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From: "Edward A. Black, Sr." <>
Subject: [CALOSANG] [Fwd: {not a subscriber} Mt. Olive Cemetery in Whittier]
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:47:28 -0800


terry huff wrote:

> I came across some names of some of my relatives that are buried in the
> Mt. Olive Cemetery, in Whittier, that I wanted to share. I had written
> the names down some years ago. The cemetery had been in disrepair for
> some years, and was condemned by the city of Whittier in 1968, the tomb
> stones removed, and it was made into a park named Founders Park. I did
> not record all of the names, only those that I recognized as my
> relatives.
>
> Dennis P. Cummings
> Walter E. Cummings
> Ellen M. Cummings
> Lee R. Cummings
> Bert H. Johnson
> Bertha Johnson
> William F. Johnson
> Eliza Johnson
> Lewis C. Johnson
> Adella E. Johnson
> Emma A. Johnson
> Mary E. Johnson
> Sarah M. Johnson
> P.O. Johnson
> Theordore H. Johnson
> Ellen Johnson
> James Johnson
> James L. Johnson
> Jessie Johnson
> Mary E. Johnson
>
> The cemetery was located on Broadway, west of Pickering, on the north
> side of the street.
> The cemetery had originally been donated to the city by Willert Dorland,
> in the 1890's, after a diphtheria epidemic struck the city. The founding
> fathers of the city realized that they had neglected to allocate land
> for a cemetery and Mr. Dorland came to the rescue during the epidemic.
>
> There are 2,380 people buried there, but the only indication that the
> park is a cemetery, with people buried there, is a sign. The tomb stones
> were all taken down, and removed to the Pico Pico Mansion, where most
> were given away to souvernir hunters.

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