Find A Grave - Alameda County

Cooley, Spade (Donnell C.) b. December 17, 1910 d. November 23, 1969
Musician. He is best remembered as the "King of Western Swing" during the heyday of Western Music in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He is also remembered for murdering his wife in an extended fit of rage that made headlines for months as a celebrity murder. Born Donnell Clyde Cooley of mixed English and Native American sharecropper parents in Oklahoma, Cooley learned to play the fiddle from his father, John, who would play at local dances. As he became interested in music, his father...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA
Coon, Henry Perrin b. September 13, 1822 d. December 4, 1884
San Francisco Mayor. Served as the Mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1863 to 1867. Also served as a State Court Judge from 1856 to 1860. (Bio by: K)
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Coppins, Frederick George b. October 25, 1889 d. March 30, 1963
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Plot: Cremated, ashes are kept in the Columbarium
Courtney, Del b. September 21, 1910 d. February 11, 2006
Big Band-Orchestra Leader. Born in Oakland, California, he first started playing music at the age of nine. In 1933, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and shortly there after, organized his first big band. He soon earned the nickname "Old Smoothie" because the songs that his band played were smooth, tender songs. In the 1950s, he was hired in San Francisco hosting a variety show on KPIX television. In 1959, he became music director for the Oakland Raiders football team, a...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA
Crocker, Charles 'Chas' b. September 16, 1822 d. August 14, 1888
Nineteenth Century businessman and railroad baron. Best known as the founder of the Central Pacific Railroad, Charles Crocker was born into a Troy, New York farm family in 1822. When he was fourteen, his family moved West to Iowa, where young Crocker struck out independently, doing farm, iron forge and sawmill work. Swept up in the 1849 Gold Rush, he led a party of Forty-Niners overland to California, arriving in Sacramento in 1850. Two years of gold mining convinced him that opening a dry...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Plot: Section 35
Davidson, Henry Brevard b. January 28, 1831 d. March 4, 1899
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He graduated from West Point in 1853 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the First Dragoons Cavalry. From 1855 to 1861, he was involved in engagements with hostile Indians in Oregon and New Mexico. When the Civil War began, he resigned his commission as Captain in the Union Army and entered the service of the Confederate States. In 1862, he was appointed Colonel in command of the post at Staunton, Virginia and was promoted Brigadier General in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Davis, Al b. July 4, 1929 d. October 8, 2011
Hall of Fame Professional Football Team Owner, Coach, Administrator. From 1966 until his death, he was general partner advancing to principle owner/general manager of the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Wittenberg College and Syracuse University (the latter from where he attained his degree in English). Upon graduation, he launched his coaching career, initially as an assistant at Adelphi College, followed by a head coaching position at Fort Belvoir...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Durant, Rev. Henry b. June 18, 1802 d. January 22, 1875
Educator, Oakland Mayor. Born in Acton, Massachusetts, Durant graduated from Yale in 1827 and was ordained a Congregational minister in 1833. In 1853 he moved out west after seeing the potential for education in the new state of California and went on to found Contra Costa Academy, which was renamed the College of California in 1855. In 1868 the College of California was merged with the Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College to form the newly established University of California, in...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Ehle, John Walter b. May 11, 1873 d. July 25, 1927
Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Navy during the War with Spain as a Fireman First Class on board the "USS Concord." He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, on May 21, 1898. His citation reads "Following the blowing out of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Ehle assisted in hauling the fires in the hot, vapor-filled atmosphere which necessitated the playing of water into...[Read More] (Bio by: Lawrence Hildebrand)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Elisian, Edward Gulbeng 'Smokey' b. December 9, 1926 d. August 30, 1959
Race car driver. Elisian was an aggressive competitor whose style reminded many of his friend and idol, Bill Vukovich, Sr. During the 1955 Indianapolis 500, Elisian pulled his car off the track and ran to the site of Vukovich's accident. Elisian was later accused of causing the death of popular 1955 Indianapolis 500 winner, defending AAA champion and Midwest Sprint Car champion Bob Sweikert during a 1956 sprint car race at Salem, Indiana. Films of Sweikert's accident vindicated Elisian. Elisian...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cause of death: automobile racing accident
