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Brownell Cemetery Stones, compiled by Peggy B. Perazzo.

Cemetery Stones Signed By L. A. Brownell & Other Brownell Name Variations

(Also see: CITY MARBLE WORKS, San Jose )


The Thomas Bassett Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

Thomas J. Bassett, son of B. H. & Hannah Bassett Died Mar. 27, 1867, Aged 25 yrs. & 5 mos.

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose

The Thomas Bassett Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Thomas Bassett Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Bernard Bassett Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

Bernard H. Bassett, Died May 26, 1882, Aged 73 yrs. 11 mos. & 18 days

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose, Cal.

The Bernard Bassett Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Bernard Bassett Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

Grouping of Bassett Cemetery Stones. These cemetery stones are located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

The Thomas Bassett & Bernard Bassett stones are included in this photograph. Grouping of Bassett Cemetery Stones

The Wight Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

Edward R. Wight, Born June 17, 1817, Died Aug. 26, 1872, Aged 55 yrs. 2 mos. & 9 d’s.

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose, Cal.

The Wight Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Wight Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Campion Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed 1997)

Margarette, wife of Michael Campion, Died Dec. 21, 1874

Signed: Brownell, San Jose

The Campion Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Campion Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Tillotson Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999) (There is a stone for William Dudley Tillotson, son of G. W. & Rachael Tillotson, listed in the section for “City Marble Works, San Jose” below.)

Nellie Tillotson, infant daughter of C. F. & E. I. Tillotson, Died Apr. 8, 1879, Aged 1 year & 4 mos.

Signed: Brownell & Co., San Jose

The Tillotson Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Tillotson Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Farrelly Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

In Memory of Rosanna, Wife of John Farrelly, Born in Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 8, 1821, Died Mar. 16, 1881

Signed: L. A. & A. L. Brownell, San Jose

The Farrelly Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Farrelly Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Nyland Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed 1997)

Carolina M., wife of H. Nyland, Born July 12, 1838, Died in Antioch, March 20, 1881, Aged 42 yrs. 8 mos.

Signed: L. A. & A. L. Brownell, San Jose, Cal.

The Nyland Cemetery Stone

The Roberts Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

Miranda Roberts, Wife of C. E. Roberts, Born Apr. 19, 1812, Died Aug. 10, 1881, Aged 69 yrs., 3 mo. & 21 d’s

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose

The Roberts Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Roberts Cemetery Stone - Photo #2
The Roberts Cemetery Stone - Photo #3

The Gamble Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

George H. Gamble, son of Wm. & Mary A. Gamble, Born in Beloit, Wis., June 12, 1871, Died Mar. 25, 1883

Signed: L. A. & A. L. Brownell, San Jose

The Gamble Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Gamble Cemetery Stone - Photo #2
The Gamble Cemetery Stone - Photo #3

The Cooper Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed May 1999)

Walter, son of H. B. & E. M. Cooper, Died June 5, 1883, Aged 22 months

Signed: L. A. & A. L. Brownell, San Jose

The Cooper Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Cooper Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Willard Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

Charles Willard, Died July 28, 1883, Aged 18 yrs. 8 mos. & 25 d’s, A Native of Banyon, Mo. (?)

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose

The Willard Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Willard Cemetery Stone - Photo #2
The Willard Cemetery Stone - Photo #3

The Dorman Cemetery Stones. These cemetery stones are located in the Alhambra Cemetery, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed 1997)

Austin Dorman, Died Nov. 1883, Aged 52 Y’rs.

Signed: L. A. & A. L. Brownell, San Jose

Edna A. Dorman, Daughter of A. A. Dorman, Born Sept. 1878, Died Apr. 1886

Signed: Brownell

The Dorman Cemetery Stones

The Sherman Cemetery Stones. These cemetery stones are located in the Seasons Cemetery, Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed 1997)

John Sherman, Died Mar. 21, 1886, Aged 43 Yrs. 9 mos. 10 days

Signed: Brownell, San Jose

The Sherman Cemetery Stones - Photo #1 The Sherman Cemetery Stones - Photo #2
The Sherman Cemetery Stones - Photo #3

(The stone of Minnie J. Sherman is not signed, although it is situated next to John Sherman’s and is fashioned in the same design.)

Minnie J. Sherman, Died Oct. 19, 1986, Aged 35 Yrs. 6 mos. 13 days. The stone of Minnie J. Sherman

The Martin Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Alhambra Cemetery, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed 1997)

John E. Martin, Died June 1886

Robert R. Martin, Died Apr. 1879

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose

The Martin Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Martin Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Juett Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Oak View Cemetery, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed 1997)

W. P. Juett, Born Jan. 3, 1860, Died July 4, 1888

Signed: L. A. Brownell

The Juett Cemetery Stone

The Helening Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Union Cemetery, Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed 1997)

Gustaf Helening, Died Aug. 5, 1887, Aged 63 Yrs., A native of Russian, Finland

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose, Cal.

The Helening Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Helening Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Darby Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Union Cemetery, Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California.(Photographed 1997)

A. G. Darby, Born May 8, 1807, Died Mar. 8, 1891

Sarah J. Wife of A. G. Darby, Born July 18, 1812

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose

The  Darby Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The  Darby Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Clement Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed 1997)

Ann Clement, Born Mar. 17, 1834, Died Feb. 13, 1875

William H. Clement, July 24, 1824, Died Feb. 29, 1892

Signed: Brownell, San Jose

The Clement Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Clement Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Price Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

Albert Price, Died Dec. 12, 1887, Aged 21 yrs. 9 mos.

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose

The Price Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Price Cemetery Stone - Photo #2

The Gordon Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elvira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999)

Jefferson Garth Gordon, Born in Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri in 1840, Died in Vacaville, Cal. April 23, 1909

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose

The Gordon Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Gordon Cemetery Stone - Photo #2
The Gordon Cemetery Stone - Photo #3

The Pacheco Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Live Oak Cemetery, Concord, Contra Costa County, California. (Photographed Oct. 1997)

Peter P. Pacheco, Died Sept. 20, 1886, Aged 45 y’rs., A native of Cal.

Signed: L. A. Brownell, San Jose

The Pacheco Cemetery Stone - Photo #1 The Pacheco Cemetery Stone - Photo #2
The Pacheco Cemetery Stone - Photo #3

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