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Minerva Jane Fowler Harlan

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Birth	:	8 Mar 1833 Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	24 Mar 1915 Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial	:	Dublin Cemetery, Dublin, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.6996040, -121.9384384
Description	:	Contra Costa Gazette [Martinez, California] March 27, 1915 [Saturday] "A PIONEER OF SAN RAMON HAS PASSED TO REST. Mrs. Minerva Harlan Breathes Her Last At Home of Her Daughter In Oakland - Funeral Held on Friday. Telling the members of her family that she was tired and would go to bed and to sleep, Mrs. Minerva Jane Fowler Harlan, a pioneer of this state of 1846, died Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frederick Stolp, in Oakland, aged 82 years. Mrs. Harlan came to California across the plains in a party... Read More	Contra Costa Gazette [Martinez, California] March 27, 1915 [Saturday] "A PIONEER OF SAN RAMON HAS PASSED TO REST. Mrs. Minerva Harlan Breathes Her Last At Home of Her Daughter In Oakland - Funeral Held on Friday. Telling the members of her family that she was tired and would go to bed and to sleep, Mrs. Minerva Jane Fowler Harlan, a pioneer of this state of 1846, died Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frederick Stolp, in Oakland, aged 82 years. Mrs. Harlan came to California across the plains in a party of 80 wagons, headed by her future father-in-law, George Harlan, from Independence, Mo., April, 1845 [actually 1846]. On the way they encountered the Donner party, from which they separated at Truckee canyon [actually separated in Fort Bridger] Harlan disapproving of the route taken by the party and saying that he would follow the route pioneered by Henry Fowler in 1844 if he had to take his eighty wagons there piece by piece. The party arrived in San Francisco, [actually arrived at Johnson's Rancho] then a village of 100 houses, called Yerba Buena, October 24, 1846. In 1849 Mrs. Harlan married Joel Harlan, who died some thirty-four years ago at Sonoma. They afterward went to Contra Costa county where they purchased a portion of the famous Amador grant from Amador himself, establishing their home El Nido on a stretch of 2000 acres of the property in the San Ramon Valley. This home was the scene of lavish hospitality and is still in the hands of the family. It was visited by Mrs. Harlan herself last Sunday. The Harlans were large property owners in San Francisco in former days, part of their holdings having been Harlan Place, situated just back of the Palace Hotel. Mrs. Harlan is survived by five children, Fred and Elisha Harlan, Mrs. Helen H. Osborne, Mrs. Mary H. Llewellyn and Mrs. Frederick Stolp. The funeral was held Friday morning [March 26] at the home of the latter, 589 Vernon street, Oakland, and interment was at Livermore, in the old family plot [at Oak Knoll Cemetery.] Many friends of the family from Contra Costa motored to Livermore to attend the burial." END The lives of Minerva, her parents, and siblings are detailed in the book "The Fowler Family: Early California Pioneers" by Eric Storm (2021).

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Minerva Jane Fowler Harlan's memorial is located at: Dublin Cemetery, Dublin, Alameda County, USA.
When did Minerva Jane Fowler Harlan death?
Minerva Jane Fowler Harlan death on 24 Mar 1915 in Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
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Latitude: 37.6996040
Longitude: -121.9384384

Family Members:

Parent

William Henry Fowler Sr.

(1778 - 1865)

Spouse

Joel Harlan

(1828 - 1875)

Siblings

William Henry “Bill” Fowler Jr.

(1817 - 1901)

Catherine Fowler Harlan Hargrave Musgrave

(1821 - 1862)

John Henry Fowler

(1822 - 1904)

Children

Elisha C. Harlan

(1850 - 1938)

Mary Harlan Llewellyn

(1857 - 1936)

Horace E. Harlan

(1859 - 1887)

Helene H. Harlan Osborn

(1862 - 1934)

Frederick Fowler Harlan

(1866 - 1942)

Adeline Elmina “Addie” Harlan Stolp

(1871 - 1933)

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1. Dublin Cemetery
Dublin, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6996040, -121.9384384

2. Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery Burial Site
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Coordinate: 37.6331890, -121.9511560

3. Saint Augustines Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.6476250, -121.8811340

4. Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.6466179, -121.8812256

5. Lone Tree Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.6747017, -122.0483017

6. Garin Regional Park
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Coordinate: 37.6365760, -122.0338690

7. Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 37.6110992, -122.0222015

8. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.6486588, -122.0647125

9. Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.6685028, -122.0760422

10. Oak Knoll Pioneer Memorial Park (Defunct)
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Coordinate: 37.6770660, -121.7896590

11. Roselawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.6947000, -121.7734800

12. Saint Timothys Episcopal Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 37.8364800, -121.9708800

13. County Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7165794, -122.1227798

14. Mount Calvary Cemetery
San Leandro, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7178001, -122.1228027

15. IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery
Livermore, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6797850, -121.7526100

16. Saint Michaels Cemetery
Livermore, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6797790, -121.7519150

17. Alamo Cemetery
Alamo, Contra Costa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8361015, -122.0149994

18. Mount Eden Cemetery
Hayward, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6384000, -122.1105800

19. Centerville Pioneer Cemetery
Fremont, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5596504, -122.0080643

20. San Lorenzo Pioneer Memorial Park
San Lorenzo, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6901500, -122.1288500

21. Saint James Episcopal Church Columbarium
Fremont, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5514440, -122.0171910

22. Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Cemetery
Fremont, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5342751, -121.9184265

23. Mission San Jose Cemetery
Fremont, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5338287, -121.9200745

24. Ohlone Indians Cemetery
Fremont, Alameda County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5317001, -121.9344025