I hope, when I die, ya'll don't link me to my Ex.

When you suggest an edit, scroll down to the NOTES section and leave one. Especially when linking parents. What's your source?

I don't mind doing some research, but help me out here, thanks.

BURIAL UNKNOWNS:

Please note that I will not accept links to burial unknowns, which is my discretion.

You can't believe everything you read on the internet. Do your own research. Don't just copy something you saw. Geneanet Community Trees Index is full of errors. Like Ancestry trees, Obituaries, Death certificates, funeral records AND FIND A GRAVE, they are only as accurate as the informant believes. But they're a fine start in a search.

Be kind to folks you communicate with. I strive for accuracy, it's important. But I am human and I make mistakes.

"Per Cypress Lawn Records, _____ _____ was cremated at their facility but not interred there.

You can call the office at 650-755-0580 to inquire of the disposition of cremains."

Don't let this surprise you.

Thousands of "Cremations Only" were added to Cypress Lawn's Find a Grave site by one contributor. Many of these folks are actually scattered in the Bay or elsewhere or interred in another cemetery or still sitting on the mantle at home.

Inurnment is different than interment. Cypress Lawn was the main Crematory. Colma has at least 18 cemeteries near Cypress Lawn. I search and find many many duplicates because of the "Cremations" at Cypress Lawn.

Wouldn't you rather FIND THE TRUTH than go on believing something that is not? Do the research. Make the phone call. Here's their number... (650) 755-0580.

I appreciate your open-mindedness.

NOTE: NOT EVERYONE REMOVED FROM LAUREL HILL CEMETERY IN SAN FRANCISCO WAS PLACED IN THE LAUREL HILL MOUND.

CYPRESS LAWN - The Laurel Hill Mound photos are just that. The VAST lawn section where 35,000 souls are in a Mass Reinterment Site. Mostly Removals from Laurel Hill/Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco.

NO ONE IS MARKED in that section of the cemetery. No one has an individual plot location. All Lawn.

I have permission from the three photographers to use their photos.

Cathy took photos specifically for me to use. That was so sweet, thank you.

HISTORY OF LAUREL HILL MOUND - [Grave relocations: Some of the families of those interred at the Laurel Hill and Calvary Cemeteries moved their family remains at their own expense. In June 1901, an unknown number of remains from Laurel Hill Cemetery were moved to the Japanese Cemetery, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, and the Serbian Cemetery, all in Colma.

35,000 of the Laurel Hill remains were removed between 1939 and 1940, placed in redwood coffins and were taken to Colma; where they were stored for six years in Cypress Abbey Mausoleum. World War II delayed the construction of a new burial chamber; and after the war the cost to build was too high, so instead the remains were placed beneath a large burial mound at Cypress Lawn. It was not until 1993, that the memorial obelisk for those that were re-interred was placed on the 5 acre mound at Cypress Lawn.]

This is HISTORY folks, but it's all there is. LAWN, A MONUMENT and A PLAQUE.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO ANYTHING I HAVE AND COPY IT TO WHEREVER YOU WISH. You need not ask for my permission. And although it may be polite, you need not give me the original credit. Whatever I post, whatever site I post it on, I do it so you will find it, love it, and use it for your own. Free of charge. It's a gift.

GREENWOOD MEMORIAL GARDENS in Grass Valley, CA was a project that lasted a few years. We walked, raked, used a metal detector, dug, researched, documented, made new maps, had a really good time. Thanks Mary Lou. I sure miss you!

Life's short. Play nice. Practice random acts of kindness. Stress is optional. Thank you, all you other Find-A-Grave volunteers! You are so awesome!!!