Historical California Stone Carvers, Stone Cutters, & Monument Dealers
Salathiel thru J. O. Shaffer
Ellias SALATHIEL, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
(Sculptor)
1874 - Ellis Salathiel (Sculptor), rm 14, McLaughlin & Rylands’ Bldg., San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (Directory of the City of San Jose and Guide to the Business Houses in Santa Clara County for the Year Commencing January 1, 1874, 1874, Compiled by John B. Hewson, San Jose, Bacon & Co., Steam Book & Job Printers, San Francisco, 1874, pp. 158)
SAN JOSE GRANITE & MARBLE WORKS, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. (Also see: C. A. DeLong & C. O. Prause)
1882-1883 - San Jose Granite Yard, corner Santa Clara & River, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose City Directory, 1882-1883, pp. 419)
1884-1885 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, First opp. So. Pacific Railway Depot, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara, San Mateo, & Santa Cruz Counties, 1884-1885, L. M. McKenney & Co., Publishers, Oakland and San Francisco, California, pp. 81 and 445)
Combs, J. A., Blanchard & O’Neil (J. W. Combs, W. W. Blanchard, & T. O’Neil), proprietors San Jose Granite & Marble Works, First opp. So. Pacific Railway Depot.
Combs, Blanchard & O’Neil, proprietors, San Jose Granite & Marble Works, First opp Southern Pacific Railroad Depot. (Marble Works)
1902-1903 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1st cor Almaden av, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1902-1903, pp. 692)
1903-1904 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1st cor Almaden av., San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1903-1904, pp. 685)
1906-1907 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works (C. O. Prause), 1st cor Almaden av, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1906-1907, pp. 816)
1907-1908 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1st cor Almaden av, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1908-1909, pp. 791)
1908-1909 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, First cor Almaden av, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (“California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1908-1909, pp. 1062)
1909-1910 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1st cor Almaden av, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1909-1910)
1910-1911 -San Jose Granite & Marble Works, S 1st, sw cor Almaden av, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1910-1911)
1920 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1401 S 1st, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1920)
1920 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1st and Almaden, S Jose 3534, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose, Santa Clara County & Redwood City, San Mateo County - The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Telephone Directory, 1920)
1922 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1401 S 1st, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1922)
1923 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1401 S 1st, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1923)
1924 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works - A. Morandi, President, A. Cardini, Secretary, 1401 S. 1st, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1924)
1925 - San Jose Granite & Marble Works, 1401 S. 1st, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1925)
The following excerpt is from History of Santa Clara County; With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women, by Eugene T. Sawyer, 1922, pp. 277.
“Schuh & Vertin have the only granite and marble works within the limits of the city of San Jose . Their establishment is at the corner of Santa Clara and Vine Streets, and like the other works on the outside they do all kinds of marble and granite work, special designing, etc. Near the city are located three other establishments, the Oak Hill Granite & Marble Yard, on the edge of the Cemetery, Monterey Road; the San Jose Granite and Marble Works, corner of First and Alameda Streets, and the Western Granite & Marble Company’s works on Stockton Avenue.”
SAN JOSE MARBLE WORKS, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
1874 - San Jose Marble Works, E. Power (Advertisement) “San Jose Marble Works, E. Power, Ware-room, 289 Second Street Opposite North Methodist Church, Manufactory, Senter Street, Near Julian, West San Jose, P. O. Box 559, Statuary, Mantel Pieces, Tombs, Fountains, Head Stones, & all descriptions of Marble work. Designing, Modeling, and every description of wood and stone carving.”
1874 - San Jose Marble Works, E. Power (Advertisement) (Directory of the City of San Jose and Guide to the Business Houses in Santa Clara Co. for the Year Commencing January 1, 1874...., Compiled by John B. Hewson, San Jose, Bacon & Company, Steam Book and Job Printers, San Francisco, 1874, pp. 163)
San Jose Marble Works, E. Power, Ware-Room, 289 Second Street, Opposite North Methodist Church. Manufactory, Senter Street, Near Julian, West San Jose. P. O. Box 559. Statuary, Mantel Pieces, Tombs, Fountains, Head Stones, and all descriptions of Marble work. Designing, Modeling, and every description of Wood and Stone Carving. |
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1876 - San Jose Marble Works, N. Lauermann, proprietor, 289 Second, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (Bishop’s Directory of the City of San Jose For 1876 and a Directory of Santa Clara, 1876 (Published by B. C. Vandall, San Francisco, 1876, pp. 289)
SANTA BARBARA MARBLE & STONE WORKS,
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
County, California.
