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 2 of 7)
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Stewart, Helen Margaret: b. 1898, d. 1969, In Eternal Memory
Stevens, Edna M.: (wooden cross lying on the ground, all letters of name faded; no other information)
Stephens, Grace I.: b. 1897, d. 1959, Wife
Stauffer, Benjamin: b. 1899, d. 1964
Speers, Elizabeth:
Speers, Charles: (no other info) 1 wooden cross
Spaulding, Frederick Herbert: b. Apr 2 1866, d. Jun 26 1930
Spaulding, Frank S.: b. Oct 29 1873, d. Apr 18 1940
Soto, Camy F.: b. Aug 21 1923, d. Apr 20 1988, Beloved Husband Father Grandfather, Desert Is My Home.
Soots, Ina R.: b. Feb 23 1905, d. Dec 30 1962, Beloved Wife
Smithson, Shari Marie: b. 1955, d. 1962
Smithson, Ralph Doyle: b. 1899, d. 1971
Smith, Wm Penin: b. 1873, d. 1951
Smith, Wm E. Sr: b. Dec 30 1921, d. Jul 21 1954, Calif, Pfc 18 INF 1 INF DIV, World War II, BSM-PH
Smith, Idabelle: b. 1872, d. 1948
Smith, Harry Crayton: b. Jun 1 1931, d. Nov 29 1987, TAA2 US Navy, Korea, Jun 1 1931, (plaque with: Sonny Beloved Brother)
Smith, Effie Evangaline: b. Apr 3 1904, d. October 8 1980, (burl slab headstone)
Smith, Chester Dean: b. Nov 13 1898, d. Jul 24 1982, (burl slab headstone)
Smith, Burton R.: b. 1913, d. 1930
Slaughter, Harold A: b. 1/27/16, d. 11/6/73, Forever In Our Hearts
Sjorlund, Ira: b. 1890, d. 1956
Simpson, Nate G.: b. 1860, d. 1970, Rest Has Come
Simondi, Enrico: b. 1872 (?), d. 1915 (?), (wooden cross difficult to read)
Simmons, Louise: b. 12/23/1926, d. 11/8/1983, Loving Mother and Wife
Simmons, Daniel E.: b. Jun 24 1915, d. Feb 28 1952, Calif, GMI USNR, World War II
Simmons, A. Rita: b. 1900, d. 1969
Shorb, Orrie D.: b. 1877, d. 1954, Beloved Husband
Shorb, Celesta E. Shorb: b. 1872, d. 19 (no date), Beloved Wife
Shoemaker, Mary E.: b. 1897, d. 1984, Beloved Mother
Shelburn, Harriet (Betty): b. May 21 1908, d. Nov 2 1974, Beloved Mother
Shaw, Jay: b. 1849, d. 1928
Shannon, Tom: b. Feb 20 1894, d. May 21 1963
Selbert, George C.: b. Apr 11 1897, d. May 9 1959, Calif, CPL US Army, World War I
Seddon, Margaret: b. 1887, d. 1974
Schultz, Emil August: b. 1899, d. 1960, Father
Schult, John: (wooden headstone)
Schroeder, Walter: b. 1900, d. 1984
Schroeder, Madeline: b. 1908, d. 1976
Schroeder, Jack: b. 1927, d. 1984
Schoonmaker, Walter C.: b. 1895, d. 1947
Schmid, Donald William: b. Jan 9 1929, d. Apr 1 1954, Calif, CPL US Army
Scheu, Louis Buddee: b. Oct. 5 1885, d. Oct. 19 1943
Sanderlin, Seldon V.: b. Jan 10 1906, d. May 24 1973, In Loving Memory
Sanderlin, Helen L.: b. Sep 17 1917, d. Feb 8 1986, Beloved Mother and Grandmother
Sanderlin, Grace: b. May 1900, d. Mar 1966
Salwasser, Tara N.: b. Apr 24 1997, d. Apr 24 1997
Salwasser, Rebecca L.: b. Apr 24 1997, d. Apr 30 1997, Our Baby Girls
Sain, Lawrence J.: b. 1887, d. 1968, Dad In Loving Memory
Sain, Ethel M.: b. 1893, d. 1972, Mother
Said, Miriam Ann: b. 1920, d. 1944
