LEGION LOCATES GRAVES OF VETS

206 Ex-Service Men Buried in County; Assistance of People Asked

[Mountain Democrat, Placerville, Friday, 5-24-1929]

Two hundred six graves of men who at some time or another in their lives served the military forces of the United States have been located in El Dorado County by a committee of El Dorado Post No. 119, American Legion, appointed for this purpose. The names of the ex-soldiers and their places of burial are being printed this week by the two Placerville papers, co-operating with the members of the Legion post.

Information Wanted

Flags have been sent the various local committees in the county to be placed on the veterans’ graves on Memorial Day. The American Legion does not feel that this is a complete list of the ex-soldiers buried in the county and thus appeals, through the two papers, for the assistance of county residents in locating and tabulating the graves of war veterans which may not be included in the published list. Steps to decorate the graves appropriately will be taken as the data on additional graves is received.

 The list, with legend as to the service of the veterans, follows:

Legend

Service—( C ) Civil War. (W) World War. (NG) National Guard. (?) Nature of service unknown.

Marker—(G) US Government. (P) Private. (S&J) Shaft and Individual headstone. (ALM) Bronze American Legion Marker. (U) Unmarked. (WW) US Gov. World War Headstone.

Union Cemetery:

J. H. McMillan—C—G

M. J. McLaughlin—C—G

A. A. Gignac—C—G

J. A. White—C—G

Frederick Tagtmeir—C—G

J. R. Jewett—C—G

A. T. Culberton—C—G

Noble W. Mountain—C—G

Edward L. Allen—C—G

Thomas H. White—C—G

H. H. Roberts—C—G

Mathias Barker—C—G

Oscar Fitch—C—G

W. H. Hopkins—C—G

J. W. Bayles—C—G

Horace Bigelow—C—G

George W. Gress—C—G

Oscar D. Vaughn—C—G

Felix Joly—C—G

H. B. Turman—C—G

Jonathan Hall—C—G

Henry Liefeid—C—G

Isaac N. McCumsey—C—G

Michel Sexton—C—G

John Freshour—C—G

George W. Fitch—C—G

Francis M. Noones—C—G

Albert N. Thayer—C—G

Seth B. Crockett—C—G

William A. Dickerson—C—G

Charles H. Smith—C—G

Frank Goldberg—C—G

John R. Brock—C—G

William Johnson—C—G

S. A. Hamlin—C—G

Francis H. Seward—C—G

John P. Mathews—C—G

William Morgan—C—G

George Rice—C—G

William B. Ellet—C—G

H. H. Flinn—C—G

B. McDonald—C—G

Henry T. Todd—C—G

James M. Watkins—C—G

H. M. Culbertson—C

C. H. Weatherwax—C

M. O. O’Keefe—C

William Benney—W—P

James S. Kirk—?—P

W. J. Infield—C—U

Dave McCumber—C—U

Oswald Hardie—C—P

Rufus Doxtater—C—P

George B. Williams—NG—S&J

J. P. Rutherford—NG—S&J

W. G. Jones—NG—S&J

C. M. Metzler—P

John E. Walker—W

William Kemp—C—P

John O’Regen—W—U

B. B. Bunker—C—G

W. H. Pitchford—Mex—U

Tom Smith—NG—U

H. S. Morey—C—P

William Toombs—C—P

J. A. Michel—P

Angelo Duchi—W—ALM

A. J. Blakeley—Mex—P

William Toombs—?—P

J. B. Small—C—P

Amos Estey—C—P

George Enner—C—U

Peter Gooley—C—U

Eugene Phelps—C—P

A. Vanderburg—C

Simon Salter—C—P

Capt. Ammes—?—U

George Mauk—C—W

George Sommers—C—P

W. W. Stone—

Mathew A. Pelton—C—P

Samuel Alter—C—P

James Skinner—C

Col. William Jones—C—P

John Chalders—

Tom Sanders—W

Frank McWorthy—W

M. H. Burke—W

(?) Hawkins—

El Dorado Cemetery:

Clarence H. Hemmell—W—P

Clerence E. Bolander—W—ALM

Warren M. Fales—C—G

William S. Cook—Mex—G

Samuel G. Dean—C—G

W. H. Swendt—Mex—G

John Bolander—C—G

William F. Cotton—Mex—G

Timothy Whitehead—C—G

Philander M. Hoag—C—G

Morris Illig—C—G

J. W. Cappleman—C—P

R. C. Irwine—?—U

(?) Sherman—?—U

Isaac Stackpole—?—P

J. Rogers—?—U

John Gohn—?—U

E. Harper—?—U

George F. White—?—U

G. Worth—?—U

Pilot Hill Cemetery:

Roy Snyder—W—ALM

Kelsey Cemetery:

George William Harmon Roelke—Mex—U

Thomas L. Peters—C—U

Jayhawk Cemetery:

Henry E. Beaumont—C—?

