Los Angeles County, California 
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       Welcome:
My name is Martha
I am your host for 'all things Los Angeles''
I no longer live in Los Angeles, but have roots deep in her soil, having arrived at the Inglewood Bassinet in 1939.
While I am unable to do local 'on the ground research'
I am an excellant online researcher
and
might be able to help you locate that missing piece of your "Ancestral Pie"

Contact for Questions: Martha

Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~  Maps ~ What's New ~ Family Search: Books & Films ~ Lookups ~ Queries
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Odds & Ends
Cemeteries ~ Funeral Homes and Mortuaries  ~ Obituaries
"California  Corners" ~ Resources with a 'CA  Flavor' [OffSite]

Cemeteries ~ Funeral Homes and Mortuaries  ~ Obituaries

Los Angeles County contains a large land mass and millions of folks....
So, it stands to reason that it's "Final Resting Places" are also large and varied in location and scope.
My Father, Paternal Grand Parents, Maternal Grand Father, 3 Uncles and an Aunt all rest in the Inglewood Park Cemetery.
The Volunteers who work on Requests and Photo Shoots for F~A~G do a great job.
Additionally, there are quite a few older Cemetery and Burial Records in the FS Catalog

This First Section will be for 'Specific Location' Cemetery and Burial Records:

Films with Multiple Cemeteries
Film #2100 - Los Angeles County, California
Chatsworth, Oakwood Cemetery, Item 6, Imgs 64-370 [Bur Reg]
Compton, Woodlawn Cemetery, Item 7, Imgs 371-559 [Cem & Sexton Rec's, Some Bio's]
Compton, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bk 2 Imgs 560-898
La Verne, Evergreen Cemetery, Item 8, Imgs 899-1037 [Bur Reg]
San Fernando, 'Bledso & Foothill', Item 9, Imgs 1039-1042 [Bur Reg]

"Various Los Angeles County Cems / Anaheim, Garden Grove, Whittier" [Trans by Orange Co., Gen Soc]
Contents:
v. 1. Magnolia Memorial Park Cemetery (Garden Grove)
v. 2. St. John's Lutheran Cemetery (Santa Ana)
v. 3. Holy Cross Cemetery (Anaheim); El Toro Cemetery (El Toro); San Juan Capistrano Mission Cemetery (San Juan Capistrano); Yorba Cemetery (Yorba Linda)
v. 4. The Broadway (Clark) Cemetery (now part of Founders' Memorial Park), Whittier
v. 5, pts. 1-2 (Anaheim Cemetery (Anaheim) 
v. 6. Santa Ana Cemetery (Santa Ana).

Google Drive: Large List to browse: Cemetery & Funeral Home Records

Cemetery Books: Los Angeles County
'Cemeteries of California', Vol 1
Copied by members of the California Mission,
and typed by the Genealogical Society, Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1954
Oak Park Cemetery, Claremont [Typed, Alpha] ~ Palomares Cemetery, Pomona [Typed, Alpha]

Cemetery Records of Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster, Los Angeles Co., CA
There is no date on the Title Page.
Hand Written Records: 1892 - 1945 [Chron Order]

Rosedale Cemetery Burials, Los Angeles, California.
Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982.

Rosedale Cemetery, 1884-1906, Los Angeles, California
Schulz, Margaret J.
Above 2 Books are in the FS Book Section: Please use this Link

There is a Collection as well - The Records are different that the typed list by Ms Hale
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002




Cemetery & Burial Registers
Anaheim, LA Co., CA, Anaheim Cemetery: 1867 - 1928 [Burial Registers]
Los Angeles [City] 1875 - 1975 [Burial Records and Indexes]
Los Angeles [City] 1919 - 1958 [Burial Registers]
Los Angeles [City] Burial Records and Indexes [FS His Imgs, Includes N Hollywood]
Los Angeles [City] There are 300 or so files here: Various Dates [Includes Evergreen Cemetery -FS His Imgs] 
Los Angeles Co., CA, Evergreen Cemetery - Deceased Index Card File [Collection] 1877-1989
Los Angeles Co., CA, Inglewood Park Cemetery
More Pierce Bros, Valhalla, and an [Interment Bk] [Google Drive]
Newhall, LA Co., CA. Eternal Valley Memorial Park, 1851 - 1997
Newhall, LA Co., CA: 1850-1997 FS, His, Imgs [Burial and Cemetery Records] 
North Hollywood, LA Co., CA, 1939 - 1943 [Cemetery, Grave Registers, Reinterments]
North Hollywood, LA Co., CA, Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park & Cemetery: 1922 - 1927 [Ownership Rec's]
North Hollywood, LA Co., CA, Valhalla Memorial Park, Cremation Records: - 1900 - 1970
North Hollywood, LA Co., CA,Valhalla Cemetery, Burial and Interment Records + Indexes:1922 - 1992
North Hollywood, LA Co., CA, Valhalla Memorial Park. Burial Records 1928-1937, Cremation Records 1959-1964
Norwalk, LA Co., CA, 'Pub Cem Bk'  Film # 2118262, Item 1, Imgs: 4 - 95, 1869-1888, No Index, but in Chron Ord
Reseda, LA Co., CA,  1884 - 1975 [Burial Records]
San Gabriel, LA Co., CA,  Cemetery Ass'n 1872 - 2003 [Large Collection]
San Marino, LA Co., CA, ? - 1879 [Cemetery]
Santa Clarita, LA Co., CA, 1851 - 1997 [Burial Indexes]
Venice, LA Co., CA, 1816 - 1928 [Cem Inscriptions]
Whittier, LA Co., CA, 1818 - 1974 [Cemetery, Burial, Hdstn Trans - FS His Imgs] 
Whittier, LA Co., CA, Mt Olive & Broadway [Publications]

