Lives of the Dead

Michael Colbruno's "Lives of the Dead": Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland

Friday, December 28, 2018

David Adlington (1822-1910): Built some of San Francisco's first homes

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Gravestone of David Adlington Plot 48 David Myrick Adlington was a pioneer carpenter and home builder who arrived in San Francisco fro...
Thursday, December 27, 2018

Oscar Roy Morgan (1879-1958): Newspaper Publisher; Coined Reno's Slogan

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Oscar Morgan Plot 40, Lot 51     Oscar Morgan was born in Cherokee, California and moved to the mining town o...
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Monday, December 24, 2018

Second Lt. Charles J. Robinson (1838-1877): Civil War Veteran

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Charles Robinson (courtesy Wisconsin Historical Society) Second Lt. Charles J. Robinson was born in Wisconsin in 1838. He served in t...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Charles Wendte (1844-1931): Unitarian Minister & Author

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Charles Wendte Rev. Dr. Charles William Wendte (June 11, 1844–September 9, 1931) was a Unitarian minister and responsible for much of th...

Maggie Gee (1923-2013): Pioneering Aviator & Political Activist

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Maggie Gee Margaret "Maggie" Gee, whose Chinese name was Gee Mei Gue, was born to a successful Chinese importer and a first g...
Saturday, September 8, 2018

George Prance (1827-1885): Medal of Honor recipient who committed suicide

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U.S.S. Ticonderoga and grave of George Prance (photo: Dave Johnson) PLOT 1, Grave 272 George Prance was a sailor in the U.S. Navy dur...
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Thomas Rutherford Bacon (185o-1913): Noted Clergyman, Professor, Mugwump

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Thomas Bacon (Illustration: Oakland Tribune) PLOT 43, Grave 20 Thomas Rutherford Bacon was a member of the faculty at the Universi...
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Friday, August 24, 2018

George Heinold (1893-1970): Ran saloon made famous by Jack London

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Jack London biographer Dr. Franklin Walker (left) and George Heinold (right) Photo: Oakland Tribune Garden Mausoleum George Heinold wa...
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Monday, August 6, 2018

George Wyman (1877-1959): First Transcontinental Crossing of US by Motorcycle

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George Wyman and Burial Niche Main Mausoleum, Section 157, Niche 1, Tier 2 George Wyamn was the first person to make a transcontinenta...

Erastus Volney Joice (1810-1891): Commissioner of Deeds; SF Street named for him

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Plot of Erastus Joice (Photo: Michael Colbruno) PLOT 31 Erastus Volney Joice, who went by "E.V.", was an attorney, San Fran...
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