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|Andrew Cassidy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Cassidy |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/archives/biographysubject/cassidy/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|American pioneer aviator, built one of California's first airplanes, died in a crash in 1912.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles F. Walsh |url=https://www.earlyaviators.com/ewalsh.htm |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.earlyaviators.com}}</ref>
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|Leon Gomez
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|Anton Mayrhofer
|Richard Kerren<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Kerren |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1984/january/kerrenimages/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Anton Sonka<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=Lemon Grove Historical Society – Your story begins at home… |url=https://lghistorical.org/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Lemon Grove Historical Society |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Sir Albert Vincent Mayrhofer
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|Ysidora Bandini de Couts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cave Johnson Couts (1821-1874) |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/archives/biographysubject/cjcouts/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}</ref>
|September 1835], ]
|23 Sep 1829 San Diego County, California, USA
|May 27, 1907
|24 May 1897 (aged 67) Los Angeles County, California, USA
|Also buried at the site is ], a Roman Catholic priest who served as the parish priest in Old Town San Diego for 23 years beginning in 1860.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Glory Years, 1865-1899 |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/archives/books/gloryyears/background/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Married Cave J. Couts; daughter of ].
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|Benjamin Franklin Parsons
|George Patrick Brennan<ref>{{Cite web |title=When "The Lower Light" Was New {{!}} San Diego History Center |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/55october/lower.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160403080412/https://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/55october/lower.htm |archive-date=2016-04-03 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=sandiegohistory.org |language=en}}</ref>
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|Caroline Derenbecker
|Marco Bruschi
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Germany
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|Charles E. May
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|James Waterman Connors
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|American pioneer aviator, built one of California's first airplanes, died in a crash in 1912.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles F. Walsh |url=https://www.earlyaviators.com/ewalsh.htm |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.earlyaviators.com}}</ref>
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|Springfield, Tennessee, November 11, 1821
|November 4, 1859 (aged 58-59)
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|Married to Maria de los Dolores Estudillo;
|The Couts family, who owned ]. Cave J. Couts arrived in San Diego following the ] to assist with mapping the border between the ] and ]. He was originally buried in the ] in 1874.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pages From the Diary of Cave Johnson Couts |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1976/april/couts/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}</ref> He married Ysidora Bandini
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|William Blount Couts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part Six: Chapter IV: GROWTH OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION {{!}} San Diego History Center |url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/smythe/6-4.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160401063908/https://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/smythe/6-4.htm |archive-date=2016-04-01 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.sandiegohistory.org |language=en}}</ref> |Dr. Charles Carpentier Valle<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part Six: Chapter IV: GROWTH OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION {{!}} San Diego History Center |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/books/smythe/6-4.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160401063908/https://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/smythe/6-4.htm |archive-date=2016-04-01 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=sandiegohistory.org |language=en}}</ref>
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|Leon Gomez
|Anton Sonka<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=Lemon Grove Historical Society – Your story begins at home… |url=https://lghistorical.org/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Lemon Grove Historical Society |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Leonora Casillo de Martinez
|John Collins Stewart<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Machado-Stewart Family and Their Home |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1969/january/part5-2/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Maria Serafina de la Luz Valdez de Machado
|Springfield, Tennessee, November 11, 1821
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|The Couts family, who owned ]. Cave J. Couts arrived in San Diego following the ] to assist with mapping the border between the ] and ]. He was originally buried in the ] in 1874.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pages From the Diary of Cave Johnson Couts |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1976/april/couts/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}</ref> He married Ysidora Bandini
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|Lottie Leidenberger Hans
|Dr. Charles Carpentier Valle<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part Six: Chapter IV: GROWTH OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION {{!}} San Diego History Center |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/books/smythe/6-4.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160401063908/https://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/smythe/6-4.htm |archive-date=2016-04-01 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=sandiegohistory.org |language=en}}</ref>
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Germany
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Ex-cemetery, now public park, in California
Pioneer Park
LocationMission Hills, San Diego, California, United States
Nearest citySan Diego, California
Coordinates32°44′57″N 117°10′39″W / 32.7492°N 117.1776°W / 32.7492; -117.1776
Established1870s (as Calvary Cemetery); 1970s (as public park)
Operated byCity of San Diego
Open6 a.m. to dusk
CitySan Diego
WebsiteOfficial website

Pioneer Park is a public park in the Mission Hills neighborhood of San Diego, California. Originally established in the 1870s as Calvary Cemetery, it served as a Catholic burial ground before being repurposed as a public park in the 1970s. Despite the removal of most headstones, the remains of the cadavers are still beneath the grounds.

