Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Charles Syphax

1791–1869 (age 78)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Charles Syphax was a prominent African American landowner and businessman in Washington, D.C.

Maria Carter Syphax

1804–1886 (age 82)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Maria Carter Syphax (1804-1886) was an African American woman who lived through slavery and emancipation in Washington, ...

Robert Heberton Terrell

1857–1925 (age 68)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Robert Heberton Terrell was an African American lawyer and judge who served as the first Black judge appointed in the Un...

Annie E. A. Walker

1855–1929 (age 74)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Annie E. A. Walker was an educator and activist from Alabama during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ernest Everett Just

1883–1941 (age 58)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Ernest Everett Just was an African American biologist from Charleston who lived from 1883 to 1941.

Georgiana Simpson

1868–1944 (age 76)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Georgiana Simpson was a Washington, D.C.-based figure who lived from 1868 to 1944.

Emil Seidel

1864–1947 (age 83)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Emil Seidel (1864-1947) was an Ashland resident buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

Carl Busacker

1854–1943 (age 89)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Carl Busacker (1854-1943) was a Pomerania resident buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

Georgia Douglas Johnson

1880–1966 (age 86)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Georgia Douglas Johnson was an influential African American poet, playwright, and civil rights advocate of the Harlem Re...

Nannie Helen Burroughs

1879–1961 (age 82)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Nannie Helen Burroughs was a prominent African American educator, civil rights activist, and founder of the National Tra...

William Claytor

1908–1967 (age 59)

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William Claytor was an African American mathematician and educator who made significant contributions to mathematics edu...

Harriet Josephine Terry

1885–1967 (age 82)

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Harriet Josephine Terry (1885–1967) was a resident of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.

Martha Cassell Thompson

1925–1968 (age 43)

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Martha Cassell Thompson (1925–1968) lived during the mid-20th century.

William Clarence Hueston, Sr.

1880–1961 (age 81)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

William Clarence Hueston, Sr. was a Lexington resident who lived from 1880 to 1961.

Len Ford

1926–1972 (age 46)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Len Ford (1926-1972) was an American football player from Washington, D.C.

Van McCoy

1940–1979 (age 39)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Van McCoy (1940-1979) was an American music producer and composer best known for 'The Hustle.'

Alma Thomas

1891–1978 (age 87)

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Alma Thomas (1891-1978) was an American abstract painter from Columbus.

Charles Fremont West

1899–1979 (age 80)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Charles Fremont West (1899-1979) was a Washington resident who lived 80 years.

Gail A. Cobb

1950–1974 (age 24)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Gail A. Cobb was a Washington, D.C. resident who lived from 1950 to 1974.

John Wesley Cromwell Jr.

1883–1971 (age 88)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

John Wesley Cromwell Jr. was a historian and educator who lived from 1883 to 1971.

Roswell Newcomb Pinckney

1896–1981 (age 85)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Roswell Newcomb Pinckney was an Albany resident who lived from 1896 to 1981.

Jimmy Soul

1942–1988 (age 46)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Jimmy Soul was a Weldon-based musician who lived from 1942 to 1988.

Sarah Loguen Fraser

1850–1933 (age 83)

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Sarah Loguen Fraser (1850-1933) became one of the first African American female physicians practicing in Syracuse and be...

Kelly Miller

1863–1939 (age 76)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Kelly Miller (1863-1939) was a noted African American mathematician and sociologist from Winnsboro who was buried at Lin...

Carrie H. Thomas

1868–1930 (age 62)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Carrie H. Thomas (1868-1930) of Washington, D.C. was buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

John Russell Hawkins

1862–1939 (age 77)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

John Russell Hawkins (1862-1939) of Warrenton is interred at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

Charles Drew

1904–1950 (age 46)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Charles Drew (1904-1950) was a Washington, D.C. surgeon and medical researcher who pioneered modern blood banking techni...

Mary Church Terrell

1863–1954 (age 91)

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Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) was a Memphis-born civil rights activist and educator who co-founded the National Associ...

Carter Godwin Woodson

1875–1950 (age 75)

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Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) was an American historian who established Negro History Week, laying the groundwork fo...

Charles Hamilton Houston

1895–1950 (age 55)

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Charles Hamilton Houston (1895-1950) was a Washington, D.C. civil rights lawyer instrumental in challenging segregation ...

Smokey Joe Williams

1886–1951 (age 65)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Smokey Joe Williams (1886-1951) was a Seguin-born baseball pitcher who gained acclaim in the Negro leagues and is rememb...

Ida Gibbs

1862–1957 (age 95)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Ida Gibbs (1862–1957) of Victoria was interred at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery following a long life that bridged the 19t...

Warren R. Smith

1889–1957 (age 68)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Warren R. Smith (1889–1957) is buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

Len Bias

1963–1986 (age 23)

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Len Bias (1963-1986) was an American basketball player whose extraordinary talent at the University of Maryland was cut ...

Charles H. Wesley

1891–1987 (age 96)

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Charles H. Wesley (1891-1987) was an American historian, educator, and minister who documented African American history.

Walter Washington

1915–2003 (age 88)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Walter Washington (1915–2003) spent his later years in Dawson before being interred at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

Joseph A. Walker

1935–2003 (age 68)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Joseph A. Walker was an American test pilot and NASA astronaut who became the first person to reach space twice aboard t...

Sam Lacy

1903–2003 (age 100)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Sam Lacy (1903–2003) was a pioneering African-American sportswriter and editor whose career left a lasting legacy befo...

Wilhelmina Rolark

1916–2006 (age 90)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Wilhelmina Rolark (1916-2006) was a Virginia-born politician who championed issues in Washington, D.C., and was laid to ...

Charlotte Holloman

1922–2015 (age 93)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Charlotte Holloman, laid to rest at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, is remembered for her decades in the Washington, D.C. com...

Margaret Perry

1933–2023 (age 90)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Margaret Perry, whose life spanned from 1933 to 2023, was buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.