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GAGLIARDO
April 8, 1882 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W Disbro)
At Coulterville, Mariposa County, March 31, 1882, Guiseppi GAGLIARDO,
aged
42 years, native of Italy
GAGLIARDO
Los Angeles Times , Dec 23, 1930
"MAYOR" OF HORNITOS DIES.
HORNITOS< Dec.
22. John P. Gagliardo, 53 years of
age. known in the southern mother lode district as the "Mayor of
Hornitos,"
died at his ranch home today.
J P GAGLIARDO DIES AT HORNITOS
Fresno Bee, Dec 22,
1930
Hornitos (Mariposa Co) Dec 22- John P
Galiardo,53 known in the Southern Mother Lode district as the Mayor of
Hornitos, died at his ranch home near here early today from acute
indigestion. Gagliardo atteneded the Elks' Club charity ball in
Merced Saturday night and became ill Sunday momrning.
He was a native of Claveras County, but had spent practically all his
life on the Hornitos ranch. He was a bacelor and a wealthy
cattleman. He was a member of the advisory board of the
Mreced branch of the Bank of America.
Relatives include members of the Garibaldi and Olcese families who are
prominent in the San Joaquin Valley. There are several brothers
and sisters.
The body is at the welch and Griffen Mortuary in Merced, where
arrangement for the funeral were being made.
transcribed by cferoben
Merced Express Feb. 3, 1917
DANIEL GALLISON WITH THE MAJORITY
The Turlock Tribune says: Daniel Gallison a native of California,
passed
away last Saturday at his home
here, age 46 years, 9 months and 25 days, following an acute attack of
dilation of the heart. Mr.
Gallison had resided practically all his life in this State, but had
been
here for only two years. He
leaves a wife and six children and a brother W. E. Gallison, clerk of
Mariposa
county. The remains were
taken by R. C. Geckler of the Wright Undertaking Company and AL Kinser,
representing Turlock lodge of
the I. O. O. F., to mariposa Sunday morning, the funeral being held in
the afternoon under the auspices
of Mariposa Lodge of I. O. O. F. Thirty-five of the brother Odd Fellows
were in line to pay their last
tribute to their late brother.
Forest GALLISON
July 1, 1882 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W Disbro)
In Stockton, June 22, 1882, Forest GALLISON, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
GALLISON of this place, aged 21
years and 7 months.
Mariposa Gazette September 16h, 1876
(submitted by W Disbro)
Ralph GALLISON, a native of Louisiana, aged 23 years died September 15,
1876
Manuel GAMAS,
Mariposa Gazette March 10, 1877
died In Mariposa, March 7th, 1877, Manuel GAMAS, a native of Mexico,
aged
65 years
Gann--In Fresno city, January 25, 1921, Abraham Gann, beloved father of
Madeline Clark, Myrtle Zeigler, Leland Gann of San Francisco; Athol D. Gann
of Fresno, loving brother of Walter Gann, Mrs. L. J. Harless of Mariposa
County; Mrs. D. Exley of Tulare, and Mrs. Alice Presley of Bakersfield. A
native of California, aged 61 years, 4 months, 21 days. The remains will be
taken to Lewis Cemetery, Mariposa County for funeral service and internment
this Wednesday morning.
Stephens & Bean, morticians
January 26, 1921 edition of the Fresno Morning epublican newspaper.
Charley GANN
November 21, 1885 Mariposa Gazette
( submitted by W. Disbro )
The Indians here had a general pow wow last Sunday over the death of a
young Indian known as Charley
GANN. He was a promising and healthy Indian, and the cause of his death
as told my his mother Maria was,
by his being brutally assaulted and pounded up by another Indian about
a month previous at a horse race
somewhere below in the foot hills. She says that Charlie had been
bleeding
from the lungs ever since
which was the ultimate cause of death.
LeGrand Advocate, Friday, Dec 17, 1920
ELMIRA GANN
LeGrand Advocate, Friday, Dec 17, 1920
Mrs. Elmira Gann died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lena Harless at
Lewis, Thursday, December 9, and was buried in the Whiterock Cemetery
Saturday, Rev. Williams of LeGrand officiated. Mrs. Gann was 79 years
old
at
the time of her death and leaves eight living children.
(compiled by Thomas D. Hilk, Gleanings From The Le Grand Advocate
Newspaper
1911-1920)
GANN,
Susie Lee
Modesto Bee and News-Herald Wed
July 15, 1953
Funeral services for MRs. Susie Lee
Gann, 42, of El Portal will be conducted at 2 PM Saturday at Tiscornia
& Ivers Funeral Home. Burial l will be in the Masonic Cemtery.
Mrs. Gann died in a Yosemite National
Park hospital where she had been 11 days. A Native of New Mexico,
she lived at El Portal 15 years.
Survivors include her widower, Clyde,
a daughter, Janet, and a son, Phillip Gann, all of El Portal.-
transcribed by cdf
Victor Lee GANN
Mariposa Gazette, Feb. 18, 1943
(submitted by Tom Hilk)
Funeral Wednesday for Infant Son of Mr., and Mrs. E. C. Gann Graveside
services were held at Mariposa
cemetery Wednesday afternoon for Victor Lee Gann, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. GANN of Bootjack. The
child died at the family home last Monday. Surviving are his parents,
three
brothers, Amons, Elias Jr.
and Cicero, and a sister, Peggy. Rev. HOFFMO of Merced officiated at
the
services.
GARBER
April 6, 1889 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W Disbro)
In Mariposa, March 30th, 1889, Mrs. Anne C., beloved wife of Henry
GARBER,
a native of Germany, aged 56 years.
