Lincoln Cemetery

Elizabeth Robinson Allen

1792–1816 (age 24)

Lincoln Cemetery

Elizabeth Robinson Allen was an American woman who lived from 1792 to 1816.

Thomas Morris Chester

1834–1892 (age 58)

Lincoln Cemetery

Thomas Morris Chester was a Harrisburg resident who lived from 1834 to 1892.

Drengman Aaker

1839–1894 (age 55)

Lincoln Cemetery

Drengman Aaker (1839-1894) was a Hjartdal resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Ogden Codman

1839–1904 (age 65)

Lincoln Cemetery

Ogden Codman (1839-1904) was buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

William Baker

1831–1910 (age 79)

Lincoln Cemetery

William Baker was a Washington County resident who lived from 1831 to 1910 and was buried in Lincoln Cemetery.

George W. Murray

1853–1926 (age 73)

Lincoln Cemetery

George W. Murray (1853-1926) was a Sumter County native.

Bessie Coleman

1892–1926 (age 34)

Lincoln Cemetery

Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) was an Atlanta-born pioneering aviator and the first African American woman to hold a pilot's...

Tiger Flowers

1895–1927 (age 32)

Lincoln Cemetery

Tiger Flowers was an American boxer and welterweight champion who lived from 1895 to 1927.

Charles Sumner Smith

1857–1927 (age 70)

Lincoln Cemetery

Charles Sumner Smith (1857-1927) was an American businessman and civic leader from Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Johnny Dodds

1892–1940 (age 48)

Lincoln Cemetery

Johnny Dodds (1892-1940) was a New Orleans-born musician buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Albert Ammons

1907–1949 (age 42)

Lincoln Cemetery

Albert Ammons (1907-1949) was a Chicago-born blues pianist buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Joshua Altheimer

1910–1940 (age 30)

Lincoln Cemetery

Joshua Altheimer (1910-1940) was a resident of Pine Bluff buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Jack Blackburn

1883–1942 (age 59)

Lincoln Cemetery

Jack Blackburn (1883-1942) was a Versailles native buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Bruce Petway

1885–1941 (age 56)

Lincoln Cemetery

Bruce Petway (1885-1941) was a Nashville resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Jimmy Johnson

1879–1942 (age 63)

Lincoln Cemetery

Jimmy Johnson (1879-1942) was an Edgerton resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Robert Sengstacke Abbott

1870–1940 (age 70)

Lincoln Cemetery

Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1870-1940) was a St. Simons native and prominent newspaper publisher.

Walter Ball

1877–1946 (age 69)

Lincoln Cemetery

Walter Ball (1877-1946) was a Detroit resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

William Francis

1879–1942 (age 63)

Lincoln Cemetery

William Francis (1879-1942) was a Philadelphia resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Jeremiah Frank Armstrong

1877–1946 (age 69)

Lincoln Cemetery

Jeremiah Frank Armstrong (1877-1946) was a Dubuque resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

King Daniel Ganaway

1882–1944 (age 62)

Lincoln Cemetery

King Daniel Ganaway (1882-1944) was a Rutherford County resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Adam Edward Patterson

1876–1949 (age 73)

Lincoln Cemetery

Adam Edward Patterson (1876-1949) was buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

A. Wilberforce Williams

1865–1940 (age 75)

Lincoln Cemetery

A. Wilberforce Williams (1865-1940) was a Monroe resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

James Albert Bray

1870–1944 (age 74)

Lincoln Cemetery

James Albert Bray (1870-1944) was a Carnesville resident buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Mike Mowrey

1884–1947 (age 63)

Lincoln Cemetery

Mike Mowrey was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues during the early 1900s.

George Poage

1880–1962 (age 82)

Lincoln Cemetery

George Poage was a Hannibal resident and pioneering African American athlete who lived from 1880 to 1962.

Vivian G. Harsh

1890–1960 (age 70)

Lincoln Cemetery

Vivian G. Harsh was a Chicago resident who lived from 1890 to 1960.

William Augustus Bell

1882–1961 (age 79)

Lincoln Cemetery

William Augustus Bell (1882-1961) was an Elbert County resident during the early 20th century.

