Cottage Grove Cemetery, Onyx, Kern county, CA Submitted by Lisa Criswell and Ann Pistocco 20 Apr 2006 Updated 24 Apr 2006 Complete This file is part of the California Tombstone Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/california/californ.html ********************************************************************** A little history about this cemetery is that it was founded by local families here 5-6 generations ago. It was founded by Thomas Hooper Smith in 1862. There really is no rhyme or reason to this cemetery. A lot of the headstones are gone and there are some crosses with no names. A lot of blank spaces where I'm sure a marker should be. And the weeds are about as tall as me!!!!. But it was interesting. Lisa Criswell Anderson Father Thomas Shields 1848 1926 Andreas Billy (no inscription) Andreas Josephine 1878 1952 Andreas Louis 1927 1937 Andreas Mickey Ray 25 Jun 1996 31 Dec 1998 Andreas Willie 13 Mar 1903 29 Jun 1962 California PFC 105 Air SVC W.W.I Andress Capt. E. V. 10 Oct 1884 Aged 46yrs 2 mo 11 days. GO.K 1st Migh.S.S Andress Charles E. 1883 1899 Arias Bennie Raymond 15 Mar 1932 02 Apr 1932 Burnett Frank 15 Jun 1925 Chapman II Robert Dewey 23 Jul 1958 02 Aug 1996 Christison William L. 13 Jan 1878 28 Dec 1959 Cisterhas Cleo Cloud Robert 1849 1932 Cole Clarence D. 27 Jun 1891 ? Jun 1925? Curliss Charles 06 Dec 1912 Native Of Ohio, Aged 76 Fletcher Allie S. 16 Sept 1868 07 Feb 1951 Fletcher John R. 25 Feb 1871 21 Aug 1951 Garris Ethel M. 30 Oct 1900 07 Oct 1938 Gessell Edwin E. 1864 1944 Gessell Wade J. 3 Apr 1892 06 Aug 1960 Indiana PFC US Army W.W.I Gleixer George William 1936 1949 Hand Harland Weaver 16 Jul 1892 10 Apr 1981 US Navy Hand Hattie Merriam 22 Mar 1893 12 Oct 1985 Hand William Weaver (Billy) 10 Mar 1932 05 Jul 1940 Hercinger Agnes 1851 1928 Houser Adrian N. 1899 1955 husband-dad Kissack Jessie Ellen 1887 1944 Kissack Linda E. 17 Jan 1957 21 Jan 1984 Kissack William C. 1887 1969 Kissack William L. 16 Jun 1942 18 Oct 1982 Kissack William Walker 1915 1997 s/w Grace Lees Kissack 1911-? Ranch Developer Of Mtn. Mesa CA Kruse Erma 29 Oct 1892 Aged 10 months Landers John A. Native Of Maryland Landers Robert (no inscription) Landers William Wallace 1827 1923 Lawn Bill 1930 1991 Mace Andrew William 3 Mar 1895 27 May 1963 PVT Co G 306 Infantry W.W.I Mallory Gloria Bell 01 Sep 1930 25 Oct 1999 Martin B. 1847 1918 McDonald Mary E. 20 Jun 1873 02 May 1935 McGugin Frank 1862 1924 Miles John W. 25 Jun 1878 13 Dec 1945 Ocheco Meldin 1914 ???? Pendergrass-Powers Mildred L. 1920 2001 Polkinghorne Leo 1878 1948 s/w AJ Polkinghorne 1878-1964 Powers Charles Pleasant 1920 first born of Marvin P. and Isabel Powers Powers Druzilla E. 1881 1899 Powers Ella May 1895 1901 Powers James Henry 1891 1891 Powers John L. 3 Jul 1891 aged 27yrs 9 mo 6 days Powers Mattie J. 1884 1906 Powers Minnie 1897 1923 Powers Sophie E. 1883 1889 Powers Victor Wesley 1889 1903 Roberts Joseph V. 26 Dec 1826 24 Jan 1908 Salazar Fred 1900 ???? Salazar Louise 1864 ???? Salazar Pete 1862 1922 Savage Cassie Jeannie 24 Feb 1920 30 Apr 1974 Seybert Robert 1832 1926 s/w Mary Seybert 1837-1927 Simone Silvin 02 Jul 1922 30 Mar 1984 Il Nostro Caro Culo Roto Smith Ella P. 1864 1961 Smith Sophia M. 1829 1916 wife of Thos H Smith Smith Thomas Hooper 2 Jun 1824 26 Apr 1917 Born in Bristol England. Died in Onyx, CA. Aged 92yrs 10mo 24 days Smith Thos S. 1861 1921 Tracy Edna Stout 1881 1922 Tracy George Kenneth 1904 1929 Vasquez Virginia 1924 4 months old Vega-Hand Dorothy May 27 Jul 1919 30 Jun 1994 Watkins Elmer J. 23 June 1865 17 Feb 1930 Whittock Wesley B. 24 Apr 1837 22 Jul 1868 s/w John A. Smith 5 Nov 1866 20 Apr 1873