This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schmidt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CY.2ADI/587 Message Board Post: Looking for the newspaper obituary for Doris Schmidt who passed away on Dec. 8, 2003 at her home in Santa Paula, CA. Also there was an article in the newspaper regarding Dying with Dignity that had to do with Aunt Doris and if a copy is available I would enjoy seeing that also as I have herad it was quite an article. Doris is a sister to my mother and her children are my cousins. If the obituary is available and a copy of the other article is available I would love to have a copy for my records for the family tree that I have been working on for the past 30 years. Thank you so much. Vickie Welter

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CY.2ADI/586 Message Board Post: I'm looking for a Lorraine McMullen from Camarillo Ca, who dated Armando "Mando" Garcia in the mid late 60's and had a baby by him. She worked at the Air Force or Army PX, he was active duty in the Air Force until he moved to Texas. It's important I speak with her.Please e-mail me at beaclayton@yahoo.com.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THORNTON, MOORE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CY.2ADI/585 Message Board Post: Seeking information on Ford Henry THORNTON's wife, whose last name would have been MOORE. I believe her father's name was Harry or Henry but went by Squire. Ford passed away in 1992. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kunde, Stoddard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CY.2ADI/584 Message Board Post: Looking for the obit for Carl John Kunde born 04-25-1890 in Wisconsin and died 11-15-1956 in Los Angeles. Also looking for his wife's obit: Alma Ruth Stoddard Kunde born 04-30-1893 in Wisconsin and died 06-20-1990 in Ventura, CA. This is also posted on the Los Angeles county board. Thank you very much.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: grajeda medrano Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CY.2ADI/169.1 Message Board Post: hello were they also the name of Mederano (Amos) also from Ventura same date's with the Grajeda family

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kenreck Kanreck Atherton Butcher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CY.2ADI/583 Message Board Post: I am looking for information regarding CLAUDIA MAY (KENRECK) ATHERTON. Claudia was born in Wynona, Osage Co., OK in 1922, moved to Los Angeles, CA in the late 1920's, and died in Ventura Co., CA in 1966. Her death certificate has her mother as MAY BUTCHER, born in OK, and her father as DAN KANRECK, born unknown. Her husband was ROY CLINTON ATHERTON born in Orange County, CA. They had several children, including CAROLINE, ROY, STEVEN and GARY. Any info regarding this family really is appreciated. Thanks.

Listees, Final posting. Happy to send scans. Martha A. Crosley Graham T - Biography Teague, Charles 668 Thacher, Edward S 676 Thacher, Sherman D 724 Thille, J Nicholas 652 Thille, John 652 Thompson, James R 603 Thorpe, Helena B 636 Thorpe, Spencer R 634 Torrence, John T 648 Torrence, J W 549 Torrence, S P 649 Trotter, John P 776 Troup, John 512 Troup, John Jr 514 Tucker, Edmund O 711 Tucker, Fred S 649 U - Biography Udall, Frederick 783 Udall, Henry D 739 Udall, Laura 739 Underhill, Francis T 697 V - Biography Valentine, Harry S 726 Varner, Walter W 633 Vickers, Ashby c 568 Vogel, Robert 675 Z - Biography Zim, Marco 732 W - Biography Wadleigh, Frank O 789 Wadleigh, O A 788 Ward, Alfred A 814 Ward, James 795 Warner, John 798 Warring, Benjamin F 681 Warring, Hugh 681 Warring, Walter S 700 Wason, Charles T 592 Wheeler, Blanche G 707 Wheeler, Ray 707 Whipple, Annie 692 Whipple, George 692 Whipple, Joseph J 691 Wilcox, Webb W 848 Willard, Charles H 651 Willard, Harriet A 652 Williams, Edward B 864 Williams, Eldred M 520 Williams George M 540 Williams, James G 541 Woods, Nealy C 838

