********************************** CORRECTION to Ann Clark Hart’s book “Lone Mountain”. Hello Nancy Pratt-Melton, Just a note about some graves that got moved. From: JAMES DAVIS Number : 4964 of 4964 To : INFO@CYPRESSLAWN.COM Date : 10/20/2003 11:53 PM Subject : Graves markings for Laurel Hill Cem. Reference : NONE Read : No (0 replies) Private : Yes Conf : 0 - E-Mail Hello, I am interested in finding information on and finding the burial spots of several people initially buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco. Part of it became Laurel Hill Cemetery. Supposedly 35,000 graves at Laurel Hill Cemetery were moved to Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma. I have heard that with the removal of Cemeteries from San Francisco that many of the remains were put into mass graves and many of the markers were discarded. What really happened with the move of the Laurel Hill Cemetery graves? The individuals that I am interested in finding information on are: Emmie Sharratt Stoney 1873-1933 Frank Gray Stoney 1874-1932 probably Sharratt, not Stoney. William Adams Bailey 1859-1922 Do their stones still exist? Do you have records on them? What do you have? Although the Lone Mountain book says that the stone says Frank Gray Stoney I believe it was extracted in error and I think the stone actually says Frank Gray Sharratt 1874-1932, Do you have anything to corraborate or refute this? If the stones exist please also provide me with their locator descriptors. Thank you very much for your help. Peace be with you, James R. Davis, Sacramento, CA From : RECEPTIONDESK@CYPRESSLAWN.COM Number: 7476 of 7570 To : JAMES DAVIS Date : 11/5/2003 10:24 AM Subject : Grave markings for Laurel Hill Cemete Reference : NONE Read : No (0 replies) Private : Yes Conf : 0 - E-Mail Dear Mr. Davis: We did locate the individuals you were interested in finding. Emmie Sharratt Stoney....1873-1933; Frank Gray Sharratt...1874-1932; William Adams Bailey...1859-1922. They are buried at Section D, Plot 108, along with Donzel Stoney; Gaillard Stoney; Gerogina Stoney;Margaret Stoney; Anna Stoney; Joseph Stoney; Kate Stoney; Kate M. Stoney; and Thomas P. Stoney. To answer your question on the move of the Laurel Hill Cemetery graves. What happened is body removal from Laurel Hill began in 1940. Decendants of lot holders were given the opportunity to have family members privately moved. Approximately 1,000 took advantage of this offer. Many, but certainly not all of these remains, were transported to Colma for reburial in individual plots, primarily at Cypress Lawn. In most instances, families moved the original markers as well. There had been almost no new burials at Laurel Hill since the beginning of the century, in most cases, little was found except bones. In all instances, bones were collected and placed in removal boxes of various sizes built of redwood lumber. When intact caskets and remains were uncovered, they were transported to Colma unaltered. Each box was labeled with a metal indentification tag. Names of all removals were assiduously recorded and today are available at Cypress Lawn for public scrutiny. If you need further information please feel free to contact us. Sincerely, Lucia M. Pires Receptionist