GARBER, Lenn
Mariposa Free Press APRIL 15, 1876
(submitted by William Disbro )
In Mariposa, April 13th, 1876, Lenn, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry GARBER, aged 2 years. The funeral services will take
place from
the
residence of the parents to-day at 2p.m
GARCIA
Merced Sun Star, Tuesday, Jan 2, 1968
(submitted by Beverly Stone )
"Funeral services will be held in Immaculate Conception Church, Buhack,
Thursday at 9:30 a.m. for Mrs.
Ellen Delinda GARCIA, 83, who died in a local hospital Monday. Mrs.
Garcia,
a lifelong resident of this
area, lived at 1664 N. Buhach Road. She was born in Indian Gulch,
Mariposa
County. Rosary will be
recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Mission Chapel of Ivers and Alcorn
Funeral
Home in Merced. Burial will be
in Calvary Cemetery. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary,
Order of Druids, Charter and
honorary member of the Catholic Daughters of America, the Applegate
Grange
and SPRSI. She leaves eight
daughters, Mrs. Elsie RODRIGUEZ of Gonzales, Mrs. Amelia BELLOLI, Mrs.
Virginia ROWE, Mrs. Mamie
FREITAS, all of Merced; Mrs. Mabel BELLOLI of Atwater, Mrs. Mildred
RODRIGUES
of Modesto, Mrs. Hilda
CABRAL of Atwater, Mrs. Phyllis GOULARTE of Pacific Grove; two
brothers,
Henry PRAIRIE of Ojai and Ned
PRAIRIE of San Francisco; 12 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren."
GARDENER, Fred
March 25th, 1893 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
Suicide of Fred GARDENER.
Last Tuesday the news was received here, that Fred GARDENER, of Hite's
Cove, had committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head. GARDENER was an old man, who many
years
ago cast his lot in Hite's
Cove, and has remained there, for the past few years entirely alone,
except
for a Chinaman, who attended
to his wants. He has been ill nearly two years, and has often been
despondent,
and threatened
self-destruction. It is said that his grandfather and father, both were
suicides. He was a man of
considerable education, and of advanced ideas, but sickness preyed upon
his strength until his mind
became deranged. An aged sister, his only known relative, lives in
Ireland.
GARRISON, Rev. E. A.
April 28, 1894 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
Rev. E. A. GARRISON died at Colusa, on the 16th instant. Mr. GARRISON
was
pastor of the Methodist
Church at Merced a few years ago, and was known and beloved in both
Merced
and Mariposa counties.
GARRITY, Mary H.
December 19, 1891 Mariposa Gazette
( submitted by W. Disbro )
The death of this estimable lady which occurred at the home of her
son-in-law
Hon. J.M. CORCORAN,
Wednesday night, was unexpected just at this time. She had been an
invalid
for many years, and was so
often dangerously ill, that when it was reported last week that she was
sick, no one supposed the end
was so near. For upwards of twenty years she has been a patient
sufferer,
and although nursed tenderly
and cared for, most devotedly by her daughter and family, yet many
times
her suffering has been so
great, that she would have gladly welcomed death. She was ready for the
summons, and on Wednesday night,
when the divine hand beckoned, the tired body made no resistance, and
the
freed spirit departed so
gently that the devoted daughter sitting by her side knew not the exact
moment of dissolution. Mrs.
GARRITY was born in Dublin Ireland seventy years ago and resided at
Salem,
Mass., until 1860, when she
came to California, where her husband had preceded her. For thirty-one
years her home has been in
Mariposa, and though for so many years she has been to much of an
invalid
to mingle in the outside life
she did not lose her interest in the welfare of those around her. She
was
a devout Catholic, and on
Friday afternoon her remains were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery
at the lower edge of the town.
MERCED SUN-STAR, August 28, 2004
Thelma Zimmerman Garlet
July 29, 1917 -- Aug. 24, 2004
Mrs. Thelma Zimmerman Garlet, a descendant of the pioneer Ashworth and Gordon families, died August 24, 2004 in Merced.
She was the oldest surviving child of the late Charles and Nora Gordon Zimmerman. Mrs. Garlet was born July 29, 1917 at the
Gordon homestead on Slaughterhouse Road. She attended Bear Creek Elementary School and Mariposa County High School. As a child she was seriously injured when her clothes caught fire as she was assisting her father, a blacksmith. After the fire was extinguished her burns were treated with grated potatoes. This injury caused her to miss a year of school and to make it up while in high school she moved to town to live with the late Eileen and Louis Milburn and work as a nanny for their children Louis and Lloyd.
After her high school graduation she went to work at Bear Creek Lodge in Midpines where she met her future husband, Fred F. Finch, who was employed at the sawmill behind the lodge. On her 18th birthday they eloped to Carson City. This was her first trip out of the county.
The Finch's had a family of five, two girls and three boys, but that did not detour her from working out of the home. She was employed as a nurse's aide at Mercy Hospital in Merced and later at John C. Fremont Hospital in Mariposa. She often worked the night shift in Merced and would pull over to the side of the road to sleep on her way home. Mariposa's original California Highway Patrol officers, "Chic" Ellingham and "Bub" Johnstone would often check on her on their route.
After her husband opened a sawmill she took on new duties as a lumber truck driver and seriously considered becoming a mechanic when one of the wheels on the truck rolled past her as she was on her way to Chowchilla with a load of lumber and three of her small children one day.
The Finch's also operated a dairy on what is now the Forsythe Ranch at the base of Guadalupe Mountian. This gave her the opportunity to partake in her favorite pastime, horseback riding. As she had when she was a child she often saddled up to go find a lost calf on Zimmerman Mountain.