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Plot: Plot 52D, Lot 466
Elston, John Arthur b. February 10, 1874 d. December 15, 1921
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1901, was executive secretary to the Governor of California from 1903 to 1907, and a member of the board of trustees of the State Institution for the Deaf and Blind, 1911 to 1914. In 1915 he was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the three succeeding Congresses, serving until his death from suicide. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Ely, William Frederick 'Bones' b. June 7, 1863 d. January 10, 1952
Major League Baseball Player. He was a shortstop making his debut for the Buffalo Bisons on June 19, 1884. For fourteen seasons, he played with the Buffalo Bisons in 1884, Louisville Colonels 1889, Syracuse Stars in 1890, Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1891, Saint Louis Browns (1893-95), Pittsburgh Pirates (1896-1900), Philadelphia Athletics in 1901, and Washington Nationals in 1902. He ended his career with a record of 1333 hits, 656 runs scored, 24 homeruns, 657 runs batted in and a .258 batting...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
English, Warren Barkley b. May 1, 1840 d. January 9, 1913
US Congressman. A native of what was then Charles Town, Virginia, English enlisted into the Confederate Army after the outbreak of the Civil War and served as a Private in Company B of the 12th Virginia Cavalry. At war's end, he moved west and settled in California. In 1877 he was elected to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, serving until 1881, and in 1882 he was elected to the California State Senate. In 1894 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Fitch, Thomas b. January 27, 1838 d. November 12, 1923
US Congressman. Elected to represent Nevada At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1869 to 1871. He was defeated in 1876. Also served as a Member of the California State Assembly for the 15th District in 1863, and Delegate to Nevada State Constitutional Convention in 1864.
Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA
Foelker, Otto Godfrey b. December 29, 1875 d. January 18, 1943
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1908 to 1911. Also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly in 1905, and Member of the New York State Senate from 1907 to 1908. (Bio by: K)
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Folger, James A. b. June 17, 1835 d. June 26, 1889
Businessman. He is the founder of the "Folgers Coffee" firm, which still bears his name today.
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Plot: Section 37
Foster, Marcus A b. March 31, 1923 d. November 6, 1973
Educator. Foster served as the Principal of Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, and later was the first black superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District in California. He was murdered by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) because of his supposed support of a plan to create a student identification card system for the school district; in reality, Foster had opposed the plan and was working to revise it. The SLA also believed Foster supported the idea of police officers in...[Read More] (Bio by: Jennifer M.)
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Fuller, Jesse b. March 12, 1896 d. January 29, 1976
Blues Musician. A native of Jonesboro, Georgia, he had taught himself to play a homemade musical instrument by the age of 5. When he was about 10 years old, Fuller ran away from home, making his way to Atlanta, Georgia. After playing music in Atlanta for a short time, he became a hobo and made his way to California, eventually settling there. In 1924, he appeared as an extra in the movie "The Thief of Bagdad." He appeared as an extra in several other films throughout the remainder of the 1920's...[Read More] (Bio by: Adam Maroney)
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Fuller, Johnny b. April 20, 1929 d. May 20, 1985
Johnny Fuller was born in Edwards, Mississippi, but moved to Vallejo, California with his parents as a young child. As a child, he taught himself to play guitar and by his teenage years, he formed a gospel group known as the "Gold West Gospel Singers." By the early 1950's, he began recording for the Heritage Record label in Oakland, California. During this time, he taught himself to play the piano and the organ. As the 1950's progressed, Fuller toured the United States with various rock and...[Read More] (Bio by: Adam Maroney)
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Ghirardelli, Domenico b. February 21, 1817 d. January 17, 1894
Candy Maker. Ghirardelli was born in Rapallo, Italy. In 1837 he married and moved to Uraguay where he obtained work at a coffee and chocolate business. In 1838 he moved to Peru where he opened his first confectionary store. By 1849 he was attracted to the United States by the prospect of gold. He sailed to California to become a prospector. Failing at this he opened a general store in Stockton. Meeting with success he opened a second location in San Francisco. During 1851 however both stores...[Read More] (Bio by: Reddfamilyhistory)
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Plot: Section 27

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