Rand District Cemetery
100-158 Ophir St, Johannesburg, CA, 93528
Tombstone Transcription
Compiled by: Interment.net
Date Compiled: May 2000
Dates of Death Range: 1897-1999
Total Records: 621
Transcribed and Contributed by "Anonymous", May 2000.
Located on a hill in Johannesburg, Calif, the cemetery is bounded by Mt. Wells Avenue on the north, Sunset Avenue on the south, Ophir Street on east, and Fremont Street on the west.
Thanks to Bart Parker, caretaker of the cemetery, for the following information on the history: It was established in Dec of 1896 when J.F. Davis, a gambler who had been shot in a gambling hall in Randsburg, was buried there
Some of the grave markers are faded and unreadable, some of the headstones and crosses are made of wood. Many of the graves have personal items place upon them, such as glassware, pans that were used for panning gold, and rock collections. One site has a mine car as a marker.
- Anonymous
Burial Records (Page 5 of 7)
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Norman, Charles N. Jr: b. 1905, d. 1940
Norman, Charles N. Sr: b. 1863, d. 1949
Norman, John Jay: b. 1909, d. 1930
Novak, George E.: b. 1893, d. 1978, In Loving Memory, Father and Brother
Novak, Vernon Joseph: b. Jun 30 1906, d. Sep 6 1965, Kansas, Tec 4 1084 ENGR MAINT CO, World War II
Nowark, Margaret A.: b. Oct 9 1922, d. Sep 8 1993, Precious Wife Mother
O'Connell, Irene: b. 1897, d. 1956, In Loving Memory
Ogle, Al. J.: b. 1882, d. 1943, Brother, At Rest
Osborn, Louis Jake: b. 1909, d. 1973, He Made The Desert Bloom, And Helped The Children Learn
Owen, Howard R: b. Mar 10 1912, d. Jul 24 1998, Beloved Father
Paddock, James L.: b. Mar 26 1896, d. Jan 15 1963, Kansas, SGT Col 137 INF 35 DIV, World War I
Paiment, Emma Marie: b. 1900, d. 1977
Paiment, Joseph John Sr: b. 1898, d. 1953
Parks, William C.: b. 1900, d. 1965
Patterson, Robert D.: b. 1880, d. 1971, Beloved Brother
Patton, Darleen L.: b. Sep 9 1926, d. Jan 18 1984, Beloved Sister & Mother
Perich, Max H.: b. 1935, d. 1981, Pvt US Army Korea
Perry, George: b. 1889, d. 1937
Peterson, Alice: b. 1906, d. 1969
Peterson, Charles M.: b. 1900, d. 1969
Peterson, Hans W.: b. 1884, d. 1948, Husband, Father
Peterson, Mary A.: b. 1890, d. 1962, Wife & Mother, After Darkness Eternal Light
Pettis, Edson Snow: b. Jan 29 1887, d. Jul 24 1955
Phillips, Alfonse: b. 1884, d. 1947
Phillips, Flossie A: b. 1885, d. 1967
Pickett, Ludie B. Picket: b. Oct. 14 1902, d. Aug 1 1981, Mother, In Loving Memory
Pickett, William E: b. Dec 6 1896, d. Aug 23 1987, Father
Pollock, James R.: b. 1883, d. 1949
Pollock, Samuel S.: b. 1897, d. (no date)
Porter, Marjory E.: b. 1896, d. 1958, Mother
Post, George Rockwell: b. 1910, d. 1971, We Live For The Dead Not With Them, (Masonic Symbol)
Potts, Mary Helen: b. 1950, d. 1957, Beloved Daughter & Sister
Powell, Everett Ernest: b. 1904, d. 1965
Pruett, Pearl A.: b. 1904, d. 1978, Beloved Wife and Mother
Pruett, Robert L. Sr: b. 1900, d. 1991, (Judge)
Pryor, Jerry Roger Jr: b. 1960, d. 1965
Pryor, Sharon Lee: b. 1953, d. 1971, Beloved Daughter, This Child of God Shall Meet No Harm
Purington, Arland E.: b. 1896, d. 1971, Beloved Husband and Father
Purington, Eldora R.: b. 1897, d. 1997, Beloved Wife and Mother
Pyles, Abner Bateman: b. 1889, d. 1967
Quigley, Margaret H.: b. 1879, d. 1945
Ralston, L. J. "Jack": b. 5 Dec 1911, d. 3 Nov 1977, Those In The Memorial Tombs Will Hear His Voice And Come Out John 5:28, 29