Said, Magdelena S.: b. 1882, d. 1956
Said, Alvin H.: b. 1877, d. 1963
Royer, Ray Brinn: b. 1873, d. 1962
Royer, Frank Walter: b. 1876, d. 1965
Rowin, Leslie Devlin: b. 4/2/70, d. 5/16/70, The Bell Tolls For Thee
Rowin, Dessa Mae: b. 1927, d. 1986, (American Legion), Mother
Rowell, John F.: b. 1876, d. 1951
Rourke, Albert: b. 1885, d. 1941, (Masonic symbol)
Roper, Flora Ella: b. 1897, d. 1970
Roper, Charles Earl: b. 1894, d. 1964
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)
Robertson, Minor D.: b. Mar 10 1910, d. Nov 10 1991, US Army World War II
Roberts, Marguerite: d. Apr 16 1907, Aged 39 y, 9 m., 12 d Mother, In Memory Of
Ritter, Albert Raoul: b. Jan 10 1855, d. Mar 6 1900, PVT COK 18 REGT US INF, Indian War
Ringa, William Jospeh: b. Oct 2 1898, d. Apr 6 1958, Texas, Pfc 30 Air Depot GP AAF, World War II
Riggs, Cheryl Lynn: b. 1956, d. 1973, Daughter
Riffle, Lillian Mae: b. 1898, d. 1956
Riffle, Calvin H. "Slim": b. Sep 16 1890, d. Dec 19 1978, Friend of the Miner
Renteria, Ephriam E.: b. Mar 16 1916, d. May 6 1958, Arizona, RM2, World War II
Reid, Samuel H. L: b. Dec 13 1920, d. Dec 22 1967, Missouri CPL Co M 409 INF Regt World War II
Reid, Norma A.: b. Sep 6 1921, d. Apr 23 1994, US Army Air Corp
Reeves, Georgia Belle: b. Feb. 6 1920, d. May 13 1974, Wife, Mother, In Loving Memory
Redenbach, Edward N.: b. Jul 23 1896, d. May 14 1970, Pennsylvania, PVT Engineers, World War II
Ray, Gary: b. 1935, d. 1973
Ray, Donna Ray: b. 1936, d. 1989, Someone Special
Ramskill, Amelia I. (Mayme): b. 1914, d. 1972
Ramos, James Jr: b. Jul 28 1939, d. Aug 20 1986, S SGT US Air Force, Vietnam
Ramey, Virgil E: b. 1915, d. 1984, Steam Man
Ralston, Ralph Edward: b. May 20 1906, d. Jan 3 1973, Calif, PVT US Army, World War II
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
Quigley, Margaret H.: b. 1879, d. 1945
Pyles, Abner Bateman: b. 1889, d. 1967
Purington, Eldora R.: b. 1897, d. 1997, Beloved Wife and Mother
Purington, Arland E.: b. 1896, d. 1971, Beloved Husband and Father
Pryor, Sharon Lee: b. 1953, d. 1971, Beloved Daughter, This Child of God Shall Meet No Harm
Pryor, Jerry Roger Jr: b. 1960, d. 1965
Pruett, Robert L. Sr: b. 1900, d. 1991, (Judge)
Pruett, Pearl A.: b. 1904, d. 1978, Beloved Wife and Mother
Powell, Everett Ernest: b. 1904, d. 1965
Potts, Mary Helen: b. 1950, d. 1957, Beloved Daughter & Sister
Post, George Rockwell: b. 1910, d. 1971, We Live For The Dead Not With Them, (Masonic Symbol)
Porter, Marjory E.: b. 1896, d. 1958, Mother
Pollock, Samuel S.: b. 1897, d. (no date)
Pollock, James R.: b. 1883, d. 1949
Pickett, William E: b. Dec 6 1896, d. Aug 23 1987, Father
Pickett, Ludie B. Picket: b. Oct. 14 1902, d. Aug 1 1981, Mother, In Loving Memory
Phillips, Flossie A: b. 1885, d. 1967
Phillips, Alfonse: b. 1884, d. 1947
Pettis, Edson Snow: b. Jan 29 1887, d. Jul 24 1955
Peterson, Mary A.: b. 1890, d. 1962, Wife & Mother, After Darkness Eternal Light