New York Genealogical & Biographical SocietyOct 1988 NEW YORKERS BURIED IN NOW-ABANDONED CALIFORNIA CEMETERIES In my wandering through' old, abandoned cemeteries I have found headstones that state the person was a native oF New York State. These cemeteries are not used, and the information on For [he most part, the people came to Plumas County during the "gold rush." Towns were thrown up in a day and disappeared just as quickly, many times. CRESCENT MILLS CEMETERY (off Hwy 89) Albert C. Miller Corp Co. "G" 49th New York Inf.. [no dates] TAYLORSVILLE CEMETERY (off Hwy 89, near Crescent Mills) Joseph S. Hill 23 Dec. 1840 21 Jan 1897 "Native of New York" [wife Frances 9 Sep 1856 Indiana 22 April 1905 Calif.] Margaret Prune, wife of David d. 25 June 1882 age 82 yrs 9 mo 3 days. m. 16 Jan 1823 Schenectady, New York Hiram Hathaway d. 25 Nnv. 1898 age 70 years "Native of New York" CHILCOOT CEMETERY (on Hwy 89/70) Mrs. L. Bovard b. 25 July 1833 Westport, Essex Co. New York, d. 9 May 1902 Beckworth, California; widow of Cornelius M. [who] d. 21 Feb. 1899 age 75 yrs. I mo. 29 days Native of Canada LAPORTE CEMETERY Isaac Burrell b. Belkville, Jefferson Co. New York 12 July 1826 d. 20 July 1855, Gibsonville, California George W.Thompkins,b.June[illeg.]Starkey,Yates Co, New York. d. 3 Dec. 1862 La Porte, California PIONEER CEMETERY (at Butt Lake, on dirt road off Hwy 89) William H. Miller II Feb. 1833 26 Nov. 1879 -Native ofWatkins, Schuyler Co., N.Y." Wife Lena A. d 26 Aug. 1904 age 74 yrs. 4 mo. 22 da.