Grizzly Flat:

A. H. McAfee—Mex—P&G

James Mote—C—G

Wiley Sexton—C—G

Theodore Weed—C—G

Henry Roberts—C—G

(?) Odlin—C—?

(?) Webester—C(?)—?

William Griff—?—U

(?) (?)—C—?

Shingle Springs Cemetery:

W. S. Crane—C—G

Jeter Lambert—?—U

William M. Palmer—Mex—C

Georgetown Cemetery:

R. N. Bireaw—C—G

William Elge—C—G

Wiley Martin—C—G

Newton Ambrose—C—G

T. F. Lewis—C—G

C. S. Hersey—C—U

James Infield—C—U

James Murphy—C—U

Henry Geyser—C—U

(?) Bramblett—C—U

Charles R. Ganow—W—U

Antone DePaul—C—U

Henry Leutzenger—Mex—U

Lee Murdock—W—U

Albert Patterson—W—U

William Paterson—W—U

Thomas Flynn—W—U

Miss Hettie Morgan—W—U

William Glover—W—U

Charles P. Barbee—C—G

L. B. McLain—?—U

Edward Bradley—?—U

(?) Powers—?—?

E. Prett—?—?

Catholic Cemetery (Placerville):

George W. Brownell—?—P

William Grewing—C—?

Henry Osenbeck—C—P

Methodist Cemetery (Placerville):

Alex McCreery—C—G

Samuel Robinson—C—G

Peter Lambert—?—? (reported buried at Shingle Springs)

Uppertown Cemetery (Placerville):

Sgt. Henry Waters—C—G

Old City Cemetery (Placerville):

Charles Gibron—C—G

Phillip Hallon—C—G

Edwin Richardson—C—G

O. T. Williams—C—G

Stagetell Ansley—C—G

D. O. Wenne—C—G

John S. Patty—C—G

Watson Farrell—USN—G

J. M. Thurston—C—G

Peter Lambert—C—G (reported buried in Methodist Cemetery and at Shingle Springs—this believed correct location)

Greenwood Cemetery:

Frank J. Higgins—C—U

John McNobel—C—P

Spanish Dry Diggins Cemetery:

G. M. Odom—C—U

Latrobe Cemetery:

John Phillips—Mex—G

John H. Barton—W—USN—ALM

Bryant Cemetery (Latrobe):

Elwood Humiston—C—?

Coloma Cemetery:

Dan Teuscher—C—P

Phil Teuscher—C—P

Joseph Blundell—C—P

Luke Richardson—C—P

C. M. Sears—C—P

Louis Luneman—W—?

Tom Livingston—?—U

Diamond Springs Cemetery (IOOF):

Joseph Chapman—C—?

Nathaniel Chapman—C—P

George Nungesser—SA—?

Diamond Springs (Town Cemetery):

(?) Lear—C—U

(?) Jewett—C—U

Lotus Cemetery:

Gavert Grother—W—ALM

James Gallmer—C—G

Howard Eastlick—W—?

Smith’s Flat Cemetery:

Mose Hoyt—C—?

Joseph Lyons—C—?

Jack Donaldson—C—?

(?) Fryson—C—G

Camino Cemetery:

George H. Smith—W—U

Fairplay Cemetery:

Enoch Redding—Mex—G

Caleb Martin—Mex—G

John Young—C—G

Wrights Lake (Calf Hole):

William Tyler—C—G

Weber Creek Cemetery:

George Williamson—?—U

Greenstone:

Joseph Lopez—W—ALM

Oak Hill Cemetery:

James M. Dean—C—G

Peter Miller—C—G

Chaplain Lent—C—G

Indian Diggings:

F. M. Mathews—Mex—U

Clarksville Cemetery:

Samuel E. Kyburz—?—?

James Miller—?—?

Bennette Cemetery (near Limestone):

George Moore—?—?

French Creek Cemetery:

Charles T. Yarborough—C—G

Middletown Cemetery:

John McCumsey—C—G