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 3 of 7)
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Peterson, Hans W.: b. 1884, d. 1948, Husband, Father
Peterson, Charles M.: b. 1900, d. 1969
Peterson, Alice: b. 1906, d. 1969
Perry, George: b. 1889, d. 1937
Perich, Max H.: b. 1935, d. 1981, Pvt US Army Korea
Patton, Darleen L.: b. Sep 9 1926, d. Jan 18 1984, Beloved Sister & Mother
Patterson, Robert D.: b. 1880, d. 1971, Beloved Brother
Parks, William C.: b. 1900, d. 1965
Paiment, Joseph John Sr: b. 1898, d. 1953
Paiment, Emma Marie: b. 1900, d. 1977
Paddock, James L.: b. Mar 26 1896, d. Jan 15 1963, Kansas, SGT Col 137 INF 35 DIV, World War I
Owen, Howard R: b. Mar 10 1912, d. Jul 24 1998, Beloved Father
Osborn, Louis Jake: b. 1909, d. 1973, He Made The Desert Bloom, And Helped The Children Learn
Ogle, Al. J.: b. 1882, d. 1943, Brother, At Rest
O'Connell, Irene: b. 1897, d. 1956, In Loving Memory
Nowark, Margaret A.: b. Oct 9 1922, d. Sep 8 1993, Precious Wife Mother
Novak, Vernon Joseph: b. Jun 30 1906, d. Sep 6 1965, Kansas, Tec 4 1084 ENGR MAINT CO, World War II
Novak, George E.: b. 1893, d. 1978, In Loving Memory, Father and Brother
Norman, John Jay: b. 1909, d. 1930
Norman, Charles N. Sr: b. 1863, d. 1949
Norman, Charles N. Jr: b. 1905, d. 1940
Nodine, John H.: b. 1865, d. 1929
Niller, Rosie: b. 1883, d. 1905
Niller, Ida Gretchen: b. 1875, d. 1962
Niller, George W.: b. Jan 23 1916, d. Jul 29 1953, Calif, Tec 5 724 Mil. Police BN, World War II
Niller, George Andrew: b. 1878, d. 1966
Nielsen, Svend R.: b. 1885, d. 1969, Father
Newton, James: b. Oct 1 1890, d. Jul 14 1958, Texas, CPL 315 Engineers, World War I
Newman, George H: b. Mar 11 1905, d. Dec 8 1996, In Loving Memory
Nelson, Madeline Hall: b. 1873, d. 1957
Neagle, John H.: b. 1913, d. 1985
Neagle, Esther Ruth: b. Mar 21 1911, d. Jun 18 1995, 84 years, 2 months, 27 days
Neagle, Ester K.: b. 1911, d. 1995
Napolis, Tennie: b. 1822, d. 1928
Napolis, Rosa Susana: b. 1930, d. 1962, Beloved Mother
Napolis, Raymond John: b. Mar 15 1928, d. Nov 26 1976, Pfc US Army, Korea
Napoles, Susana B.: b. Aug 10 1892, d. Oct 12 1976, Mother
Napoles, Hermenesildo: b. Apr 13 1886, d. Dec 16 1929, Father
N__on, Bill: (Surname unreadable, no other info)
Myrick, T. M.: d. 1925, (footstone to the above)
Myrick, "Shady" Francis Marion: b. 1850, d. 1925, Iowa, Colorado, Pioneer Mojave Desert Gem Prospector, Godfather of American Rockhounds, Dedicated May 30, 1952, By His Desert Friends
Myers, Mary C.: b. 1920, d. 1984, Beloved Mother and Friend
Myers, Carlos Dwight: b. Dec 26 1865, d. Apr 7 1922, Mourned by Widow Ann And By Son Dwight
Myers, Ann Livingston: b. Nov 9 1872, d. Dec 16 1961, Probituous Widow Of Carlos Dwight Myers
Munoz, Tony L: b. 1901, d. 1964, Husband
Mueller, Frank: b. 1887, d. 1961
Mueller, August: b. 1860, d. 1956, Mother
Movold, Tracy Linser: b. 1904, d. 1969, Beloved Wife
Movold, Milton Clarence: b. 1902, d. 1976, CM 1 US Navy, World War II
Morris, Sam: b. 1881, d. 1966
Morgan, Oliver: b. 1879, d. 1952
