Lincoln Cemetery

Big Bill Broonzy

1893–1958 (age 65)

Lincoln Cemetery

Big Bill Broonzy (1893-1958), born in Scott County, was a seminal blues singer and guitarist laid to rest at Lincoln Cem...

Bertha "Chippie" Hill

1905–1950 (age 45)

Lincoln Cemetery

Bertha "Chippie" Hill (1905-1950), the Charleston-born jazz vocalist, is interred at Lincoln Cemetery.

Florence Price

1887–1953 (age 66)

Lincoln Cemetery

Florence Price (1887-1953), the Little Rock–born composer, rests at Lincoln Cemetery.

Jimmy Yancey

1894–1951 (age 57)

Lincoln Cemetery

Jimmy Yancey (1894-1951) was a Chicago blues pianist and composer whose grave is at Lincoln Cemetery.

J. Ernest Wilkins Sr.

1894–1959 (age 65)

Lincoln Cemetery

J. Ernest Wilkins Sr. (1894-1959), the Farmington-born lawyer and statesman, is buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Elder Lucy Smith

1874–1952 (age 78)

Lincoln Cemetery

Elder Lucy Smith (1874-1952), the evangelist and pastor, lies buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Julian Dawson

1888–1955 (age 67)

Lincoln Cemetery

Julian Dawson (1888-1955) of Albany is interred at Lincoln Cemetery.

Louise Ayer Hatheway

1876–1955 (age 79)

Lincoln Cemetery

Bessie Anderson Stanley

1879–1952 (age 73)

Lincoln Cemetery

Bessie Anderson Stanley (1879–1952) was a United States resident remembered at Lincoln Cemetery.

Charlie Parker

1920–1955 (age 35)

Lincoln Cemetery

Charlie Parker (1920-1955) hailed from Kansas City and is buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Archibald Thompson Davison

1883–1961 (age 78)

Lincoln Cemetery

Archibald Thompson Davison (1883–1961) was a Boston resident who was buried in Lincoln Cemetery.

Willa Brown

1906–1992 (age 86)

Lincoln Cemetery

Willa Brown (1906–1992) broke barriers as one of the first licensed African American female pilots and devoted herself...

Ralph Abernathy

1926–1990 (age 64)

Lincoln Cemetery

Ralph Abernathy (1926–1990) was a civil rights leader and minister who is buried at Lincoln Cemetery in Linden.

Ricky Byrdsong

1956–1999 (age 43)

Lincoln Cemetery

Ricky Byrdsong (1956–1999) coached college basketball and became an anti-racism activist before his burial at Lincoln ...

An Wang

1920–1990 (age 70)

Lincoln Cemetery

An Wang (1920-1990) returned to Lincoln Cemetery after a life that began in Shanghai.

Gwendolyn Brooks

1917–2000 (age 83)

Lincoln Cemetery

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) of Topeka was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery.

Al Hibbler

1915–2001 (age 86)

Lincoln Cemetery

Al Hibbler (1915-2001) was a Mississippi-born American jazz singer known for his rich baritone voice and long recording ...

Joseph E. Boone

1922–2006 (age 84)

Lincoln Cemetery

Joseph E. Boone (1922-2006) was a Cedartown-born civil rights leader who marched beside Martin Luther King Jr. and organ...

Hosea Williams

1926–2000 (age 74)

Lincoln Cemetery

Hosea Williams (1926-2000) was an Attapulgus-born activist and politician best known for his leadership in the civil rig...

Johnnie Hines Watts Prothro

1922–2009 (age 87)

Lincoln Cemetery

Johnnie Hines Watts Prothro (1922-2009) was an Atlanta native and pillar of her community who was laid to rest at Lincol...

Tracy Lamar Coley

1964–2002 (age 38)

Lincoln Cemetery

Tracy Lamar Coley (1964-2002) was an Atlanta native whose untimely death at 38 is marked by his burial at Lincoln Cemete...

David Herbert Donald

1920–2009 (age 89)

Lincoln Cemetery

David Herbert Donald (1920-2009) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of Abraham Lincoln whose papers live on after hi...

Lonnie Brooks

1933–2017 (age 84)

Lincoln Cemetery

Lonnie Brooks (1933–2017) of St. Landry Parish, a blues guitarist and singer, rests at Lincoln Cemetery.

Juanita Abernathy

1929–2019 (age 90)

Lincoln Cemetery

Juanita Abernathy (1929–2019) of Uniontown lies at Lincoln Cemetery after a lifetime of civil rights work.

Wayne Delano Mount

1927–2013 (age 86)

Lincoln Cemetery

Wayne Delano Mount (1927-2013) hailed from West Allis and now rests at Lincoln Cemetery.

Ricky Bell

1974–2011 (age 37)

Lincoln Cemetery

Ricky Bell (1974–2011) passed away in Columbia and was laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery.