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SON (HA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JUNE, 1966 SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
President-Sdward Fratini
500 L. St, P9taluaa, talif.
Ph. 76-24046
Museum-557 Summerfield Kd.
Santa Rosa. Open Tues, Wed
Thurs & Sun. 1:30 to 4:30
Ph. 54-40558
Many thftnks to Miss Natalie Mestichin of the. Santa Rosa Public Library
for copies of Sonoma County Cemetery records from 1846 to 1921, compiled by
daughters of the American Revolution.
"This copy of the Sonoma county Cemetery Records is dedicated to the mem¬
ory of
Pauline Whitney Olson
daughter of James Webster Olson and his wife Susan Barrett Olson and
sister of Mrs. Edson C. Merritt. Born in Ottawa, Kansas, July 15, 1876.
Lied in San Mateo County, Calif. May 11, 1949. Secretary to Luther Bur¬
bank seven and one-halfl years- 1901-1906.
Miss Olson, with her sister, Mrs . Merritt, a member of the Santa Rosa Chapter,
D.A.R. , visited each cemetery in Sor.ona County, and listed each grave therein,
with complete record of dates of births and 'eaths. It took several years time
and many miles of travel to accomplish this work. When all graves had been list¬
ed, and set up in alphabetical order, Miss Olson typed five copies of the record.
One copy is on file in each of the following libraries:
(Library of tie Nitional Society,' Laughters of tie American Revolution,
Constitutional Hall, Washington; L.C.)
Sutro Library, San Francisco, C-liforn&a.
Liorary of the Sons of the American Revolutioh, San Francisco, Calif.
State Library, Sacramento, California.
Los Angeles Public Libraary, Los Angeles, California.
In 1950 three additional copies of this volume were made by the Santa Rosa Chap¬
ter, L.A. R. , one copy each for the Santa Rosa Public Library, the Santa Rosa
Museum (this must be the organization started by Dr. Shipley-no records found)
and one for the Santa Rosa chapter of he J.A.R.
La ted at Santa Rosa, California, October 24, 1950.
- PREFACE -
This volume of cemetery' records was collected entirely by the Santa Rosa
Chapter of the Laughters of tie American Revolution. These make a complete record
from lo46 to 1921 of all the cemeteries and private burying grounds in Sonoma
County, California. There are ninety' such cemeteries with 11,259 names, plus
twelve pages of death notices copies from old newspapers doting 'from 1854 to
1860.
Great credit is due Mrs. Edith Merritt, genealogical records chairman for
S nta Rosa Chapter, and her assistants for this comprehensive work. Mrs.
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ilt traveled seven hundred and ninety'-nine miles to copy these records, beginning
in 1934 and bringing it to completion 1941. She paid all costs of collecting
the material, but the chapter paid for the paper and ty'ping of the four copies»
May the zeal which promted Mrs. Merritt and the members of S.R. Chapter to com¬
plete this undertaking be instilled in some other one chapter, or group of
chapters in each county and that a complete record of all the old cemeteries in
California hay be obtained.
Mary. L. ’Watson, State Chairman
March 27, 1941. of Genealogical Records
Etta May Smith, State Vice-Chairman
of Genealogical Records
"San Francisco Solano Mission, founded 1823. Inscription under the Font in the
Mission. ,,In kQmory of yGNACIA LOPEZ CARRILLO
buried here Beb. 1849
Mother of Francisco Benicia C.-.rrillo, who was the
wife of General M.G. Vallejo.
Another tablet in the M.ssion is incribed "In Memory of the Unknown Lead
Who are buried here."
LUTHER BURBANK, march 7, lb4S-ftpril 11, 1926.
buried beneath the cedar of lebanon, in the garden of hie home, Santa Rosa,
California.
