In 1893 David Franklin Parrish, his wife Sarah Linebough Parrish, and their six daughters and four sons moved to Fort Bragg to raise potatoes and peas on the bluffs by the ocean. David had worked with Luther Burbank in Santa Rosa during Burbank’s heyday of plant experimentation, and when the family moved to Fort Bragg, the University of California Agriculture Department asked him to test different varieties of potatoes to determine which were best for the area. He reportedly had about 160 acres planted in potatoes extending all the way to the ocean, though lore says the 1906 earthquake reduced the acreage when 40 acres dropped into the ocean. Accounts differ over who still remains in the family plot. Harvey Wyrick, the husband of David’s daughter Alice, was buried there. Records show that Ira Parrish’s first wife, Josephine, was buried there but was later moved to Rose Memorial Park in Fort Bragg, where most members of the Parrish family now rest. Ira later married Florence, who proudly claimed Indian heritage, and it is thought that some of the symbols on the markers reflect that heritage; according to Ira’s grandchildren, Florence is buried there. The three marked infant graves belong to a baby of David J. and Janet Parrish, a baby of Ester Parrish and Guy Kraft, and a baby of Hester Parrish and Frank Mendall. Hattie Parrish is said to have spent more time there than anyone else in the family and never missed a Memorial Day to take flowers. In 1991, Gardens volunteers assisted in restoring the little cemetery and opening it to the public, and the Gardens Master Plan provided that it would be protected and maintained as it was found and as it appears today.