New>>>FS Film #558288, Vol 1 [Film Link]
Two Cemeteries in Pasadena:
Mountain View: Images 258-477

Friends Cemetery: Images 478-481
One Cemetery in Whittier:
The Old Cemetery in Whittier: Images 505-527

FS Film #558291, Vol 17 [Film Link]
There are three Los Angeles County Cemeteries on this Film.
The first one [Alhambra Cemetery] only has one page and is comprised of an article in
a newspaper [Dec 24 1898, Alhambra Advocat]. In looking for more information, it appears to have been absorbed by the
San Gabriel Cemetery.
This is the link for Image 957

The Second Cemetery is the Fairmont Cemetery in Azuza.
The images are really hard to read;
Images 958-963 are here

The Third Cemetery is the El Monte Cemetery.
Here is the first page and description which is very faint text.
The rest of the images follow the above First Page: 964-980

and...
"CA  's Old Burial Grounds"
"Some Small Abandoned Cemeteries, CA"

Federal Mortality Schedule: 1850 - 1880
'Born in Los Angeles County, CA'


Funeral Home and Mortuary Records
Pierce Brothers, Mortuaries

B E Dayton, Mortuary, Beverly Hills, 1933 - 1942 ~ 10 Films, FS Catalog
Dubois Carter Cram Mission Chapel, San Gabriel, CA: 1982-1985 ~ 6 Films, FS Catalog
Godeau & Martinoni Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Los Angeles, CA: 1936 - 1984 ~ Huge List of Films, FS Catalog
Lee R Hill Mortuary: Temple City, 1982 - 1991 / FS His Imgs has more Records - 1931-1991 ~ Huge List of Films, FS Catalog
Lee R Hill Mortuary [FS His Images - 49 Files]
Halverson, Stone and Meyers Mortuary, Torrance, CA, 1950 - 1980 ~ Huge List of Films, FS Catalog
Pierce Brothers Simone Dubois Mortuary, San Gabriel, CA : 1928 - 1988 ~ 2 Films [FS Catalog]
Pierce Bros. & Co. Funeral Directors, Los Angeles, CA; 1898 - 1991 [Includes 3 below ~ Huge List, FS Catalog]
Pierce Brothers Cunningham & O'Connor Mortuary, Los Angeles, CA
Pierce Bros. Jones and Hamrock Mortuary, Los Angeles, CA
Pierce Bros. Lincoln Heights Mortuary, Los Angeles, CA

PB Hayden, Cunningham, O'Connor Mortuary, Alhambra, 1940-1994  ~ 49 Films FS His Images
More Films for Hayden, etal 1985-1992 ~ FS Catalog

Cunningham, O'Connor Mortuary, Alhambra - Film 2026684 [FS Catalog]
Items 1 - 4, May 1976 > Sep 1984: Images 5-666 [Indexes at Beginning of each Item]
Item 5: PB Larkin, Turner & Others - Alhambra
Item 5: Jun 1958 > Jan 1962 / Images 668 - 1446
There is no Index, Files are Chronological

Pierce Brothers Godeau & Martinoni Funeral Directors, Los Angeles, CA ~ 48 Films FS Catalog
Pierce Brothers Crane and Eberlee Mortuary, Los Angeles, CA: 1940 - 1945 ~ 1 Film - FS Catalog

<<< More Pierce Bros, Valhalla, and an [Interment Bk] >>>

North Hollywood, Valhalla Memorial Park. Burial Records 1928-1937, Cremation Records 1959-1964
North Hollywood, Valhalla Memorial Park, Cremation Records: - 1900 - 1970
2 Films FS His Images

Valhalla Cemetery, "Ownership Records" ~ 118 Films FS Catalog

Pierce Brothers Mortuaries: 746 Films FS Historical Images
Locations: Alhambra ~ Beverly Hills ~ Los Angeles ~ Monterey Park ~ San Gabriel ~ Temple City ~ West Hollywood

