Marker #1 inches, ¾ inches wide Chinese characters on …media.metro.net/projects_studies/eastside/images/mglee...Marker #1 3 fragments of white marble, 7 inches by 6 inches, 5 inches

Marker #1 3 fragments of white marble, 7 inches by 6 inches, 5 inches by 6 inches, 8 inches by 5 inches, ¾ inches wide Chinese characters on one side of one fragment

良里 Leung Li

開平 Hoy Ping

Marker #2 1 large section with 1 smaller fragment of white marble, 17 inches long by 11 ½ inches wide when the fragments are joined, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

年 Year

坟墓 Grave

號 Number

Marker #3 1 piece of light grey marble, 17 ½ inches, broken off on the bottom, 10 inches wide and 2 inches in depth Chinese characters with English on one side, Chew Back, November 16, 1914; characters in center column are partially obliterated

寧邑浮石村 Ning Yup Fou Shek Chuen

蘇坟墓 So ?? Grave

民國叁年十一月十六日 Republic Third Year, 11th month, 16th day Correlation with Burial Records Chew Dick, November 17, 1916, age 53, male, Row 37 Grave 2, disinterred August 24, 1920

Marker #4 1 large fragment and 4 smaller fragments of white marble with grey striations, 24 inches tall by 10 inches wide, 1 7/8 inches in depth Chinese characters on one side

開邑胡持墓 Hoi Yup Wu Tse Grave

儒良龍厚里 Yu Leung Lung Hoa Li

Marker #5 2 fragments of white marble, 7 inches by 8 inches and 7 inches by 5 inches, ¾ inch in depth 1 Chinese character on one side of one fragment

墓 Grave

Marker #6 1 large section and 1 fragment at the bottom of grey marble, 16 inches long by 7 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side, partially obliterated

邑 Yup

黃 Wong

寧 Ning

Marker #7 1 complete marker of white marble, 17 inches high by 6 inches wide, 2 inches in depth Chinese characters on one side Chinese characters were obliterated on the reverse side

洞口堡 Dong Hao Boa

黃門劉氏 Wong Family Lau Name

Marker #8 1 fragment of white marble, 11 inches long by 7 inches wide, 7/8 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

呂緒湖 Leu Sheu Wu

邑 Yup

九月(二十)四日 9 Month 24 Day

Marker #9 1 fragment of white marble with some grey striations, 15 inches tall and 6 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side, with date November 8 Reverse side has one partial character

民國六年九月(二十)四日 Republic 6 Year 9 Month 24 Day

十一月八号 11 Month 8 Day Possible burial record correlation: Yip Fong died November 8, 1917 Row 1, Grave 14, disinterred May 17, 1923

Marker #10 3 fragments of white marble with grey striations, 25 inches tall and 8 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

新會小澤 Sun Wui Sieu Jap

光緒(三十)四 Kuang-hse 34 (1908)

梁 Liang

Marker #11 1 complete marker of white and grey marble, 25 ½ inches tall and 8 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side only

長慈里村 Cheong Tsi Li Chuen

開邑林立愛坟墓 Ho Yup Lum Lup Oui Grave

光緒二十四年 Kuang-hsu 24th Year (1898)

Marker #12 2 sections of grey marble, 28 inches high and 7 ½ inches wide, ¾ inch in depth Chinese characters on one side only

寧邑 Ning Yup

黃廷湛坟墓 Wong Ting Sump Grave

甘邊 Kum Bean

Marker #13 1 complete marker of white marble with grey striations, 24 ½ inches high and 8 inches wide, 1 ¼ inches in depth Chinese characters on both sides

寧邑坂潭長安村 Ning Yup Byne Tam Cheung On Chuen

黃世沃坟墓 Wong Sai Yuk Grave

光緒二十四年立 Kuang-hsu 24 Year Established (1898) Possible burial records correlation: Wong Dai Youck February 18, 1898 (no other information is listed) Side 1

Marker #13 Side 2

会邑 Weu Yup

梁享 Leung Hun

Marker #14 2 sections of white marble with grey striations 19 ½ inches high and 7 ½ inches wide, 1 7/8 inches in depth Chinese characters on one side

寧邑 Ning Yup

黃永傳公坟墓 Wong Wing Poo Elder Grave

湾頭 Wain Tao

Marker #15 1 marker, broken off on the bottom, of white marble with gray striations, 19 ½ inches high and 9 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on both sides