Listees, Here is P - S One more will follow this. Martha P - Biography Payne, Hiram B 575 Peck, Henry E 720 Pensinger, Jacob 591 Perkins, Charles C 839 Peters, Hugo H 852 Petit, Justin 863 Petit, Alfred J 864 Pfeiler, Rudolph E 706 Phillips, Richard 790 Phoenix, Charles E 532 Pierpont, Philip 774 Pico, John 555 Pietra, Leopoldo S 525 Pinkham, Samuel C 636 Pool, J Corbley 679 Pope, William W 595 Poplin, Adley G 859 Porter, William S Jr 637 Potter, Milo M 502 Price, Arthur T 844 Price, Francis 629 Price, Thomas W 796 R - Biography Ramsaur, Ben W 577 Ramsaur, Robert S 576 Rasey, Charles W 536 Reardon, Oliver L 710 Rhead, Frederick H 682 Rice, P Alvin 580 Rice, Phillip H 586 Rice, Thomas A 865 Rich, Henry 686 Richards, Jarrett T 647 Ritchie, Alexander M 768 Rizor, Eldert A 604 Robinson, Mary W 843 Robinson, Richard 843 Romo, Edward 703 Ross, Leopold C 627 Ross, William l 596 Rowe, Robert S 684 Rowe, Russell 688 Ruiz, Ulpiano T 600 Ruopp, John 826 Russell, Andrew D 801 Russell Brothers 838 Russell, George W 642 Russell, Hubbard 838 S Biography Sauter, Roland F 531 Scarlett, Anna l 616 Scarlett, John 615 Schmitz, Bennie 633 Schmitz, Carl 632 Schmitz, Lena B 633 Scott, John C 835 Sebastian, Alfred T 812 Sexton, Harry 849 Sexton, Harry E 519 Sexton, Joseph 517 Sexton, William 848 Sheldon, Fred h 755 Sheridan, Edwin M 860 Shiells, James 740 Shiells, William 727 Shipley, Frank A 818 Silva, Joseph R 621 Simpson, Frank R  693 Smith, Charles A Jr 676 Smith, Charles A Sr 531 Smith, Daniel 721 Smith, Frank H 664 Smith, James 676 Smith, James W 851 Smith, Solon 861 Snowden, Frederic E 545 Spalding, Keith 871 Sprague, Hartley F 777 Steckel, M L 709 Steele, Harvey R 675 Steele J Harvey 675 Stephens, Richard 728 Stetson, Guy T 756 Stewart, Arthur C 755 Stewart, Oscar D 754 Stiles, Wilbur H 792 Stoll, Jacob 770 Storke, Thomas M 741 Stover, William M 857 Stow, Ida G 536 Stow, Sherman P 534 Stronach, William 680 Stuart, Richard 589 Sullivan, John F 681 Swanson, Peter A 694 Sweeney, James 696

Listees, Here are Lists L - O Enjoy! Martha L- Biography Lagomarsino, William 842 Langdell, Walter I 850 Lapeyre, Jean B 778 Lapeyre, Pierre 760 Larson, Christian 597 Larson, Louis C 597 Lataillade, Caesareo E 528 Laubacher, Edward G 805 Laubacher, J S 741 Leach, Charles W 775 Leonard, James 611 Leslie, James C 759 Lewis, Joseph F 619 Lloyd-Butler, John 799 Lloyd, Clio L 573 Lowe, Willis A 554 Lungren, Fernand 515 Lyons, Samuel 645 Lyons, Samuel H 654 Lynch, P G 656 M - Biography Maguire, Frank J 532 Mahan, Henry L 807 Maiers, George F 686 Marble, Philip C 602 Marshall, Adoniram J 549 Martin, William H 564 Mattei, Felix 662 McCormick, Thomas 835 McCoy, Charles B 872 McFarland, Thomas F 572 McGrath, Dominick 495 McGrath, Edward R S 705 McGrath, James H 846 McGrath, Joseph D 496 McGrath, Thomas F 845 McGuire, George M 651 McKevett, Alice S 785 McKevett, Allan C 786 McKevett, Charles H 784 McLoughlin, James  787 McLoughlin, Mark 786 McLoughlin, Thomas F 787 McNab, John B 816 Meyer, Henry 597 Middleton, Anthony C 773 Middleton, Margaret A 606 Middleton, Thomas W 606 Mills, Lauren E 561 More, John F 487 More, John F Jr 488 Morette, Joseph P Mott, David W 660 Munger, Berton L Sr 480 Myers, Samuel 537 N - Biography Neel, Henry H 869 Nicholl, William B 868 Nichols, Emily 564 Nichols, Walter R 563 Nielson, Harvey T 583 O - Biography O'Connor, James T 570 O'Hara, Henry 563 O"Hara, William 562 Olivas, Nicholas 696 Olivas, Nicholas Jr 696 Ord, Emmett, G 610 Ord, Robert B 608 Osborne, Jesse p 529 Ott, Adam 849 Oxnard, Robert 489

