Pomfret Memorial Cemetery
Also known as Old Famosa Cemetery , Pomfret Pioneer Cemetery
Famoso, Kern County, California, USA
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Per great-granddaughter N Hayden: Michael Pomfret, set aside acreage on their homestead in Famoso (formerly Poso Station), CA as a family cemetery. Michael was the first to be buried there in 1888 followed by two of his daughters in 1893 and 1894. All the markers are missing now.
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Pomfret Memorial Cemetery as originally known as the Famoso Cemetery. It is an early pioneer cemetery serving Famosa, McFarland and the farming area around it. it is in the North Kern County Cemetery District, located at Philips Road and Famoso-Porterville Highway near McFarland. We are told there are at least 30 graves in this cemetery but many of the early graves and markers have been lost.
As written by the Delano Genealogy Group formed in 1987 in Delano, California
"In December of 1972, Mrs. Ruth Hefner deeded some 1 1/2 acres of land known as the Pomfret Memorial Pioneer Cemetery to the Delano Cemetery District. It is marked as a permanent cemetery with the Secretary of State in Sacramento."
Per great-granddaughter N Hayden: Michael Pomfret, set aside acreage on their homestead in Famoso (formerly Poso Station), CA as a family cemetery. Michael was the first to be buried there in 1888 followed by two of his daughters in 1893 and 1894. All the markers are missing now.
from member # 46982422
Pomfret Memorial Cemetery as originally known as the Famoso Cemetery. It is an early pioneer cemetery serving Famosa, McFarland and the farming area around it. it is in the North Kern County Cemetery District, located at Philips Road and Famoso-Porterville Highway near McFarland. We are told there are at least 30 graves in this cemetery but many of the early graves and markers have been lost.
As written by the Delano Genealogy Group formed in 1987 in Delano, California
"In December of 1972, Mrs. Ruth Hefner deeded some 1 1/2 acres of land known as the Pomfret Memorial Pioneer Cemetery to the Delano Cemetery District. It is marked as a permanent cemetery with the Secretary of State in Sacramento."
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- Added: 3 Sep 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2321474
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