California, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Cemetery Association, Cemetery Index - FamilySearch Historical Records (2024)

What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This publication is a alphabetically arranged cemetery card index from 1872 - 2003 in the San Gabriel Cemetery located in Los Angeles, California.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

• 1945 Card Index

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

• Name of the person
• Approximate date of the event

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.

1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

• Add any new information to your records
• Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death
• Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records
• Use the information found in the record to find probate records
• Search for death or burial information in BillionGraves Index

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

• If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
• If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality
• Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
• Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of California.

• California Guided Research
• California Research Tips and Strategies
• Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1905-Present
• Cemeteries
• Sexton Records

Other FamilySearch Collections[edit | edit source]

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

• San Gabriel Cemetery Association. Cemetery Index, 1872-2003
• Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, Your Guide to Cemetery Research. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2002 FS Library 973 V37c

FamilySearch Historical Records[edit | edit source]

• California, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960
• California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002
• California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989
• California, Los Angeles County, North Hollywood, Pierce Brothers Memorial Park Cemetery, Memorial Tablets, 1943-1980
• California, Los Gatos, Los Gatos Memorial Park Cemetery Card Index to Burials, 1889-1989
• California, Mendocino County, Ukiah, Russian River Cemetery District, Index to Burials, 1850-1990
• California, Tulare County, Visalia Cemetery Records, 1875-1990
• California, Sonoma County, Sebastopol, Evergreen Lawn Cemetery Burial Records, 1800-2010
• California, Santa Clara County, San Jose, Oak Hill Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions, 1838-1985
• California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records, 1899-2011
• California, Sacramento, Sacramento City Cemetery Burial Card Index,1840-2001
• California, Sacramento Cemetery Records, 1900-1959
• California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973
• California, Solano County Genealogical Society, Burial Records
• California, Lassen County, State Board of Health, Burial Permits, 1931-1988

FamilySearch Digital Library[edit | edit source]

• James Miller Guinn, Historical and biographical record of Los Angeles and vicinity: containing history of the City from its earliest settlement as a Spanish pueblo to the closing year of the nineteenth century, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1901

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

Record Citation:
When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information.