(Marble & Stone Works)
1880-1881 - The following excerpt is from Pacific Coast Directory, for 1880-81...of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and British Columbia, L. M. McKenney & Co., Publishers, San Francisco, Cal., presented on the Golden Nugget Library web site, by Nancy Pratt Melton.
(pp. 804) “Moore, S T, Santa Barbara Marble and Stone Works.”
(pp. 805) “Santa Barbara and Stone Works, S T Moore, propr - State bet Ortega and Delegara.”
SANTA ROSA MARBLE WORKS,
Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, California.
(Marble Works)
1880-1881 - The following excerpt from Pacific Coast Directory, for 1880-81...of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and British Columbia, L. M. McKenney & Co., Publishers, San Francisco, Cal., presented on the Golden Nugget Library web, by Nancy Pratt Melton.
(pp. 814) “Fisher and Kinslow, proprs Santa Rosa Marble Works - cor Fourth and Davis .”
SCHUH & VERTIN CO., San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
(Marble & Granite Works) (Also see: Demicheli,
Schuh, & Co.)
1922 - Schuh & Vertin (history) “Schuh and Vertin have the only granite and marble works within the city of San Jose…at the corner of Santa Clara and Vine Street. Near the city are located three other establishments, the Oak Hill Granite and Marble Yard, on the edge of Cemetery, Monterey Road, the San Jose Granite and Marble Works, corner of First and Alameda Streets, and the Western Granite and Marble Company’s Works on Stockton.” (History of Santa Clara County, by Eugene Blanchard, California, 1922)
1920 - Schuh & Vertin, 254 W. Santa Clara, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1920)
1920 - Schuh & Vertin Co., 256 W Sta. Clara, S Jose 2856, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose, Santa Clara County & Redwood City, San Mateo County - The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Telephone Directory, 1920)
1922 - Schuh & Vertin Co., 254 W. Santa Clara, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1922)
1923 - Schuh & Vertin Co., 250-4 W Santa Clara, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1923)
1924 - Schuh & Vertin, 254 W. Santa Clara, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1924)
1925 - Schuh & Vertin Co., 254-256 W. Santa Clara, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1925)
1926 - There is no entry for Schuh & Vertin Co. in the 1926 city directory, although William Schuh and M. Vertin are listed as officials in the Western Granite & Marble Co. city directory entry below:
1926 - Western Granite & Marble Co. (Wm. Schuh pres. A. Morandi v-pres, M. Vertin, sec., W. C. Ghetti, mgr.), 254-256 W Santa Clara, Stockton nr Polhemus & Oak Hill Cemetery (Polk Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1926, Polk Directory Co., Publishers, Sacramento, California)
Alden SEARS, Columbia, Tuolumne County, California.
The Alden Sears Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Tuolumne County, California. It is not signed, but it is the cemetery stone of the local stone carver, Alden Sears. (Photographed July 1998) |
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T. SEAWARD, Marysville, Yuba County, California.
The Silberman Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Oroville Jewish Cemetery, Oroville, Butte County, California. (Photographed Nov. 1998) |
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Oscar Silberman, Born Nov. 15, 1860, Died Nov. 1, 1873, Agedd 23 y’s & 16 d’s Signed: T. Seaward, M’ville |
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SHAFER & CO., Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, California.
“Sculptors, Monument Companies, and Iron Works,” Including Cemeteries in Which J. O. Shafer cemetery stones and monuments are located, compiled by Leeanna Rossi.
The Ricketts Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in Mary’s Cemetery, near Yolo, Yolo County, California. (Photographed July 1999) |
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Lewis A. Ricketts, son of H. & J. Ricketts, Died Jan. 14, 1868, Aged 22 yrs. 10 mos. Signed: Shafer & Co., Woodbridge |
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J. O. SHAFFER, Napa, Napa County, California.
(Marble Works)
J. O. Shaffer, marble works, res. e s Fifth north of North (from McKenneys’ 8-County Directory of Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Yolo, Solano, and Marin Counties, 1884-85, L. M. McKenney & Co. Publishers, San Francisco and Oakland, pp. 669)
The Martin Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano County, California. (Photographed April 1999) |
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William Martin, Born Aug. 11, 1807, Died Apr. 7, 1868, 60 yr. 7 mo. & 27 ds. Signed: J. O. Shaffer, Napa City |
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The Ogan Cemetery Stones. These cemetery stones are located in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California. (Photographed 2010 by Susan Zeni) |
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Leni C. (Ogan), Daughter of D.P.V. & L.F. Ogan, Died Nov. 24, 1866, Aged 2 years, 4 months, & 14 days. Signed: “S & Co. Napa City” (Shaffer & Co., Napa City ?) D.P.V. Ogan, Died June 6, 1872, Aged 44 yrs, 9 mo., & 10 days. Farewell Signed: “Shafer & Co., Napa City” |
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