In 1959 she married the late Roy Garlet. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Ronald and Barbara of Mariposa, son and daughter-in-law David and Nona of Mariposa, daughter and son-in-law Donna and Sonny Johnson of Modesto, and daughter and sonin-law Dolores and Jerry Hunter of Mariposa; 19 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews; two brothers Charles (Buzz) of Sacramento and Tommy of Merced and sisters Ruby Campbell of Nebraska and Nora "Deanie" Wallace of Merced.
Mrs. Garlet was preceded in death by a son Fred, two grandchildren, and a brother John Zimmerman and two sisters Eleanor Zimmerman and LaVerne Swolgaard.
At her request Mrs. Garlet was cremated. A family memorial service will be held later this year. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to the John C. Fremont Hospital Mariposa, Calif. All arrangements are under the direction of Mariposa Funeral Home.
Submitted by Tom Hilk
GATTO, William M.
From Mariposa Gazette, May 11, 1918
William Gatto of Ben Hur died at his home
last Sunday following a long illness
from consumption. The remains were interred
Monday.
DCT Mariposa Co. by Steve Miller
Mariposa Co Book I page 152
William M. Gatto dod May 5, 1918
sex: male race: white marital
status: married
dob: not known age: 38 yrs
occupation: bookkeeper
bp: San Francisco
father: Bortaluna Gatto bp: Italy
mother: Sarah Precessi bp: Italy
length of time in Co.: 5 yrs, in state:
38
yrs
informant: Mrs. Gertrude Gatto, Ben Hur ( Mariposa Co.)
(Burial and funeral home lines were blank)
Medical attended: Apr 15, 1918 to May 5, 1918 last
seen
May 1, 1918
Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
physician: John Alle, Raymond, CA
reigstrar: J. W. Pratt, Nov 30th, 1918
From Mariposa Gazette, May 11, 1918
William Gatto of Ben Hur died at his home
last Sunday following a long illness
from consumption. The remains were interred
Monday.
GEARY, Mrs. Ellen
February 6th, 1892 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
Death of Mrs. Ellen GEARY.
Mrs. Ellen GEARY died at her home at Whitlocks, February 1st. She had
been
ill for several months,
and her death had been anticipated many times since August, but she had
rallied up to a day or two prior
to her decease she had appeared to be much better. But a sudden relapse
occurred then an she never
regained consciousness. It is less than a year since her husband was
buried,
and most of the time since
then she has laid on a bed of suffering. She was a quiet estimable lady
and leaves three daughters to
mourn her loss. Her age was 64 years. The funeral took place Wednesday
afternoon at the Catholic Cemetery
here.
GEARY, John
March 28, 1891 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro )
Mr. John GEARY, one of the old pioneers of Mariposa, died at his home
at
Whitlock's on the 23d instant.
Mr. Geary came here either in 1849 or '50, and was about the first man
to open a butcher shop at this
town. For many years he has lived at Whitlock's, where his widow and
one
daughter yet reside. Two married
daughters, Mrs. BAUER and Mrs. BRANSON live at Hornitos. His body was
brought
to town Wednesday and
buried in the Catholic cemetery, and his funeral was largely attended
by
those who had long known him.
GENSON, Charles
Oct. 8,1881 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
Found Dead - Charles GENSON, a native of France, aged about 64 years,
was
found dead in his cabin on the
ranch of N. PENDOLA, about five miles from the town of Bear Valley, on
the 29th ult. The verdict of the
Coroner's jury was, that he died of natural causes.
Lame George
July 30, 1887 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
Killing of a Indian on the Yosemite Road.
Last week an Indian, known as Lame George, was killed in the
neighborhood
of West Woods place on the
Wawona and Yosemite Turnpike, near 11 mile station. Mr. WOOD has
stepped
out of his place for a moment,
and Lame George took advantage to enter and steal his money. On Mr.
WOODS
return, a moment after, he
discovered his loss and accused the Indian. The latter went for his
pistol
and Mr. WOOD had to retreat.
While the latter was getting the gun, the Indian rode off. WOOD fired
at
him, but did not suppose that
he hit him. But the Indians horse, appearing without him, caused a
search
to be made, which resulted in
finding his dead body with a fatal wound in the back of the head.
Coroner
LEITCH held an inquest, and
Mr. WOOD was held for examination. But on examination, it appearing
doubtful
whether Mr. WOOD's shot had
killed the Indian, or whether another Indian had shot him, a second
shot
having been heard about the
same time, Mr. WOOD was discharged.
LAME GEORGE
San Joaquin Valley ArgusGEORGE, Joshua
July 30, 1887Murder in Mariposa County
Mr. Jesse Sell, driver on the Mariposa line, reports the murder of an
Indian, at the Eleven Mile Station, on Sunday, July 17th, the news of
which had not, it appears, reached the county seat of that county up to
Friday afternoon. It appears that "Lame George" and "Fly-blow Jim," two
half-breed Indians were at the Eleven Mile Station drinking freely, when
a quarrel occurred between West Wood, the keeper of the Station, and
Lame George, when the latter started away on a horse accompanied by Jim,
the latter carrying a repeating rifle. Wood, ran into the house, took
down his rifle, and fired at George as the Indians rode up the hill.
Soon after another report of a rifle was heard, but the Indians being
out of sight, nothing more was thought of the matter until Wednesday,
when some squaws at a camp a few miles away reported the death of George
and the hasty departure for parts unknown of Fly-blow Jim. A search was
instituted and the body of George was found in the woods some distance
from the place where he was when Wood fired at him, with a bullet wound
in the head, the bullet having entered at the base of the brain in the
rear, dislocating the neck. Justice Bruce Leitch summoned a jury, and
held an inquest, a verdict being rendered to the effect that "death was
caused by a gunshot wound inflicted by some person unknown to the jury."
