“Last Christmas” Victorian Era Children Jeannetta Coffman with Doll and Flowers

“Last Christmas” Victorian Era Children Jeannetta Coffman with Doll and Flowers. This sad but beautiful cabinet card was taken by Charles Beal in Los Angeles, California approximately in 1895. The inscription located on the back of the cabinet card is sad but gives details that helped to identify additional information that give us more details into the photo. The photo of Jeanette is on her 6th birthday with her 3 year old doll. Noted below that it says “last Christmas”. Jeannetta passed away on July 15, 1896 and is buried in Cemetery Memorial park according to records. 
This cemetery was converted to a park in the 1960's, and no headstones remain. There have been no interments in this cemetery since 1943.
Now called Saint Mary's Cemetery on Poli Street in San Buenaventura is the resting place of 3000 Ventura County Pioneers. Their markers were removed by the City in 1964. Along with the names of the pioneers, the name of the cemetery was nearly forgotten.