Listees, More... H - K Santa Barbara, Ventura, & San Luis Obispo Scans are available. Martha A .Crosley Graham H - Biography Haase, Rudolph E 767 Hahn, Carlo 704 Haigh, John G 837 Hall, Elwin S 825 Hall, Ephraim B 822 Hall, Walter L 824 Harbard, John C 654 Harbard, Josephine G 654 Hardison, A C 867 Harmer, Alex F 556 Harris, Harry H 515 Hayward, William R 587 Hemenway, Martin C 692 Hendrickson, William C 772 Hendry, George 576 Henry, Hugh 832 Herzog, Donald W 634 Hill, Leonidas D 679 Hill, Samuel 606 Hiller, Henry W 812 Hiller, J N 663 Hinckley, John P 539 Hobart, Gertrude L 717 Hobart, Joseph 716 Hobson, Abram L 745 Hobson, Effie S 798 Hobson, William A 797 Hobson, W D 744 Hoffman, Charles A 640 Holloway, John J 546 Holsten, George H 788 Horner, Gertrude A 809 Horner, Joseph M 809 Howard, Elizabeth 769 Howard, Joseph R 768 Hughes, George A 765 Hughes, W A 765 Hunt, Charles C 746 Hunter, Francis W 841 Huntley, Amy L 684 Huntley, E E 684 Huntley, Leon 685 I - Biography Irwin, John 624 J - Biography Jenkins, F E 548 Jenkins, Samuel 548 Jensen, Alfred 569 Johnson, Denoon H 555 Jones, George A 708 Jones, Richard D 666 Judd, C H 842 K - Biography Keene, Herman 553 Keene, Josiah I 552 Keeney, Seth A 700 Kellogg, Florentine E 638 Kellogg, Franklin E 638 Kelsey, Theodore A 715 King, George N 719 King, Hattie V 719 Koch, Serena O 539 Koch, William I 538 Knox, J L 622

Listees, Lists D - G Martha A. Crosley Graham D - Biography Dabney, Charles W 674 Daily, Charles J 598 Darling David 733 Daub, Sarah R 537 Davis Frank E 854 Day, Helen A 542 Day, William S 542 del Valle, Ulpiano F 736 Deu, John B 645 Dolan, Charles I 659 Donlon, Charles 815 Doty, Francis G 512 Doty, Henry 689 Doty, Julius 510 Doty, Julius E 511 Doty, Lawrence A 511 Doty, Lillie 690 Doty, Lucy [Roberts] 511 Doty, Russell E 512 Driffill, J A 828 Dudley, Frank A 843 Duffey, Homer N 527 Dunn, W L 855 Duvall, C S 722 Duval, Lawrence G 723 Duval, Walter H 713 E - Biography Elkins, Caswell C, Sr 495 Elkins, William W 495 Erburu, Alfonso 618 Erburu, Juana 713 Erburu, Mariano 712 Evans, Henry N 641 F - Biography Farnam, Loring 765 Fast, Justus C 666 Faulkner, George W 731 Fernald, Charles 506 Fernald, Reginald G 509 Ferro, Giovanni 714 Fithian, Joel A 584 Fithian, Joel R 253 Fitzgerald, Fred J 836 Fleet, Walter H 783 Flint, Henry P 701 Flint, William H 601 Foxen, Thomas 543 Franklin, Ernest M 550 Friedrich, Joseph F 617 Friedrick, William G 832 Fulkerson, Jonathan F 751 G - Biography Gammill, Emmet C 524 Garland, Addison 853 Gerberding, Edwin O 873 Gerry, Edmund W 699 Gerry, Waite 699 Gibson, James A 780 Gidney, Charles M 870 Glass, Francis M 687 Glenn, George W 570 Glines, John T 653 Good, Frank E 613 Goodenough, Edgar D 672 Goodridge, Benjamin A 523 Gordon, Henry W 685 Graham, Mabel A 831 Graham, Z 831 Grant, Kenneth P 501 Guiberson, Idell 729 Guidotti, Joseph 667 Guidotti, Peter 667