The supposition it that wood missed the Indian when he fired, and after
passing over the hill, Fly-blow Jim fired at him from behind, killing
him, and his horse taking fright ran toward camp dragging the body to
the place where it was found. submitted by Tom Hilk
Jerry GIBBS
June 3, 1882 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W Disbro)
Jerry GIBBS- Formerly of Hite's Cove died of dropsy on Tuesday last in
the hospital at Fresno.
THOMAS GIBBS PIONEER CALLED BY DEATH
Mariposa Gazette, Aug. 24, 1933
(submitted by Tom Hilk)
Funeral services were held at the grave side in Calvary cemetery on
Thursday
morning of last week for
Thomas GIBBS age 73, a native of Mariposa who died at the county
hospital
on Tuesday, following a long
illness. GIBBS spent most of his life in Mariposa County where he
ranched
and mined until he moved to
Merced several years ago. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Tony
THOMAS
of Merced. GIBBS had been a
cripple for many years, he having lost one of his legs while a resident
of Mariposa County. He was born
at Hites Cove and his mother was married to John R. HITE who became
noted
as the operator of the famous
Hites Cove mine from which he took millions of dollars. HITE afterward
left Lucy HITE his Indian wife
and remarried in San Francisco. Lucy HITE died a few years ago near
Mariposa.
GIFT, G.W.
March 1, 1879 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
Death of G.W. GIFT - We are sorry to be compelled to chronicle the
death
of this gentleman who we have
held in high estimation as an extraordinary and a good and useful man.
He died on the 11th inst., at his
home in Napa, where for a number of years he has been engaged in
editing
a paper, known as the Napa
Reporter, which has conducted with marked ability. Mr. GIFT was a high
minded writer and his pen will be
missed from the columns of the Reporter, which were read with great
interest
and admiration by his
contemporaries and friends. The Reporter is to be hereafter conducted
by
the widow of deceased. We wish
the paper and its new publisher a long life of prosperity.
GILMAN, Lucian
Jan. 21,1882 Mariposa Gazette
(Submitted by W. Disbro)
Suicide Of A Pioneer.
Lucian GILMAN, an old resident of this county, committed suicide at his
home on the Merced River near
the Benton Mills, on Friday morning of last week, by shooting himself
through
the head with a pistol
ball. He was quite aged and infirm, and was at the time confined to his
bed with sickness. He lived
alone, and judging from what he had told others, his suicide was
premeditated.
On the day previous to
his death he sent for Manuel De SILVA, a near neighbor, who came as
requested
and found him prostrated
from sickness. He informed Manuel that he would like to have some one
stay
with him the following night,
which Manuel said he would attend to, and send someone up. Before
leaving,
GILMAN requested to shake
hands, as he (Manuel), would probably never see him again alive, at the
same time stating that he
intended to shoot himself. Mr. SILVA advised him not to think of such a
thing, and left for home, where
he procured the services of a man and sent him to stay with GILMAN the
following night. The next morning
about 6 o'clock, the man left for home to get breakfast, intending to
return,
which he did in about half
a hour afterwards, and found at the house a Mr. John MACKAN, who had
been
attracted thither by the sound
of a pistol shot, and upon entering the house found that GILMAN had
carried
his previous treat into
execution, and was dead. Mr. Antone De SILVA carried the intelligence
to
Bear Valley, and on the next
day, Saturday, Justice QUEIROLO, acting Coroner, proceeded to hold an
inquest
which elicited facts as
above stated. Owing to his ill health, and impoverished circumstances,
Mr. GILMAN had been advised by
his friends to go to the county hospital where he would receive proper
attention and medical assistance;
but he appeared to abhor the idea of being confined in a hospital, and
notwithstanding he had at last
consented to go, he evaded the illusion of becoming a county pauper by
taking his case into his own
hands. He was a man of intelligence, very retired, remarkably reticent,
and having spent most of his
time and labor for the past twenty-five years about Bear Valley and the
Merced River, his acquaintances
at this late date is quite limited. He was a native of New Hampshire,
and
fully 70 years of age. His
remains were brought to Bear Valley and interred in the public burying
ground of that place on the next
day following the suicide.
GILTNER
November 15, 1879 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W Disbro)
In Mendon, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, October 18th, 1879, Mrs. Christian
GILTNER, aged 79 years, 2 months
and 12 days. Deceased is the mother of Francis GILTNER, formerly of
this
county.
GIVENS, Eleazer
November 4, 1865
(submitted by W Disbro)
In Hornitos, Wednesday, October 25th, 1865, the youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. ELEAZER GIVENS, of convulsions, aged two years and
seven months.
September 27, 1890 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
The funeral of little Elmer GIVENS, last Sunday, at the family burial
place,
near Hornitos, was largely
attended. His untimely death cast a gloom over a large circle of
friends
and relatives. This is the
third child that Mr. and Mrs. GIVENS have lost, one dying from lockjaw;
one from the supposed bite of a
insect, and now, Little Elmer, from being thrown from a horse. The
parents
have the warm sympathy of many
friends, in their affliction.
Modest Bee and News-Herald- January
7, 1960
James C Givens- Mariposa, Maripsoa CO.
-Funeral services will be held
at 3 pm tomorrow in the First Methodis Church of Merced for James
Cathey GIvens, 78, son of early day Mariposans, who died Monday in
Stockton.
The Rev. Harold F Blakley, will
officiate and inturnment wil be in the
Evergreen Mausoleum, Ivers & Alcorn Mission Chapel is in charge of
the arrangements.
Givens was a native of Mariposa
County. His father settled first at
Texas Tent a few miles east of Hornitos and later in what then was
called Cathey's Valley, now Cathay Valley.
Givens attended school in Cathay
Valley and later continued his
education in San Francisco.
