Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery Fresno, Fresno County, California Directions Take the Shaw exit off Freeway 99 Take Shaw west until you reach Highway 145 There is a large white church at the corner Turn right (north) on 145 and go 1/2 mile to Barstow and turn left (west) The cemetery is on the right. It’s very easy to miss, but watch for a chain link fence. A grape vineyard is on the west side of the cemetery. The cemetery property is a long narrow strip from north from Barstow to the San Joaquin River. Bethany's cemetery is in 2 pieces - one by Barstow & one by the river. A Russian Molakan Cemetery sits between Bethany's. Information about the Cemetery There are 80 marked graves and at least nine unmarked graves. There are also four graves with markers, but no indication of who is buried there. The church has no known burial records. The oldest grave is from 1908, so it was probably established about that time. This cemetery used to be known as the Vineland Cemetery. Some death certificates were looked up and the info put in the additional information column. The volume and page number are included. Those that are in the county logs have "county records" after the volume and page listing. All the certificates are in the Hall of Records in Fresno, California. It is in downtown Fresno on the corner of Tulare and M Street, on the third floor. Contact information Lee Nave leenave@earthlink.net LAST NAME FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADOLPHSON AUGUST 1885 1930 ADOLPHSON EDITH VICTORA 1891 1933 PEYTON ADOLPHSON EFFIE E May 27 1901 May 16 1956 ADOLPHSON ELLEN T Nov 13 1883 Feb 10 1957 ADOLPHSON ERICK Sep 11 1857 Aug 21 1949 ADOLPHSON HENNING HAROLD 1895 1939 ADOLPHSON JOHANNA SODERMAN 1860 1937 ADOLPHSON LEVIS EMANUEL 1897 1941 ADOLPHSON TITUS E Feb 1 1901 Mar 10 1970 ANDERSON CARL HELMAR 1893 1911 ANDERSON J A 1864 1927 ASHLIN E M 1832 1921 AUSLAND ANNA M 1883 1909 DALBOTTEN ELEANOR A Jan 20 1919 Jan 20 1919 Volume 10 on page 28. She was stillborn and there was (Jan. 30?) (Jan. 30?) no name on the death certificate, indicating she was named after the fact. Parents: Oliver and Mamie Ethel Dalbotten DALBOTTEN OLIVER JR. Aug 21 1921 Aug 21 1921 Volume 3 on page 394. Time of death: 4:00pm Cause of death: premature (Aug. 27?) birth and autopsy revealed he had a tresiapulmonary artery. Parents: Oliver and Mamie Ethel Dalbotten. DOWNING MORGAN L Jan 1828 Feb 27 1912 Rancher FAUSET CHRISTINA K. Jun 15 1897 May 8 1946 Volume 15A on page 442. Born in Oregon Occupation: Housewife. Age: 48 years, 10 months, and 23 days. Parents: Thomas and Anna Koreneke. Cause of death: Carcinoma of Cervix; she had the condition for 2 years. Her husband was Carl Fauset. FAUSET ROBERT THOMAS Sep 23 1922 Jul 11 1941 Volume 5A on page 547. Age: 18 years, 9 months, and 8 days. Cause of death: Paralytic Ileus; he had the condition for 2 days. He was spastic since birth. Parents: Carl and Christina Fauset FAUSET JUNE IRENE Jun 14 1921 Jun 23 1921 FAUSET DELBERT E May 18 1926 Jan 3 1927 Volume 7 on page 81. Parents: Carl and Christina Fauset Age: 7 months, 15 days. Time of death: 3:00pm Cause of death: Bronchia pneumonia HALL GEO B Dec 26 1828 Mar 23 1913 HALL HELEN M. Jan 22 1839 Oct 30 1918 HANSEN ASTRID 1880 1940 Born in Norway HENSCHEL ALIVINE 1870 1953 HENSCHEL BERTHA MARY Oct 3 1912 May 21 1914 Volume 5 on page 405, county records. (Oct 29?) Age: 1 year, 6 months, 22 days. Cause of death: meningitis. Parents: Leo and Alivia Tauske Henschel from Russia. HENSCHEL EDNA 1896 1963 HENSCHEL FRED 1899 1962 HENSCHEL GEORGE Aug 23 1915 Volume 6 on page 303, county records. Age: 48 years Occupation: Farmer Born in Poland Lived in CA for 3 years and 7 months Cause of death: Tuberculosis, which he had for 5 years. HOGLUND PETER 1846 1933 Written on