Cavalry; Justice of the Peace in Shakespeare |
| GUTIERREZ | Leonardo | 1888 | 1951 | 63 | |
| HAYes | Sarah Anderson | 1840 Jul 6 | 1937 Apr 29 | 96 | Born in Henderson, TX; Mother of four children |
| HERNANDEZ | Maria D | 1898 Aug 15 | 1971 Feb 7 | 72 | |
| HERNANDEZ | Nestor | c.1860 | ~ | Son of Alvina Acuna; Born in Mexico | |
| HILL | Bernice | 1911 Apr 3 | 1915 Mar 17 | 3 | Daughter of John Edward and Mary Alice Hill |
| HILL | Geneva | 1916 Mar 2 | 1916 Mar 2 | 0 | Daughter of John Edward and Mary Alice Hill |
| HILL | Jack | 1917 May 8 | 1917 May 8 | 0 | Son of John Eder and Mary Hays Hill |
| HILL | Lizzie A. | 1852 Jul 10 | 1888 Apr 29 | 35 | Born in Canada; Sister of Ross Woods |
| HUGHES | Isabel | 1903 Dec 11 | 1915 Dec 1 | 11 | |
| HUGHES | James | 1864 | 1898 | 34 | Oldest child of Nicholas Hughes and Joséfa Armijo Hughes |
| HUGHES | Janie | c.1880 | 1888 | 8 | Daughter of Nicholas Hughes |
| HUGHES | Winnie Mackenzie | ~ | 1884 | ~ | Wife of Jim Hughes; Daughter of Jack Mackenzie |
| HUTCHINSON | Donna | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
| HUTCHINSON | George | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
| JOHNSON | Christina | ~ | 1881 | ~ | Died in Childbirth of Daughter Mattie; Wife of Otto Johnson |
| KELLY | Lonnie | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
| KENNEDY | Thomas | 1837 | 1913 | 76 | Born in Erie, PA |
| KING | Sandy | ~ | 1881 | ~ | aka Red Curly; one of the famous San Simon cowboys hung along with Russian Bill because he was a"damned nuisance" |
| LAGUNA | Manuel Cortez | 1913 Mar 14 | 1982 Dec 8 | 69 | |
| LARA | Petra Verdugo Torres | 1919 Jun 29 | 2000 Feb 10 | 81 | Wife of Carlos Lara; Born in Mexico |
| LEAHY | Christina M. | ~ | ~ | Daughter of Mattie | |
| LEAHY | Kathleen | ~ | c.1900 | 0 | 13 day old Infant daughter of Will Leahy |
| LEAHY | M. Christina | 1898 | 1947 | 49 | |
| LINAM | Minnie Ida Mae | 1894 Dec 2 | 1900 Apr 2 | 5 | |
| LOPEZ | Guadalupe O | ~ | 1936 Dec 27 | ~ | To my beloved sister |
| LUJAN | Epimenia | 1888 | 1944 | 56 | |
| MARQUEZ | Paul | 1908 Jun 12 | 1935 Nov 9 | 27 | |
| MARTIN | Robert C. | 1912 Jan 2 | 2006 May 27 | 94 | Husband of Ione Martin; Born Duncan, AZ |
| MARTINEZ | Abran | 1943 Jan 15 | 2000 Feb 24 | 58 | Husband of Gloria Martinez |
| MCCABE | Baby Girl | ~ | ~ | 0 | Daughter of John T. and Ida Wilson McCabe |
| MCCABE | James | c.1860 | 1907 | 47 | Born French Lick Spring; son of John T. and Ida Wilson McCabe |
| MCCABE | John T. | ~ | ~ | ~ | Infant |
| MCCLURE | Elsie | ~ | ~ | 4 | |
| MCCLURE | Ethel | ~ | ~ | 2 | |
| MCCLURE | Helen | ~ | ~ | 0 | 7 month old girl |
| MCCLURE | Nancy J. | ~ | 1889 | ~ | Second Wife |
| MCGUIRE | Mr. | ~ | 1858 | ~ | Killed by Indian raid |
| MCNAIR | Child | ~ | ~ | ~ | Child of Maude McNair |
| MCNAIR | Maude Marshall | ~ | ~ | ~ | Sister of S.M. Chase of Lordsburg |
| MCNAIR | Mr. | ~ | ~ | ~ | Husband of Maude McNair |
| MEDINA | Joey | 1964 Feb 21 | 1995 Sep 4 | 31 | |
| MITCHELL | Sarah J. | 1826 Apr 16 | 1913 Jan 4 | 86 | Born in Ohio |
| MOLITER | Mr. | ~ | 1880 | ~ | Knifed by Charley Williams outside of Roxy Jay Saloon while sleeping |