Shortly prior to World War 11 he moved
to Planda, Merced County, and
engaged in land leveling operations, During the war he was in the
merchant marine and following the conflict built a home near Cathay's
Valley Church which he sold seven years ago and moved to Stockton.
Surviors are one son, James Givens of
Modesto; a stepson, Guy L Bruner
of Seattle, Wash; two stepdaughters, Mrs Lorrain Crenna of Concord,
Contra Costa County; and Mrs. Leora King of Modest and six
grandchildren.
SAMUEL B GIVENS
Modesto Bee and News-Herald, April 14, 1935
Saumuel B Givens, Mariposa County Supervisor, Dies
MARIPOSA- April 13- Samuel B Givens, 57, of Cathay, Supervisor of
Mariposa County during the past two terms, died to-day at his home of a
heat ailment. He was born in Hornitos and lived in Mariposa COunty
during the greater part of his life where he engage i nteh cattle
business.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mamie Givens; a son, Vernon Givens, of
Cathay; a daughter, Mrs Fay Dyer, of Merced, and three brothers, George
Givens of Merced, Thrift Givens of Avon, and James Givens of Cathay.
The body will be at the chapel of Tiscornia, Ivers and Alcorn Funeral
HOme at Mariposa until Monday noon. Funeral services
will be held at 2 pm Monday at the Cathay Methodist Church of which he
was a member. Rev. John Kenney, of Stockton, will officate.
Burial will be in the Cathay Cemetery.
COLONEL THOMAS GIVENS
Mariposa Gazette, September 18, 1860
DIED: Col. THOMAS GIVENS, an old and much esteemed resident, died
at his ranch (known as the "Texas Ranch") near Hornitos, last
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 1860, of Congestive Fever.
Col. Givens was born in Kentucky in 1798,
consequently he was sixty-two years old. He had held positions of
responsibility and honor in his
native State
and no one here was regarded with greater respect or was shown
greater deference, socially or publically.
He came to this state 1853 with his family, which singularly, has been decimated by death beyond that of any other with whom we have ever been acquainted. His funeral occurred Friday the 14th, and his remains were followed to the grave by the whole community. The Hornitos Fire Company appeared in the procession, and other associations would have appeared had a knowledge of Col. Given's death been more generally known.To his last home is thus consigned another brave old Kentuckian. Two in two weeks – Col. Givens and Squire Watts. Not numerous in the State are men of their age, experience and respectability. (submitted by Warren Carrah)
GIVENS, Thomas
GLYNN, Thomas
Dec. 31, 1881 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
Yo Semite Valley Introductory Remarks by Galen CLARK, who officiated at
the Funeral Services of Thomas
GLYNN, in Yo Semite Valley, Dec. 21st, 1881.
Friends: We have again assembled at another house of mourning, in the
solemn
presence of death, to
perform the last sad duties, which we can render unto the mortal
remains
of our deceased friend. This
makes the sixth one of our little community, which, within the past six
months, have passed from our
midst over to the silent land. After long months of sickness and
fearful
suffering, the Angel of Death
has pleased to release his immortal spirit and it has taken its flight
to the celestial spheres. After
having periled his life on many hard-fought battle field, serving his
country
with distinction and honor
through the late war, he has, while fighting the more peaceful battles
of life been vanquished, and had
to surrender to the invincible enemy of all life, which found him brave
to the last. Why a fellow-mortal
should be doomed to such long and terrible suffering and tribulation,
struggling
in the cold grasp of
Death, absolutely without hope and trust that it has been for preparing
his immortal soul for higher and
nobler spheres of action in the spirit realm. GOD UNDERSTANDS! May the
bereaved and forlorn widow, whose
home, and whose heart, have now been made desolate by the loss of her
kind
and affectionate husband and
helpmate, try and seek consolation in the knowledge, that throughout
all
these long and terrible trials,
she has most faithfully, patiently, and nobly done her whole duty. When
her weary, failing, mortal body
has seemed about to succumb, and sunk under its great load of anxiety
and
care, her internal, immortal,
and indomitable spirit has rushed to the rescue with Herculean power,
and
rallied the muscular forces
again to action, and to duty. She has the sincere sympathy of all her
friends
in her lonely course to
the sunset of life. There are many and widely different ideas with
regard
to a future spiritual state of
existence after death; almost all people, both civilized and savage,
firmly
believe in it, under some
condition or form. It seems a very happy and consoling hope or faith,
to
believe that all our various
earthly trials and tribulations are for a wise and good purpose, if
patiently
endured, and our duties
well and faithfully performed. Every trial may be likened unto the work
of the graving chisel of the
Great Sculptor of Creation, on the embryo soul. If they are firmly
borne
without faltering or flinching,
perfectly engraven lines will be the result. Thus line upon line of
harmonious
beauty will be engraven
and developed upon the form of the unborn spirit, which, when freed
from
its mortal veil of flesh, will
stand forth in a form of inexpressible, angelic beauty, clothed in
robes
of celestial splendor, the
texture of which, mortals themselves make during life, as they go to
and
fro, faithfully performing
their duties, they fill the wool into the warp of life, until life and
fabric are complete: every noble
deed well done forming in it a figure of marvelous and unique design,
and
crowned with a crown of glory,
whose encircling diadem is a transcendent light, too bright for mortal
vision, before which inferior
spirits bow their heads and veil there faces with their long and
shining
tresses, feeling their
unworthiness.
GOBER
Mariposa Free Press in the June 27, 1863
submitted by William Disbro
Fatal Accident - An accident occurred near Greiger & Co.'s Saw Mill
on Friday of last week, which
resulted fatally to Mr. W.A. GOBER. He was engaged in fitting cogs for
hauling to the mill, and at the
time of his death, was standing near the foot of a little slope, down
which
a log had been started by
the workmen above, and in trying to avoid it, fell, the log passing
over
him, killing him instantly. Mr.
