San Mateo County
California
San Mateo County information:
- Population: 707,161 (2000); 649,623 (1990)
- Land area 449 square miles.
- County seat: Redwood City
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Colma, San Mateo County, California
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1892
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) — also known as
Hiram W. Johnson — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
2, 1866. Son of Annie (DeMontfredy) Johnson and Grove
Lawrence Johnson; married 1886 to Minnie
L. McNeal. Lawyer; Governor of
California, 1911-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1912,
1920
(alternate); Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1912; U.S.
Senator from California, 1917-45; died in office 1945; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Native
Sons of the Golden West. Died, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August 6,
1945. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) — also known as
"The Chief" — of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 29,
1863. Son of George
Hearst and Phoebe (Apperson) Hearst; married, April 28,
1903, to Millicent Veronica Willson. U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1903-07; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1904;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1905, 1909; Democratic candidate for Governor of
New York, 1906; Independence League candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1910. Newspaper
publishing magnate; movie
producer in 1951-21; the film
Citizen Kane is based on his life. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
14, 1951. Entombed in mausoleum at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- William W. Morrow (1843-1929) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born near Milton, Wayne
County, Ind., July 15,
1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer;
California
Republican state chair, 1879-82; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1885-91; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1891-97;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1897-1922. One of
the incorporators of the American Red Cross. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 24,
1929. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Milton Slocum Latham (1827-1882) — also known as
Milton S. Latham — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 23,
1827. U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1853-55; Governor of
California, 1860; U.S.
Senator from California, 1860-63. Died March 4,
1882. Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- George Hearst (1820-1891) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born near Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo., September
3, 1820. Father of William
Randolph Hearst. Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1865-67; U.S.
Senator from California, 1886, 1887-91; died in office 1891. Died
in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1891. Entombed in mausoleum at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) — also known as
David C. Broderick — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1820. Son of Thomas Broderick and Honora (Colbert) Broderick;
cousin of Andrew
Kennedy and Case
Broderick. Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1846; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state senate, 1850-52; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1851-52; U.S.
Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859. Irish
ancestry. Mortally wounded in a duel on
September 13, 1859 with David
S. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and died
in San
Francisco, Calif., September
16, 1859. Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- William Sharon (1821-1885) — of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev. Born in Smithfield, Jefferson
County, Ohio, January
9, 1821. Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis
Griffith Newlands). Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1875-81. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
13, 1885. Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Charles Norton Felton (1832-1914) — also known as
Charles N. Felton — of Yuba
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
1, 1832. Republican. Yuba County
Sheriff, 1853; member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1880-83; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1885-89; U.S.
Senator from California, 1891-93; Presidential Elector for
California, 1912.
Died in Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif., September
13, 1914. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- George Thomas Marye (1849-1933) — also known as
George T. Marye — of Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif. Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
13, 1849. Son of George Thomas Marye and Helen (Tucker) Marye;
married, June 28,
1904, to Marie Alice Doyle. Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1888;
California
Democratic state chair, 1888-93; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1914-16. Anglican.
Member, Loyal
Legion. Died in 1933.
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Clifton Mathews (1880-1962) — of Arizona. Born in
Concord, Pike
County, Ga., February
12, 1880. U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1933-35; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1935. Member, American Bar
Association. Died September
7, 1962. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Franck Roberts Havenner (1882-1967) — also known as
Franck R. Havenner — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Sherwood, Baltimore
County, Md., September
20, 1882. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1937-41, 1945-53;
defeated, 1940, 1952; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1940,
1952.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 24,
1967. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) — also known as
J. Arthur Younger — of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif. Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April 11,
1893. Son of Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger;
married, June 30,
1915, to Margaret Meany (died 1945); married, December
11, 1946, to Norma Wells. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Rotary; Delta
Upsilon. Died, of leukemia,
at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Sherrod Williams (1804-1876) — of Kentucky. Born in
Pulaski
County, Ky., 1804.
Father of Thomas
Hansford Williams and George
E. Williams. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1835-41. Died in San
Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., November
1, 1876. Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Timothy Guy Phelps (1824-1899) — also known as
Timothy G. Phelps — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in New York, 1824.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1857-58, 1895-97 (5th District 1857-58, 52nd
District 1895-97); U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1861-63; candidate for
Governor
of California, 1875. Died in 1899.
