This volume contains funeral home records for the Charles S. Topping Funeral Parlor in Los Gatos, California, otherwise known as the “Topping Funeral Parlor,” and includes those funerals conducted during the years of 1915 through 1919.
This volume contains funeral home records for the Charles S. Topping Funeral Parlor in Los Gatos, California, otherwise known as the “Topping Funeral Parlor,” and includes those funerals conducted during the years of 1905 through 1914.
Ledger containing funeral records from the Place Funeral Home in Los Gatos, California, spanning 1911 through 1960. Please note that the ledger extends over two pages. Entries are organized alphabetically by the initial letter of the last name and are then primarily sequenced by the date of death. Ledger headings include the Name of Deceased, Date of Death, Place of Death, Occupation, Age, Native of, Medical Attendant and Cause of Death, Disposition of Remains, and the Name of Undertaker.
Ledger containing funeral records from the Place Funeral Home in Los Gatos, California, spanning 1960 through 1965. Please note that the ledger extends over two pages. Entries are organized alphabetically by the initial letter of the last name and are then primarily sequenced by the date of death. Ledger headings include the Name of Deceased, Date of Death, Place of Death, Occupation, Age, Native of, Medical Attendant and Cause of Death, Disposition of Remains, and the Name of Undertaker.
Ledger containing funeral records from the Place Funeral Home in Los Gatos, California, spanning 1911 through 1960. Please note that the ledger extends over two pages. Entries are organized alphabetically by the initial letter of the last name and are then primarily sequenced by the date of death. Ledger headings include the Name of Deceased, Date of Death, Place of Death, Occupation, Age, Native of, Medical Attendant and Cause of Death, Disposition of Remains, and the Name of Undertaker.
This boilerplate description of Mountain View was usually printed at the top of the first column on the front page of the Mountain View papers: Mountain View is on the line of the division of the Southern Pacific Coast Railroad (broad gauge) in the most fertile section of the great Santa Clara Valley; it is 39 miles from San Francisco, 11 miles from San Jose, 5 miles from Stanford University, 3 miles from the bay, 1 1/2 miles from the schooner landing, and within two hours ride by rail of the great resorts — Monterey, Santa Cruz and Pacific Grove. … Read more
Julian Laporte, a well known and substantial dairyman and landowner living off the Beach road in the immediate vicinity of Watsonville, has developed a good piece of property there and is regarded as one of the progressive and dependable citizens of that community. Though not an American by birth he has been a resident of this country since the days of his young manhood and is as much an American in his feelings toward the glory and well being of this country as any can be and has done his part in local development work. In addition to his holdings … Read more
James A. Clayton was for many years a leading and influential citizen of San Jose and his activity in business affairs, his co-operation in public interests, and has zealous support of all objects that he believed would contribute to the material, social or moral improvement of his community kept him in the foremost rank of those to whom the city owes its development and present position as one of the leading metropolitan centers of California. His life was characterized by upright, honorable principles, and it also exemplified the truth of the Emersonian philosophy that “The way to win a friend … Read more
The state of California with its pulsing industrial activities and rapid development has attracted within its confines men of marked ability and high character in the various professional lines, and in this progress has been conserved and social stability fostered. He whose name initiates this review has gained recognition as one of the able and successful physicians of the state, and by his labors, his high professional attainments and his sterling characteristics has justified the respect and confidence in which he is held by medical fraternity and the local public. Dr. Brown was born February 28, 1862, in Palmyra, Maine, … Read more
John C. Black, a representative of the bar of Santa Clara county, living in San Jose, was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, a son of James and Nancy A. (Russell) Black. he acquired his early education in the public schools of his native county and afterward attended Alleghany and Westminster colleges. In 1855 he emigrated to California, attracted by the discovery of gold in this state, hoping that he might rapidly acquire a fortune on the Pacific coast. For two years after his arrival he engaged in mining and then turned his attention to teaching school. During his leisure hours … Read more