GOBER was about 35 years of age we are informed, and was a native of
Georgia.
He has no relations
residing in this State.
G. B. GODANO
November 17, 1883 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
G. B. GODANO, who died at his residence in Mariposa, last Sunday
evening,
was an old resident of the
County, and generally recognized as a leading man among his countrymen
of this section. He was a
shoemaker, a trade he has industriously followed ever since his
residence
in the county. He was a native
of Italy, aged about 50 years. Deceased leaves a wife and three
children,
who are deprived of a
provident husband and a loving father. The funeral took place from the
family residence on Monday
afternoon, and the remains were followed to the grave by a large number
of friends and acquaintances.
GODANO
November 17, 1883 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W Disbro)
In Mariposa, November 11th, 1883, J. B. GODANO, aged 48 years, a native
of Italy.
Little Jonny GODANO
Mariposa Gazette, June 3, 1876
(submitted by W Disbro)
In Mariposa, Mariposa County, May 28th, 1876, Little Jonny GODANO, aged
about six years.
Sarah R. Goehenour
Transcribed by Steve Miller
Partial DCT
Mariposa Co, Bear Valley
Sarah R. Goehenour dod Mar 30,1938
sex: female race: white
marital
status: widowed
spouse: Littleton Goehenour
dod Aug 29, 1857 age: 80
years
7 mos 1 hr
occupation: at home
father: James A Gibson bp Ohio
........
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cause of death: chronic Arteriosclerosis 10 yrs
GONIGALL, Daniel
April 18, 1891 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W. Disbro)
Killed by Giant Powder.
Last Friday, word was brought to town that Daniel GONIGALL who lived in
the Chowchilla country, had been
killed by a explosion of giant powder, on Thursday night. It appears
that
he and another man named
McDOWELL, worked in what is known as the McDOWELL mine, and GONIGALL
worked
alone at night. He was in
the habit of putting giant powder on the fire for the purpose of
thawing
it, and this was evidently what
he had doing when he met his death. His companion slept in a cabin
nearly
one-fourth of a mile away from
the mine, and Friday morning when he went to work, he found the poor
old
man dead. He was lying in the
blacksmith shop, and examination showed that the explosion had driven a
piece of iron through his leg,
inflicting a wound from which he bled to death. Judge Temple was
notified
of the accident, and he at
once started across the mountain, to hold an inquest and help to convey
the body home. The country in
that locality is very rough and the kind hearted men who gathered at
the
mine, had to carry the remains
of the unfortunate man over two miles before a road was reached. The
body
was brought to Mariposa,
Sunday and buried in the public cemetery. He leaves a widow.
GONZALES
OCTOBER 21, 1865 Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by W Disbro)
At Buffalo Gulch, Friday, October 13, 1865, MIGUEL GONZALES, aged 25
years,
a native of Mexico.
John Charles GOODWIN,
September 16, 1876 Mariposa Gazette
Died In Coulterville, on the morning of the 9th inst. John Charles
GOODWIN,
a native of Mariposa County
aged 19 years. Whom the Gods have made perfect they take to themselves.
With feelings of the profoundest
regret and sorrow, we are called upon this week to chronicle the death
of John C. GOODWIN, of
Coulterville. He was a native of Mariposa County, where he has lived
the
entire period of his short but
useful and virtuous life. His sunny smile and pleasant greeting will be
missed by his large circle of
friends, which includes nearly every citizen on the north side of the
river.
He leaves a widowed mother,who was to a great extent dependant
on his
exertions
for support. His illness was intermittent fever, of
short duration, and the news of his death caused a shock of surprise.
Sober,
steady and industrious,
with a heart governed by the most noble and generous impulses, he
leaves
to the rest of our youth a
model by which to shape their lives. Let us hope that they will profit
by it.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall Gordon
Mariposa
Gazette
February 14,
1869
DIED
Mrs.
Elizabeth, wife of Peter Gordon, a native of Pennsylvania, of measles,
aged 29 years and 11 months.
Mrs. Gordon, formerly Miss Elizabeth Marshall, had grown up from early
childoood in thiscounty, and was much loved by all who knew her.
The bereaved
husband and motherless little ones have the deepest sympathy of the
community.
transcribed
by June Wildt- submitted by Warren Carah
George Gordon
Mariposa Gazette, March 1911
(submitted by Tom Hilk)
A native of Sherlocks in this county, died Tuesday night last at his
home
on the Chowchilla, after a
long and painful illness from Brights disease. George GORDON was 49
years
of age and had been a
continued resident of Mariposa county since his birth he was an
honorable
and upright man and had a host
of friends who regret his taking off while yet in the prime of life. A
number of years ago he was
married to Mrs. Sadie MILBURN who preceded him to the grave about two
years
ago. The deceased was a son
of the late Peter GORDON, well and favorably known for many years in
this
county. Among the relatives
who are left to mourn his death are: Thomas GORDON, John F. GORDON,
William
A. GORDON, James B.GORDON,
and Peter E. GORDON, brothers and Mrs. Hattie BERTKEN and Mrs. Francis
BROWN, sisters. The Funeral was
held in the public cemetery at Mariposa, on Thursday last and was
largely
attended.
James B, Gordon, 51, Aug. 23, 1929 a native of Mariposa,
died at his
home
in Fresno last Tuesday, following a
long illness. Deceased was born and spent the greater part of his life
in Mariposa where his father,
Peter Gordon, established the Gordon Hotel in the early gold days. For
many years "Jim" Gordon was one
of the most efficient stage drivers into Yosemite over the Wawona road
before the coming of automobiles.
