Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
Tachi Yokut Indian Tribe
Kings County, California
Tachi’s are part of a larger division of native Americans known as Yokuts. The Tachi Tribe of Kings County branched from a larger Tachi Village that once resided near a trading post at the Town of Kingston, also in Kings County. The area was originally part of a Mexican land grant known as Laguna de Tachi.
The only remnant of once thriving communities in Kingston is California State registered historical landmark #270. This landmark records that on the evening of December 26, 1873, a famous bandit Tiburco Vasquez and his gang raided and successfully took possession of the town. After robbing both citizens and stores they were pursued by a citizen posse, but were able to make their escape.
The current Tachi Tribe in Kings County later relocated to the Santa Rosa Rancheria, near the City of Lemoore. The tribe owns and operates the “Palace Indian Gaming Center”, as well as other successful businesses in Kings County. The tribal office of this small Indian community is located at 16835 Alkali Drive, Lemoore, phone number (559)924-1278.
The Santa Rosa Rancheria Tribal Cemetery is situated on 19th Avenue, about 2/10 mile south of Jackson Avenue. Special permission is required from the tribal office to access the property. Most of the monuments in the cemetery were constructed of wood, rendering them vulnerable to time and weather. In the spirit of Community Oriented Policing, collaborative actions were taken by the Tachi Tribe under direction of Chief Clarence Atwell and the Kings County Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division under direction of Sheriff Ken Marvin to preserve ancestral history within this cemetery.
Gravesites within this cemetery are not arranged in rows that can be platted. Inscriptions on many of the monuments are not legible. Kings County Sheriff Sergeant Tom Edmonds recorded inscriptions in December 1999, by beginning at the east cemetery border and working toward the west border.
| No. | Last Name | First Name | Born | Died | Additional Inscription |
| 1 | GARFIELD | MELVIN | 1945 | 1997 | IN MEMORY OF |
| 2 | BAGA | MARCELINO B | 6/28/1975 | 3/26/1998 | TROQHIL IN LOVING MEMORY MARCELINO BADY BAGA“CORN” JUNE 28, 1975-MARCH26, 1998 NATURE’S FIRST IS GREEN AND GOLD HER HARDEST HUE TO HOLD HER EARLY LEAF’S A FLOWER BUT ONLY SO AN HOUR THE LEAF SUBSIDES TO LEAF SO EDEN SANK TO GRIEF DO DAWN GOES DOWN TODAY NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY’ STAY GOLD MARCY |
| 3 | ORTEGA | ORLENZA J. | 10/2/1974 | 12/11/1998 | |
| 4 | MORGAN | ORLICIA | 6/22/1998 | 12/11/1998 | |
| 5 | MORGAN | TRAVIS B. | 12/9/1979 | 12/11/1998 | |
| 6 | HERNANDEZ | HELEN BEATRICE | 1928 | 1993 | BELOVED