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Thomas Rolph (1885-1956) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
17, 1885. Brother of James
Rolph, Jr.. Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1944. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., May 10,
1956. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Thomas Hansford Williams (1828-1886) — also known as
Thomas H. Williams — of California. Born in Monticello,
Wayne
County, Ky., May 18,
1828. Son of Sherrod
Williams; brother of George
E. Williams. California
state attorney general, 1858-62. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
28, 1886. Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) — also known
as Harry W. Musselwhite — of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich. Born near Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1868. Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934. Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda
County, Calif., December
14, 1955. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Joseph Lawrence Alioto (1916-1998) — also known as
Joseph L. Alioto — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
12, 1916. Son of Guiseppe Alioto (1886-1961) and Domenica Mae
(Lazio) Alioto (1893-1971); married, June 2,
1941, to Angelina Genaro (divorced 1977); married 1978 to Kathleen
Sullivan; father of Angela
Mia Alioto; grandfather of Michela
Alioto-Pier. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1968-76; candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1974. Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Indicted
in 1971 on federal charges
of bribery,
conspiracy, and mail fraud; acquitted in 1972. Died, of prostate
cancer and pneumonia,
in San
Francisco, Calif., January
29, 1998. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Horace Davis (1831-1916) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 16,
1831. Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1877-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1884;
Presidential Elector for California, 1884.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 12,
1916. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Tallant Tubbs (1897-1969) — of California. Born in
San
Francisco, Calif., May 8,
1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of California
state senate, 1925-37; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1932. Suffered a fall at
home, and died three weeks later, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., May 17,
1969. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Norton Parker Chipman (1834-1924) — of Washington,
D.C. Born in Milford Center, Union
County, Ohio, March 7,
1834. Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1871-75; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1905-22; resigned 1922. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
1, 1924. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Willard B. Farwell (1829-1903) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in 1829.
Member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1855-56. Died February
10, 1903. Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- William Henry Crocker (1861-1937) — also known as
William H. Crocker — of Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
13, 1861. Nephew of Edwin
Bryant Crocker; son of Charles
Crocker; brother of Charles
Frederick Crocker. Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920,
1924,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1924. Died in Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif., September
25, 1937. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1948) — also
known as Gertrude Atherton — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1857. Daughter of Thomas L. Horn and Gertrude (Franklin)
Horn. Democrat. Author;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928.
Female.
Died June 14,
1948. Cremated; ashes
interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Greek Orthodox Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Politicians buried here:
- George Christopher (1907-2000) — also known as
George Christopheles — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Arcadia, Greece,
December
8, 1907. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1956-64; defeated, 1951; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1962; candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1966. Greek
ancestry. As mayor, was instrumental in convincing the New York
Giants baseball
team to move to San Francisco, as well as the construction of
Candlestick Park for the team. Died, from a stroke, in
San
Francisco, Calif., September
14, 2000. Interment at Greek Orthodox Memorial Park.
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1902
Politicians buried here:
- James Rolph, Jr. (1869-1934) — also known as
"Sunny Jim" — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
23, 1869. Brother of Thomas
Rolph. Republican. Banker; shipbuilder;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1912-31; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1920,
1928,
1932;
Governor
of California, 1931-34; died in office 1934. Died in Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 2,
1934. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
- Eugene Francis Loud (1847-1908) — also known as
Eugene F. Loud — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 12,
1847. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
member of California
state assembly, 1884; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1891-1903; defeated,
1902. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
19, 1908. Cremated; ashes
originally interred at Odd
Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
- James George Maguire (1853-1920) — also known as
James G. Maguire — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
22, 1853. Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 13th District, 1875-77; superior court judge in
California, 1882-88; U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1893-99; candidate
for Governor of
California, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1912.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 20,
1920. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
- William Adam Piper (1826-1899) — of California. Born
in Pennsylvania, 1826.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1875-77. Died August 5,
1899. Original interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
- George Ainslie (1838-1913) — of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho. Born near Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., October
30, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1865-66; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1879-83; defeated, 1882;
delegate
to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; Idaho
Democratic state chair, 1890-91; member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1896-1900. Leading advocate of
free silver. Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., May 19,
1913. Cremated; ashes
originally interred at Odd
Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Holy Cross Cemetery
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1887
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Henry Francis Grady (1882-1957) — also known as
Henry F. Grady — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
12, 1882. Son of John Henry Grady and Ellen G. (Rourke) Grady;
married, October
18, 1917, to Lucretia
del Valle. Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to India, 1947-48; Greece, 1948-50; Iran, 1950-51; U.S. Minister to Nepal, 1948. Member, American
Economic Association; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Gamma Mu. Died, of a heart
attack, on the ocean
liner President Wilson, in the Pacific
Ocean, September
14, 1957. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- James Alexander McDougall (1817-1867) — also known
as James A. McDougall — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., November
19, 1817. Democrat. Illinois
state attorney general, 1843-46; California
state attorney general, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1853-55; U.S.
