Saint Mary Cemetery (Oakland, California)

Saint Mary Cemetery
Details
Established	1863
Location	4529 Howe St. Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States
Type	Catholic
No. of graves	>23,000
Website	Saint Mary Cemetery
Find a Grave	Saint Mary Cemetery

Saint Mary Cemetery (often called Saint Mary's Cemetery) is a Catholic cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California, adjacent to Mountain View Cemetery. ^[1]

Notable burials

• Juan Bautista Alvarado (1809–1882), Mexican governor of California
• John A. Benson (1846–1910), figure in the General Land Office scandals 1890–1910.
• Delilah L. Beasley (1871–1934), historian and Oakland Tribune columnist
• John Walter Ehle (1873–1927), Spanish–American War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient
• George Hyde (1819–1890), Mayor (Alcalde) of San Francisco (as a U.S. city) prior to California statehood
• Slip Madigan (1896–1966), football coach
• Joseph A. Sheridan (1909–1962), putative inventor of Irish Coffee

Other noteworthy burials

• There is one British Commonwealth war grave, of Leading Aircraftsman James Leslie Kane, Royal Canadian Air Force (died 1941 aged 30). ^[2]

References

• San Francisco Bay Area portal

1. Interment.net start page for St. Mary's
2. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Record.

External links

• Saint Mary Cemetery website
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Marys Cemetery
• Saint Mary's Cemetery at Find a Grave

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