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER HELEN B. HERNANDEZ 11/21/1928 6/23/1993 FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS |
| 7 | MORILLO | ALICE | 12/11/1911 | 1/4/1996 | MOTHER
AND GRANDMOTHER IN GRANDFATHER’S ARMS |
| 8 | ROBBINS | JUNE MARIE | 6/30/1932 | 12/16/1980 | BELOVED
SISTER AND AUNT JUNE MARIE ROBBINS JUNE 30 1932 DEC. 16, 1980 |
| 9 | ROBERTS | ROSA | 9/26/1967 | 2/17/1982 | KA-ME-TSE |
| 10 | WILSON | FRANCIS | 1889 | 1959 | |
| 11 | BRUNELL | BESSIE CANO | 5/20/1906 | 10/9/1985 | LOVING
MOTHER AND AUNT FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS |
| 12 | ANDRADA | MAUDE BRUNELL | 9/14/1910 | 3/16/1982 | GRANDMOTHER |
| 13 | BRUNELL | JIM S. | 1882 | 1969 | FATHER |
| 14 | ALEGRIA | VERA A. | 12/13/1939 | 5/22/1961 | HIS BELOVED WIFE |
| 15 | RUBY A | INFANT BABY AT REST | |||
| 16 | SANCHEZ | FERMIN | |||
| 17 | SISCO | LINA | |||
| 18 | SISCO | LUCY | |||
| 19 | MILLER | MARIE E. | 11/30/1946 | 5/29/1999 | LOVING
MOM AND GRANDMA MARIE E. SISCO-MILLER NOV. 30, 1946-MAY 29, 1999 IN GRANDFATHER’S CARE |
| 20 | BRUNELL | KATIE OSBORN | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED AUNT | ||
| 21 | BRUNELL | JOE | 1912 | 1929 | IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED UNCLE |
| 22 | CASTRO | MARY J. | Jun-1936 | ||
| 23 | CASTRO | VICTOR | Oct-1937 | ||
| 24 | CASTRO | JENNIE | 1908 | 1961 | MOTHER |
| 25 | TAMAYA | JENIFER | Oct-1961 | ||
| 26 | MARQUEZ | VINCENT | 5/19/1973 | 5/19/1973 | |
| 27 | CONTRERAS | LENA | 11/29/1932 | 9/25/1986 | |
| 28 | BRUNELL | EMMA | 2/27/1896 | 11/29/1969 | |
| 29 | BRUNELL | JOHN J. | 06/24/1898 | 12/4/1953 | |
| 30 | RUIZ | JOHNNY | |||
| 31 | BRUNELL | GEORGE | 12/3/1925 | 4/4/1945 | CALIFORNIA STAFF SGT 182 INF AMERCAL DIV WORLD WAR II |
| 32 | BRUNELL | JOSE | |||
| 33 | FRANCISCO | MINNIE | 1887 | 1927 | |
| 34 | ARANCIS | BEATRICE WILCOX | 4/18/1909 | 4/27/1990 | LOLMUT SOWSUT |
| 35 | BAGA | ROSE | |||
| 36 | BAGA | DALE SHANNON | 1974 | 1997 | “SHANNON” DALE BAGA |
| 37 | BRUNELL | STANLEY | 9/3/1936 | 10/3/1996 | |
| 38 | OLIVAS | FRANKIE | |||
| 39 | BRUNELL | JOHNNY | |||
| 40 | BRUNELL | DANIEL | |||
| 41 | BRUNELL | MARGARET | |||
| 42 | BRUNELL | BLANCHE | |||
| 43 | VEGA | MILDRED | |||
| 44 | BAGA | RICHARD | 4/10/1937 | 7/21/1979 | MEMORY OF |
| 45 | BRUNELL | LENA | |||
| 46 | MANUEL | FRED M | 9/17/1923 | 5/20/1991 | US
ARMY WORLD WAR II FRED M. MANUEL FRED M. MANUEL BORN SEPT 17, 1923 DIED MAY 20, 1991 |
| 47 | ROBERTS | PETER | 9/14/1908 | 11/9/1956 | CALIFORNIA PVT CO A 529 ARMD INF BN WORLD WAR II |
| 48 | MANUEL | LEON | |||
| 49 | MICHAEL | ||||
| 50 | GARCIA | GEORGE | ALWAYS
IN OUR HEARTS BELOVED FATHER AND GRANDFATHER |
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| 51 | THOMAS | ELMER S. | 11/26/1943 | 10/3/1992 | |
| 52 | THOMAS | SAM A. | SEPT | ||
| 53 | LEWIS | LOUELLA LITTLEFLOWER | Oct-03 | 11/25/1986 | OUR
