UPDATE: I visited the state hospital this summer and all the grave markers have been removed from the graves but the cemetery for those who died at the hospital is still there. It was almost dug up by a company that purchased the land decades ago for a golf course.
A memorial placed in the area where the graves of buried patients are located.
Memorial Project marker
Emma Allison Marchand died on August 17, 1914, 100 years ago. She died in a state mental hospital in California, having a diagnosis of “senile psychosis” and cause of death by heart disease. She was there for almost 11 years. She is buried there, likely in the unmarked graves that were used for unclaimed bodies. I will be visiting the site this summer.
Rest in Peace, Emma.
Categories: Death, Emma Allison
Tags: California, Emma, Emma Allison, lunatic asylum, Marchand, Mental hospital
Where can I find information about the author of this blog? (Dr. K?) Who are you? Love the project!
You are correct: I forgot to put an author’s page! I have just added it. Thanks for your comment. I love researching this women and her odd and fascinating life.