Good Evening Listees, I have access to Biographies from Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. The book does not break them down by County, thus the multiple listings. Scans are available. I will send the lists on several posts. Here goes... Lists A - C Martha A. Crosley Graham CA Coordinator - California Biography Project http://history.sloco.net/CABio/ A - Biography Allee, James C 809 Anderson, Elizabeth 534 Anderson, James 533 Archambault, Joseph 695 Arneill, John M 542 Austin, Charles G 803 Austin, Minnie E 803 Avery, Alfred H 750 Avery, Alfred J 364 B - Biography Baber, Randal G 703 Bainbridge, J C 757 Baker, A Jack 547 Baker, Edwin F 794 Baker, Wilber W 810 Balcom, Henry P 789 Balcom, Miles M 753 Bard, Mary B 863 Bard, Richard 807 -863 Bard, Thomas G 867 Barnes, Peter G 665 Bartels, Diedrich F H 769 Basolo, Charles 752 Bays, J H 718 Beardsley, Richard S 817 Beardsley, Robert L 806 Beatty, Harry W 688 Beckwith, Charles F 735 Beckwith, Delbert T 751 Beckwith, Francis J 734 Beekman, Edward J 779 Berry, Inez B 750 Berry, J B 750 Black, James G 595 Black, J R 778 Blanchard, Nathan W 656 Blumberg, A W 748 Blumberg, Wheeler C 847 Borchard, John E 499 Borgstrom, Charles A 708 Brabo, J R 578 Bradley, Mark 559 Braly, Harold H 791 Brant, Daniel S 706 Briggs, George G 762 Brooks, Benjamin 827 Brown, David 738 Brown, Rexwald 628 Bruno, Marie 567 Buchanan, James L 845 Burson, Willis 583 Butler, John Lloyd 799 C - Biography Carroll, Thomas H 802 Catlett, Ezra 599 Clark, Thomas S 772 Cleveland, Charles J 544 Clifford, John B 626 Cloyne, Joseph W 821 Cloyne, Thomas 819 Coffey, Orilla H 642 Coffey, William R 642 Connelly, Archie 833 Converse, Edmund C, Jr 800 Cook, Jessie 814 Cook, William M 813 Crane, Chauncey I 554 Crane, Emmett C 804 Crane, George G 762 Crane, George W 821 Crane, Jefferson L 521 Crane, Janette B 523 Crinklaw, Eva 812 Crinklaw, Horace J 811 Crowley, Frank L 837 Culver, David M 687 Cummings, John F 578 Cummings, Victor E 580 Cunnane, John B 590

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HORTON, STOWE, QUINN, BROUSE, LEISHMAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CY.2ADI/582 Message Board Post: Chester T. Horton Chester Temple Horton died suddenly Dec. 3, 2003, at Kaiser Hospital in Sacramento. Born May 18, 1920, in Wilmington, Mass., he was 83 years old. Horton had served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1951. While on leave for the Thanksgiving holiday during World War II, he was introduced to his future wife by her two brothers. Chet and Virginia just visited those same brothers this past Thanksgiving. After the service, Horton worked as a general contractor and later for Ventura and Sonoma counties as a building inspector for more than 25 years. He was respected for his knowledge of the trades and his ethics regarding the building code. His main interests included his family, sports (especially baseball and hockey), bridge, picture puzzles and carpentry projects. He coached baseball for several years in Somis, where he lived for 45 years in a house he had built. He built the bleachers and raised the funds for lighting so Somis' teams could play night and day. His dedication to baseball was acknowledged in a letter from the National Baseball Hall of Fame that "saluted the Chet Hortons of America." He also was always helping others through church and community projects. He loved music and was always singing or humming a song. He was a member of a national organization promoting barbershop quartets. He was described by his family as a quiet man who enjoyed sharing little-known sports statistics, giving sage advice or asking the question, "When do we eat?" Chet and Virginia Horton moved to Davis in April 2002. Although a local resident for only a short time, he became a regular at the Monday night bridge games at the Davis Senior Center, and he and his wife attended Friday afternoon get-togethers where they would sing old favorites with friends. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Virginia Horton of Davis; his children, Linda Stowe and her husband Steve of Burlington, Ky., Charlie Horton and his wife Ann of Boulder Creek, and Susie Quinn and her husband Pat of Davis; and a sister, Clara Horton of Marblehead, Mass. He'll be missed by his grandchildren, Shannon Stowe of Palo Alto, Ryan Stowe of Portland, Ore., Brandon Stowe of Brooklyn, N.Y., Erin Brouse of Sonora, and Kelly Quinn, Joey Leishman, Peter Horton and Rosemary Horton, all of Boulder Creek; and a great-granddaughter, Cheyenne Brouse of Sonora. Friends are invited to attend a funeral Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. Burial will be private, at the Davis Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, his family suggests remembrances be made in his name to the Samaritan's Purse, a branch of the Billy Graham Ministry, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, N.C. 28607. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Saturday, December 6, 2003, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)

