There has been something nagging me for quite some time and is now causing me to further explore Louis' final resting place.
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| Louis Schwartz |
I know that Louis, along with his wife Rebecca (Steen) Schwartz (1848-1918) and their sons Marks (1873-1877) and Colman (1884-1920) Schwartz, are buried in Home of Eternity Cemetery in Oakland, California. While I cannot say with 100% certainty that his remains are actually there, I have stood before the grave so I know there is at least a stone for him there.
Since Louis is buried with his wife and two of his sons, I think he is in exactly the right place. But I don't know if that was always the case.
Louis died on 23 May, 1893 in Byron Springs, California. I know that Louis had gone to Byron Springs "in search of health". He had been "ailing for almost a year, his trouble having been Bright's Disease.'" [Santa Cruz Sentinel, 24 May 1893, Wed., page 3].
Other than the fact that Louis was only 59 years old, not too much seems out of place at this point. I'm sure his family were devastated as they made arrangements for Louis' final resting place. Which seems to have been Santa Cruz. WHAT?
Not just that, but there was a service performed and then a procession to the Jewish Cemetery in Santa Cruz.
Louis even bequeathed $250 to the Cemetery upon his death.
So, you'd think he would be buried at the Home of Peace Cemetery in Santa Cruz, right?
Was he "out of place" and moved to Home of Eternity when Rebecca died in 1918? I know that Rebecca was living in Oakland with her brother, Samuel Steen, and his wife, Rachel (Letter) Steen, and MY GRANDMOTHER, Loraine Gunzendorfer, when she passed away on 7 Jan 1918. So it makes sense that she was buried in Oakland.
As I was researching for this post I found some new information on Ancestry.com - the probate records of Rebecca! Where did that come from? I was ever so hopeful that there would be some mention of her burial but, sadly, not to be.
I've written to Temple Sinai, owners/operators of Home of Eternity Cemetery, to see if they might, just might, have some records describing when Louis was interred and who made the arrangements. With any luck, I'll get some questions answered about whether Louis was out of place in Santa Cruz and later moved to be next to his wife of nearly 30 years, Rebecca. I always like a good love story.
Louis died on 23 May, 1893 in Byron Springs, California. I know that Louis had gone to Byron Springs "in search of health". He had been "ailing for almost a year, his trouble having been Bright's Disease.'" [Santa Cruz Sentinel, 24 May 1893, Wed., page 3].
Other than the fact that Louis was only 59 years old, not too much seems out of place at this point. I'm sure his family were devastated as they made arrangements for Louis' final resting place. Which seems to have been Santa Cruz. WHAT?
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| Santa Cruz Sentinel, Wednesday, 26 May 1893, page 3 |
Not just that, but there was a service performed and then a procession to the Jewish Cemetery in Santa Cruz.
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| Santa Cruz Sentinel, Saturday, 27 May 1893, page 3 |
Louis even bequeathed $250 to the Cemetery upon his death.
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| Santa Cruz Sentinel, Friday, June 2, 1893, page 3 |
So, you'd think he would be buried at the Home of Peace Cemetery in Santa Cruz, right?
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| Home of Peace Cemetery, Santa Cruz, California |
Was he "out of place" and moved to Home of Eternity when Rebecca died in 1918? I know that Rebecca was living in Oakland with her brother, Samuel Steen, and his wife, Rachel (Letter) Steen, and MY GRANDMOTHER, Loraine Gunzendorfer, when she passed away on 7 Jan 1918. So it makes sense that she was buried in Oakland.
As I was researching for this post I found some new information on Ancestry.com - the probate records of Rebecca! Where did that come from? I was ever so hopeful that there would be some mention of her burial but, sadly, not to be.
I've written to Temple Sinai, owners/operators of Home of Eternity Cemetery, to see if they might, just might, have some records describing when Louis was interred and who made the arrangements. With any luck, I'll get some questions answered about whether Louis was out of place in Santa Cruz and later moved to be next to his wife of nearly 30 years, Rebecca. I always like a good love story.
