Ruiz-Perea Family Cemetery: A Census.

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Ruiz-Perea Family Cemetery: A Census.
Transcribed By KAREN MURRAY*
From Photographs By EARL FOUST**.
April 2001.

* Karen Murray is great-great-granddaughter of Ramon Perea.
* ** Earl Foust is great-grandson of Ramon Perea.

ARAUJO (double upright stone marker)

Alida "Madre; 1856 — 1941"
Pablo "Padre; 1866 — 1947"
BALSEY

Katherine (small upright stone cross)
CESENA

Erolinda "1877 — 1949" (upright stone marker)
Leonard "1859 — 1928" (upright stone marker)
CHACANACA

Harry S. "1900 — 1964; In Memory Of..." (wooden marker)
Toney "Aug. 4, 1904 — Feb. 24, 1960" (hand-inscribed headstone)
COOKE (double headstone)

Frances "Mother; 1884 — 1946"
Fred "Father; 1881 — 1958"
CORDOVA

Aurelio "Feb. 1880 — Dec. 1950; Uncle" (upright stone marker)
Dotore (wooden cross)
John "California; PFC; 32 Inf.; 7 Inv. Div.; World War II; June 13, 1923 — Jun. 18, 1945" (upright stone marker)
Marcos "July 1866 — July 1948; Beloved Father" (headstone)
Patrick M. "California; PFC; Co. B; 163 Infantry; World War II; March 17, 1917 — July 6, 1961" (headstone)
Pete "Apr. 29, 1925 — Jan. 7, 1926; Darling Baby" (upright stone marker, fallen)
Rosa "July 1887 — July 1957; Beloved Mother" (headstone)
Victor D. "Dec. 7, 1929 — 1937" (small upright stone cross marker)
DECELIZ

J. "Jun. 24, 1839 — Feb. 26, 1904" (small upright stone cross marker)
ERRATCHUO

Roland T. "Born Jan. 5, 1927; Died Mar. 13, 1928"
Rosarita A. "Born Dec. 7, 1896; Died March 13, 1928"
(double upright stone marker with inscription, "Darling wife and son of James J. Erratchuo")
Writer's note: Rosarita is a daughter of Enrique and Rosaria Ruiz.
FELIX

Manuel "Mar. 1931" (small hand-carved in ground stone)
KIRKPATRICK

John H. "1877 — 1955; Father" (headstone)
LEBRUN

August "1884 — 1924" (headstone)
Constant "1824 — 1888" (small upright stone marker)
Dennie "1886 — 1927" (headstone)
LELONG

M.L. "nacio Jul. 20, 1910; fallecio May 24, 1918; Our Darling" (upright heart-shaped stone marker)
Rosa B. de "nacio el año 1876; fallecio Oct. 25, 1910" (upright heart-shaped stone marker with Spanish inscription, "En Paz ..." [remainder unreadable from photograph])
Writer's note: Rosa is a daughter of Ramon and Antonia Perea.
OLME

John B. "Father; 1870 — 1930; Rest in Peace" (stone headstone)
PEREA

Antonia D. de "Fallecio Febrero 25, 1888; a la foad de 34 años" (large upright stone marker, adjacent to Ramon)
Margarita (small upright stone cross marker)
Rafeel S. (small upright stone cross marker)
Ramon "Born Aug. 31, 1838; Died Jan. 25, 1915" (large upright stone marker, very detailed cross on a detailed base)
Writer's note: Margarita and Rafeel are children of Ramon and Antonia.
RECALMA

Joe "May ..." (stone cross, broken)
RIVERA

N.H. "Nacio Feb. 8, 1865; Fallecio Oct. 17, 1926; Q.E.P.D." (upright stone marker)
RUIZ

Enrique R. "Mar. 5, 1884; Mar. 13, 1928; Father"
Rosaria P. "Aug. 15, 1875; Mar. 13, 1928; Mother"
Mary S. "Oct. 22, 1898; Mar. 13, 1928; Sister"
Martin F. "Oct. 10, 1908; Mar. 13, 1928; Brother"
Raymond C. "Feb. 25, 1917; Mar. 13, 1928; Brother"
Susana B. "Feb. 1, 1920; Mar. 13, 1928; Sister"
(This family is grouped together in front of a large upright stone marker, "Ruiz." Each has an individual, smaller upright stone marker.)
Writer's note: Rosaria is a daughter of Ramon and Antonia Perea. Some of Enrique (known as Henry) and Rosaria's children are said to have survived the flood.
F.F. "nacio Febrero 15, 1910; fallecio Agosto 10, 1910; Our Darling Baby" (upright stone marker)
F.R. "nacio Feb. 10, 1868; fallecio Feb. 17, 1919; nativo L.A. Co. C.A." (upright obelisk stone marker)
F.R. "nacio Dec. 25, 1895; murio (best guess from photo) Dec. 25, 1895; Our Darling Baby" (upright stone marker)
Nebes "Born 1794; Died 1904" (pyramidical base stone marker with what is most likely a cross on top)
TORRES

Socorro "Born and Died Dec. 21, 1941; Our Baby" (upright stone marker)
UNKNOWN

(one small upright stone cross marker, uninscribed)

Submitted by Karen Murray.
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