BELOVED DAUGHTER ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS |
| 54 | LEWIS | PAULINE | 5/1/1950 | ||
| 55 | LEWIS | MAXINE | 5/1/1950 | ||
| 56 | LEE | DAVID | 5/1/1950 | ||
| 57 | THOMAS | GENE | 5/1/1950 | ||
| 58 | THOMAS | DAISY | 5/1/1950 | ||
| 59 | LEWIS | PATRICIA A. | 12/28/1941 | 11/5/1990 | OUR BELOVED SISTER |
| 60 | SORONDO | MERCEDES | 6/23/1933 | 9/28/1998 | BELOVED WIFE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER |
| 61 | HERRERA | MARINA ELAINE IBANEZ | 4/16/1994 | 4/20/1994 | IN MEMORY OF |
| 62 | ATWELL | CLARENCE | 11/19/1908 | 7/26/1948 | IN MEMORY OF OUR LOVING SON |
| 63 | I | K | |||
| 64 | S | J | |||
| 65 | A | V | |||
| 66 | THOMAS | MABEL | |||
| 67 | THOMAS | HENRY JOSEPH | |||
| 68 | THOMAS | CECILIA | |||
| 69 | SORONDO | MARTIN TOMAS | 8/14/1989 | 9/16/1989 | |
| 70 | P | ||||
| 71 | ALANIZ | MANUEL JR. | 7/28/1876 | 7/28/1975 | |
| 72 | PERRY | KIMSEY PETER | Apr-1950 | May-1966 | |
| 73 | May 1 | ||||
| 74 | MENDOZA | MARIANO | 4/20/1904 | 7/20/1967 | REST IN PEACE |
| 75 | THOMAS | JOSEPH JOE | 10 | 8 | |
| 76 | JEFF | RAMONA | 3/7/1914 | 7/26/1971 | |
| 77 | JEFF | DANIEL JOSEPH | |||
| 78 | JEFF | R | MAR | ||
| 79 | ATWELL | CHRISTINA | |||
| 80 | BARRIOS | CLARA | |||
| 81 | BARRIOS | AUGIE | 8/19/1960 | 1990 | A |
| 82 | ATWELL | DAVID B. | Jan-02 | 11 | OUR BELOVED FATHER AND BROTHER |
| 83 | IGNACIO | ALFRED | 2/11/1945 | 4/29/1999 | ENTERED REST 4/29/99 |
| 84 | THOMAS | EX, RIGGS | 8/21/1918 | 3/24/1984 | |
| 85 | THOMAS | JOHN JOSEPH | 2/8/1983 | 11/22/1983 | |
| 86 | BAGA | FRANK | 4/6/1909 | 7/8/1978 | PFC
US ARMY WORLD WAR II |
| 87 | SOTO | JOE | ALTHEBARRIOS | ||
| 88 | JEFF | ROBERT G. | |||
| 89 | JEFF | NEIL A | |||
| 90 | CARBAJAL | REGINA | |||
| 91 | IGNACIO | MIKE | |||
| 92 | BARRIOS | JAMES PATRICK | 12/21/1947 | 1/12/1969 | CALIFORNIA
SP4 31 INF 9 INF DIV VIETNAM DSC BSM PH LOVING MEMORY BY JAMES PATRICK BARRIOS 12/21/1947 LOFTIS CALIFORNIA DIED JANUARY 12, 1969 IN VIETNAM |
| 93 | THOMAS | ETHEL R. | 1885 | 2/26/1993 | |
| 94 | DAVIS | ELLEN | 1914 | 1993 | |
| 95 | LEE | RICHARD TONY | 9/25/1946 | 9/7/1996 | |
| 96 | ATWELL | OLLIE M. | 7/29/1955 | 1/17/1991 | |
| 97 | SOTO | PHILLIP | 5/1/1946 | 4/3/1997 | IN MEMORY OF |
| 98 | JEFF | HARRY GILBERT SR. | 10/24/1940 | 5/10/1990 | LOVING
HUSBAND DAD AND GRANDPA FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS JEFF |
| 99 | LOPEZ | HENRIETTA | 7/24/1941 | 10/14/1985 | |
| 100 | THOMAS | IRMA | |||
| 101 | JEFF | LEONARD M. | |||
| 102 | JEFF | WILFORD J. | |||
| 103 | SOTO | MARY | 10/15/1909 | 6/26/1980 | AGE 71 |
| 104 | IGNACIO | RALPH | |||
| 105 | BARRIOS | PETE |
Copyright 2001 by Ray Ensing
These records submitted by Tom Edmonds of the Kings County Sheriff Dept. with
the permission of the Tachi Tribe. Submission adjustment by Lee Nave.