Near San Andreas in Calaveras County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
California Pioneers Reinterred from Poverty Bar Cemetery
Photographed By Syd Whittle, August 14, 2006
1. Pioneer Cemetery Marker
[Left Column]
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun
Elva Lucy Drennan
Mr. Hussky
[Right Column]
John Laplasse
Christian Kientz
Henry Christian Kientz
---Were known to have been buried at Poverty Bar Cemetery now covered by the waters of Comanche Reservoir. They and other persons who were found in unmarked graves, have been reinterred in this plot.
Erected 1962.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 38° 12.54′ N, 120° 42.241′ W. Marker is near San Andreas, California, in Calaveras County. Marker can be reached from State Highway 12. Marker is located .7 of a mile west of the junction with State Highway 49. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Andreas CA 95249, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Chili Gulch (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Restaurant in Town (approx. 1˝ miles away); San Andreas (approx. 1˝ miles away); Double Springs (approx. 2.1 miles away); Model 1841 12-Pound Field Howitzers (approx. 2.3 miles away); Calaveras County War Memorial
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Also see . . . The forgotten cemetery: Pioneer Cemetery established 1851. Calveras Enterprise website entry (Submitted on April 21, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Syd Whittle, August 14, 2006
2. Pioneer Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Syd Whittle, August 14, 2006
3. Pioneer Cemetery
Photographed By Syd Whittle, August 14, 2006
4. Pioneer Cemetery
February 7, 2009
5. Pioneer Cemetery - James Sheran Gravestone
The gravestone reads:
"In
Memory of
James Sheran
who came to his
DEATH
by fall of a bank
south fork. 9. day of dec
1854
aged 27 years
NATIVE OF IRELAND
Co. Mayo
May his Soul Rest in Peace
amen"
The river bank alluded to on the gravestone was likely the South Fork of the Calaveras Creek, which is less than a mile, as the crow flies, from the cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,926 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 26, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 5. submitted on February 9, 2009.