Pierce Brothers: Hollywood Mortuaries ~ List, FS Catalog
Funeral Rec's, 1916-1944 / Pierce Brothers Hollywood Mortuary (Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1925-1939 / Pierce Brothers LeRoy Bagley Mortuary (Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1929-1950 / Wil A. Reynolds Mortuary (Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1941-1946 / Pierce Brothers Hollywood Mortuary (Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1950-1983 / Pierce Brothers Cunningham & O'Connor Mortuary (Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1950-1994 / Pierce Brothers Hollywood Mortuary (Hollywood, California);
Pierce Brothers Cunningham & O'Connor Mortuary (Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1951-1991 / Cunningham & O'Connor Mortuary (Hollywood, California); Cunningham & O'Connor Mortuary (Hollywood, California)
Death Rec's, 1950-1978 / Pierce Brothers Cunningham & O'Connor Mortuary (Los Angeles, California); California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics and Data Processing; Cunningham & O'Connor Mortuary (Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1979-1982 / Pierce Brothers Cunningham and O'Connor Funeral Directors(West Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1942-1982 / Brothers Beverly Hills Mortuary (Beverly Hills, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1933-1942 / B. E. Dayton, Inc. Funeral Directors (Beverly Hills, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1972-1981 / Pierce Brothers Cunningham and O'Connor Funeral Directors(West Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1981-1983 / Pierce Brothers Cunningham and O'Connor Funeral Directors(West Hollywood, California)
Funeral Rec's, 1940-1945 / Pierce Brothers Crane and Eberlee Mortuary (Los Angeles, California)

Funeral Rec's, 1916-1991 / Pierce Brothers / Hollywood Mortuary ~ 113 Films FS Historical Images

lastly...
Here is a link for Los Angeles Funeral Homes in the Catalog - 2 Files: FS Catalog P1 & 2
And... If you are really curious about the Pierce Brothers involvement in the Mortuary Business,
Go Here, There are almost 800 files of Funeral Records. [FS Historical Images]


Obituaries
Heritage Hub Obituaries: Some Cities of Los Angeles County.
Below is just a sample of the abundant Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection.

September 2024
Note: I will not be creating any more Obit Indexes: I have had no queries for them for a couple of years.
But, that said, I will still do lookups on Heritage Hub Contact: Martha


Los Angeles Local Newspapers: Heritage Hub
Samples... Obituary Lists Created...
Alhambra Source , Alhambra, LA, CA, 2010-2020
Altadena Point, Altadena, LA, CA, 2008-2015
Argonaut, L A, CA, 2005 - 2023

Beach Reporter, The (Manhattan Beach, CA) 2004-2023
Beverly Hills 90210 (CA, 2004-2010
Beverly Hills Weekly (CA), 2003-2023
Burbank Weekly (CA), 2005-2006

CA   Courier, The (Glendale, CA)1987-2007 & 2007-2023
Compton Bulletin, The (CA), 2005-2023
Culver City Observer (CA) 2005-2023
LA Weekly [Culver city] 2007-2021

Daily Breeze, Torrance, LA, CA, 2006-2023

Additional Resources ~ Just a Sample:
Daily News of Los Angeles (CA) 1985-2023
Del Rey News (Marina Del Rey, CA), 2006 - 2007
Downtown Gazette, The (Long Beach, CA) 2001 - 2010
Easy Reader (Hermosa Beach, CA), Available on HH
CA   Digital Newspapers: Linked PDF
Newspapers in CA - Wiki List, pdf - Current: Daily & Weekly, Defunct

Find HH at your local Public Library

Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves
 Here is the Index for Los Angeles County

Here is the Index for all of CA 
Here is the Index for the United States
Here is an index for Countries of the World

Also... Be sure and check Los Angeles' Neighbors:
There are Indexes for Kern ~ Orange ~ San Bernardino & Ventura Counties

Note:

Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection
which is available in many local Public Libraries.
Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card


Los Angeles Times: 1969 - 1989 Obituary Extracts: FS Catalog Films

CA  , Oakland, Alameda County, Newspaper Record Collection, 1985-2011 [FS Search]
Use this link for the films for the Oakland Newspapers
FS Historical Images Section, 1969 - 2011: Los Angeles Obituaries [Film]

 Lookup: Resource
I have access to the following Subscription
Databases [Library Editions] ~ HeritageHub
My Heritage
Lookups: Contact Martha


This Site has a great collection of CA Digital Newspapers: Use this Link
Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives
Century Past ~ Illinois Digital Collection
Historical Newspapers: Indexed by State [Some Free]

 

"The Fine Print"

County Coordinator: Martha A C Graham
State Coordinator:  Bob Jenkins

Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a CA County, please contact Bob
Please see the requirements for adopting a CA  County
All materials, images and data contained herein may be used as a personal Genealogical or Historical resource, please give Credit where it is due, Thank You.
All data will stay with the CAGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.
Site Updated: 29 October 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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