Morgan, Nettie Howell: b. 11/16/1894, d. 9/11/1986
Moors, Lowman Clair: b. 1919, d. 1985
Moors, Ann C.: b. 1920, d. 1956, Beloved Mother, Mom and Dad Together Forever
Moore, Cynthia Lou Rader: b. Dec 4 1962, d. Apr 13 1982, Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother (also an older footstone: Moore, Cynthia Lou, Dec 4 1962)
Moon, Elmer Styner: b. Aug 9 1891, d. Jun 27 1958, Calif, MM2, US Navy, World War I
Monroe, Jay Gould: b. Feb 15 1886, d. Jan 29 1967
Molihan, William C.: b. Jul 11 1919, d. Nov 27 1975, SFC US Army, World War II Korea
Molihan, Bessie M.: b. 1894, d. 1981, A Friend To All
Moebius, William H.: b. 1912, d. 1973, Beloved Husband Son
Moebius, Myrtle Isabel: b. 1917, d. 1973, Beloved Wife Mother , After Darkness Eternal Light
Moebius, June: (wooden cross, no other info)
Mitchell, Floyd James: b. Jan 1906, d. Dec 1953
Mills, Ernest Edward: b. 1914, d. 1994, Beloved Husband of Gladys Married for 60 years May You Rest in Peace (plaque with: Beloved Father and Grandfather and Great Grandfather)
Miller, Ruth H.: b. Jul 1910, d. May 1986, In Loving Memory
Miller, Ray H. A.: b. 1897, d. 1938
Miller, Leeta: b. 1880, d. 1962, Beloved Mother
Michel, Maryann: b. 1921, d. 1990, Beloved
Metzner, Betty Joy: b. 1935, d. 1971
Mensing, Herman Rau: b. Nov 8 1898, d. Aug 2 1974
Meanes, William M.: b. 1895, d. 1962
McManis, Alva V.: b. 1914, d. 1989, Tec 5 US Army, World War II, 1914, 1989
McLaughlin, John Joseph: b. 1914, d. 1959
McKlemurry, Carson C.: b. Aug 7 1911, d. Sep 22 1952, Calif TEC 5 256 AAA AW BN CAC World War II
McGuire, David F.: b. 1882, d. 1953, Brother
McGinnis, Jack H.: b. Apr 19 1918, d. Jun 27 1985, "2 Finger Jack", Beloved Father, Grandfather Brother & Friend
McCormick, George W. Jr: b. 1910, d. 1966, Capt, USMS
McCormick, Francis R.: b. Aug 8 1918, d. May 5 1957, Calif, Sgt US Air Force World War II, Korea
McCarthy, Charlie: b. 1897, d. 1897, Son of T. & Olevia B. Mc Carthy
Maughan, Patricia Marie: b. Oct 29 1940, d. Mar 27 1959, Beloved Daughter
Maughan, Hyrum C.: b. 1902, d. 1992
Maughan, Edith: b. 1906, d. 1995, Together Forever
Mathews, Edwina Dorothy: d. Dec 2 1956, In Memory of Our Baby
Martinez, Luis Santa Maria: b. 1896, d. 1966, Beloved Husband and Father
Martin, Ann Marie: b. 1956, d. 1958, Baby
Marshall, Earl R. "Shorty": b. Jul 17 1896, d. May 29 1982
Marks, Bertha Mary: b. 1879, d. 1958
Manuel, Walter Herman: b. May 1 1902, d. Feb 16 1966, Colorado, CPL Co A 3 Engineers
Manuel, Frank Ira: b. 1900, d. 1977, Devoted Husband & Dad, Forever In Our Hearts
Mansfield, O.D. "Dick": b. 1871, d. 190_, (headstone broken)
Manny, Harry: b.1866, d. 1930
Manny, Charles A: b. 1890, d. 1928
Malone, Violet May: b. 1904, d. 1968
Maixner, Luzean Marian: b. Dec 25 1910, d. Dec 11 1973, Beloved Wife
Maixner, Carl L.: b. 1897, d. 1980
MacPherson, Phyllis L.: b. Mar 10 1926, d. Jul 28 1983, Mother, We'll Always Love You
Maccari, Italo: b. 1904, d. 1979, Beloved Friend
Lovett, Sarah A.: b. 1878, d. 1946, Mother
Lovett, Morris J.: b. 1871, d. 1958, Father
Long, James H. Jr: b. 1909, d. 1977