
I. Ingrando - Holy Cross Cemetery - Houston, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 47.285 W 095° 22.136
15R E 271004 N 3297656
Holy Cross Cemetery is the second oldest Catholic cemetery in Houston.
Waymark Code: WM12HBK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2020
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Constructed of stucco or concrete with a rounded roof. Above the double metal and glass doors is the name I. Ingrando, above that is a depiction of Madonna and Child. A cross is at the apex of the roof and there is a small window in the rear. On the middle step leading to the door is the date 1929.
From the Ingrando Family
During the great hurricane of 1900 Ignicio Ingrando and his wife Margherita lived at the corner of Jackson and Chenervert in Houston, Texas. As the hurricane began to bare down on the coast of Galveston, Great Grandpa Ingrando gathered his family including all of his children in the kitchen and they prayed to God asking the Lord to save them all. He promised God that if he would save the family he would have a mass said in their honor every year on or about the date the hurricane hit, September 8th.
So, for the past 118 years our family has gathered and attended mass together to celebrate the Lord for HIS grace.
Ignacio ‘Nash” Ingrando
Born 1863
Italy
Died 11 Feb 1929 (aged 65–66)
From Find A Grave ”Gravesite Details: Death certificate states Holy Cross as cemetery and is then crossed out with Forest Park over it. Not sure which one is real, but the monument is in Holy Cross none the less.”
Ignacio Ingrando’s death certificate also indicates, in large handwritten script, that he was killed by an automobile.
Death Certificate
Margarita LaMotta Ingrando
Wife
Born 13 Dec 1858
Sicilia, Italy
Died 3 Jan 1944 (aged 85)
Frank Ingrando
Son
Born 25 Dec 1886
Italy
Died 13 Dec 1954 (aged 67)
Rosie Ingrando Bilao
Daughter
Born 4 Mar 1888
Died 18 Jan 1972 (aged 83)
Not linked as being related but noted as being their daughter and entombed in a nearby mausoleum for the Ingrando Family:
Annie Virginia Ingrando Ligotino
Daughter of Ignacio Ingrando and Margaret La Motta
Married to Luke Paul Ligotino
Born 18 Oct 1896
Died 10 Dec 1974 (aged 78)