四年三月十八日 Fourth year third month 18th day

梁公墓 Leung Elder Grave

堂里 Tong Li Side 1

Marker #15 Side 2 top to bottom is reversed from Side 1

朱村人氏 Jue Cheun Person Name

二年十月(二十)七日辰時 2 Year 10th Month 27th Day 7-9AM

藍太連坟墓1913 Narm Tai Lien Grave Possible burial record correlation: Lam Fa Lin, October 29, 1913, age 30, Row 28, Grave 9, disinterred November 19, 1925

Marker #16 2 fragments of white marble with gray striations, 12 ½ inches high and 6 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Writing on 1 side “B”

Marker #17 4 fragments of white marble, 23 inches high and 10 inches wide, 1+ inch in depth Chinese characters on one side, English on the reverse side

黃廷逵坟墓 Wong Ting Quie Grave

終于光緒甲辰年 Died at Kuang-hsu Kap-sun year (1904) Side 1

Marker #17 Side 2 top of stone is the same on both sides

Marker #18 1 complete marker of white marble with gray striations 11 inches high and 5 inches wide, 1 inch in depth English on one side

Marker #19 1 large section and 1 fragment broken off the bottom, of white marble with gray striations, 22 ½ inches high and 9 7/8 inches wide, ¾ inch in depth Chinese characters on both sides, name and date in English: See Lee November 28, 1918 Characters are partially obliterated on second side

香山三門黃世坑村 Hong San Sam Moon Wong Sai Hung Chuen

連棟坟墓 ?Lien Don Grave

民國七年十月(二十)一日 Republic 7th Year 10th Month 21st Day Correlation with burial records: See Lee November 25 (possible typographical error), 1918, age 60, Row 14, Grave 2, disinterred November 19, 1925 Side 1

Marker #19 Side 2 top to bottom is the reverse of Side 1

村 Village

坟墓 Grave

Marker #20 1 marker intact except for a chip off of one corner, of gray marble, 23 ½ inches high and 9 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Side 1 has Chinese characters with the date in English, October 13, 1916

寧邑南村新石臂 Ning Yup Nam Cheun Sun Shek Bei

李觀女坟墓 Lee Koon Leu Grave , Tin Choi

民國西人五年十月十五号 Republic westerner 5th year 10th month 15 number Bin Sun 9th month 16th day Correlation with burial records: Quong Toy (Lee Goon or Louie), age 61, Row 38, Grave 18, disinterred August 18, 1924

Marker #20 Side 2 has partially obliterated Chinese characters, and top to bottom is the reverse of Side 1

寧邑 Ning Yup

黃 Wong

謝廷 Tse Ting

Marker #21 Three pieces of white marble, 13 inches high by 9 inches wide, 1+inch in depth Chinese characters and the date in English on one side, May 28, 1916 The name is written in English on the opposite side

恩邑下凱崗村丙辰寿五 Yin Yup Hai Oui Gon Cheun Bing Sun Age 5

吳勝長坟墓 Ng Sing Cheong Grave

民國五年四月十八日 Republic 5th Year 4th Month 18th Day Correlation with burial records: Sing Jung Ung (Ng Sing Chong), May 28, 1916, age 53, male, Row 38 Grave 16,disinterred November 11, 1924

Marker #22 Complete marker with chips on two corners, gray marble 23 ½ inches high by 7 inches wide, 1 ¼ inches in depth Chinese characters on one side, center row partially obliterated, left row is legible

邑 Yup

馮公坟墓 Fung ? Elder Grave

終于民國九年五月(二十)三号 Died in Republic 9th Year 5th Month 23 Number, (May 23, 1920) No burials recorded after May 19, 1920

Marker #23 One large section of white marble with gray striations, chip off one corner and one fragment, 26 inches high by 9 ¾ inches wide, ¾ inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

光緒三十二年 Kuang-Hsu 32nd year (1906)

新會潭堡鍾銳之墓 Sun Wui Tam Boa Jung Yoi his marker

閏四月念五日閏 Leap 4 month Lim 5 day (25th day)

Marker #24 4 fragments of white marble with gray striations, 24 inches high and 12 inches wide, one inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

終于民國九年 Died in the 9th year of the Republic

番邑矮岡李土志 Poon Yup Nai Gon Lee Toi Tse Possible burial record correlation: Lee Gee, died December 27, 1920, age 56, Row 5, Grave 15, disinterred June 15, 1937

