tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post7923474755367679746..comments2024-02-25T05:39:20.583-08:00Comments on Lives of the Dead: Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland: Emily Fish & Juliet Nichols - Lighthouse KeepersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-90439032751991448422018-02-12T20:52:29.398-08:002018-02-12T20:52:29.398-08:00Hi Michael: I recently came across your blog while...Hi Michael: I recently came across your blog while trying to help someone else do a bit of research on their family genealogy. They believed one of their family members may have been buried at Mountain View. As it would turn out, their family member was buried elsewhere but in perusing your blog, I happened to come across this post and recognized a name that was familiar to me in my own family genealogy, ultimately discovering an ancestor of mine I knew little about!<br /><br />I'd ultimately stumbled upon this particular entry because I found myself clicking through to read one entry after the next as <b>I very much appreciate how you help stitch together history and personal narratives to breathe a bit of life into the names and dates etched on these stones.</b><br /><br />Living in Oakland, Mountain View has become one of my favorite places to walk and explore. Thanks to you and the wealth of information you offer here, my visits there will now take on a whole new dimension!!<br /><br />In particular, <b>thanks to your post, I now know that I've been walking by some family members of mine on a regular basis, unbeknownst to me!</b> When I'd first read this post, I recognized the name "Dr. Melancthon Fish." Something told me I should pull up the records I'd helped my dad and grandpa record over the years. Based on our family records and the information we've gathered in our genealogy research, I was able to confirm that the Dr. Melancthon W. Fish you write about here is my third grand uncle! I knew he'd moved to the Bay Area but didn't really know much about his life once he left the rest of the family to move out west...and I therefor new even less about his wives or daughter. Imagine my surprise and delight to have stumbled upon this info here on your blog! <br /><br /><b>Dr. Melancthon W. Fish was the brother of Mary Ann (Townsend) Fish (1819-1891) who is my third great-grandmother.</b> Interestingly, Mary Ann would name one of her sons - my second great grandfather - Melancthon too. (I'm not sure if she named him after her brother or if this was already a family name when it was given to Dr. Fish.)<br /><br />I look forward to sharing this post with some other family members as I update them about this branch of the family and wanted to reach out to <b>thank you for the time and effort you've put into compiling this info and helping to tell the stories of these lives.</b><br /><br />With gratitude,<br />Naomi <br /><br />p.s. I noticed your post doesn't mention <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187173573/jane-monroe" rel="nofollow">the other person buried in the family plot - Jane (Galloway) Monroe</a>. I believe that is Emily's aunt though I'm still trying to confirm that with other records.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441969497548307940noreply@blogger.com