Uniontown, Lotus, El Dorado County, California Submitted by Robert Wright 21 Feb 2007 This file is part of the California Tombstone Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/california/californ.html USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Lat: 38 47 58 N Long: 120 54 44 W The Uniontown Cemetery is located about six tenths of a mile from Lotus on Bassi Road. The cemetery is easy to see and access. This cemetery was established in the 1850s and served the boom town of Marshall which was an early gold and silver mining town. An estimated two thousand miners were engaged in working the portion of the South Fork of the American River. The town’s original name was Marshall and changed to Uniontown in 1855 and then to Lotus in 1861 when the post office was established in the town. Title to the cemetery was vested in the County in 1879. The gold and silver didn’t last and the town suffered. Today only a few buildings remain to remind visitors of the mining days. The cemetery is in quite a state of disrepair. However, a number of stones are in very remarkable condition given their age. In 1927, County Supervisors appointed J. Hanson, J.R. Wagner, and James Turnbraugh as Trustees for the cemetery. The following is based on the record of a reading done by the Trustees in 1930. The document was obtained by me from the California Historical Society in 1999. Robert Wright Anders, Thomas 17 May 1891 9 Mar 1950 native of Maine Arneson, James K. 19 Apr 1876 12 Dec 1893 s/o William Anthony, Michael 24 Mar 1856 3 Sep 1915 Ambler, Mary 15 Dec 1862 7 Nav 1899 w/o John Ambler, John 20 Apr 1859 29 Mar 1892 native of Georgia Ball, George M. 11 Jan 1843 8 Oct 1903 Bennis, William 13 Apr 1839 19 Aug 1878 Bennett, Stephen 15 Jan 1854 14 Dec 1890 AE 36 Bennett, Thomas 15 Jan 1875 29 Feb 1906 Clark, Edward 1846 1915 Clooney, Rachel 7 Sep 1839 1 May 1909 native of Belfast, Ireland Crane, Richard 31 Mar 1824 4 Dec 1899 Dixon, George 22 Dec 1871 age 79y 10m 29d, native of New York Ellison, Michael 17 Jan 1845 27 Jan 1924 born in Fresno, CA Fisk, David T. 1890 26 May 1905 Fisk, Carolyn 3 Aug 1864 6 Jan 1943 Frohnmeyer, David 21 Oct 1844 6 Aug 1877 Fromme, Gerhardt 21 Oct 1857 1915 native of Prussia Fry, Gary W. 5 Sep 1837 21 Feb 1880 Granger, Edward 3 Aug 1829 14 Aug 1900 Hansen, Adel 11 Nov 1813 27 Jan 1891 native of Sweden Hansen, Birgitt 22 Apr 1820 12 Jul 1888 w/o Adel Irvin, Barbara Ellen 10 Dec 1832 5 Jun 1902 w/o John Irwin, John 13 May 1829 26 Mar 1887 native of England Johnson, Andrew 22 Jan 1833 19 Feb 1901 Johnson, Edward 3 Apr 1821 21 May 1900 Johnson, Gerald 28 May 1878 6 Dec 1918 Kjelson, Lee R. 6 Feb 1818 22 Jan 1899 native of Nebraska Lorimar, David 17 Jul 1870 19 Oct 1929 native of Oklahoma Martin, Eloise 9 Nov 1861 1 Apr 1915 w/o John Martin, John 20 Sep 1860 3 Dec 1928 Meadows, Clive 29 Jan 1844 23 Aug 1887 Meadows, Jane 12 Jan 1849 18 May 1898 w/o Clive, beloved mother of Timothy Newsom, Orville 24 Apr 1892 29 Jun 1903 beloved son of Ransom and Mary Peterson, Edwin C. 16 Sep 1837 12 Nov 1903 Peterson, Sally 7 Nov 1839 5 Mar 1918 w/o Edwin Porter, Nelson 9 Apr 1900 age 79, Time is the enemy of men. Read, John F. 13 Nov 1819 28 May 1885 Read, Kenneth 3 May 1835 9 Jan 1906 Renton, Michael 10 Jan 1846 24 Aug 1915 Renton, Norah 4 Sep 1860 9 Oct 1910 Roberson, Charles 23 Dec 1863 29 Jan 1900 Roberson, Delphia 4 Aug 1866 31 Dec 1919 Roberson, Ellen 18 Mar 1882 1 May 1935 Smith, Edward 15 Feb 1841 22 Mar 1910 Smith, Jeremy 22 Sep 1839 24 Sep 1860 Thomas, Michael 8 Apr 1861 6 Dec 1929 Thomas, Nancy no dates, In memory of Thomas, Melanie no dates, In memory of Thomas, Paul no dates Unger, Richard 2 Feb 1847 8 May 1917 Wells, Thomas 22 May 1839 14 Aug 1900 Wells, Victoria 3 Jan 1842 28 May 1905 Wilson, David 12 Mar 1868 21 Sep 1912 native of Montreal Wilson, Esther 3 May 1871 28 Feb 1915 w/o David Wilson, Gregory 9 Jan 1891 22 May 1891 Beloved son Wilson, Isadora 28 Nov 1893 2 Apr 1929 Winnek, Hiram 1 Jun 1827 22 Jul 1899 Winnek, John, Jr. 10 Oct 1820 16 Nov 1890 Winnek, Joseph W. 3 Dec 1813 26 Sep 1890 York, Delia 26 Jan 1861 21 May 1905 York, Edward F. 14 Dec 1859 2 Oct 1919