Marker #25 2 pieces of white marble with gray striations, 19 inches high by 9 ½ inches wide, 1 ¼ inches in depth Chinese characters and English on one side, Chinese characters only on reverse side Lum Guey Bue May 24, 1916 Age 45 years

寧邑東湖村 Ling Yup Don Wu Cheun

林舉標坟墓 Lum Guey Bue Grave

民國 Republic Correlated with burial records, Lum Guey Bue, May 26, 1916, age 45, Row 38 grave 14, disinterred June 19, 1925

Marker #25 Side 2 top to bottom is the reverse of Side 1

小里終于 Sieu Li Died On

Marker #26 Complete marker of gray marble 24 ½ inches high and 9 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

安邑九龍塘村 On Yup Kow Loon Tong Cheun

鍾壬勝公坟墓 Jung Yum Sing Elder Grave

終于光緒(三十)三年 Died Kuang-Hsu 33rd year (1907)

Marker #27 4 fragments of white marble with gray striations, 22 ½ inches high by 6 inches wide, 1 ¼ inches in depth Chinese characters on one side, 1917 on reverse side

獺山村 Sun Ning

李連英 Lee Lien Ying

湯湖堡朱成村 Tong Wu Boa Jui Sing Cheun

Marker #28 Two fragments of white marble, 10 inches high, 11 ½ inches wide, 2 inches in depth Chinese characters on one side

新寧縣 Sun Ning Yuan

李祖英坟墓 Lee Joe Ying Grave

獺山村 Lai San Cheun

Marker #29 Complete marker of white marble, 21 inches high and 9 ½ inches wide, 1+ inch in depth Chinese characters on one side , with the date in English, October 15, 1909

海宴都桂山村五十七歲 Hoi Yin Do Qui San Cheun age 57

不騫趙公坟墓 Bud Hin Chieu the elder

終于宣統元年九月初三未時 Died at Hsuan-Tung First Year 9th month, first 3 day Mei (1-3 PM Time) Correlation with burial records: Chew But Hin, October 16, 1909, age 57, disinterred August 28, 1924

Marker #30 6 fragments of white marble, very worn Chinese characters on one side

邹村餘慶村人 Sieu Village Yu Hing Cheun Person

Marker #31 3 fragments of white marble, 15 inches high by 8 inches wide, ¾ inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

行良里 Hung Leung Li

開邑胡門葉氏坟墓 Hoi Yup Wu Family Yip Name Grave

边嶺村 Bean Ling Cheun

Marker #32 Complete marker of white marble, 27 inches high by 9 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

開邑龍盤村 Hoi Yup Lung Poon Cheun

黃蘭享翁墓 Wong Lian Hung Elder Grave

Marker #33 9 fragments of white marble Chinese characters on one side, most of the writing is on the top two fragments

寧邑九江鄉 Ning Yup Kow Kong Hurn

馮門李氏碑 Fung Family Lee Name Marker

寧邑終于民國 Ling Yup Died in Republic

Marker #34 2 pieces of gray marble, 25 inches high by 7 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side, center column is semi-obliterated

終于民國二年十一月十四日甲時 Died in the second year of the Republic , November 14, 1913

陳 Chan No burials recorded between November 1 and November 20, 1913

Marker #35 5 fragments of white marble, approximately 13 inches high by 10 inches wide, ¾ inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

会邑田甲 Wu Yup?? Tien Kap

何燕錦公 Ho Yin Kum Elder

民國弍年 Republic 2 Year

Marker #36 2 fragments, 19 inches high by 7 inches wide, 1 inch in depth Chinese characters on one side

恩邑 Yin Yup

終于民國七年 Died in the 7th year of the republic, 1918

Notes Names of individuals are in italic

邑 - Yup -county

堡 - Boa - fort

湖 - Wu - lake

寧邑 - Toishan county

村 - Chuen -Village

鄉 - Hurn -Village

縣 - Yuan - county

里 - Area in the county

坟墓 - grave

墓 - grave

公 - Mister or Elder

翁 - Elder Woman's grave has husband's last name and the woman's last name such as "Wong Family Lau Name" is Lau married to Wong Family Character that combines two characters as one and cannot be typed is put in parenthesis e.g. (二十) for 20. Kuang-Hsu era is Feb. 6, 1875 to Jan. 21, 1909; e.g. Kuang-Hsu 24 year is 1898 Hsuan-Tung era is Jan 22, 1909 Feb 12, 1912; e.g. Hsuan-Tung first year is 1909 Republic starts in 1912; e.g. Republic 3rd year is 1914

The dates in the burial records are sometimes one or two days later than the date on the grave markers.