Greetings, For those who have participated in reading my previous posts regarding California cemeteries and the problems we have had, you may not have noticed that the California Saving Graves website is hosted by US GenNet which is a totally FREE and AD FREE provider. US GenNet is in need of funds to help it continue to provide totally FREE genealogy website services. They are asking for help to fund them in the coming year. I am pledging to send them $200 in February (after I receive my annual gift income). I would like to ask anyone who would like to contribute to this most worthy project/cause to donate whatever amount you might be able to contribute. Every $5 or $10 donation multiplies by the numbers of people donating. "Every little bit helps." And it's TAX DEDUCTIBLE! If you would like to contribute, here is the address: Treasurer: Rhoda Fone 999 Bridgeport Way Rio Vista, California 94571 [Please make checks payable to USGenNet] Thanks so much for your support. Sue Silver, State Coordinator California Saving Graves www.usgennet.org/usa/ca/state ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ginger Cisewski" <feather2s@cfl.rr.com> To: <announce@usgennet.org> Cc: <usgn-vote@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 6:33 PM Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Serious Problems Ahead for USGenNet > The time has come for some serious discussion regarding the state of > USGenNet's finances. I've made changes to this list so that all > of you can post to the list and we can hopefully spark some productive > discussion here. > > The fact is that USGenNet is not receiving the funds necessary to keep us > online. The new year is only a few short weeks away, and thus far, > USGenNet only has funds to keep us online through the month of April. > > Unless we receive a lot more in donations, USGenNet will go offline on May > 1, 2004 and none of your websites will be visible on the Internet, although > the contents of your sites will remain safe on the USGenNet server. When > the money runs out, we will be forced to disconnect our server. > . > USGenNet is a 501(c)(3) corporation, which means all donations are > tax-deductible like any other charitable contribution. The same holds true > if you wish to make a donation toward a gift membership for a family member > or friend. (All who donate $20 or more in a Membership year are > automatically Supporting Members and donations of $100 or more are > Sustaining Members. Sustaining Members have voting rights and are eligible > to serve on USGenNet's Board of Directors.) > > USGenNet does not have the luxuries available to web hosts that are owned or > subsidized by for-profit, commercial companies. We cannot obtain loans to > pay our daily operating expenses, operate "in the red" or opt for commercial > advertisements. > > Simply put, USGenNet remains online only as long as we can pay the costs of > being online. When the money is gone, USGenNet's websites will be gone too, > and that could happen as soon as May 1st. > > Every one of you, regardless of how much or how little money you have, can > do something positive that will help us meet our needs. If you cannot make > a donation yourself, you can encourage others to do so. You can spread the > word that USGenNet is a true nonprofit, committed to freely accessible > historical and genealogical data; that we have no commercial backers and no > advertising banners and are dependent on donations, which are all > tax-deductible. You can encourage the people who visit your sites and find > your sites useful to show their appreciation for your efforts by making a > donation to USGenNet and helping keep the data freely available online. > > I am adding this type of plea to all my websites, right at the top where > it's sure to be noticed. It says "Help Keep This Site Online!" and then > goes into a plea and includes a link to the section of our main page where > it details how to send donations. I know others have been working on > similar types of things, and if any of you would like to share what you've > done, > feel free to share your ideas here. > > Another way to help is to check with your employer. Many employers will > provide matching funds for charity work their employees do and maybe your > employer has such a plan available. Three of our account holders have > already found such plans. An easy place to find out if your employer offers > this is > on this site: http://www.hepdevelopment.com/smu/ > > USGenNet is the first and only truly nonprofit web hosting service for sites > with historical-genealogical content, and we've survived for more than five > years. We managed to buy a new server when our old one failed because > our account holders and friends rallied around to help. > > I truly believe that if we all work together, we can overcome this latest > difficulty as well. > > Ginger Cisewski > President, USGenNet.Org > > > -This is a USGenNet Mailing List - http://www.USGenNet.Org/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CY.2ADI/581 Message Board Post: I am seeking any available information on the Mundell family from Oxnard, including descendents of John H. Mundell. I am his great neice. Clarence was my grandfather.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CY.2ADI/580 Message Board Post: I'm looking for John Meade, who use to live in Santa Paula Ca. He is around 46 or 47 years old and his wife was named Lisa, though I understand they may not be together any longer. He moved away a few years back. Is there anyone who knows where he went? Please e-mail me at ptm1200@yahoo.com if you know him. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CY.2ADI/576.1 Message Board Post: Apparently, Emil lived in Ventura county at one time (Somis and Camarillo), but I couldn't find a current address on him. I found this on the Verizon web site. How many of them could there be??? Emil Eichblatt 14138 Pollux Ct Tomball, TX 77375-2302 Home: (281) 357 - 4301

