Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Louis Kempff (1841-1920) - US Navy Admiral; Boxer Rebellion Hero

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Louis Kempff Kempff, Louis (Oct. 11, 1841-July 29, 1920) was born in Belleville, Illinois, the son of Henrietta and...
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Sunday, December 22, 2013

The Folger Family: Coffee barons who were victims of Manson Family

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--> James Folger and Folger's Coffee advertisement Plot 31, Lot 12 James A. Folger (1835 - 1889) was born in Nantu...
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Friday, December 20, 2013

Thomas Henry Selby (1820-1875) - 13th Mayor of San Francisco; Founded Selby Smelting & Lead

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Thomas Selby Plot 36, Lots 289-290 Thomas Selby was the thirteenth mayor of San Francisco, serving from December 6, 1869 to December 3, 1...
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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Edward Payson Heald (1843-1925) - Founder of Heald Business College

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Edward Payson Heald Receiving Vault (Behind Main Mausoleum) Section 15 Tier 2 Edward Payson Heald was one of...

Walter Blair (1830 - 1888) - Early settler of Piedmont; Noted businessman

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--> Walter Blair and his home on Highland Walter Blair (1830 - 1888)   Plot   28, Lot 11 Walter Blair and his brother W...
Monday, March 4, 2013

Robert Eccleston (1830-1911) - Founder of Yosemite Valley and Tombstone, Arizona

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Gravestone & San Francisco Call obituary photo   PLOT 48, LOT 154 Robert Eccleston (1830-1911), was part of the party cr...
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Enoch Homer Pardee (1829-1896) - Oakland's 18th Mayor

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The Pardee Family Plot PLOT 1 Enoch Home Pardee was born on April 1, 1829 in Rochester, New York to a French father and a German mothe...

Captain James Kellogg Remington (1844-1907) - Captain of largest boat on San Francisco Bay

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PLOT 46 Captain James Kellogg Remington was born in New Salem, Massachusetts in 1844 to William and Sussana Remington. He was the se...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

John Brooks Felton (1827-1877) - 14th Oakland Mayor; UC Regent; Railroad Pioneer; California City Named in His Honor

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The only marking of John Felton's grave Lot 2, Plot 410c John Brooks Felton was born in circa 1827 in Saugus, Massachusetts and die...
Monday, January 21, 2013

Sumner "Mack" Webber - Oakland's 17th Mayor

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Lot 5, Plot 20/1 Webber was born in Bucyrus, Ohio in 1834 and came to California in 1860. In 1868, he opened a dru...