History

Calvary Cemetery

Pioneer Park began as Calvary Cemetery in the 1870s, providing burial grounds primarily for Catholic residents of San Diego. The cemetery remained active until the mid-20th century.

Conversion to a park

By the 1970s, the cemetery had fallen into neglect. The City of San Diego removed most of the headstones to transform the area into a public park.

Features

Pioneer Park has grassy areas, eucalyptus trees, and elements that preserve what was there before. Other notable features of the park include:

  • A memorial row of preserved headstones commemorating its history of the once was cemetery.
  • A children’s playground for recreational use.
  • Tennis courts located across the street from the main park area.

Paranormal claims

Pioneer Park is reputed to be haunted, with reports of spectral apparitions and unexplained phenomena. These stories have made the park a point of interest for paranormal enthusiasts.

Notable burials

Several prominent individuals and families are interred at the site from its time as Calvary Cemetery. Among them are members of the Bandini family, known for their ownership of the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant.\

Name Birth Date Death Date Notable Achievements
Agnes McCormick
Alice Gragg, aka Alice Greenwood
Andrew Cassidy 1817 November 25, 1907
Andrew Quinlan
Angelo Boffelli
Anna Guglielmetti
Anton Mayrhofer
Anton Sonka
Father Antonio Ubach September 1835Barcelona, Spain May 27, 1907 Also buried at the site is Father Antonio Ubach, a Roman Catholic priest who served as the parish priest in Old Town San Diego for 23 years beginning in 1860.
Benjamin Franklin Parsons
Caroline Derenbecker 28 Jan 1853

Germany

3 Mar 1909 (aged 56)
Charles E. May
Charles Francis Walsh 1877 1912 American pioneer aviator, built one of California's first airplanes, died in a crash in 1912.
Daniel Cavanaugh, aka Daniel Cassidy
Don Juan Bandini 1800 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru November 4, 1859 (aged 58-59) Married to Maria de los Dolores Estudillo;
Dr. Charles Carpentier Valle
Dr. David Bancroft Hoffman 1824 1888
Felipe San Martin
George Alonzo Johnson August 16. 1824 November 27, 1903
George Lyons
George Patrick Brennan
Hans Hugo Herman Heink 1887 1916 Mother Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Henry C. Magee
Inez Estrada
James Henry Ward
James McCoy
James Waterman Connors
Juana de Dios Machado de Wrightington 8 March 1814 24 December 1901
Jesse Wilbur Ames 1807 1866 Jesse Wilbur Ames (1807–1866), a San Diego pioneer, arrived in 1820 as a sailor and later became a Catholic, allowing him to own property. Ames played a role in the Mexican-American War, served as Mayor of San Diego, presidents of the Board of Trustees, and later owned Rancho Cañada de los Coches.
Leon Gomez
Leonora Casillo de Martinez
Lieutenant Cave J. Couts Springfield, Tennessee, November 11, 1821 1874 The Couts family, who owned Rancho Guajome Adobe. Cave J. Couts arrived in San Diego following the Mexican–American War to assist with mapping the border between the United States and Mexico. He was originally buried in the Old Town Cemetery in 1874. He married Ysidora Bandini
Lottie Leidenberger Hans
Luis Antonio Serrano
Luis Lopez
Maria Serafina de la Luz Valdez de Machado 1788 1861
Maria Amparo Maytorena de Burton 1836 13 Aug 1895 (aged 58–59)
Maria Victoria de Pedrorena de Magee
Marco Bruschi
Miguel de Pedrorena 8 March 1814 24 December 1901
Rosa Machado 1898 Wife of John (Jack) Stewart.
Sir Albert Vincent Mayrhofer
Timothy Ryan
Tony Barbarich
William Blount Couts
William John Collard
William M. Kerren
William R. Moak
William V. Trimmer
Ysidora Bandini de Couts 23 Sep 1829 San Diego County, California, USA 24 May 1897 (aged 67) Los Angeles County, California, USA Married Cave J. Couts; daughter of Don Juan Bandini.
D. Archibald Catholic priest.
Henry J. Baert Catholic priest.
Louis Alphonse Dabande Catholic priest.
G. Heirrewegh Catholic priest.
Patrick Honohan Catholic priest.
Josef M. LeCerf Catholic priest.
Henry Charles Lehrke Catholic priest.
Patrick McGreevy Catholic priest.
Dennis E. Meara Catholic priest.
Joseph T. Nunan Catholic priest.
Cornelius L. O'Brien Catholic priest.
Cornelius O'Hanlon Catholic priest.
Luciana Osuna Catholic priest.
John J. Reardon Catholic priest.
Bernard Smyth Catholic priest.
Francis Joseph Swift Catholic priest.
Sister Mary Regis Beirne Catholic nun.
Alice Cooney, aka Sister Mary Dolores Catholic nun.
Sister Mary Nazarene of Jesus Dean Catholic nun. (moved to Holy Cross Cemetery in 1919)
Mary M. Holland, aka Sister Mary Catholic nun.
Catherine Kelleher, aka Sister Mary Teresa Catholic nun.
Patricia McDermott, Sister Mary Teresa Catholic nun.
Anne McDonald, aka Sister Germaine Catholic nun. (moved to Holy Cross Cemetery in 1919)
Catherine Monroe, aka Sister Mary Regina Catholic nun.
Sister Mary Dolores O'Boyle Catholic nun.
Sister Teresa Ortiz Catholic nun. (moved to Holy Cross Cemetery in 1919)
Mary Josephine Smith, aka Mother Mary Josephine Catholic nun
Catherine Sutherland Catholic nun


