| Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory | |
| Cemetery Details | |
|---|---|
| Year established: | 1877 |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | 204 N. Evergreen Avenue Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates: | 34°02′32″N 118°12′04″W / 34.04225°N 118.201014°WCoordinates: 34°02′32″N 118°12′04″W / 34.04225°N 118.201014°W |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | 67 acres (27 ha) |
| Number of gravesites: | >300,000 |
| Find A Grave: | Evergreen Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard: | Evergreen Cemtery |
Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory is a cemetery in the East Side neighborhood of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California. Established on August 23, 1877, Evergreen is the oldest, and one of the largest extant cemeteries in the city, with over 300,000 interments. The section near 1st and Lorena Streets was at one time a potter's field.
Evergreen has several prominent individuals of historical Southern California on its grounds. Many pioneers are interred here, names such as Bixby, Coulter, Hollenbeck, Lankershim, Van Nuys, and Workman. There are politicians, notably former Mayors of Los Angeles. The Garden of the Pines section of the cemetery is a memorial to Japanese Issei pioneers.
Notable interments
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Eddie Anderson (1905-1977), comedic actor, played Rochester, employee of Jack Benny
B
- James Banning (1900-1933), pioneering African American aviator
- Charlotta Bass (1874-1969), educator, publisher and civil rights activist
- Louise Beavers (1902-1962), actress, played Delilah in 1934 version of Imitation of Life
- Matthew Beard (1925-1981), actor, played Stymie in Our Gang movie shorts
- Jesse Belvin (1932-1960), singer and songwriter
C
- Donaldina Cameron (1869-1968), social reformer
- Charles A. Canfield (1848-1913), oil baron and real estate magnate
- Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton (1876-1917), youngest jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby
D
E
- Willie Egan (1933-2004), blues singer and pianist
F
- Mary Foy (1862-1962), first female head librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library
G
- Earl Bell Gilmore (1887-1964), entrepreneur
H
- Sam Haskins (1846-1895), first black LAFD member killed in the line of duty
- Joe Hayashi (1920-1945), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
- Henry T. Hazard (1844-1921), 28th Mayor of Los Angeles
- Ruth Hiatt (1906-1994), actress
I
J
- Charles Price Jones (1865-1949), minister, composer and founder of the Church of Christ (Holiness)
K
L
- Isaac Lankershim (1818-1882), real estate developer
- Gilbert W. Lindsay (1900-1990), Los Angeles City Councilman
- Cyrus Lyon (1831-1892) farmer/rancher,lawman (Captain California Rangers), real estate investor, Lyons Station Newhall, CA. [1]
M
- Biz Mackey (1897-1965), Baseball Hall of Famer of the Negro Leagues
- Bridget "Biddy" Mason (1818-1891), former slave, nurse, real estate entrepreneur
- Alex Mentry (1846-1900), oilman
- Sadao Munemori (1922-1945), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
- Kiyoshi K. Muranaga (1922-1944), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
- Lela Campbell Murray (1890-1949), social activist, owned "The only Negro dude ranch in the world"
N
- Bobby Nunn (1925-1986), singer, original member of The Coasters
O
- Lewis P. Oden (1877-1892), newsboy killed at Columbus Day celebration in Downtown Los Angeles
P
- William Hayes Perry (1832-1906), lumber baron, first president of LADWP
Q
R
- George A. Ralphs (1850-1914), founder of Ralphs supermarket chain
- Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952), California Assemblyman
- Earl Rogers (1869-1922), attorney
S
- William J. Seymour (1870-1922), religious leader
- Edward F. Spence (1832-1892), 25th Mayor of Los Angeles
- Johnny St. Cyr (1890-1966), jazz musician
- James K. Sturgeon (1844-1899), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
T
- Ted T. Tanouye (1919-1944), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
- Cameron E. Thom (1825-1915), 24th Mayor of Los Angeles, co-founder of Glendale, California
- James R. Toberman (1836-1911), 19th and 23rd Mayor of Los Angeles
- Benjamin Cummings Truman (1835-1916), writer
- H. T. Tsiang (1899-1971), actor and writer
U
V
- Emile Vache (1834-1908), co-founder of Brookside Winery
- Isaac Newton Van Nuys (1836-1912), banker, real estate developer, founder of Van Nuys, California
W
- Guilford Wiley Wells (1840-1909), U.S. Congressman
- Joseph Pomeroy Widney (1841-1938), 2nd president of USC, co-founder of Church of the Nazarene
- Charles P. Williams (1887-1923), first black LAPD officer killed in the line of duty
- Boyle Workman (1868-1942), politician and businessman, son of William H. Workman
- William H. Workman (1839-1918), 26th Mayor of Los Angeles
Y
Z
- Hugo Zacchini (1898-1975) Daredevil, "human cannonball", Artist/Sculptor, Teacher of Art
- Elsa Zacchini (1909-1989) Wife of Hugo, Daredevil herself.
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