How can I find the person in this headstone ?

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This headstone was found under a burned house.  Area is in Plumas County, California.  Really need help with information about this person.  How do I send the photo?
in Genealogy Help by Joan Landreth G2G6 Mach 2 (29.2k points)
recategorized by Ellen Smith

Is this the photo you want to post here?

Yes.  Are you able to post it for everyone to see?  Many members have sent help and found his parents,  I don’t know how to find the location of his grave.
I believe everyone can see it.  It might help people investigate if you would tell us where you got that photograph.

If the stone was under a burned house, I'd guess that the infant was buried near the house.
The photo was taken in Greenville, Plumas Co., CA.  The house burned during the recent forest fires of northern CA that destroyed this historic town.  That house was built in the 1940’s.  The headstone was uncovered during the clean up and removal of ash and rubble.  There could have been another house on this property that was a home of the Laufman family and built over if the original house fell with age.  The child’s mother Laura, is no doubt buried in the Taylorsville cemetery where she and others in the family lived, located 10 miles from Greenville.  The photo was taken with a cell phone by a friend.

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Here's a short biography of Cyrus Laufman, which mentions his deceased son Philip.

https://www.cagenweb.org/plumas/bios_I-M.htm

by Roger Stong G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
selected by Joan Landreth
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First, upload the photo to a profile or a free-space page here on WikiTree. Second, copy the uploaded photo, then go to where you want to post it and click Control V on a PC to paste it.
by Virginia Fields G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)
So so sorry, where or what is the URL?
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Father Cyrus Laufman b-1830 d-1909 Calfornia

Mother Laura Jane Price b-1837 d-1871 California
by Chris Mckinnon G2G6 Pilot (634k points)
findagrave ID 59845294 maybe she died having Phillip?
I think you are right.  Do you know where she was buried?
Mother's memorial is at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59845294/laura-laufman

It notes Phillip's burial place is unknown.

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