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In memory of CHARLES SAMUEL MORRIS. Died December 2nd. 1857. Aged 52 years. 4 months. This was erected by his Wife and Children as a testimonial to the departed worth of a fond and doting Husband and Father. The white … Continue reading →

Levi Strauss February 26, 1829, Buttenheim, Landkreis Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany September 26, 1902, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California Levi Strauss, made famous and wealthy from innovative blue denim trousers strengthened with a rivet, built a massive family mausoleum in … Continue reading →

G. B. DRAGO NATO Dec. 3—1850 MORTO Maggio 29 1905 CATERINA DRAGO 1871 – 1965 DRAGO LOUIS J. DRAGO 1901 – 1982 The Drago Family monument, imbued with a multitude of symbolism, features a Latin Cross and an angle on … Continue reading →

SARAH E. WARD WIFE OF J. S. NEAL DIED MAY 1, 1877 AGED 22 Ys. 6 Mos. 1 d. Gone from this land, Father, Mother, Brothers and Sisters, too. And now my friends, I bid adieu Palmer’s Prairie Church of … Continue reading →

HENRY Died, Aug. 10, 1864, Aged 19 Days. EDWIN, Died Oct. 17, 1865, Aged 1 Mo. 19 Days May their souls rest in peace Children of NATHAN & PAULINE BACHMAN. The double rounded top white marble tablet in the Home … Continue reading →

Charles C. Keene Born 1832, Hessen Cassel, Germany Died May 7, 1894, San Franciso, California Susan Keene Born April 1852, New York, New York Died August 22, 1915, San Francisco, California Keene was born in Germany and migrated to the … Continue reading →

IN Memory of WINIFRED, Beloved wife of MICHAEL BRANDON. A Native of the Parish of Foughney, Co. Galway, Ireland. Died Dec. 4, 1880. Aged 35 Years. May her soul rest in peace. Amen. MICHAEL BRANDON Native of Co. Galway, Ireland … Continue reading →

ERECTED BY MICHAEL INMEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFEHONORA ANNA GABRIELLE McCLUREBORN IN VIRGINIA CITY, NEV.MAY 30, 1877.DIED AUG. 12, 1904.MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON HER SOUL. The white marble monument for Honora McClure in the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in … Continue reading →

JOSEPH HIRSCHBACH A NATIVE OF MANHEIM. DIED APRIL 29, 1897. AGED 35 YEARS. The pointed white marble tablet of Joseph Hirschbach in the Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum in Colma, California displays a violin in the arch of … Continue reading →

IN MEMORIAM MARGARET McK. MUNHALL MARCH 8, 1925 JOHN MUNHALL 1833 – 1904 HETTY MUNHALL 1837 – 1875 “BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART” The massive rock face gray granite Munhall Family monument in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, … Continue reading →