Olive Grove Cemetery 10135 S. Painter Ave., Santa Fe Springs Compiled by Penny Dodd Just before the turn of the century, a colony of German Baptists known as Dunkers settled in the area to farm. They were known as Dunkers due to their method of Baptism by immersion. In 1972, as industry began to move in, the Dunkers moved to Modesto, leaving behind their church and weed-filled graveyard. The Bible Missionary Church, with about 50 members, owns and maintains the cemetery where about 150 pioneering Dunkers and others are buried. As there was no English speaking person on the premises, I was unable to find out any further information. The markers are mostly fairly new and in good condition. The cemetery grounds are sorely in need of water but I saw only one stone that was not upright. Marker dates range from 1889 to 1981. NAME BIRTH & DEATH DATES Comments Abner, John P. 1889-1948 Appleton, Anna C. King 1874-1938 "Mother" Appleton, Jonathan 1866-1942 "At Rest" Aten, George W. Jan 10, 1809? "Husband" Augustus, St. John 2-19-1863/9-10-1945 Augustus, Susan B. 3-20-1867/9-25-1925 dbl stone w/ St. John Baker, Calvin C. 5-19-1865/11-16-1918 53 yrs Baskins, Lewis L. 1876-1938 dbl stone with Minona Baskins, Minona 1873-19xx Blocher, Christian 1838-1921 Blocher, Ella M. 1894-1933 Blocher, Sarah 3-5-1860/9-7-1943 Blocher, Virgil T. 1894-1987 Bolen Oscar A. 1884-1958 Bolen, Amelia F. 1858-1937 Bolen, Charles J. 1853-1937 dbl stone with Amelia Bolen, Pearl E. 1886-1975 dbl stone with Oscar A. Bowman, Twin Babies 1/18/19 Inf. Of John & Bernice Buckbee, James A. 8-21-1827/8-26-1900 dbl stone with Sabina Buckbee, John S. 12-10-1852/3-24-1912 Buckbee, Sabina E. 2-19-1830/2-26-1902 Burger, Dorothy Daugherty 1887-1962 Burger, Louis Harrison 6-1903/9-1903 Baby Burger, Rosa M. d. 9-15-1898 / D/of Stephen & Julia Peters Cavin, Ann Molly 1936 Cavin, Melba Marie 7-24/12-5-1938 Baby Culp, Glenn Eldon 7-6/7-18-1913 Baby Denlinger, Andrew 11-11-1873/8-13-1951 Denlinger, Bertha 11-5-1882/11-29-1962 next to Isaac Denlinger, Bertha E. 12-20-1875/3-19-1942 dbl stone with Andrew Denlinger, Emma C. 1880-1950 "Sister" Denlinger, Isaac L. 2-1-1878/3-12-1946 Derdorff, Maggie S. 1870-1949 Derdorff, Sallie C. Miller 1837-1925 Edgecomb, Ena E. 12-17-1864/5-25-1907 wife of J.R. Edgecomb Edgecomb, William 4-5-1840/12-1-1924 Enochs, Aaron 10-26-1847/11-27-1932 Enochs, Amanda 9-8-1857/9-5-1941 Enochs, Hershel 6-18-1889/6-7-1961 Epperly, Henry 6-25-1914/7-2?-1992 78 yrs Epperly, Otto Opal 6-2-1900/10-1-1936 Epperly, William H. 2-29-1880/11-18-1944 Essary, Nola Worley 4-13-1894/2-25-1961 Etter, Louise 1856-1935 Evans, Helen 1911-1980 Ferguson, Cora L. 1875-1941 "Mother" Ferguson, J. Walter 1882-1940 "Father" Filbreen, Jonah F. 1858-1940 Flory, Claude 1905-1969 Gish, Ann Elizabeth 1917-1963 Gish, Caleb Jacob 1870-1934 "Father" Gish, Dora E. 1876-1966 "Mother" Gish, John W. 10-12-1834/5-30-1898 Grossnickle, Nancy J. 1867-1951 Harris, Frank A. 1859-1941 Henslick, Cassie Lillian 1861-1935 "Mother" Henslick, Charles A.. 1849-1931 "Father" Hiestand, Esther V. 1866-1935 Hoopes, Verba E. 7-8-1870/12-5-1897 S/ of Henry & Anna Hoopes Howard, Henry B. 1871-1938 dbl stone with Nellie Howard, Nellie J. 1886-1941 Hunsaker, Mabel 1889-1955 Hunsaker, Noah 1869-1948 Johnson, Howard Brantley 2-2-1921/11-11-1981 USN WW II Keys, John C. 1874-1941 "Husband" Keys, Syrenia E. 1877-1962 "Wife" Kreiter, Catherine 1842-1939 Kreiter, Esta E. 1882-1961 "Father" Kreiter, Samuel 1834-1905 dbl stone with Catherine Kreiter, Susie A. 1879-196x "Mother" Kreiter, Verslo S. 1908-1908 Baby Kuns, Gertrude A. 1895-1949 "Wife & Mother Kuns, Leonard W. d. 2-27-1913 Age 65 Kuns, Phineas E. 1890-1954 "Husband & Father" Little, Allan Forbes 1872-1933 Little, Lena May 1872-1936 McCurry, Jack W. 1862-1935 McNeely, Mona Fern 1940-1943 "Our Darling" Metzger, J. Harold 1905-1926 "Brother" Metzger, Noble C. 1884-1939 Miller, Aaron 4-18-1856/3-24-1922 "Father" Miller, Carl David d. 9-5-1927 1 y, 9 m, 2 d Miller, Harold E. 1929-1948 Miller, Hiram D. 1874-1946 Miller, John 11-2-1881/1-27-1905 23 y, 2 m, 25 d Miller, Susie 1875-1949 dbl stone with Hiram Morris, Lydia 1871-1938 Musso, Raymond 1925-1943 Myers, Ida 1865-1925 Ogden, Elizabeth 1867-1950 Ogden, William M. 1865-1911 Ogden, Zelpha Mae 1904-1934 Onkst, Ellis R. 1884-1968 dbl stone with Maudia Onkst, Maudia F. 1888-1966 Petcoff, Grace Flory 3-1-1886/7-5-1939 Peters, Julia d. 8-18-1903 age 56 y, 5 m, 11 d Peters, Stephen d. 4-1909 age 63 y, 7 m, 20 d Phipps, Helen 1910-1946 Rapp, John W. 1874-1941 Richards, John C. 1839-1908 Dbl marker w/ Lavinia Richards, Lavinia 1841-1912 Schuler, Ruth C. Conner 3-7-1888/3-17-1949 wife of S. E. Schuler Shorar, Thelma 1903-1929 Smith, John P. 6-6-1840/12-25-1926 dbl stone w/ Leannah Smith, Leannah S. 5-1-1844/2-24-1927 Spitler, Martha 12-6-1861/4-16-1944 Spitler, Noah E. 6-22-1848/6-26-1922 Stevens, George "Bob" 12-18-1932/6-4-1972 Terkelson, Mary F. 1857-1944 Trinnier, Ruth V. 1900-1928 "Sister" Ulrey, Mary Metzger 1860-1925 "Mother" Wagoner, Amanda d. 9-9-1906 19 y, 11 m, 13 d Wampler, Barbara 1845-19xx Wampler, Isiah 1845-1927 dbl marker w/Barbara Warne, Nettie F. 1-28/7-1-1896 Baby Weaver, Betty Jean 12-5-1937/1-8-1938 home made cement mkr Wells, Charles W. 1864-1944 Wells, Martha E. 1873-1957 Worley, Sylvester 11-19-1886/2-3-1937