Senator from California, 1861-67. Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
3, 1867. Original interment at Calvary
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- James Duval Phelan (1861-1930) — also known as
James D. Phelan — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 20,
1861. Son of James Phelan and Alice (Kelly) Phelan. Democrat. Banker; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1897-1902; custodian of the Relief and
Red Cross Funds after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire; U.S.
Senator from California, 1915-21; defeated, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1916,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1924,
1928.
Died in Saratoga, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August 7,
1930. Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- James Graham Fair (1831-1894) — also known as
James G. Fair — of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
3, 1831. Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1881-87. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
28, 1894. Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Eugene Casserly (1820-1883) — of California. Born in
Ireland,
1820.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from California, 1869-73. Died of apoplexy (stroke),
on January
14, 1883. Original interment at Calvary
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1904 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John Gately Downey (1827-1894) — also known as
John G. Downey — of Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born June 24,
1827. Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 1st District, 1856-57; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1860; Governor of
California, 1860-62; defeated, 1863. Died March 1,
1894. Original interment at Old
Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.;
reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. (1905-1996) — also known as
Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat Brown — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 21,
1905. Son of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; married 1930 to Bernice
Layne; brother of Harold
C. Brown; father of Edmund
Gerald Brown, Jr. and Kathleen
Brown. Lawyer;
Republican candidate for California
state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960;
California
state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of
California, 1959-67; defeated (Democratic), 1966; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Native
Sons of the Golden West. Died of a heart
attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1996. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) — also known as
Richard J. Welch — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949. Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Matt I. Sullivan (1857-1937) — of California. Born
in Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif., November
3, 1857. Chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1914-15. Catholic.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August 6,
1937. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John Ignatius Nolan (1874-1922) — also known as
John I. Nolan — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
14, 1874. Son of James Nolan and Sarah Nolan; married, March 23,
1913, to Mae
Ella Hunt. Republican. Officer,
International Iron Moulders Union; secretary,
San Francisco Labor Council, 1912; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1913-22; died in
office 1922. Died November
18, 1922. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Samuel Williams Inge (1817-1868) — Born in North
Carolina, 1817.
Nephew of William
Marshall Inge. Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1847-51; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1853-56. Died
in 1868.
Original interment at Calvary
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John Francis Shelley (1905-1974) — also known as
John F. Shelley; Jack Shelley — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
3, 1905. Father of Kevin
Francis Shelley. Democrat. President,
San Francisco Labor Council, 1937-49; president,
California AFL, 1947; member of California
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1946; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1949-64; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1964-68. Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Native
Sons of the Golden West. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
1, 1974. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Lawrence James Flaherty (1878-1926) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., July 4,
1878. Republican. Member of California
state senate, 1915-22; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1925-26; died in
office 1926. Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 13,
1926. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Angelo Joseph Rossi (1878-1948) — also known as
Angelo J. Rossi — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Volcano, Amador
County, Calif., January
22, 1878. Florist; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1931-44. Italian
ancestry. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., April 5,
1948. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley (1828-1873) — also known as
Delos R. Ashley — of Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev. Born in Arkansas Post, Arkansas
County, Ark., February
19, 1828. Republican. Member of California
state assembly 3rd District, 1854-56; member of California
state senate, 1856-57; California
state treasurer, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1865-69. Died of apoplexy
(stroke),
in San
Francisco, Calif., July 18,
1873. Original interment at Calvary
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1938 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Tirey L. Ford (1857-1928) — also known as T. L.
Ford — of California. Born in Monroe
County, Mo., 1857.
California
state attorney general, 1899-1902. Charged
with offering a
bribe; tried and
acquitted in 1907. Died, of a heart
attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., June 26,
1928. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Eugene E. Schmitz (1864-1928) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
22, 1864. Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1902-07. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
20, 1928. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Mae Ella Nolan (1886-1973) — also known as Mae E.
Nolan; Mae Ella Hunt — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
20, 1886. Married, March 23,
1913, to John
Ignatius Nolan. Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1923-25. Female.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., July 9,
1973. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- George Richard Moscone (1929-1978) — also known as
George Moscone — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., November
24, 1929. Democrat. Candidate for California
state assembly, 1960; member of California
state senate, 1966-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1972;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1976-78; died in office 1978. Shot to
death, along with Supervisor Harvey Milk, by Supervisor Dan
White, in San Francisco City
Hall, San
Francisco, Calif., November
27, 1978. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- William Joseph Wynn (1860-1935) — of California.
