Pythian Home Cemetery
The following burial records were transcribed by Margaret Wiltshire and submitted by Debra McCann. Margaret also reasearched each individual using death certificates and other sources to find additional information. including full birth and death dates and parents names. Burials are of those who died while residents of the Pythian Home, operated by the Knights of Pythias between 1924 and 1942. Margaret described the cemetery as being located next to a stone wall, over a hill, northwest of the old Hood Mansion, near Kenwood, Sonoma Co., CA. More recent directions are to go north on Highway 12 past Kenwood. Turn right on Pythian Rd and go 1/4 mile until you see a road to your left. The cemetery is at the end of this road.
Burial Records
Peter Adams b. Mar 22, 1860 Scotland, d. Nov 26, 1936, single, son of John Adams, Scot., and Elizabeth, Scot.
Barber
Ernest E. Bassett b. Sep 6, 1864 Eng., d. Dec 16, 1937, single, hotel clerk, son of Richard Bassett, Eng., and Elizabeth Oliver, Eng.
John Samuel Black b. Aug 12, 1849 CA, d. May 31, 1935, res. Nevada City, CA, single, miner, son of Robert C. Black, Eng., and Matilda Elliot.
Samuel Henry Borkheim b. Sep 28, 1862 CA, d. Sep 26, 1929, married, son of Henry Borkheim, Ger., and Rosie Newman, Ger.
Boylr reserved for Mrs. Boylr
Frank B. Carpenter b. Aug 7, 1865 Neb., d. Oct 1, 1932, married, son of Daniel B. Carpenter.
Harry Noah Clark b. May 1, 1858 VT, d. Dec 19, 1939, farmer, son of Noah Clark, VT and Harriet Moseley, VT.
Robert K. Coleman b. Nov 3, 1867 Bloomsberry, PA, d. Aug 31, 1935, nurse, son of George Stevenson Coleman, PA and Roxanne Thornton, PA.
Frank Eugene Covey b. Jan 17, 1857 IL, d. Aug 9, 1936, mechanical engineer, son of Cyrenius Covey, NY and Margaret Crepson, NY.
George Willis Crowder b. Mar 27, 1855 CA, d. Sep 22, 1937, railway conductor, son of Phillip Crowder, VA and Maria Bowers, Ger.
William Harrison Culmer b. Aug 16, 1852 Devonshire, Eng., d. Aug 25, 1939, son of Frederick Culmer, Devonshire, Eng., and Mary Kennet, Winghamwell, Eng.
R. Daniels
Frank F. Davis b. Sep 10, 1856 OH, d. May 27, 1933, divorced, carpenter, wife Isabelle Davis, no record of parents.
John Dean
Henry Dillon b. Jan 28, 1852 IL, d. May 19, 1941, single, carpenter, son of John M. Dillon, IL and Civilie Dillon.
Frank W. Dougherty b. Jun 8, 1860 OH, d. Jan 17, 1932, son of William F. Dougherty, NY.
James Dunn b. Jan 28, 1867 CT, d. Jan 4, 1936, steamfitter, son of James Dunn, Eng.
James Thomas Eaglin b. Aug 28, 1859 OH, d. Jul 27, 1942, married, ranch foreman, son of Alfred Eaglin, OH and Mary Pugh, OH.
George Edwin Edwards b. Jan 30, 1844 New Zealand, d. Mar 25, 1930, widowed, 50 years in CA, parents unknown.
Oscar Buchanan Evinger b. Nov 14, 1857 OR, d. Mar 18, 1939, married, lumber millman, son of Alfred Evinger, KY and Elizabeth Snyder, VA.
John W. Foster b. Jul 16, 1855 MA, d. Jul 12, 1932, son of Benjamin F. Foster, MA and Mary Pike, ME.
Archie George Fillmore b. Jan 1, 1855 Nova Scotia, Canada, d. May 28, 1929, son of Robert Fillmore, Canada and Novina Corbett, Canada.
Hiram L. Gifford b. May 25, 1863 OH, d. Jul 10, 1934, married, plumber, son of Hiram Gifford, Ire., and Helen DeMerrett, Ire.
Thomas C. Green b. Nov 23, 1861 NY, d. Feb 8, 1931, (marker says 1932), single, son of Elisha Green, NY and Maria Bassett, NY.
John Martin Griffith b. Jun 10, 1858 OH, d. Jan 4, 1933, son of David Griffith, OH and Isabel Martin, OH.
Julius Hamann b. Jan 19, 1842 Ger., d. Jun 3, 1943 at Northside Sanitarium, single, farmer, son of Johan Hamann, Ger., and Lena Roser, Ger.
