Index to Locations SacramentoUnknown locationSacramentoCalvary CatholicCemeterySacramentoCapitol GroundsSacramentoEast Lawn Memorial ParkSacramentoHelvetia CemeterySacramentoOdd Fellows Lawn Cemeteryand MausoleumSacramentoOld Sacramento CityCemeterySacramentoSacramento CityCemeterySloughhouseSloughhouse PioneerCemetery
UnknownLocation
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  William Lew May (c.1793-1849) — also known asWilliam L. May — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.; Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in Kentucky, about 1793. Democrat.Registerof U.S. Land Office at Springfield, Illinois, 1829-33; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1829-31;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1834-39;mayorof Springfield, Ill., 1841;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush.Slaveowner. Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September29, 1849 (ageabout 56years).Interment somewhere.
Calvary CatholicCemetery
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (1941-2001) — also known asMaureen Reagan;"Radiant" —of California. Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January4, 1941.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1982; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 36th District, 1992.Female.Catholic.Died, ofmalignantmelanoma, in Granite Bay,PlacerCounty, Calif.,August8, 2001 (age60 years, 216days).Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
CapitolGrounds
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Stanley Mosk (1912-2001) — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,September12, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1943-58;Californiastate attorney general, 1959-64; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1960-64;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1964-2001; appointed 1964; diedin office 2001.Jewish. Member,AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;PhiAlpha Delta;B'naiB'rith.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 19,2001 (age88 years, 280days).Entombed in mausoleum atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif.; statue at Capitol Grounds.
East LawnMemorial Park
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frederick Bartlett Fancher (1852-1944) — also known asFrederick B. Fancher — of Jamestown,StutsmanCounty, N.Dak.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born inOrleansCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1852.Republican.Insurancebusiness;farmer;delegateto North Dakota state constitutional convention from StutsmanCounty, 1889;NorthDakota insurance commissioner, 1894-97;Governor ofNorth Dakota, 1899-1901;wholesalegrocer.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January10, 1944 (age91 years, 283days).Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park. | | Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) — also known asRobert T. Matsui — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,September17, 1941.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93,5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1988(speaker),1996,2000,2004.Methodist.Japaneseancestry. Member,Rotary;Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofpneumoniaandmyelodysplasticsyndrome, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January1, 2005 (age63 years, 106days).Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park. | | William Land — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Mayorof Sacramento, Calif., 1898-99.Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park. | | Thomas Jamison MacBride (1914-2000) — also known asThomas J. MacBride — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,March25, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1961-66;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-79;took senior status 1979.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Rotary.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,January6, 2000 (age85 years, 287days).Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park. | | Norman Dunning Rideout (1832-1907) — also known asN. D. Rideout — of Marysville,YubaCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Bowdoinham,SagadahocCounty, Maine,January6, 1832.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;merchant;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1876,1892.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 2,1907 (age75 years, 177days).Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park.| |  Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Rideout and Margaret (Macomber) Rideout; married1858 to PhebeMason Abbott. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Brien T. Collins (c.1941-1993) — also known asB. T. Collins — of California. Born about 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1991-93; died in office 1993.Died, of aheartattack,1993(ageabout52 years).Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park.
HelvetiaCemetery
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Marion Biggs (1823-1910) — ofSacramentoCounty, Calif.; Gridley,ButteCounty, Calif.Born near Curryville,PikeCounty, Mo.,May 2,1823.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1867-71 (16th District 1867-69, 24th District1869-71);delegateto California state constitutional convention, 1878;U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1887-91.Slaveowner. Died in Gridley,ButteCounty, Calif.,August2, 1910 (age87 years, 92days).Interment at Helvetia Cemetery.
Odd Fellows LawnCemetery and Mausoleum
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Wilson Camanza Riles (1917-1999) — also known asWilson Riles — of California. Born near Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.,June 27,1917.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;Californiasuperintendent of public instruction, 1971-83; defeated, 1982.Africanancestry.Died, following a series ofstrokesandheartattacks, at MercyHospital,Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,April 1,1999 (age81 years, 278days).Interment at Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Old SacramentoCity Cemetery
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hardin Bigelow — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Mayorof Sacramento, Calif., 1850.Interment at Old Sacramento City Cemetery. | | John D. Winters — of Nevada. Democrat. Candidate forGovernor ofNevada, 1866.Interment at Old Sacramento City Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John D. Winters, Sr. and Elizabeth (Wells)Winters. |
| | John Augustus Sutter Jr. (1826-1897) — also known asJohn A. Sutter, Jr. — of Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez),Guerrero.Born in Burgdorf, Bern,Switzerland,October25, 1826.Founder of Sacramento, Calif.; U.S. Consul inAcapulco, as of 1871-84.Died in Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez),Guerrero,September21, 1897 (age70 years, 331days).Original intermentsomewherein Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1964 at OldSacramento City Cemetery.