Born in California, 1860.
U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1903-05. Died in 1935.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Melvyn I. Cronin (d. 1977) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Republican. Member of California
state assembly 25th District, 1929-36; municipal judge in
California, 1943-44; superior court judge in California, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944,
1948.
Died May 9,
1977. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John Wesley Wilcox (d. 1905) — also known as John
W. Wilcox; "The Mariposa Blacksmith" — of
California. Born in Kentucky. Member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1863-67, 1871-73, 1875-77. Died, of
pneumonia,
in San
Francisco, Calif., February
5, 1905. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) — also known
as Charles F. Crocker — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in 1854.
Nephew of Edwin
Bryant Crocker; son of Charles
Crocker; brother of William
Henry Crocker; father of Mary Crocker (who married Francis
Burton Harrison). Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1884.
Died in 1897.
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Augustus Daniel Splivalo (1840-1911) — of
California. Born, of Italian and Dalmatian parents, in the South
Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, on his father's ship, the
Santa Teresa, May 24,
1840. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1871-73. Catholic.
Italian
and Dalmatian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of nephritis,
in San
Francisco, Calif., December
12, 1911. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- James V. Coleman (c.1854-1919) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1892,
1912.
Died, of pneumonia,
1919.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- A. F. Gaynor (d. 1965) — of California. Democrat.
Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Died in 1965.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Lucretia del Valle Grady (1892-1972) — also known as
Lucretia del Valle — of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
18, 1892. Married, October
18, 1917, to Henry
Francis Grady. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1928,
1936,
1940
(alternate), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937; Presidential Elector
for California, 1944.
Female.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Mills Memorial Hospital,
San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., May 23,
1972. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Eustace Cullinan — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif. Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1920,
1940.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Michael H. de Young — of San
Francisco, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1908,
1920.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Home of Peace Cemetery
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1889
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Julius Kahn (1861-1924) — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Germany,
February
28, 1861. Married, March 19,
1899, to Florence
Prag. Republican. Actor;
lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1892; U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1899-1903, 1905-24;
died in office 1924. Jewish.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
18, 1924. Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery.
- Florence Prag Kahn (1866-1948) — also known as
Florence P. Kahn; Florence Prag — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
9, 1866. Daughter of Conrad Prag and Mary (Goldsmith) Prag;
married, March 19,
1899, to Julius
Kahn. Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1925-37. Female. Jewish.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
16, 1948. Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery.
Mt. Olivet Columbarium
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Politicians buried here:
- Elias Finley Johnson (1860-1933) — also known as
E. Finley Johnson — of Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manila, Philippines.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, June 24,
1860. Son of Abel J. Johnson; married, September
6, 1883, to Clara
Annis Smith; father of Eva Johnson (who married Allison
D. Gibbs). Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1885-87; law
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1898-1901; appointed 1898; resigned
1901; justice of
Phillipine Islands supreme court, 1901-. Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., July 31,
1933. Cremated; ashes
interred at Mt. Olivet Columbarium.
- Clara Annis Smith Johnson (d. 1934) — also known as
Clara Annis Smith; Mrs. E. Finley Johnson — of
Manila, Philippines.
Married, September
6, 1883, to Elias
Finley Johnson; mother of Eva Johnson (who married Allison
D. Gibbs). Republican. Member of Republican National Committee
from the Philippine Islands, 1924. Female.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., April 22,
1934. Cremated; ashes
interred at Mt. Olivet Columbarium.
- Allison D. Gibbs (d. 1945) — Married to Eva Johnson
(daughter of Elias
Finley Johnson and Clara
Annis Smith Johnson). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Philippine Islands, 1920.
While a prisoner
of the Japanese during World War II, was killed
by Allied bombing of
the hospital
where he was held, in Baguio, Benguet Province, Philippines,
March
15, 1945. Cremated; ashes
interred at Mt. Olivet Columbarium.
Mt. Olivet Mausoleum
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Politicians buried here:
- Harry William Hutton (1853-1940) — also known as
Harry W. Hutton; Harry Percy William Hillsdon —
of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Tring, Hertfordshire, England,
September
23, 1853. Lawyer;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1928. Member, Odd
Fellows. Police commissioner of San Francisco 1901-03. Died, in
Mount Zion Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., December
9, 1940. Entombed at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum.