Historic Los Angeles Cemetery Markers

Catalog Number EI 13E. This headstone is technically an isolate. However, human remains of the

correct age and sex were found nearby.

T.E. BUZBEE BORN AUG. 12, 1865. DIED FEB. 1, 1883

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Catalog Number EI 12E.

This headstone is

an isolate and has no human remains associated with it.

WILLIE E.

SON OF

I.C. & S.F.

SMOOT.

DIED

NOV. 29. 1883

AGED

6 YRS. 13 D'YS



Catalog Number EI 14E. This

headstone is an isolate and has no

human remains associated with it.

ANNA LUDEMANN GEB.

DEN 28. MAR. 1880 GEST.

DEN 1. AUG. 1880



HB83-33 Catalog Number 111B-33. This headstone is

associated with a disinterred grave (no human

remains).

The right characters 寧邑

translated as “Ning Yap”, a former

name for Toishan county in

Guangdong Province.

The center five characters 趙福昌

公墓 translated as “Jew Fuk

Cheong gong mu”; indicating that

this is the tomb of Mr. Jew Fuk

Cheong.

The left two characters 浮石

translate as “Fu Shek”.



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Catalog Number 160C-13. This headstone

is associated with a disinterred grave (no

human remains).

The center characters 衛奕強翁

長墓 translated as “Wai Yik

Keung weng fenmu”, indicating

that this is the tomb of master Wai

Yik Keung.

The right characters 海宴大担村

translated as “Tai Tam cun”,

meaning Tai Tam village, Hoi Jin.




The center characters 海宴華

translate as “Qing Hoi Jin Wah XX”,

indicating that this is the grave of

Mr. Wah XX of Hoi Jin, in the Qing

[Empire].

Catalog Number EI 163C. This headstone is an

isolate and has no human remains associated

with it. The stone is broken where part of the

name should be (represented by “XX”).

163C



The left characters 永安村人 translated as “Wing On Tseun ren”, meaning this was a man of Wing On village.

The right characters 世居羊路 translated as “Shi ju Yeung Lo”, meaning that the deceased was a multiple-generation resident of Yeung Lo.

The center characters 朱昌瑤公墓 translated as “Chew Cheong Jiu gong mu”, indicating that this is the tomb of M. Chew Cheong Jiu

164C Catalog Number EI 164C. This headstone is an isolate and has no human remains associated with it.

The top characters 開邑 translated as “Hoi Yap”, referring to Hoi Ping county, Guangdong Province.



It was a fragment with one character 墓 translated as “Mu”, the character

for tomb.

Catalog

Number EI

165C. This

headstone is

an isolate

and has no

human

remains

associated

with it.

165C



The characters on the right 開邑Ｘ

村 translated as “Hoi Yap”,

referring to Hoi Ping county, X

village (“X” represents an

undecipherable character; it may

be “To”). The center characters 關

森 translated as “Kwan Sum”,

indicating the name of the

deceased. It should be noted that

the character “Kwan” was missing

many strokes.

Catalog Number EI 217C. This headstone is an isolate and has no human remains associated with it.

217C


19NP

Catalog Number EI 19NP. This

headstone is an isolate and has no

human remains associated with it.

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Most of the characters had

been chiseled out; the

characters that survived

were one on the right is 云

邑, translated as “Wan Yap

”, a district in the

Guangdong province, and

one at the bottom center,

墓, “Mu”, meaning

“tomb”.

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Catalog Number 137C-10. This burial brick is from a disinterred grave and has no human remains

associated with it.

two characters 李村 tran The

right slated as “Lee cun”,

meaning Lee village

The center characters 周女錦位

translated as “Chow Nui Kam

Wai”, meaning the tomb of

Chow Nui Kam.



HB-42

Catalog Number 98B-4. This burial brick is from

a disinterred grave and has no human remains

associated with it.

The characters 黃四進坟墓

translated as “Wong Sei Tsun

fenmu” meaning the tomb of Wong

Sei Tsun.



R-96 Catalog Number 123B-21. This burial brick is from a disinterred grave and has no human remains associated with it.

The right characters 寧邑洞口里 translated as “Tung Hou li”, referring to the Tung Hou township, Ning Yap. The center characters 黃彩基 translated as “Wong Choi Kei”, meaning that this is the tomb of Wong Choi Kei. The middle character (the given name of the deceased) has two extra dots which could be a



mistake or a local variant. HB-100


associated with it. One whole brick and three brick fragments were recovered. It was unclear as

to if the three fragments were from the same brick; no refit was possible.

