Mount Tamalpais Cemetery Explained

Mount Tamampais Cemetery
Established:	1879
Location:	San Rafael, California, United States
Size:	65 acres
Graves:	~24,000
Findagraveid:	8182

Mount Tamalpais Cemetery is located in San Rafael, California.

History

The cemetery was founded by Dr. Henry A. Dubois, Jr. An ordinance was passed that prohibited any burials within the towns limits. Dr DuBois attended a town hall meeting where he among many others offered bids to start up a new cemetery. DuBois' bid of $13,000 for a part of his ranch was the ultimate winner. He toured over 40 cemeteries and drew up plans before the cemetery was being built so he could figure out the best possible layout for the cemetery. After hiring around 40 men, most of who were Chinese Laborers, the cemetery was finally completed in August 1879.^[1]

Notable interments

• Bessie Barriscale (1884–1965), actress^[2]
• Maurice Carey Blake (1815–1897), Mayor of San Francisco
• Robert Dollar (1844–1932), businessman
• Henry Augustus DuBois (1840–1897), surgeon and Mount Tamalpais Cemetery founder
• Seldon Connor Gile (1877–1947), dominant painter in the "Society of Six"
• Jack Finney (1911–1995), author^[3]
• Don Flickinger (1907–1997), US Air Force flight surgeon and brigadier general^[4]
• Lefty Gomez (1908–1989), Hall of Fame baseball player^{[5] [6]}
• Howard C. Hickman (1880–1949), actor
• Russ Hodges (1910–1971), sportscaster^[7]
• Ali Akbar Khan (1922–2009), Indian classical musician^[8]
• William S. Mailliard (1917–1992), US Representative^[9]

• James B. McNamara (1882–1941), bomber of the Los Angeles Times building in 1910
• Ernie Nevers (1903–1976), professional football and baseball player
• June Pointer (1953–2006), pop singer^[10]
• Chet Powers, a.k.a. Dino Valenti and Jesse Oris Farrow (1937–1994), singer-songwriter^[11]
• Sally Stanford (1903–1982), civic personality
• Diane Varsi (1938–1992), actress^[12]

See also

• List of cemeteries in California

External links

• Mount Tamalpais Cemetery

Notes and References

1. News: History: Dr. Henry A. DuBois Builds Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery. Geary. Marilyn. December 7, 2011. San Rafael Patch.
2. Book: Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. 338 (#5866). 3rd. Scott. Wilson. Gregory W. (forward). Mank. 2016. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 978-0786479924. 948561021.
3. Book:
   1. 4207
   . 3rd. Scott. Wilson. Gregory W. (forward). Mank. 2016. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 978-0786479924. 948561021.
4. https://billiongraves.com/grave/Don-Davis-Flickinger/2617408 Don Davis Flickinger
5. Book:
   1. 4962
   . 3rd. Scott. Wilson. Gregory W. (forward). Mank. 2016. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 978-0786479924. 948561021.
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=13EwCgAAQBAJ&dq=lefty+gomez+tamalpais+cemetery&pg=PA452 Baseball Necrology
7. Book:
   1. 5965
   . 3rd. Scott. Wilson. Gregory W. (forward). Mank. 2016. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 978-0786479924. 948561021.
8. https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93851 The Daily Star
9. https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/M/MAILLIARD,-William-Somers-(M000070)/ United States House of Representatives
10. Book:
    1. 10139
    . 3rd. Scott. Wilson. Gregory W. (forward). Mank. 2016. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 978-0786479924. 948561021.
11. Book: Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. 3rd. Scott. Wilson. Gregory W. (forward). Mank. 2016. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 978-0786479924. 948561021. 766 (#12897).
12. Book:
    1. 12987
    . 3rd. Scott. Wilson. Gregory W. (forward). Mank. 2016. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 978-0786479924. 948561021.