Olivet Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1896
Politicians buried here:
- John Jefferson DeHaven (1849-1913) — also known as
John J. DeHaven — of California. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., March 12,
1849. Republican. Member of California
state assembly 27th District, 1869-71; member of California
state senate, 1871-73; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1889-90; justice of
California state supreme court, 1890-95. Died in Yountville, Napa
County, Calif., January
26, 1913. Interment at Olivet Memorial Park.
- Samuel Davis Woods (1845-1915) — also known as
Samuel D. Woods — of Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Maury
County, Tenn., September
19, 1845. Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1900-03. Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
24, 1915. Cremated; ashes
interred at Olivet Memorial Park.
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1904
Politicians buried here:
- Charles Hathaway Larrabee (1820-1883) — also known
as Charles H. Larrabee — Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
9, 1820. Democrat. Delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; circuit judge in
Wisconsin 3rd Circuit, 1848-58; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1848-53; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1859-61; delegate to
Washington state constitutional convention, 1878. Was seriously
injured in a railroad
accident at Telechapi, Calif., which resulted in his death in Los
Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1883. Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) — also known as
Aylett R. Cotton — of Lyons, Clinton
County, Iowa; San
Francisco, Calif. Born in Austintown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
29, 1826. Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton
County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75. Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1912. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- Elmer Edwin Robinson (1894-1982) — also known as
Elmer E. Robinson — of San
Francisco, Calif. Born in San
Francisco, Calif., October
3, 1894. Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1948-56; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1956.
Died in Paradise, Butte
County, Calif., June 7,
1982. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- James Augustus Johnson (1829-1896) — also known as
James A. Johnson — of California. Born in Spartanburg,
Spartanburg
County, S.C., May 16,
1829. Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 20th District, 1859-61; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1867-71; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1875-80. Died May 11,
1896. Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- Thomas Bowles Shannon (1827-1897) — also known as
Thomas B. Shannon — of Quincy, Plumas
County, Calif. Born in Pennsylvania, September
21, 1827. Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1859-61, 1862-63, 1871-73 (14th District 1859-61,
24th District 1862-63, 8th District 1871-73); U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1863-65. Died February
21, 1897. Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno, San Mateo County, California
Politicians buried here:
- Maxwell McGaughey Hamilton (1896-1957) — also known
as Maxwell M. Hamilton — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif. Born in Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla., December
20, 1896. Son of Wallace Maxwell Hamilton and May Calvin (Dobson)
Hamilton; married, December
20, 1924, to Julia Fisher. Served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Canton, 1924; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1926; U.S. Minister to Finland, 1945-47. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta. Died November
12, 1957. Interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
- George Barnes Grigsby (1874-1962) — also known as
George B. Grigsby — of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska; Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), December
2, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-10; mayor of
Nome, Alaska, 1914; Alaska
territory attorney general, 1916-19; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1920-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1924.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., May 9,
1962. Interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
- Leo Joseph Ryan (1925-1978) — also known as Leo
J. Ryan — of South San Francisco, San Mateo
County, Calif. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 5,
1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of South San Francisco, Calif., 1962; member of California
state assembly, 1963-73; U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1973-78; died in
office 1978. Killed by
followers of Jim Jones' People's Temple cult,in an ambush at the dirt
airstrip
of Port Kaituma, Guyana,
November
18, 1978. Interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
Veterans Cemetery
San Bruno, San Mateo County, California
Politicians buried here:
- Philip Charles Habib (1920-1992) — also known as
Philip C. Habib — of California. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1920. Son of Alexander Habib and Mary Spiridon Habib; married
to Marjorie Slightam. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1971-74; helped negotiate the 1978 Camp David
accords between Egypt and Israel. Lebanese
ancestry. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1982. Died, of a heart
attack, in Puligny-Montrachet, France,
May
25, 1992. Interment at Veterans Cemetery.
St. John's Cemetery
San Mateo, San Mateo County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- John Joseph McGrath (1872-1951) — also known as
John J. McGrath — of Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif. Born in Limerick, Ireland,
July
23, 1872. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936.
Died at Mills Memorial Hospital,
San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., August
25, 1951. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
Skylawn Memorial Park
San Mateo, San Mateo County, California
Politicians buried here:
- Glen Hearst Taylor (1904-1984) — also known as
Glen H. Taylor — of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho. Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 12,
1904. Son of Pleasant John Taylor and Olive Oatman (Higgins)
Taylor; married, March 31,
1931, to Dora Marie Pike. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1938;
