Bellefontaine Cemetery

Chris von der Ahe

1851–1913 (age 62)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings, which later became the St. Louis Cardinals.

John R. Anderson

1818–1863 (age 45)

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American minister from St. Louis who fought against slavery and for education for African Americans.

Eberhard Anheuser

1805–1880 (age 75)

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Father-in-law of Adolphus Busch and president of Eberhard Anheuser and Company, predecessor of Anheuser-Busch.

Charles Balmer

1817–1892 (age 75)

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German-born American musician.

George I. Barnett

1815–1898 (age 83)

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Prominent St. Louis architect.

Edward Bates

1793–1869 (age 76)

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United States Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln.

William Beaumont

1785–1853 (age 68)

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U.S. Army surgeon known as the Father of Gastric Physiology for his research on human digestion.

Robert Benecke

1835–1903 (age 68)

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Early St. Louis photographer.

Thomas Hart Benton

1782–1858 (age 76)

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Prominent U.S. Senator who championed western expansion and the Homestead Act.

Mary Odilia Berger

1823–1880 (age 57)

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Founder of the Sisters of St. Mary in 1872 in St. Louis, which established hospitals throughout the Midwestern United St...

Thekla M. Bernays

1856–1931 (age 75)

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Women's suffrage activist, author and lecturer.

Daniel Bissell

1768–1833 (age 65)

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U.S. Army officer in War of 1812 and on the American Frontier.

Horace Bixby

1826–1912 (age 86)

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Steamboat pilot and captain whose cub pilot was Mark Twain.

Francis Preston Blair Jr.

1821–1875 (age 54)

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Union Army general in the Civil War and politician.

Susan Blow

1843–1916 (age 73)

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Educator known as the Mother of Kindergarten.

Benjamin Bonneville

1796–1876 (age 80)

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French-born officer in the U.S. Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West.

James B. Bowlin

1804–1874 (age 70)

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U.S. Representative of Missouri.

Henry Clay Brockmeyer

1826–1906 (age 80)

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Poet, politician, and philosopher.

Robert S. Brookings

1850–1932 (age 82)

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Businessman and philanthropist, founder of the Brookings Institution and donor to Washington University in St. Louis.

Don Carlos Buell

1818–1898 (age 80)

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U.S. Army general who led Union armies in the battles of Shiloh and Perryville.

William Seward Burroughs

1857–1898 (age 41)

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Inventor of the mechanical calculator and founder of Burroughs Corporation.

William S. Burroughs

1914–1997 (age 83)

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Author of the novel Naked Lunch and icon of the Beat Generation.

Adolphus Busch

1838–1913 (age 75)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Founder of the Anheuser Busch Company.

Lilly Eberhard Anheuser

d. 1928

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Wife of Adolphus Busch.

Isidor Bush

1822–1898 (age 76)

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Intellectual, publisher, and viticulturalist.

James Gay Butler

1840–1916 (age 76)

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Tobacco manufacturer and major supporter of Lindenwood University.

Given Campbell

1835–1906 (age 71)

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Confederate officer.

Benjamin Howard

1760–1814 (age 54)

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Benjamin Howard (1760-1814) was a Lexington resident during the early 19th century.

Edward Hempstead

1780–1817 (age 37)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) was a New London-based individual of the early American era.

Manuel Lisa

1772–1820 (age 48)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Manuel Lisa (1772-1820) was a New Orleans-based merchant and fur trader active in early American commerce.

Silas Bent

1768–1827 (age 59)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Silas Bent (1768-1827) was a Rutland-based individual of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Juliannah Bent

1801–1820 (age 19)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Juliannah Bent (1801-1820) was a young woman who lived a brief life in the early 19th century.

Frances Eleanor Clark

1773–1825 (age 52)

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Frances Eleanor Clark (1773-1825) was a woman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

William Clark

1770–1838 (age 68)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

William Clark was an American explorer and military officer best known for co-leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Stephen W. Kearny

1794–1848 (age 54)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Stephen W. Kearny was an American military general who played a significant role in the Mexican-American War.

William Sublette

1799–1845 (age 46)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

William Sublette was an American fur trader and mountain man who was instrumental in opening the fur trade routes in the...

John Miller

1781–1846 (age 65)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

John Miller was an American military officer and politician from Martinsburg.

George Strother

1783–1840 (age 57)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

George Strother was an American politician and landowner from Stevensburg, Virginia.

John C. Sullivan

1788–1830 (age 42)

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John C. Sullivan was a Kentucky resident who lived from 1788 to 1830.

Joseph C. Brown

1784–1849 (age 65)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Joseph C. Brown was a Virginia resident who lived from 1784 to 1849.

Joseph Charless

1772–1834 (age 62)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Joseph Charless was a printer and publisher who lived from 1772 to 1834.

Harriet Kennerly

1788–1831 (age 43)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Harriet Kennerly was a woman who lived from 1788 to 1831.

Bernard Gaines Farrar

1785–1849 (age 64)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Bernard Gaines Farrar was a Goochland County, Virginia resident who lived from 1785 to 1849.

Beverly Allen

1800–1845 (age 45)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Beverly Allen was a resident who lived from 1800 to 1845.

Nancy Benton

1758–1838 (age 80)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Nancy Benton was a woman who lived from 1758 to 1838.

Charles Scudder

1792–1849 (age 57)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Charles Scudder was a resident who lived from 1792 to 1849.

Hugh A. Garland

1805–1854 (age 49)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Hugh A. Garland was a Nelson County resident who lived from 1805 to 1854.

Robert Wash

1790–1856 (age 66)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Robert Wash was a Louisa County resident who lived from 1790 to 1856.

Ellen Bray Wrenshall

1792–1857 (age 65)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Ellen Bray Wrenshall was an American woman who lived from 1792 to 1857.

Abigail Prather Churchill

1817–1852 (age 35)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Abigail Prather Churchill was a 19th-century American woman who lived from 1817 to 1852.