Sacramento CityCemetery
1000 Broadway
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Bigler (1805-1871) — ofCentreCounty, Pa.;SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,January8, 1805.Democrat.Newspapereditor; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1850-52 (Sacramento District 1850-51, 12thDistrict 1851-52);Governor ofCalifornia, 1852-56; defeated, 1855; U.S. Minister toChile, 1857-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1864,1868.DiedNovember29, 1871 (age66 years, 325days).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Newton Booth (1825-1892) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Salem,WashingtonCounty, Ind.,December25, 1825.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofHarveyDavid Scott; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1863;Governor ofCalifornia, 1871-75;U.S.Senator from California, 1875-81.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,July 14,1892 (age66 years, 202days).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Hugh C. Murray (c.1825-1857) — of California. Born about 1825. Superior court judge in California, 1849-51;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1851-57; died in office 1857;chiefjustice of California state supreme court, 1852-57; died inoffice 1857.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,September18, 1857 (ageabout 32years).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | William Irwin (1827-1886) — ofSiskiyouCounty, Calif.Born in1827.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 28th District, 1862-63;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1875;Governor ofCalifornia, 1875-80.DiedMarch15, 1886 (ageabout 58years).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Grove Lawrence Johnson (1841-1926) — also known asGrove L. Johnson — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1841.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1877-81, 1899-1905, 1907-11 (18th District1877-81, 20th District 1899-1903, 17th District 1903-05, 1907-11);member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1880-82;U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1895-97; defeated,1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1896.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,February1, 1926 (age84 years, 311days).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | John Chilton Burch (1826-1885) — also known asJohn C. Burch — of Weaverville,TrinityCounty, Calif.Born inBooneCounty, Mo.,February1, 1826.Democrat.Lawyer;TrinityCounty Clerk; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 12th District, 1857-58;U.S.Representative from California at-large, 1859-61.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August31, 1885 (age59 years, 211days).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Thomas Jefferson Clunie (1852-1903) — also known asThomas J. Clunie — of California. Born in St. John's,Newfoundlandof American parents,March25, 1852.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 18th District, 1875-77; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1884;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1887-89;U.S.Representative from California 5th District, 1889-91; defeated,1890.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 30,1903 (age51 years, 97days).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Edwin Bryant Crocker (1818-1875) — also known asEdwin B. Crocker — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Jamesville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1818.Lawyer;justiceof California state supreme court, 1863; chief counsel, CentralPacificRailroad,1864-69.Founder of the Crocker Art Museum;partiallyparalyzed following an 1869 stroke.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,June 24,1875 (age57 years, 59days).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Edwin G. Waite (c.1827-1894) — of California. Born about 1827.Secretaryof state of California, 1891-94; died in office 1894.DiedOctober30, 1894 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Levi Rackliffe (c.1844-1898) — Born in Lincolnville,WaldoCounty, Maine, about 1844.Republican.Californiastate treasurer, 1895-98.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,April21, 1898 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Alfred Redington (1802-1875) — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Vassalboro,KennebecCounty, Maine,September21, 1802.Mayorof Augusta, Maine, 1850-51;steamboatagent; Union Presidential Elector for California,1868(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andSchuylerColfax).Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 22,1875 (age72 years, 243days).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Gad Ely Upson (1823-1866) — also known asGad E. Upson — of Fort Benton,ChouteauCounty, Mont.Born in Marion, Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 3,1823.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.Indian agent; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1865.Died, fromtuberculosis,inSanFrancisco, Calif.,March28, 1866 (age42 years, 298days).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother ofCharlesUpson; married,November23, 1852, to Lucy Ann Langdon; great-grandson ofJosiahCowles; second cousin ofCalvinJosiah Cowles andChristopherColumbus Upson; second cousin once removed ofCharlesHolden Cowles; second cousin twice removed ofDanielUpson; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnStrong; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofAndrewSeth Upson andEvelynM. Upson; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHanford Upson; third cousin twice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion,DanielChapin,SamuelStrong andElaCollins; third cousin thrice removed ofMosesSeymour andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin ofHarveyWashington Upson; fourth cousin once removed ofGrahamHurd Chapin,GeorgeSeymour,WilliamCollins,WilliamSheffield Cowles,JamesWesley Upson andWilliamHazlett Upson. | | | | Political family:Upsonfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Creed Haymond (1836-1893) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Beverly,RandolphCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April22, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1875-77; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1880,1888.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January13, 1893 (age56 years, 266days).Entombed at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | William Stephen Hamilton (d. 1850) — of Wisconsin. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member ofWisconsinterritorial legislature, 1840;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,October7, 1850.Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | John C. Bell (c.1831-1860) — ofElDorado County, Calif.Born about 1831. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 18th District, 1860; died in office 1860.During an argument just outside theAssemblysession in theCaliforniaState Capitol, wasshot andstabbedby Dr. W. H. Stone,mortallywounded, and died four days later, in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,April15, 1860 (ageabout 29years).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | S. W. Gregory (1840-1910) — of Dayton,LyonCounty, Nev.Born in North Carolina,1840.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNevada,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;HonoraryVice-President).Died in Wabuska,LyonCounty, Nev.,February3, 1910 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery. | | Thomas Hansbrow — ofSacramentoCounty, Calif.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 16th District, 1865-67.Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery.
SloughhousePioneer Cemetery
Sloughhouse, Sacramento County, California
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