Later he also drove motor stages into the park. Jim was a man who made
many friends and kept them;
always kind honest and upright in all of his dealings, and one who bore
his sufferings the past few
years w (submitted by Tom Hilk)
GORDON, Mrs. Margaret Merced Express, February 3, 1906
Death of Mrs. Gordon.
Mrs. Margaret Gordon, widow of the late Peter Gordon, and mother of John, James, Peter and William Gordon, Mrs. J. H. Bertkin, Mrs. Madeline Brisland, and Mrs. Perry Brown, died at her home in Mariposa, Tuesday, January 23rd, at 1 o'clock p. m. Mrs. Nellie Ashworth of Mariposa was also a daughter by a former marriage. Mrs. Gordon was a native of Ireland and a few months past 63 years of age at the time of her death.
Mrs. Margeret GORDON,
An Old And Respected Lady Passes To Her Last Rest.
(submitted by William Disbro)
Widow of the late Peter GORDON, and mother of John, James, Peter and
William
GORDON, Mrs. J.H. BERTKEN,
Mrs. Madeline BRISLAND and Mrs. Perry BROWN, died at her home in
Mariposa,
Tuesday, January 23rd; at 1
o'clock p.m. Mrs. Nellie ASHWORTH of Mariposa was also a daughter by a
former marriage. Mrs. GORDON was
a native of Ireland and a few months past 63 years of age at the time
of
her death. Deceased had long
been a uncomplaining sufferer, and while her death was a shock to all,
was not unexpected. For more than
thirty years she has resided in Mariposa where, with her husband, she
engaged
chiefly in the hotel
business, and it is well known history that none where turned hungry
from
there hospitable board. Many
are they living today who were the recipients of their favors and who
can
testify to the unselfish
generosity of Mr. and Mrs. GORDON. Mrs. GORDON's friends were legion
and
many were the sincerely
sorrowing tears that dropped on her bier. The internment was on
Thursday,
Jan. 25th, in the Catholic
Cemetery by the side of her husband, who preceded her a little longer
than
two years, and was largely
attended by mourning relatives and sorrowing friends, many coming from
long distances to pay their last
respects to the memory of one who was a friend to all.
Mrs. N. Gordon is Summoned At Buckeye
Mariposa Gazette March 26, 1936
Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the
Tiscornia,
Ivers and Alcorn Funeral Home
in Mariposa for Mrs. Nora GORDON, 75, pioneer native of mariposa
county,
who died at her home in the
Bridgeport district last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Gordon was the
daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. David
C**ASHWORTH early pioneers. She was born on the old ASHWORTH ranch four
miles east of Mariposa, and had
spent her entire lifetime in this county. She and Mr. GORDON celebrated
their 56th wedding anniversary
on the 17th day of this month. Surviving are her husband, Tom GORDON;
five
sons, Thomas of Placerville,
Eddie of Wawona, and Henry, Joel and Julius, all of Mariposa; three
daughters,
Mrs. Annie ZIMMERMAN and
Mrs. Dollie ZIMMERMAN of Mariposa, and Mrs. Maggie JOHNSON of Hornitos;
two brothers, J. B. ASHWORTH of
Oakvale and Jack ASHWORTH of Wawona, also 21 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Interment will
be made in the family plot in the Mariposa cemetery
**note this is a correction to the original published obit; the
original
obit listed Mr. and Mrs. J B ASHWORTH as Nora’s parents; Joel B
was
Nora's
brother
(born 1858)- correction was made here by William Disbro, Aug 9, 1999.
GORDON, Orville
Le Grand Advocate, May 26, 1933
ORVILLE GORDON KILLED BY BROKEN SAW
Funeral services for Orville Gordon, 21, were held at the Methodist
church in Mariposa with Welch and Griffin Funeral Directors in charge.
Gordon was killed Saturday afternoon, while feeding a circular saw at
his home near Mariposa, the saw came off the shaft and struck him in the face.
Gordon was a native of Mariposa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gordon,
Other surviving relatives are his widow Mrs. Tressie Gordon, a son
Thomas Gordon, three brothers, Hewlett, Thurman, and Floyd Gordon, all
of Mariposa, Louis Wass is an uncle.
Peter GORDON
Nov. 21,1903 issue of the Mariposa Gazette
(submitted by Tom Hilk)
On Tuesday night, Peter Gordon, One of our Pioneer Citzens passed away
surrounded by his surviving
family, after an illness of several months. His death was due to the
decline
caused by old age, and was
not unexpected. In fact, it was thought that the end must come much
sooner
than it did, but his
remarkable vitality postponed the end after he was beyond medical aid.
The funeral took place Thursday
afternoon from the family residence, The GORDON Hotel, the Catholic
burial
service being read by J.H.
CORCORAN. Internment was in the Catholic cemetery. Peter GORDON was a
native
of New York, aged 72 years,
11 months and 23 days. In 1849, while a boy, he went to Monterey from
Rochester,
New York, with Colonel
STEVENTON. The following year he came to this county, and followed
mining
here and at Sherlocks and
Whitlocks for a number of years. He was one of the owners of a Yosemite
Valley saddle train for a while,
and also agent for the Yosemite Stage Company at Wawona. About
twenty-eight
years ago he had a hip
broken in a stage accident, since which time he has been a cripple.
Soon
after he and his wife bought
and conducted the building which had been used by General FREMONT as
his
headquarters here, and
conducted it as a hotel. Since that time it has been known as the
Gordon
Hotel, and most of the time Mr.
GORDON was the host. He was a kind-hearted and generous almost to a
fault.
None was ever turned away
hungry, and the number who were aided by his generosity is countless. A
good citizen and a kind and
indulgent husband and father, his death is regretted by his many
friends
who long remember him for his
good deeds. He leaves a wife, five daughters and six sons to morn his
loss.
The daughters are Mrs. J.H.
