Historical California Stone Carvers, Stone Cutters, & Monument Dealers
T. J. Petaluma thru Trudgen
T. & J. PETALUMA STEAM MARBLE WORKS, Petaluma (?), Sonoma County, California.
The Hamilton Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Lake County, California. (Photographed 1997) |
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Arichibald H. Hamilton, Born June 11, 1852, Died Aug. 9, 1877 Signed: T & J Petaluma Steam Marble Works |
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The Muir Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Lake County, California. (Photographed 1997) |
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Our Darling Archie son of J. & P. Muir, Died Mar. 26, 1878, Aged 5 yrs. 3 mos. 10 ds. Signed: T & J Petaluma Steam Marble Works |
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The Pharhiott Cemetery Stone. This cemetery stone is located in the Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Lake County, California. (Photographed 1997) |
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Eugene W. Pharhiott, Born Jan. 30, 1833, Died Dec. 28, 1883, A Native of Va. Signed: T & J Petaluma Steam Marble Works |
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T. O’NEIL CO. (INC.), San Jose, Santa Clara
County, California.
(Also see the section: “Timothy
O’NEIL, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California”)
1905-1906 - O’Neil, T. Co., successors to Western Granite & Marble Co., 370-378 n 1st, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1905-1906, pp. 349 or 350)
1906-1907 - O’Neil, T. Co., 370 n 1st, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1906-1907, pp. 816)
1907-1908 - O’Neil, T. Co., Inc., Timothy O’Neil, pres. & mgr., Weston Curtis, vice pres., J. W. Findlay, sec., Granite, Marble & Sandstone Cutters, 370-378 N 1 st, Phone Blue 702, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1908-1909, pp. 513)
1907-1908 - O’Neil, Timothy, pres & mngr T. O’Neil Co., r 195 Devine, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1908-1909, pp. 513)
1908-1909 - O’Neil, T. Co. (Inc.), Tmothy O’Neil, pres & mgr, Weston Curtis, vice pres., J. W. Findlay, see, Granite, marble and sandstone cutters, Stockton av nr Polhemus, phone John 3466, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1908-1909), San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1908-1909, pp. 470)
1908-1909 - O’Neil, T. Co., Stockton av nr Polhemus, 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 - T. O’Neil Co., Stockton av nr Polhemus, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1909-1910)
1910-1911 - O’Neil, T. Co. (Inc.) Timothy O’Neil pres. & mgr., Weston Curtis, Vice President, J. W. Findlay, Secretary, Granite, Marble & Sandstone Cutters, Stockton av nr Polhemus, phone John 3466, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1910-1911, 455)
1910 - 1911 - O’Neil, T. Co., (Inc.), Stockton nr Polhemus, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (California Polk-Husted Directory Company’s San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County, 1910-1911, pp. 888)
Business Card and Door Plaque of T. O’Neil Company (Successors to Western Granite and Marble Co.) , contributed by Bob Douat, a descendant of Timothy O’Neil.
T. O’Neil Company, Successors to Western Granite and Marble Co.
Stockton Avenue, near Polhemus Street, San Jose, Cal.
Branch, near entrance Oak Hill Cemetery
Phone: John 3466
Estimates Furnished on Application - Mausoleums, Vaults, Monuments, Headstones, Copings, Curbings. All kinds of building work in Granite, Sandstone, or Marble
J. N. TAYLOR,
Rocklin, Placer
County, California.
(Granite)
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. 721) “Taylor, J N, granite.
TERANOVA,
Antioch, Contra Costa
County, California.
(Monument Shop)
According to present-day monument shop owner John Silva of Silva’s Monuments in Antioch, California, Mr. Teranova operated a monument shop located on what is today Eighteenth Street next to the older section of Holly Cross Cemetery in Antioch where John Silva’s monument shop is located today.
J. L. THURBER, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California.
(Stone Mason & Stone Cutter)
1875 - J. L. Thurber (Advertisement) “J. L. Thurber, Stone Mason & Stone Cutter, Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, Cal., Is prepared to furnish Monuments, Gravestones, Mantels, etc., of the very best Italian Marble. I pay special attention to furnishing cut stone, and doing all kinds of Mason work for cemeteries. All orders will receive prompt attention and satisfaction guaranteed,” San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (Hand-Book Directory of Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Mateo Counties, 1875, Compiled and Published by L. L. Paulson, Francis & Valentine, San Francisco, 1875, pp. 320)
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. 810) “Thurber, I L, stone cutter, contractor and mason - Pacific ave.”
William TRUDGEN, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California.
(Stone Cutter)
1880 - Trudgen, William, white, male, (age) 29, boarder, quarry foreman, living in the household of Mary A. CROCKER (hotel proprietor), San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (1880 Santa Clara County, California, Census, Los Gatos (Redwood Township, pp. 19, sup. dist. 1, enum. dist. 254, enumerated 10 June 1880, Microfilm Roll #82)
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