Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn, New York

Est. 1838 478 acres 1,700+ memorials
A National Historic Landmark cemetery founded in 1838, home to over 570,000 graves including many notable figures.

Memorials

Louis Comfort Tiffany
1848–1933 (age 85)
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Louis Comfort Tiffany was an acclaimed American artist and designer renowned for his innovative glass and decorative art...
Al Nichols
1852–1936 (age 84)
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Al Nichols was a Worcester-based figure who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
James Weldon Johnson
1871–1938 (age 67)
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was a Jacksonville-born writer, composer, and civil rights activist.
William H. Nichols
1852–1930 (age 78)
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William H. Nichols (1852-1930) was a Brooklyn resident and likely industrial or business figure buried at Green-Wood Cem...
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
1860–1930 (age 70)
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Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860-1930) was an inventor and engineer from Cincinnatus known for gyroscope innovations.
Richard Young
1846–1935 (age 89)
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Richard Young (1846-1935) was a Derry-born individual of notable standing buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Bronson M. Cutting
1888–1935 (age 47)
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Bronson M. Cutting (1888-1935) was a Great River-born U.S. Senator and publisher.
Alfred Maurer
1868–1932 (age 64)
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Alfred Maurer (1868-1932) was a New York City-based artist known for his modernist paintings and decorative works.
Frances Brundage
1854–1937 (age 83)
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Frances Brundage (1854-1937) was a Newark-born illustrator and artist renowned for her decorative postcard designs.
John Thomas Underwood
1857–1937 (age 80)
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John Thomas Underwood (1857-1937) was a New York City businessman and prominent figure of his era.
DeWolf Hopper
1858–1935 (age 77)
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DeWolf Hopper (1858-1935) was a celebrated New York City actor and performer of stage and early cinema.
Wallace Fessenden
1860–1935 (age 75)
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Wallace Fessenden (1860-1935) was a Windham resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
William Baker
1866–1930 (age 64)
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William Baker (1866-1930) was a notable American figure buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
William Starr Miller II
1856–1935 (age 79)
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William Starr Miller II (1856-1935) was a New York City resident of prominence buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
William Travers Jerome
1859–1934 (age 75)
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William Travers Jerome was a prominent Manhattan lawyer and reformer who served as New York County District Attorney.
Albert Ross Parsons
1847–1933 (age 86)
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Albert Ross Parsons was a labor activist and anarchist involved in the Haymarket affair.
Julia Sand
1850–1933 (age 83)
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Julia Sand was a political activist and writer known for her correspondence with President Chester Arthur.
Henry Galbraith Ward
1851–1933 (age 82)
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Henry Galbraith Ward was a prominent New York City businessman and philanthropist.
Harry T. Morey
1873–1936 (age 63)
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Harry T. Morey was an early American film actor and director of the silent era.
John Hays Hammond Sr.
1855–1936 (age 81)
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John Hays Hammond Sr. was a renowned mining engineer and businessman who developed major mining operations worldwide.
Bijou Heron
1863–1937 (age 74)
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Bijou Heron was an American actress known for her work in theater and early film.
Bruce Crane
1857–1937 (age 80)
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Bruce Crane was an American landscape painter known for his impressionistic watercolor paintings.
C. Bryson Taylor
1880–1936 (age 56)
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C. Bryson Taylor was an American author and writer of short stories and novels.
John Sergeant Cram
1851–1936 (age 85)
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John Sergeant Cram was a cartographer and geographer who contributed to American mapmaking.
William Augustus Simpson
1854–1930 (age 76)
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William Augustus Simpson was a Brooklyn-based businessman and civic leader.
Travis Harvard Whitney
1875–1934 (age 59)
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Travis Harvard Whitney was an Indiana-born businessman who lived from 1875 to 1934.
John Ellis Roosevelt
1853–1939 (age 86)
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John Ellis Roosevelt was a New York City resident and member of the prominent Roosevelt family who lived from 1853 to 19...
Correa Moylan Walsh
1862–1936 (age 74)
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Correa Moylan Walsh was a Newburgh resident who lived from 1862 to 1936.
Chester Sanders Lord
1850–1933 (age 83)
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Chester Sanders Lord (1850-1933) was an American businessman and publisher of note in the late 19th and early 20th centu...
Clarence H. Mackay
1874–1938 (age 64)
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Clarence H. Mackay (1874-1938) was a prominent New York City financier and member of the wealthy Mackay family.
Cortlandt F. Bishop
1870–1935 (age 65)
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Cortlandt F. Bishop (1870-1935) was a New York City businessman and philanthropist active in early 20th-century society.
Edwin Nelson Appleton
1877–1937 (age 60)
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Edwin Nelson Appleton (1877-1937) was a Brooklyn-based businessman and civic figure of the early 20th century.
Emlen Roosevelt
1857–1930 (age 73)
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Emlen Roosevelt (1857-1930) was a New York City member of the prominent Roosevelt family and businessman.
Ethel McClellan Plummer
1888–1936 (age 48)
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Ethel McClellan Plummer (1888-1936) was a Brooklyn resident and notable woman of her era.
Fred Jacklitsch
1876–1937 (age 61)
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Fred Jacklitsch (1876-1937) was a Brooklyn resident and businessman of the early 20th century.
Frederick A. Stokes
1857–1939 (age 82)
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Frederick A. Stokes (1857-1939) was a prominent Brooklyn-based publisher and founder of Frederick A. Stokes Company.
George Frederick Shrady, Jr.
1861–1933 (age 72)
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George Frederick Shrady, Jr. (1861-1933) was a New York City physician and medical professional.
Harry B. Smith
1860–1936 (age 76)
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Harry B. Smith (1860-1936) was a Buffalo-based businessman and civic leader.
Robert Cloughen
1889–1930 (age 41)
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Robert Cloughen (1889-1930) was a Bronx resident whose life ended in his early forties.
Letitia Mumford Geer
1852–1935 (age 83)
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Letitia Mumford Geer (1852-1935) was a Manhattan resident who lived to age 83.
Elizabeth Cushier
1837–1931 (age 94)
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Elizabeth Cushier (1837-1931) was a New York City resident who lived nearly a century.
Edmund L. Baylies
1857–1932 (age 75)
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Edmund L. Baylies (1857-1932) was a New York City resident who lived 75 years.
Lewis Stephen Pilcher
1845–1934 (age 89)
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Lewis Stephen Pilcher (1845-1934) was an Adrian resident who lived 89 years.
Frederic Shepard Dennis
1850–1934 (age 84)
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Frederic Shepard Dennis (1850-1934) was a Newark resident who lived 84 years.
Kenneth R. Cranford
1857–1936 (age 79)
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Kenneth R. Cranford (1857-1936) was a Brooklyn resident who lived 79 years.
Fanny R. M. Hitchcock
1851–1936 (age 85)
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Fanny R. M. Hitchcock (1851-1936) was a Brooklyn resident who lived 85 years.
Henry Rutgers Beekman
1880–1938 (age 58)
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Henry Rutgers Beekman (1880-1938) was an American who lived 58 years.
Robert Fulton Cutting
1852–1934 (age 82)
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Robert Fulton Cutting (1852-1934) was a New York City resident who lived 82 years.
Henry Ives Cobb
1859–1931 (age 72)
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Henry Ives Cobb (1859-1931) was a Brookline resident who lived 72 years.
Jane Hungerford Milbank
1871–1931 (age 60)
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Jane Hungerford Milbank (1871-1931) was a Sparta resident who lived 60 years.