Pioneer Cemetery
The first cemetery to be used by the
residents of Alturas from 1872 to 1890.
Approximately sixty bodies of pioneer
residents are interred here.
Restoration by cooperative efforts of
The Native Daughters Of The Golden West
The Alturas Garden Club
and
The Alturas Cemetery District
Dedicated February First, 1964

Photo	Last	First	Birth	Death	Notes
	Unknown	Unknown		July 10, 1877	Died in Alturas, Cal. July 10 AD 1877 Aged 8 yr 9 mo and 15 days
	Beardsley	Harry Wayne	May 12, 1883	Feb. 12, 1886	Son of H. & L. Beardsley "Of such kindness is the kingdom of heaven"
	Fritz	Carthie L.	Jan. 3, 1817	Dec. 28, 1889	Wife of L. Fritz Born At Weissenburg Alsace France Died At Alturas, Cal.
	Gault	Archie A.		Feb. 4, 1883	Aged 16 yrs, 6 mos. & 6 days. Son of T.L. and I.M.
	Godfrey	Thomas		Sept. 22, 1895	Aged 74 years
	Ivory	Martha		July 26, 1885	Aged 10 yrs, & 29 days Dau. of Peter & M.C. Ivory "A little while on earth she spent Till God Father His angel sent And then on time she closed her eyes To wake to Glory in the skies"
	Ivory	Rosa Lee		July 26, 1885	Aged 6 yrs, 1 mos & 8 days Dau. of Peter & M.C. Ivory "We loved this tender little one And would have wished her stay But let our Fathers will be done She shines in endless day"
	Jones	Martha C	July 20, 1833	Oct. 11, 1890	A native of England. (Shares tombstone with Anna and Maud Wanzer)
	Nash	Thomas			Co. E, 9 N.Y., State Militia
	Nelson	Bellie		Aug. 18, 1885	Aged 22 yrs & 8 mos. Sacred to the memory of my beloved-Wife "A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled God in his wisdom has recalled The ? his love had given And though the body ? The soul's safe in heaven."
	Stone	J.N.	Aug. 20, 1828	July 18, 1878	Born at Royalton N.Y.
	Stone	Rhoda Agusta	1845	1889
	Sullivan	Nicholas		May 10, 1885	Aged 30 yrs, Erected by Lulu Sullivan
	Turner	Susanah		Feb. 19, 1883	A. 62 yrs. Wife of T.L. Turner
	Turner	Thos. L.		Oct. 1, 1881	A. 62 yrs
	Wanzer	Anna R.	Feb. 5, 1861	Feb. 19, 1894	Wife of J.A. Wanzer, Born in Barrington Ill. (Shares tombstone with Maud Wanzer and Martha Jones)
	Wanzer	Maud M.	July 30, 1880	Feb. 25, 1886	Daughter of J.A. and Anna R. Wanzer Born in Rio Ill.(Shares tombstone with Anna Wanzer and Martha Jones)
	Wilson	Joey		July 30, 1883	Wife of J.W. Wilson, Aged 27 yrs, 2 mos. & 3 days

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