BERTKEN, Mrs. P.B. BROWN, Miss Sarah GORDON and Miss Madeline GORDON of
Oakland; the sons are George,
Thomas, John F., James B., Peter E., and William Gordon.
Mariposa Gazette, April 30, 1926
(submitted by: Thomas Hilk)
Peter Thurman Gordon Meets Tragic Death Near Coalinga
Funeral services were held at the Mariposa public cemetery at 2 o'clock
last Monday afternoon for Peter
T. Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon of the Sebastopol
district,
who met a tragic death by
drowning on April 23rd, when he was pinned beneath a Fordson tractor
which
had overturned in an
irrigation district. The young man had been operating a tractor for the
Pleasant Valley Company near
Coalinga, Fresno County, and was alone when the fatal accident
occurred.
It appears that he had
attempted to cross an irrigation ditch and, in ascending a steep bank,
the tractor overturned and held
the unfortunate driver beneath the water, causing death from drowning.
"Pete" Gordon, as he was
generally known, was born at the family home a few miles east of
Mariposa
and had spent almost his
entire lifetime here, where he engaged in farming and stock raising. He
was widely known and generally
liked by all and his sudden and tragic death has caused much sorrow
throughout
the county. He joined the
American Expeditionary forces and saw a year's service on the firing
line
in France where he served as a
private in the ammunition train. In addition to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs.
Thomas Gordon he is survived
by three sisters, Mrs. Dolly ZIMMERMAN, Mrs. Nora ZIMMERMAN and Mrs.
Maggie
JOHNSON, and five brothers,
Thomas, Henry, Julius, Joley and Eddie Gordon, all of the Sebastopol
district
and many other relatives
throughout California. This is the first death to occur in the Gordon
Family.
The bereaved relatives
have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community.
Mrs. Sarah Gordon
Mariposa Gazette, Mariposa County, Cailfornia. Thursday, Oct. 12, 1967
Funeral services were conducted at the Tiscornia and Ivers Chapel on Tuesday
at 2:00 p.m., for Mrs. Sarah Margaret Gordon, 80, a native of Mount Bullion,
who died Friday at the J. C. Fremont Hospital. Burial followed at the Odd
Fellows Cemetery.Mrs. Gordon was preceded in death by her husband Tom Gordon, a few months
ago. She was a sister of the late Tony Fournier and spent her younger years
in Mt. Bullion.Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Agnes Wass of Mariposa; a step-daughter, Mrs.
Azalia Menter of Los Banos; a siter, Mrs. Katherine Bruce of Berkeley; five
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Sarah Margaret Gordon DOD: Oct 6, 1967
sex: female race: white DOB Oct 13, 1886 age: 80 yrs
father: Antoine Fournier BP: France
mmn: Sarah Sharon BP: California
citizenship: USA SSN: unk
occupation: housewife marital status: widow
place of death: John C. Fremont Hospital Mariposa, Mariposa Co,
length of stay in county: life in state: life
last address: Mariposa, Mariposa Co.
informant Mrs. Agnes Wass
phyician Arthur Dahlem M.D., P. O. Box 155 Mariposa, Ca 10/6/67
Burial 10/10/67 Mariposa Cemetery
embalmer Danny O. Whistler # 5108
funeral director: Tiscornia&Ivers 10/9/67
registrar: Norman Nichols M.D.
cause of death: Broncho-pneumonia
Acute congestive heart failure
Arteriosclerotic heart disease
operations: no
autopsy: no
transcribed by Steve Mille
from the Mariposa Gazette July 20, 1967 (From the film collection @ Mariposa Co Library)
THOMAS J. GORDON
Funeral service were held Monday, July 17, at 2:00 p.m.,
at the Tiscornia and Ivers Chapel for Thomas J. Gordon, 86,
a native of Mariposa, who died July 13 at a Mariposa rest home.
Rev. Jack LaDiew of the Little Church in the Hills officiated
and burial was in the Mariposa Cemetery.
He was born August 9, 1880 and spent his entire lifetime in
the Bootjack area, as a farmer and in the lumber.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sarah Gordon of Mariposa,
a daughter, Mrs. Azalia Menter of Los Banos; three brothers
Julius of Mariposa, Edward of Wawona and Henry Gordon of
Bootjack; three sisters, Mrs. Annie Zimmerman and Mrs.
Maggie Johnson of Mariposa and Mrs. Dolly Zimmerman of Merced;
three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
MRS. LOUISA GOSS
Mariposa Gazette, Thursday March 2, 1939
(submitted by Tom Hilk)
Mrs. Louisa Goss, Coulterville native Taken by Death
Funeral services were held at the family residence in Coulterville on
Wednesday
afternoon, for Mrs.
Louise Rose Goss, who died there on February 26th, after a long
illness.
Interment was made in the
Coulterville cemetery.
Mrs. Goss was the eldest and last of the four daughter of Mrs. Angelina
Canova, who lives at
Coulterville.
She was the wife of James A. Goss and mother of Mrs. Stella Tiscornia
of
Merced. Mrs. Zelda Hudson and
Mrs. Eloise Lemons of Coulterville and a sister of James John and Will
Canova. Her Late sisters were
Mrs. George Jeffrey, Mrs. Edward Grenfell and Mrs. Ann Leavitt.
Mrs. Canova was born at Coulterville and spent most of her life there.
Her parents were pioneer
merchants of the town, having done an extensive business there during
the
early days and also during the
boom days of the 90's.
The funeral was largely attended many coming great distances to pay
last
tribute of love and respect for
one who lived such a fine life. The members of the family have the
sympathy,
of their many friends in
their bereavement.
The pall bearers were Lon Dexter, Eugene Garbarino, John Vigna, Wm.
Wivell,
Clint Mentzer and Harry
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