Founded in 1877, Evergreen is the oldest existing cemetery in the city of Los Angeles . It is located at 204 N. Evergreen Avenue.
Some of the prominent people interred here include:
- Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Actor
- James Herman Banning , Pioneering black aviator
- Charlotta Bass , Publisher
- Louise Beavers , Actress
- Matthew "Stymie" Beard , Actor
- Jesse Belvin , Singer and songwriter
- Donaldina Cameron , Social reformer
- Charles A. Canfield , Oil baron and real estate magnate
- Mary Emily Foy , California's first librarian
- Earl Bell Gilmore , Entrepreneur
- Sam Haskins , First African-American LAFD member killed in the line of duty
- Joe Hayashi , Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- Henry T. Hazard , Mayor of Los Angeles
- Charles Price Jones , Minister, composer and co-founder of Holiness Church
- Isaac Lankershim , Real estate developer
- Gilbert W. Lindsay , Los Angeles City Councilman
- Biz Mackey , Negro League baseball star
- Bridget "Biddy" Mason , Entrepreneur
- Alex Mentry , Oilman
- Sadao S. Munemori , Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- Kiyoshi K. Muranaga , Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- Lela Campbell Murray , Social activist
- Bobby Nunn , Original member of The Coasters
- William G. Perry , First president of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- George A. Ralphs , Founder of Ralphs supermarket chain
- Frederick Madison Roberts , California Assemblyman
- Earl Rogers , attorney
- William J. Seymour , Religious leader
- Edward F. Spence , Mayor of Los Angeles
- Johnny St. Cyr , Jazz musician
- James K. Sturgeon , Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- Ted T. Tanouye , Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- Cameron E. Thom , Mayor of Los Angeles, co-founder of Glendale, California
- James Robert Toberman , Mayor of Los Angeles
- Benjamin Cummings Truman , writer
- H. T. Tsiang , Actor and writer
- Emile Vache , Co-founder of Brookside Winery
- Isaac Van Nuys , Real estate developer
- Guilford Wiley Wells , U.S. Congressman
- Charles Williams , First African-American LAPD officer killed in the line of duty
- William H. Workman , Mayor of Los Angeles
See also: List Of United States Cemeteries ; List Of Famous Cemeteries (non-US)
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