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California Mission

Blodgett, Ezekiel Lee

1848 July 1 – 1929 October 28

Cummings, James Devalson

1859 September 30 – 1926 June 9

Dalton, John Luther

1843 October 18 – 1908 December 29

Keller, Alva Saunders

1855 July 6 – 1912 January 1

Maeser, Karl Gottfried

1828 January 16 – 1901 February 19

Maycock, George Humphreys

1866 April 4 – 1894 May 27

Taylor, Elmer

1831 November 4 – 1896 April 26

Williams, Henry Benjamin

1864 January 12 – 1934 December 24