the tombstone: PHIL 1:21 HOKANSON GUSTAF 1867 1959 JACOBSEN THOMAS L Feb 14 1882 Oct 11 1916 Volume 8 on page 140, county records. Lived in CA for 9 years (Feb 8?) Age: 34 years, 10 months, and 4 days. Time of death: 4:00pm having moved here from Norway. Parents: Thomas and Symmam (SP?) Jacobsen. Cause of death: Tuberculosis, which he had for 4 years. JACOBSEN THORVALD W May 9 1913 Dec 7 1913 Volume 5 on page 265, county records. Cause of death: Cholera infanturm (Dec 3?) Age: 6 months, 23 days Parents: Thomas Jacobsen and Astrid Hansen Written on tombstone: PS. 84.guds.fred JOHNSON JOHN 1870 1914 JOHNSON BEDA 1873 1960 K E C 1914 1932 KNUTSSON KAROLINA Mar 15 1841 Dec 23 1917 Mother KORENEKE THOMAS Oct 2 1854 Jan 14 1927 Volume 7 on page 95. Father of Christina Fauset. Aged 73 years, 3 months, 12 days. Cause of death: Bronchia pneumonia following prostatectomy. KORENEKE ANNA Jun 15 1865 Mar 23 1921 Volume 11 on page 448, county records. Age: 65 years, 9 months, 8 days. (1855?) Occupation: Housewife Resided in CA for 17 years. Her maiden name was Schumacher. Cause of death: chronic interstitial nebhrites. She had acute parehchynatous nebhrites for 2 years. It was determined that she had this by a urine and physical exam. LARSON ADELINE 1898 1971 LARSON EDWARD 1900 1962 LARSON JOHN A May 17 1884 Oct 15 1908 Volume B on page 650. Age: 24 years Occupation: Farmer Cause of death: rascomo of the left lung LARSON ALBERT L 1882 1955 LARSON AUGUSTA 1864 1948 LARSON ERICK 1841 1920 LONG HEDDA ALIDA 1882 1948 LONG RALPH WALTER 1880 1931 LUNDBERG ELLEN 1862 1942 McDANIEL E A 1863 1915 McDANIEL O W 1886 1913 MONSON EMMA 1974 1924 MONSON CHARLES 1899 1920 OLSON INCRIND 1856 1935 OLSON MARTHA 1867 1950 OSLUND EDGAR L "KY" Aug 12 1896 Jul 20 1978 Written on the tombstone: "DON’T USE OR BORROW MY TOOLS" OSLUND MARY 1860 1952 OSLUND JOHN 1851 1922 PALMQUIST CHRISTINA 1860 1919 Wife of John Palmquist, Mother of John C. Palmquist PALMQUIST JOHN 1949 1932 Husband of Christina, Father of John C. Palmquist PALMQUIST JOHN C 1894 1958 Son of John and Christina Palmquist, WORLD WAR I Veteran RADINOFF OLIANA 1886 1956 On Teofoil's death certificate her name is spelled Olenana. RADINOFF NIKITA Sept 1886 Apr 22 1929 Volume 17 on page 202, county records. Occupation: Farmer Wife: Oliana Radinoff, father of Teofoil Radinoff His name on the death certificate was Nick Louise Radionoff. Parents: Stephen and Martha Tubloff Radionoff. Lived in CA for 9 years. An inquest and a jury ruling determined the cause of death. He died from a fractured skull due to being dragged by his horse on Trinity Avenue between Belmont and Olive. RADINOFF TEOFOIL Feb 22 1917 Oct 1 1927 Volume 16 on page 127, county records. He was Russian. Age: 10 years, 7 months, 9 days Occupation: schoolboy His name is spelled Teofel Radionoff on the death certificate. Cause of death: poisoning from the bite of a rattlesnake. Parents: Nikita and Oliana Radionoff. SHONNESAN GULBRAND Sep 29 1827 Apr 29 1914 SLAVEN STUARD R 1846 1911 SLAVEN VERONA 1891 1917 SORENSON GUST Nov 22 1877 Sep 25 1912 SWANSON ANNETTE 1881 1960 SWANSON JOSEPH 1888 1959 TRUKKEN MAGNUS A 1885 1921 UHARRIET TONY P Aug 20 1921 Jul 25 1982 PFC US Army WALTER JOHN Nov 23 1851 Feb 22 1915 WEATHERSON JAMES HENRY Mar 3 1858 Sep 21 1915 Volume 7 on page 10, county records. Occupation: Rancher (1859?) (1916?) Age: 57 years, 6 months, 18 days Lived in CA for 6 years. Parents: Luke (from Scotland) and Nancy (from Ohio) Hridgeley Weatherson Autopsy showing the cause of death as a heart attack. WEATHERSON BETTY 1863 Jul 31 1922 Her death certificate is not at the Fresno Hall of Records. WORLD WAR II WILLIAMS MABEL 1874 1916 YOUNG IDA W 1862 1931 YOUNG AUGUST J 1859 1922 CLARICE 1917 1917 H J 1905 1924 HARRY 1918 M R 1909 1910 MAXINE 1921 1922 N A R A SCOTT 1921 1922