Southern California Genealogical Society: Los Angeles City Cemetery

Other Sources of Interments in the City Cemetery

In addition to the names included in the burial journal, additional interments have been documented at Los Angeles City Cemetery. Edwin H. Carpenter’s monograph, “Early Cemeteries of Los Angeles,” provides evidence of some these burials:

James R. Barton	buried January, 1857	Masonic cemetery
Andrew Sublette	buried December 19, 1853
Nehemiah Potter
Charles Volney Howard	died February 11, 1869

In the 1880’s and later, the Los Angeles Times reported on Memorial Day ceremonies and activities observed by the local G.A.R. posts. Many articles mentioned the names of soldiers buried in the City Cemetery. Other interments were noted in obituaries and news items in the LA Times:

John J. Behn	died bef May 31, 1882	LAT 5/31/1882	Unit not listed
Maj. E. Fitzgerald	died bef May 31, 1882	LAT 5/31/1882	United States Army Volunteers
George R Furman	died bef May 30, 1889	LAT 5/30/1889	Co. H., 7 th California Infantry
Capt. H. Jones	died bef May 31, 1882	LAT 5/31/1882	9 th Maine Volunteers
Maj. W. H. Kern	died bef May 31, 1882	LAT 5/31/1882	Major, Tennessee Volunteers
F. W. Kimball	died bef May 30, 1885	LAT 5/30/1885	US Navy
George Lucas	died bef May 30, 1889	LAT 5/30/1889	Unit not listed
John McFadden	died bef May 31, 1882	LAT 5/31/1882	United States Volunteers
Capt. Samuel McKee	died bef May 31, 1882	LAT 5/31/1882	1 st Lieut. United States Cavalry
Thomas O’Connor	died bef May 30, 1885	LAT 5/30/1885	California Volunteers
E. R. Ryan	died bef May 30, 1885	LAT 5/30/1885	California Volunteers
W. H. Scott	died bef May 31, 1882	LAT 5/31/1882	United States Volunteers
J. B. Smith	died bef May 30, 1885	LAT 5/30/1885	Co. F, 146 th New York Infantry
Dr. Thomas S. Stanway*	died February 21, 1878	LAT 5/31/1882	United States Volunteers
L. Willhardt	died bef May 31, 1882	LAT 5/31/1882	California Volunteers

Several other LA Times entries, including obituaries and news articles, included the names of several individuals buried at Los Angeles City Cemetery. In true irony, vandals helped document the existence of gravesites in the cemetery. Starting in the early 1900s and through the mid-1910s, the LA Times carried several articles describing the poor condition of the cemetery and the desecration of the burial ground. Similarly, articles describing the closing of the cemetery and disinterment of remains helped identify its former residents.

Henry C. Amadon	died September 25, 1883	LAT 9/26/1883	Murdered by Foster
David W. Anderson	died December 5, 1889	LAT 12/6/1889	Buried December 8, 1889
Lennie Baxter		LAT 3/18/1913
Sheriff Benton		LAT 8/10/1907
William J. Broderick, Jr.		LAT 5/12/1947	Died at birth; in Carlisle crypt
Robert Snell Carlisle [Carlyle]	died 1865	LAT 5/12/1947	Died of gunshot. Born 1827
Jenkins Chapman		LAT 3/18/1913
Minnie Chauvin		LAT 8/10/1907	Died at age 12 years
M. A. Cobler	died abt July 3, 1883	LAT 7/4/1883	Buried July 3, 1883
Laura Louise Crawford		LAT 3/18/1913
Mrs. Maggie Dixon		LAT 3/18/1913
George Fisher		LAT 3/18/1913
Edith French	died August 3, 1882	LAT 8/4/1882	Typhoid pneumonia
Mrs. Dr. L. W. French	died April 6, 1882	LAT 4/7/1882	Buried April 8, 1882
Mrs. L. D. Gavitt	died November 1, 1882	LAT 11/3/1882
G. Getny		LAT 3/16/1914
Thomas Gray	died May 26, 1882	LAT 5/27/1882	Suicide. Aged 59 years
Maj. J. F. Guirado	buried July 18, 1886	LAT 7/18/1886	Knights of Pythias
Mrs. R. T. Hayes		LAT 3/18/1913
Jessie Holbrook	died October 3, 1883	LAT 10/3/1883	Daughter of JF and Lora Holbrook
Gen. Volney Erskine Howard	died May 15, 1889	LAT 5/15/1889	US Congressman from Texas
Howard (total of 6 family members)		LAT 8/10/1907
Marguerite King	died February 13, 1882	LAT 2/14/1882	Youngest child Mr./Mrs. AJ King
Lichtenberger (3 males)		LAT 3/18/1913	Died in youth
Hanbury MacDougall		LAT 5/12/1947	Died about age 4; in Carlisle crypt
Mayor Damien Marchessault	died January 20, 1868	LAT 8/10/1907	Committed suicide in Council room
Hans Milner	died May 17, 1882	LAT 5/18/1882	Died 2ys 2ms 16ds
Mayor John G Nichols		LAT 3/18/1913
William W. Sands		LAT 3/18/1913
Sue Glassell Smith	died November 16, 1883	LAT 11/17/1883	Wife of Col. George H. Smith
G. W. Swart	died February 12, 1882	LAT 2/14/1882	Age 47 years. Crushed by wagons
John Trafford	died June 26, 1883	LAT 6/27/1883	About 50 years
Mr. Wilson		LAT 8/10/1907
Mrs. Wilson		LAT 8/10/1907
John Woodworth	died September 29, 1882	LAT 9/30/1882	Age 71 years. Heart disease
Julia Cornelia Workman		LAT 3/18/1913
Mrs. Killian Workman		LAT 3/18/1913
Mrs. Nancy Workman	died January 30, 1887	LAT 1/30/1887	Mother of Mayor William H. Workman and E. H. Workman
Thomas H. Workman		LAT 3/18/1913