See also

References

  1. "1940 Aerial View of Pioneer Park Cemetery | City of San Diego Official Website". sandiego.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. ^ Ghosts and Gravestones - Pioneer Park
  3. Dotinga, Randy (2010-11-24). "Fact Check: The Bodies Beneath a San Diego Park". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  4. "Pioneer Park - From Sacred Space to Soccer Field". 2011-07-24. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  5. Speciale, Gina (2007-03-15). "SDSU Professor Unearths the Buried Tales". www.sdsu.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  6. Dotinga, Randy (2018-10-31). "Spooky San Diego: Bodies Lie Beneath as We Walk, Play and Shop". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  7. Page •, Eric S. (2022-10-27). "Corpse Pride: We Know Where the Bodies Are Buried This Halloween, San Diego". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  8. Jeannie (2020-10-21). "Pioneer Park". Parks in San Diego. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  9. "Mission Hills Park Calvary Pioneer Memorial Park aka Pioneer Park cemetery ghost haunt". San Diego Haunted Locations. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  10. "Pioneer Park May Haunt You – at Least with its Stories". SDNews.com. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  11. "Pioneer Park may haunt you – at least with its stories". 2010-11-21. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  12. "Andrew Cassidy". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  13. "Lemon Grove Historical Society – Your story begins at home…". Lemon Grove Historical Society. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  14. "The Glory Years, 1865-1899". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  15. "Charles F. Walsh". www.earlyaviators.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  16. "Part Six: Chapter IV: GROWTH OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION | San Diego History Center". sandiegohistory.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  17. "Dr. David Bancroft Hoffman (1824-1888)". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  18. "George Lyons". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  19. "When "The Lower Light" Was New | San Diego History Center". sandiegohistory.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  20. "James McCoy (1821- )". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  21. "Pages From the Diary of Cave Johnson Couts". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  22. "Victoria Pedrorena An 1879 Teacher in the Fall Brook District – Fallbrook Historical Society". Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  23. "Part Six: Chapter IV: GROWTH OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION | San Diego History Center". www.sandiegohistory.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  24. "Cave Johnson Couts (1821-1874)". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-01-04.

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