Restoration of the Alhambra Cemetery Decedent List is recovered by the love and labor of volunteers! MCPA has been restoring and updating the Alhambra Pioneer Decedent lists (East Side and Potter's Field) for genealogy purposes. As of December 7, 2024, we have found over 4,566 obituaries, Death Notices, funeral/burial, and articles, along with accurate information from Find-A-Grave, Ancestry, digitized newspapers and descendants. We have found 765 decedents that were not on the list, uncovered 465 misspelled last names and 299 duplicates. We have also found 84 veterans located in the main section as well as in Potter's Field. Five of them date back to the Mexican and the Indian wars. Twenty-six of them were in the Civil War. MCPA is currently the only organization with the restored list. The Martinez Historical Society and the City of Martinez use the City's website lists.
Descendants are one of our most valued contributors! In the past, we have had descendants contact MCPA to advise us that their ancestor is definitely buried in the cemetery but not listed on the City of Martinez website. If you are looking for an ancestor in Alhambra Cemetery, and cannot find your ancestor through the City of Martinez Website links, please contact MCPA or go to Find-A-Grave. Over a year ago, Find-A-Grave transferred 2,000+ Alhambra Cemetery memorials to be managed by our MCPA research team.
Once it is restored and a new format is in place, there will be a link on MCPA's site for genealogy organizations and descendants who are interested. In the meantime, please contact us at (925) 316-6069, [email protected], or Find-A-Grave's Memorial Manager, Judie Palmer (ID 49071206).
Here are just a few of the thanks we have received just in 2024.
Horace is my grandfather. He died when my dad, Harley, was 12 years old and Dad's memories of his father did not correlate with the stories his mother, Doris, told him. Dad loved his dad and passed that love on to his kids. But that's not why I'm messaging you. lol. I want to thank you for your goal and your work to achieve it. I currently live in New Mexico, but when I go to California, I stop in Martinez to see Grandfather's grave. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for all that you do. I appreciate your work very much. EW Dec 7, 2024
Thank you so very much for sharing an updated, and clearer picture of my Grandmother's stillborn son's grave marker. I greatly appreciate your taking the time to do this. The marker looks to have been cleaned, which is also very appreciated. The two pictures on this website are the only evidence my family has, to date, that this little boy existed. I hope you know how much your efforts mean to the families. PM Sep 23, 2024
It is rare that anyone expresses appreciation. Emily was descended from a prominent Quaker family of Nantucket Island. A number of generations later, many descendants left the Society of Friends. As you can see, some decided "to go West." Thank you for your efforts in restoring and documenting this cemetery! Marilyn Mar 18, 2024
You are awesome!!! I have found Clarence Hart in Resurrection, "claimed" him, edited info and have requested a merge. Thank you so much for finding the proper burial location, I truly appreciate your diligence! Thank you so much for your help in this matter! And thank you for what you do as a researcher, it IS appreciated! PW Jan 14, 2024
If you are currently a free member of Find-A-Grave or find the memorial on Ancestry.com, you will definitely enjoy the obituaries, pictures, and accurate information we have added on your ancestor. Please note that Ancestry.com may not show Find-A-Grave memorials unless a family tree has been started for the decedent. Please contact MCPA if you need any help.
Should you know of someone who is looking for an ancestor, or has information about an ancestor in Alhambra Cemetery, please have them contact us at (925) 316-6069, [email protected], or Find-A-Grave's Memorial Manager, Judie Palmer (ID 49071206).
Descendants are one of our most valued contributors! In the past, we have had descendants contact MCPA to advise us that their ancestor is definitely buried in the cemetery but not listed on the City of Martinez website. If you are looking for an ancestor in Alhambra Cemetery, and cannot find your ancestor through the City of Martinez Website links, please contact MCPA or go to Find-A-Grave. Over a year ago, Find-A-Grave transferred 2,000+ Alhambra Cemetery memorials to be managed by our MCPA research team.
Once it is restored and a new format is in place, there will be a link on MCPA's site for genealogy organizations and descendants who are interested. In the meantime, please contact us at (925) 316-6069, [email protected], or Find-A-Grave's Memorial Manager, Judie Palmer (ID 49071206).
Here are just a few of the thanks we have received just in 2024.
Horace is my grandfather. He died when my dad, Harley, was 12 years old and Dad's memories of his father did not correlate with the stories his mother, Doris, told him. Dad loved his dad and passed that love on to his kids. But that's not why I'm messaging you. lol. I want to thank you for your goal and your work to achieve it. I currently live in New Mexico, but when I go to California, I stop in Martinez to see Grandfather's grave. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for all that you do. I appreciate your work very much. EW Dec 7, 2024
Thank you so very much for sharing an updated, and clearer picture of my Grandmother's stillborn son's grave marker. I greatly appreciate your taking the time to do this. The marker looks to have been cleaned, which is also very appreciated. The two pictures on this website are the only evidence my family has, to date, that this little boy existed. I hope you know how much your efforts mean to the families. PM Sep 23, 2024
It is rare that anyone expresses appreciation. Emily was descended from a prominent Quaker family of Nantucket Island. A number of generations later, many descendants left the Society of Friends. As you can see, some decided "to go West." Thank you for your efforts in restoring and documenting this cemetery! Marilyn Mar 18, 2024
You are awesome!!! I have found Clarence Hart in Resurrection, "claimed" him, edited info and have requested a merge. Thank you so much for finding the proper burial location, I truly appreciate your diligence! Thank you so much for your help in this matter! And thank you for what you do as a researcher, it IS appreciated! PW Jan 14, 2024
If you are currently a free member of Find-A-Grave or find the memorial on Ancestry.com, you will definitely enjoy the obituaries, pictures, and accurate information we have added on your ancestor. Please note that Ancestry.com may not show Find-A-Grave memorials unless a family tree has been started for the decedent. Please contact MCPA if you need any help.
Should you know of someone who is looking for an ancestor, or has information about an ancestor in Alhambra Cemetery, please have them contact us at (925) 316-6069, [email protected], or Find-A-Grave's Memorial Manager, Judie Palmer (ID 49071206).