| NEWELL | Manuel A. Sr. | 1921 Dec 13 | 1995 Nov 12 | 73 | Pfc U.S. Army World War II; Married Dec 21 1941 |
| NEWELL | Nieves A | 1921 Aug 5 | ~ | ~ | Married Dec 21 1941 to Manuel Newell |
| OLDEN | Marion | 1904 Jul 6 | 1905 Jun 7 | 0 | Daughter of W.S. and Mable Olden |
| OTIS | Mathew | ~ | ~ | 9 | Son of Christian minister in Lordsburg; died of malaria |
| PERALTA | Luis | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
| PERU | Rocky Jr | 1944 Sep 20 | 1996 May 19 | 51 | |
| PERU | Roque Sr | 1920 Aug 11 | 2002 Feb 4 | 81 | |
| PLACENCIA | Feliciano | 1889 | 1937 | 48 | Born Zacateros Mexico; Father of Jose Placencia |
| PLACENCIA | Girl | ~ | ~ | ~ | Granddaughter of Feliciano Placencia buried beside Feliciano |
| RANSOM | Infant son | ~ | 1884 | ~ | Son of Sam and Matilda Ransom |
| RANSOM | Matilda | ~ | 1884 | ~ | First Wife of Sam Ransom |
| RANSOM | Nancy J. McClure | ~ | 1889 | ~ | Second Wife of Sam Ransom |
| RANSOM | Sam (Captain) | 1847 | 1891 | 44 | Civil and Indian War Veteran |
| RUBIO | Pilar | 1882 | 1947 | 65 | |
| SANCHEZ | José M | 1893 | 1941 | 48 | Husband |
| SAPP | W.J. | ~ | 1911 | ~ | Civil War and Indian War Veteran |
| SAUCEDO | Concha P. Barela | 1921 Jan 23 | 2011 May 10 | 90 | Wife of Raymundo Saucedo |
| SCHULTZ | C.B. | ~ | 1893 May 11 | ~ | Deputy sheriff killed by prisoner enroute to Silver City |
| SMYTH | Baby Girl | ~ | ~ | ~ | Daughter of Orlando and Mary Smyth |
| SMYTH | Mary Lawson | ~ | ~ | ~ | Wife of Orlando Smyth |
| SMYTH | Orlando R. | c.1860 | 1908 Oct 2 | 48 | NY Co-F HA Civil War; Born Hempstead NY; Husband of Mary Lawson |
| SMYTH | Ralph W. | ~ | ~ | ~ | Son of Orlando and Mary Smyth |
| SOTELO | Julia | 1873 Jun 30 | 1966 Nov 11 | 93 | Beloved Mother and Grandmother |
| STRANGE | Thelma | 1888 | 1899 | 11 | An unknown child is buried below Thelma Strange |
| TARAZON | Guadalupe Cadina | 1894 | 1939 Apr 17 | 45 | |
| TELFRIN | Count Feador | ~ | 1881 Jan 1 | ~ | hanged at Grant Hotel |
| TIPKOSH | Annie | ~ | c.1890 | ~ | Maid of O.R. Smyth Family; died of mountain fever early 1890's |
| TUCKER | Lafe | 1870 | 1946 | 76 | Died in grass fire |
| UNKNOWN | ~ | ~ | ~ | Gambler robbed and Killed behind Stratford Hotel; name forgotten | |
| VILLANUEVA | Anastiaso | 1875 Apr 15 | 1939 Jun 1 | 64 | |
| WAMEL | Rufus | ~ | c.1880 | ~ | |
| WOOD | Eliza Ann Wood | ~ | ~ | ~ | Wife of Stephen |
| WOODS | Ross | 1850 Feb 14 | 1879 Dec 23 | 29 | Born in Canada; killed at the Stratford Hotel by Bean Belly Smith |
| WRIGHT | Child | ~ | ~ | ~ | Buried at the foot of the large grave of Nettie Wright |
| WRIGHT | Eli | 1844 Mar 8 | 1902 Mar 14 | 57 | TX Cpl Co-F 8th Infantry CSA (distant cousin of Edmund Wright) |
| WRIGHT | Nettie | 1904 Aug 6 | 1906 Sep 8 | 2 | Daughter of Samuel J. Wright |
| WRIGHT | Roy A | 1902 Dec 20 | 1909 Aug 3 | 6 | |
| WRIGHT | Roy R. | 1902 | 1903 | 1 | Memorial Stone, Roy is buried in Gold Hill Cemetery; Son of Samuel J. Wright |
| YOUNG | Joseph | ~ | ~ | ~ | Husband of Sara Young |
| YOUNG | Sara | ~ | ~ | ~ | Wife of Joseph Young |