Here's another mausoleum among the many that dot Mt. View Cemetery. Mr. Lux emigrated from Alsace to New York in 1838. By 1853 he had migrated to San Francisco where he worked as a butcher. Within a few years he joined in a partnership and ultimately became a cattle and land baron, said to own 1/7 of California. Quite a story. This mausoleum seems modest for someone who was fabulously wealthy. For a more detailed biography, visit the above link.
And for more cemetery wanderings be sure and visit Julie's Taphophile Tragics.
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