Jimmy Reed

1925–1976 (age 51)

Lincoln Cemetery

Jimmy Reed was a blues musician from Dunleith who lived from 1925 to 1976.

Lil Hardin Armstrong

1898–1971 (age 73)

Lincoln Cemetery

Lil Hardin Armstrong was a pioneering jazz pianist and composer from Memphis who lived from 1898 to 1971.

Gene Ammons

1925–1974 (age 49)

Lincoln Cemetery

Gene Ammons was a renowned jazz saxophonist from Chicago who lived from 1925 to 1974.

Junie Cobb

1896–1970 (age 74)

Lincoln Cemetery

Junie Cobb was a jazz musician from Hot Springs who lived from 1896 to 1970.

Ted Strong

1914–1978 (age 64)

Lincoln Cemetery

Ted Strong was a jazz musician from South Bend who lived from 1914 to 1978.

Alice Whitman

1900–1970 (age 70)

Lincoln Cemetery

Alice Whitman was a Lawrence resident who lived from 1900 to 1970.

Marvin Yancy

1950–1985 (age 35)

Lincoln Cemetery

Marvin Yancy was a Chicago-based musician and producer who lived from 1950 to 1985.

Harold McLinton

1947–1980 (age 33)

Lincoln Cemetery

Harold McLinton (1947-1980) was a Fort Valley resident who lived 33 years.

Clarence Albert Bacote

1906–1981 (age 75)

Lincoln Cemetery

Clarence Albert Bacote (1906-1981) was a Kansas City resident and African-American historian who lived 75 years.

Frank Leland

1869–1914 (age 45)

Lincoln Cemetery

Frank Leland (1869–1914) was a Memphis resident remembered for being interred at Lincoln Cemetery.

Anna C. Wait

1837–1916 (age 79)

Lincoln Cemetery

Anna C. Wait (1837–1916) was a Medina County resident laid to rest in Lincoln Cemetery.

Tom Johnson

1889–1926 (age 37)

Lincoln Cemetery

Tom Johnson (1889–1926) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from Bryan and is buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

George French Ecton

1846–1929 (age 83)

Lincoln Cemetery

George French Ecton (1846–1929) spent his later years in Winchester before being laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery.

Samuel Laing Williams

1857–1921 (age 64)

Lincoln Cemetery

Samuel Laing Williams (1857–1921) was a pioneering African-American lawyer who once argued before the U.S. Supreme Cou...

James E. Bish

1859–1925 (age 66)

Lincoln Cemetery

James E. Bish (1859–1925) was a St. Francois County resident whose life concluded at Lincoln Cemetery.

Papa Charlie Jackson

1885–1938 (age 53)

Lincoln Cemetery

Papa Charlie Jackson (1885–1938) was an influential New Orleans blues singer and banjoist buried in Lincoln Cemetery.

Freddie Keppard

1889–1933 (age 44)

Lincoln Cemetery

Freddie Keppard (1889–1933) was a pioneering New Orleans jazz cornetist interred at Lincoln Cemetery.

Rube Foster

1879–1930 (age 51)

Lincoln Cemetery

Rube Foster (1879–1930) was an American baseball player and manager whose final resting place is Lincoln Cemetery.

Richard Berry Harrison

1864–1935 (age 71)

Lincoln Cemetery

Richard Berry Harrison (1864-1935) was a London-born stage actor and educator celebrated for dignifying African American...

Adelbert H. Roberts

1866–1937 (age 71)

Lincoln Cemetery

Adelbert H. Roberts (1866-1937) was a pioneering Illinois politician who became the first African American to sit in tha...

Blanche Wilkins Williams

1876–1936 (age 60)

Lincoln Cemetery

Blanche Wilkins Williams (1876-1936) was a deaf educator from La Crosse who championed opportunities for deaf children o...

Rufus Payne

1900–1939 (age 39)

Lincoln Cemetery

Rufus Payne (1900-1939) was a Greenville native interred at Lincoln Cemetery.

Baby Dodds

1898–1959 (age 61)

Lincoln Cemetery

Baby Dodds (1898–1959) was a pioneering New Orleans jazz drummer whose inventive rhythms helped define early jazz and ...