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Heydman, Emmons, Snyder Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CY.2ADI/578 Message Board Post: I'm looking for Harry Heydman, Jr. that was born in 1918 in Michigan to Harry Heydman Sr. and Gertrude Emmons Heydman. On the 1930 census he was living with his step-father, Willis H. Snyder and his mother, Gertrude Snyder. Would like to know what happened to him.

I have the a transcription of the cemetery. This is the beginning of the transcription. CITY OF SAN BUENAVENTURA CEMETERY RECORDS This information was compiled from the burial record books and cards on file in the Office of the City Clerk, Room 204, 501 Poli Street, Ventura, California, 93001. Prepared by Edess Fargo, Administrative Clerk, Office of the City Clerk Barbara J. Kam, City Clerk January 10, 2001 This burial record was compiled from the old original cemetery map on file in the City Engineer’s office under map index number P-47 and also the old sexton record books on file in the City Clerk’s office. In all probability these are the only records in existence. I was unable to locate any burial records between the dates of March 30, 1894 and March 30, 1903. However, upon a search of the cemetery lots, several headstones and other markers were found giving evidence of burials between these dates. These names and corresponding Block and Lot numbers were entered in this book. From this same search a few errors were found in the old records as to correct locations. These errors were corrected and noted in both sets of books To the best of my knowledge, this record is a complete and true one of all the burials in the old Protestant Cemetery, except those burials between the dates before mentioned. /s/ Clyde Wooley, Assistant City Engineer 1942 ************************ If anyone would like a lookup I would be more than happy to help. Don't be too tough on us Venturans. I have lived here nearly all my life and had no idea that the city was making a park out of the cemetery until it was all done. I was very upset when I drove past it one day and all the headstones was GONE!!! As a kid I use to love to walk through the cemetery and read all the old headstones. Had I known this was going to be done, I would have raised some cain, but, too late I found out. In talking to people around town, they felt the same way. SAD, part of my town was tossed in a canyon like trash, I was not a happy camper. Hallie Ventura, CA

Greetings, On the eve of Veterans Day I've been reflecting on the many historic cemeteries in which a vast number of our nation's veterans are still buried. Many, many of those cemeteries are in sad states of repair and care with our civil representatives having ignored their plight and condition for many decades now. As you spend your Tuesday with your co-workers, family or friends, please remember your ancestors who fought for our nation. If you are able, please go to a local historic cemetery and see if the cemeteries where our veterans now rest in peace are in the kind of condition you believe they deserve. If they are not in a well maintained cemetery, take the time to call your local representative and ask that some attention be paid to the neglected cemeteries where these veterans now lie for eternity. Ask them if they would want their ancestors to rest in a place that looks so bad or if they believe the resting places of our veterans should be so disrespected. Please ask them to care, and to help us to show respect for the last "homes" of our pioneer citizens and veterans. Respectfully, Sue Silver, State Coordinator California Saving Graves