Tumlinson Headstone Restoration and
Marking of Texas Rangers' Graves
June 22, 2002
The descendants of Captain Peter Tumlinson and Harriett
West Tumlinson met at Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Texas, to dedicate
replacement headstones for Captain Peter and Harriett TUmlinson, and the son,
Joel Maurice Walker Tumlinson. Bert Lee Bell of Carrizo Springs, member of the
Tumlinson Family Committee served as Master of Ceremonies. Other members of the
Tumlinson Family Committee are Charlsie English Moore of New Braunfels, Mary
Acord Reimschissel of San Antonio and Alfred R. "Buddy" Tumlinson of Corpus
Christi. Also participating in the organization of this ceremony was the Dimmit
County Historical Society. A large group of Tumlinson family members donated
money to replace the old stones, which had become unreadable. Rev. Donald
Tumlinson read a Memorial Tribute to Verner Lee Bell, Carrizo Springs historian
and a member of the planning committee who died before the dedication. Rev.
Tumlinson also conducted the dedication of the new headstones.
The Former Texas Ranger Association assisted
by the "Badlands Rangers" and a unit of the Mounted Border Patrol conducted the
Marking Ceremony of seventeen Texas Rangers who are buried at Mount Hope
Cemetery. Retired Texas Ranger Rudy Rodriguez led the Riderless Horse. Family
members unveiled the Texas Ranger Markers, placed at the foot of the graves of
their ancestor, as Retired Texas Ranger Ray Martinez of New Braunfels, President
of the Former Texas Ranger Association read the Mount Hope Texas Ranger Honor
Roll.
Capt. Woods, Maury Garcia, Joe Davis, Ray Martinez
The Texas Rangers buried at Mount Hope Cemetery are:
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Alonzo W. Allee
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Alfred Y. Allee
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George Bigford
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Thomas Giles Brady
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Jesse W. Campbell
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George Washington Cavender
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Captain Levi English
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John Silas Hay Sr.
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James Patton McCarley
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John Patton McCarley Sr.
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Andrew Maize Taylor
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Ben T. Tumlinson
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Captain Peter Tumlinson
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Otho Dee Vivian
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D. C. "Jack" Webb
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Lake Thomas Webb
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Retired Texas Ranger Joe Davis of Kerville, President of the
Former Texas Ranger Foundation, led the Ranger Prayer.
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