San Joaquin County CA Biographies 1890

San Joaquin County

California

Biography Project

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California Biography Project

And

San Joaquin County,
California.
Containing a History of San Joaquin County from the Earliest Period
of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Future Prospects; with Full-Page Portraits of Some
of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical
Mention of Many of its Pioneers and
also of Prominent Citizens
of To-day.

Chicago:
The Lewis Publishing Company.
1890.

The whole book in fully searchable pdf batches is available. The Index is in this section. The rest of the book can be found here and is identified by "SJ.1890.xxx"

History of San Joaquin County , California

With biographical sketches of leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present.

City of Publication: Los Angeles, Calif. Date: 1923

"Illustrated. Complete in one volume."

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History
Of The
State Of California
And
Biographical Record
Of The
San Joaquin Valley, California
An Historical Story of the State's Marvelous Growth from Its Earliest Settlement
to the Present Time

Prof. J M Guinn, A M,
Author of A History of Los Angeles and Vicinity, History of Southern California, Secretary and Curator
of the Historical Society of Southern California, Member of the American
Historical Association, Washington, D. C.
Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of the Past and Present.

The Chapman Publishing Co.
Chicago
Copyright, 1905

Old Cemeteries of San Joaquin County

Volume I

Anonymous

Old cemeteries of San Joaquin County, California

Stockton, Calif.: The Society, 1964, 108 pgs.

The Index. Pages 1 - 45, 46 - 86

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The compilation was accomplished by the San Joaquin County Genealogical Society in 1960.

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Atlanta Catholic Cemetery, called St. John's Cemetery and is located at St. Patrick's Church, on the corner of Hwy #120 and Carrolton Road, 5 miles west of Escalon, and was started in 1876. Pages 1-3

Atlanta Methodist Cemetery. Located at Five Corners and Jack Tone Road, about 20 miles east of Stockton, on the road leading to the southern mines. Pages 3 - 7 [Note, Page 4 was blank]

Small private cemetery located on the old Brooks ranch, about three miles east of Farmington, a small town about twenty miles

east of Stockton on the road to Copperopolis, which was one of the mining towns in the "Gold Rush Days". Page 8

Burwood Cemetery, Escalon, California, east of Stockton. Page 8 - 11

CLEMENTS, CALIFORNIA

Glenview Cemetery

The land for the cemetery was deeded in 1890 by Thomas Clements, and is located just north of the town of Clements. Clements, is four miles east of Lockeford, on Hwys 88 and 12. Some of the older graves were moved from the Macville Cemetery, across the Mokelumne River from Clements, only one stone remains there. Page 11 - 17

COLLEGEVILLE CEMETERY

Located about ten miles from Stockton on the road to Sonora. At one time there was a Cumberland Presbyterian College there. It was burned down about 1872 and not rebuilt. Page 18

DRAIS FAMILY CEMETERY

The old Drais Family cemetery is located about one-half mile west of Farmington, off Farmington Road on the Drais farm. The cemetery was started in the 1850's, on land donated for the purpose, by Madison J. Drais. At this point of the Drais farm was the site of an old stage coach stopover. It was the main road from Stockton to Sonora and Copperopolis. The cemetery was used by others also, and is no longer in use. In 1912 some of the graves were moved to the Farmington Cemetery. - Page 19

EAST UNION CEMETERY

Located on Union Road and Louise Ave., about 12 miles south of Stockton, near Manteca. There is the following inscription on a large monument near the entrance to the cemetery - "To the pioneers of this vicinity, 1872-1920, commemorating East Union Corner, site of East Union Community Church, Dec. 1892-July 1937. Union Public School on site at N. E. corner. Intersection of these roads established 1857, burned 1913. Social Center many years. Union Cemetery established 1872. Burial place of many pioneers, early settlers, war veterans. Plaque presented May 30, 1938, by Union Cemetery Association."

The cemetery is in very good condition, and is still in use. Page 19 - 32

ELLIOTT CEMETERY

A small cemetery located in Elliott township, on Liberty Road near Elliott Road, not far from the Sacramento County line. It is still being used. Page 32 - 34

FARMINGTON CEMETERY

Farmington, California Pages 34-38

KIRK FAMILY CEMETERY

The Kirk Family Cemetery is located about four miles east of Bellota and about a mile south on the Shelley Road, on the Kirk Land Grant. John William Kirk came from Giles County, Virginia, in 1847, returned to Virginia, and in 1048 brought his family to California. Four Kirk family slaves were given their freedom in Virginia, but wanted to come with the family, so came as free men, with the wagon train. They are buried in the family plot, above the family section, and the graves are marked with iron pegs. The Cemetery is still in use. with iron pegs. The cemetery is still in use. Page 38 - 39

LIBERTY CEMETERY

Located on Sacramento and Stockton Highway, near the Sacramento and San Joaquin County line, about 10 miles north of Lodi. This is an old cemetery, not now in use, some of the old wooden markers can not be read, some of the stones are broken and other& are just tossed about. There was at one time a school and little community located near. Pages 40-45

LIVE OAK CEMETERY

Located at the junction of West Lane and Armstrong Road, between Lodi and Stockton. It was started about 1860, under the jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, and at one time there was a nice little chapel there. It was used until around 1904-1905, after which many of the remains were moved to other cemeteries. Pages 46-47

LOCKE FAMILY CEMETERY

The Locke Family Cemetery is located on the old family farm, about a mile from the little town of Lockeford, which was named for Dr. Dean Jewett Locke. Dr. Locke came to California in 1849, returned to Boston in 1855, married and then came back to California, where he remained until his death in 1887. Dr. and Mrs. Locke had 13 children, whose descendants still call Lockeford "home". Page 47

LOCKEFORD PROTESTANT CEMETERY

Lockeford Protestant Cemetery, situated at the junction of Tretheway and Brandt roads just west of Lockeford. The cemetery was started in 1862, the land deeded to Methodist Church by David J. Staples. It was on the main road from Stockton to Sacramento in the early days. Mr. Staples ran a ferry across the Mokelumne River. There is a brick church on the premises, but has not been used as a church since 1867, but used for funerals some time longer. The cemetery is divided into two parts, one is Methodist the other is I. O. O. F. Just east of this cemetery is the Catholic Cemetery. Page 48-59

OLD BAPTIST CEMETERY

Lodi, California

This cemetery is located on Highway 99, about half way between Lodi and Stockton. It is not in use anymore, and the stones have all been moved except the following. Page 59

LODI CEMETERY

Lodi, California

Started about 1879 or 1880.Page 60 - 84

When the Mausoleum was built in 1928, the following remains were moved from the Lodi and other cemeteries into the Mausoleum. Page 84-85

When Park View Cemetery, Stockton, was started in 1917, graves from the old Turner Station Cemetery, across the road, were moved into Park View. The following are the stones that are there. Pages 85 - 86

Cherokee Memorial Park was established in 1940. It is on Highway 99, between Stockton and Lodi. The following names are from stones on graves that were moved from the Baptist Cemetery, Lodi, when the highway was widened. There may be more, but we could not locate them. Page 86

Site Updated: 24 December 2009

Martha A Crosley Graham