Ralston, Ralph Edward: b. May 20 1906, d. Jan 3 1973, Calif, PVT US Army, World War II
Ramey, Virgil E: b. 1915, d. 1984, Steam Man
Ramos, James Jr: b. Jul 28 1939, d. Aug 20 1986, S SGT US Air Force, Vietnam
Ramskill, Amelia I. (Mayme): b. 1914, d. 1972
Ray, Donna Ray: b. 1936, d. 1989, Someone Special
Ray, Gary: b. 1935, d. 1973
Redenbach, Edward N.: b. Jul 23 1896, d. May 14 1970, Pennsylvania, PVT Engineers, World War II
Reeves, Georgia Belle: b. Feb. 6 1920, d. May 13 1974, Wife, Mother, In Loving Memory
Reid, Norma A.: b. Sep 6 1921, d. Apr 23 1994, US Army Air Corp
Reid, Samuel H. L: b. Dec 13 1920, d. Dec 22 1967, Missouri CPL Co M 409 INF Regt World War II
Renteria, Ephriam E.: b. Mar 16 1916, d. May 6 1958, Arizona, RM2, World War II
Riffle, Calvin H. "Slim": b. Sep 16 1890, d. Dec 19 1978, Friend of the Miner
Riffle, Lillian Mae: b. 1898, d. 1956
Riggs, Cheryl Lynn: b. 1956, d. 1973, Daughter
Ringa, William Jospeh: b. Oct 2 1898, d. Apr 6 1958, Texas, Pfc 30 Air Depot GP AAF, World War II
Ritter, Albert Raoul: b. Jan 10 1855, d. Mar 6 1900, PVT COK 18 REGT US INF, Indian War
Roberts, Marguerite: d. Apr 16 1907, Aged 39 y, 9 m., 12 d Mother, In Memory Of
Robertson, Minor D.: b. Mar 10 1910, d. Nov 10 1991, US Army World War II
Romp, John Casper "Cap": b. Dec 8 1915, d. Jan 12 1994, Born Santa Barbara, Calif, (marker is a mine car with a metal plaque)
Roper, Charles Earl: b. 1894, d. 1964
Roper, Flora Ella: b. 1897, d. 1970
Rourke, Albert: b. 1885, d. 1941, (Masonic symbol)
Rowell, John F.: b. 1876, d. 1951
Rowin, Dessa Mae: b. 1927, d. 1986, (American Legion), Mother
Rowin, Leslie Devlin: b. 4/2/70, d. 5/16/70, The Bell Tolls For Thee
Royer, Frank Walter: b. 1876, d. 1965
Royer, Ray Brinn: b. 1873, d. 1962
Said, Alvin H.: b. 1877, d. 1963
Said, Magdelena S.: b. 1882, d. 1956
Said, Miriam Ann: b. 1920, d. 1944
Sain, Ethel M.: b. 1893, d. 1972, Mother
Sain, Lawrence J.: b. 1887, d. 1968, Dad In Loving Memory
Salwasser, Rebecca L.: b. Apr 24 1997, d. Apr 30 1997, Our Baby Girls
Salwasser, Tara N.: b. Apr 24 1997, d. Apr 24 1997
Sanderlin, Grace: b. May 1900, d. Mar 1966
Sanderlin, Helen L.: b. Sep 17 1917, d. Feb 8 1986, Beloved Mother and Grandmother
Sanderlin, Seldon V.: b. Jan 10 1906, d. May 24 1973, In Loving Memory
Scheu, Louis Buddee: b. Oct. 5 1885, d. Oct. 19 1943
Schmid, Donald William: b. Jan 9 1929, d. Apr 1 1954, Calif, CPL US Army
Schoonmaker, Walter C.: b. 1895, d. 1947
Schroeder, Jack: b. 1927, d. 1984
Schroeder, Madeline: b. 1908, d. 1976
Schroeder, Walter: b. 1900, d. 1984
Schult, John: (wooden headstone)
Schultz, Emil August: b. 1899, d. 1960, Father
Seddon, Margaret: b. 1887, d. 1974
Selbert, George C.: b. Apr 11 1897, d. May 9 1959, Calif, CPL US Army, World War I
Shannon, Tom: b. Feb 20 1894, d. May 21 1963
Shaw, Jay: b. 1849, d. 1928
Shelburn, Harriet (Betty): b. May 21 1908, d. Nov 2 1974, Beloved Mother
Shoemaker, Mary E.: b. 1897, d. 1984, Beloved Mother
Shorb, Celesta E. Shorb: b. 1872, d. 19 (no date), Beloved Wife
Shorb, Orrie D.: b. 1877, d. 1954, Beloved Husband
Simmons, A. Rita: b. 1900, d. 1969
Simmons, Daniel E.: b. Jun 24 1915, d. Feb 28 1952, Calif, GMI USNR, World War II
Simmons, Louise: b. 12/23/1926, d. 11/8/1983, Loving Mother and Wife
Simondi, Enrico: b. 1872 (?), d. 1915 (?), (wooden cross difficult to read)
Simpson, Nate G.: b. 1860, d. 1970, Rest Has Come