The characters 寧邑洞口甘边村 translate as “Kam Bin cun”, referring to

Kam Bin village, Tung Hou, Ning Yap. The characters at the bottom 黃

貫 translated as Wong Gun.



HB-109

Catalog Number 126B-2. This burial brick is from a

disinterred grave and has no human remains associated

with it.

The right characters 洞口永盛村 translated

as “Wing Shing, Tung Hou”, referring to

Wing Shing village, Tung Hou.



The center characters 宜迂黃公 translated as a partially legible name,

“Yee Jy Wong gong ”, meaning Mr. Wong.

The characters 光緒十一年十一月初六寅時 on the left side of the brick

indicated the exact time of the man’s death: “Guangxu 11 nian 11 yue chu

liu yinshi”, meaning the yin hour of the sixth day of the eleventh lunar

month of the Guangxu era. This is equivalent to the time between 3 and

5 am, December 11, 1885.



HB-110

Catalog Number 116B-4. This burial brick is

from a disinterred grave and has no human

remains associated with it.

The top two characters 寧邑

translated as “Ning Yap”, a former

name for Toishan county in

Guangdong Province.

The right characters 世居海宴

translated as “Shi ju Hoi Jin”,

meaning a multiple-generation

resident of Hoi An. The center

characters 朱箕悅坟墓 translated as

“Chew Kei Uet gong fenmu”

indicating that this is the tomb of Mr.

Chew Kei Uet.

The left characters 那馬東頭 translated as “Na Ma Tung Tou”, referring

to East point, Nama.



HB-112


associated with it.

On the top front, the characters 南邑 were

translated as “Nam Yap”, a former name

for Toishan county in Guangdong

Province.

The right characters 村 were translated as

“XX cun”, where “cun” means village

and “X” represents the missing character

for the village name.

The characters 長勝里 on the left

translated as “Chang Sheng li”, referring

to the Chang Sheng township.

The characters in the center 陳朱 translated as “Chan Chue”, indicating

the name of the deceased.




HB-112

The characters 13 光緒十三年 on the

side of the same brick (158C-7) translated

as “Guangxu 13”, meaning “Year 13 of

Gunagxu”, which would be 1887 to the

first month of 1888.


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The characters on the left side 謝边村 translated as “Tse Bin cun”, referring to Tse Bin village. The

characters on the front of the brick 黃玉麟 translated as “Wong Yuk Lun”, indicating the name of the

deceased. The characters on the right side 甯邑 translated as “Ning

Yap”, a former name for Toishan county in Guangdong Province.

Catalog Number EI 7C. This burial brick is an isolate and has no human remains associated with it.

7C


46C

Catalog Number EI 46C. This burial brick is an

isolate and has no human remains associated with it.

The right characters 山下村 translated

as “Shan Ha Tsuen cun”, referring to

Shan Ha village, or literally, the village

under the mountain.

The center characters 黃群新坟(墓)

translated as “Wong Kwan San fen

[mu]”, indicating that this is the tomb

of Wong Kwan San. The character

“mu” is missing but would logically follow.



166C

Catalog Number EI 166C. This burial brick is an isolate

and has no human remains associated with it.

The characters 元龍 translated as “Yuen

Lung”, possibly the name of the deceased

but it is also the name of a town in the

New Territories of Hong Kong.



Catalog Number 98B-4. This burial brick is from a disinterred grave and has no human remains

associated with it.

The characters 黃彩基坟墓 translated as “Wong Choi Kei fen mu”,

indicating that this is the tomb of Wong Choi Kei.



189C

Catalog Number EI 189C. This burial brick is an isolate and has no human remains associated

with it. The upper right hand is a part of the brick of Catalog45C(page 25)

The lower character 養 on one fragment translated as “Yang”, a first

name.



76C Catalog Number EI 45C. This burial brick is an isolate and has no human remains associated with

it.

This burial brick is up side down.



Only the final character 黃 of the deceased’s name, “Wong”, was

decipherable.

45C

Catalog Number EI 76C. This burial brick is an isolate and has no human remains associated with

it.



Partial character 黃 of the surname “Wong”.


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Marker #1 inches, ¾ inches wide Chinese characters on …media.metro.net/projects_studies/eastside/images/mglee...Marker #1 3 fragments of white marble, 7 inches by 6 inches, 5 inches