Frank S. Hill b. Sep 14, 1852 NY, d. May 11, 1931, widowed, son of James Hill, PA and Elizabeth Stein, WI.
Charles G. Humphrey b. Sep 25, 1859 MI, d. Feb 25, 1931, son of John W. Humphrey, Scot., and Mary L. Crapton, IN.
William Henry Hutchinson b. Dec 17, 1854 Glena, IL, d. Jun 4, 1936, widowed, butcher, son of Joseph Hutchinson, Scot., and Martha Golden, Eng.
Reed Myers Ingraham b. Jan 6, 1856 Chardon, OH, d. Oct 20, 1927, wife Charlotte, goldminer, son of Barton Ingraham, OH and Lucinda Scribner, VT. (marble tombstone located outside fenced area)
Frank A. Insley b. Jan 14, 1851 IN, d. Aug 4, 1933, widowed, rancher, son of Andrew Insley and Isabelle Johnson.
Gustaf W. Johanson b. 1881, d. 1940
Silas J. Lewis b. Jul 7, 1858 PA, d. Sep 17, 1933, refrigeration engineer, son of Bonova Lewis, NY and Jane Anna June, PA.
John W. Loomis b. 1886, d. 1933. (possibly Dec 6, Napa Co., CA) (marble marker outside fenced area)
Eva Arena Ludington b. 1860, d. Dec 3, 1935, wife of James S. Ludington.
James Samuel Ludington b. Aug 21 1853 IL, d. Nov 18, 1927, wife Eva Arena, cigar merchant, son of Thomas Luddington, NY and Sarah Ann Webster, OH.
James William Messick b. Feb 29, 1860 KY, d. Apr 26, 1930, son of Mathew Messick, KY and Harriet Mitchell, KY.
Mary Ann Mullaney b. Feb 15, 1864 MI, (1865 on death certificate) d. Dec 30, 1927, from Monroe Dist., Santa Rosa, daughter of William O. Clark, OH and Mary Townsend, NJ. (No. 310, marble marker outside fenced area)
Henry Phillip Oliver b. Sep 8, 1854 Quebec, Can., d. May 8, 1939, carpenter, son of Hercules Oliver, Can., and Marie Grenor, Can.
Park Carpenter Peek b. Dec 8, 1857 KS, d. May 19, 1935, married, farmer, res. Dinuba, CA, son of Levi C. Peet, NY and Ellen McKernan, Ire.
Andrew Peterson b. Sep 27, 1857 Sweden, d. Feb 22, 1931, single, son of Peter Peterson, Sweden and Kate Anderson, Sweden. (marble marker outside fenced area)
Isaac Plato b. Apr 12, 1854 NY City, NY, d. Jun 12, 1930, single, son of Samuel Plato, Ger., and August Tousky, Ger.
Byron Preston b. Jan 29, 1852 WI, d. Jul 28, 1934, widowed, son of Samuel Preston and Catherine Northrop.
George Borrns Reynolds b. Sep 20, 1854 VT, d. May 25, 1934, married, plumber, son of Lyman B. Reynolds, NY and Lucenda Barkney, VT.
Dick H. Rice b. Feb 19, 1850 AR, d. Jun 29, 1930, widowed, son of Harvey B. Rice, OH and Mary E. Bryan, WV. (On death certificate, place of burial says Mountain View Crematorium, Berkeley, CA.)
William P. Russell b. Oct 9, 1849 IN, d. Mar 5, 1933, widowed, farmer, son of William Russell, IN and Betty Martin, IN.
Vivian Laurette Schaffer b. Sep 23, 1875 VA, d. Nov 3, 1938, husband William Schaffer, daughter of George Oliver McNees and Alice May Painter.
Ira V. Scholfield b. Oct 27, 1838 CT, d. Jan 15, 1929, married, parents unknown.
Mary Elizabeth Scholfield b. Mar 15, 1844 NH, d. Mar 7, 1929, parents unknown.
John B. Smith
George Alexander Swanson b. Jul 31, 1857 Godrich, Ont., d. Dec 6, 1927, single, laborer, son of George Swanson, Scot., and Mary ?, Scot.
Fred Wallworth b. Dec 5, 1854 NY, d. Feb 2, 1929, widowed, son of Charles H. Wallworth, NY and Lucinda Childs, NY.
John Wapt
Willhelmina Watson
Marie M. West b. Jun 16, 1858 Can., d. May 23, 1933, husband James G. West, daughter of Michael J. McDoud, Ire., and Catherine Brennan, Ire.
Richard H. Westhorp (Henry Richard on death cert.) b. Apr 28, 1866 Wales, d. Jul 5, 1937, rancher, son of S. B. Westhorp, Wales and Henrietta Pierson, Wales.
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