Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta, Georgia

Est. 1850 48 acres 474 memorials
Atlanta's oldest cemetery and a public park, containing the graves of many notable Georgians.

Memorials

Frank P. Rice
1838–1923 (age 85)
Oakland Cemetery
Frank P. Rice was a 19th-century resident whose occupation and biographical information remain unclear.
George Parker Holden
1869–1935 (age 66)
Oakland Cemetery
George Parker Holden (1869–1935) is interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Elizabeth Parnham Brush
1883–1967 (age 84)
Oakland Cemetery
Elizabeth Parnham Brush (1883–1967) was a Carbondale resident whose final resting place is Oakland Cemetery.
Frank Parsons Shepard
1853–1912 (age 59)
Oakland Cemetery
Frank Parsons Shepard was an Oakland Cemetery resident who lived from 1853 to 1912.
Corse Payton
1866–1934 (age 68)
Oakland Cemetery
Corse Payton (1866–1934) was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery after his lifetime.
Louis Pelzer
1879–1946 (age 67)
Oakland Cemetery
Louis Pelzer (1879–1946) of Griswold was a historian of the American Midwest and is interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Claude Pepper
1900–1989 (age 89)
Oakland Cemetery
Claude Pepper was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from Florida.
Pauline Periwinkle
1863–1916 (age 53)
Oakland Cemetery
Pauline Periwinkle (1863–1916) of Battle Creek was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
William Perrin Nicolson
1857–1928 (age 71)
Oakland Cemetery
William Perrin Nicolson (1857-1928) was a Middlesex County resident who lived 71 years and was interred in Oakland Cemet...
James Perry Conner
1851–1924 (age 73)
Oakland Cemetery
James Perry Conner (1851-1924) was a Delaware County resident whose life encompassed the post-Civil War period.
Chester Peter Siems
1884–1918 (age 34)
Oakland Cemetery
Chester Peter Siems (1884-1918) was buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Richard Peters
1810–1889 (age 79)
Oakland Cemetery
Richard Peters was a Germantown resident who lived from 1810 to 1889.
Nellie Peters Black
1851–1919 (age 68)
Oakland Cemetery
Nellie Peters Black lived from 1851 to 1919 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
Lovick Pierce Thomas I
1812–1878 (age 66)
Oakland Cemetery
Lovick Pierce Thomas I was a Franklin County resident who lived from 1812 to 1878.
Edith Pierpont Stickney
1876–1951 (age 75)
Oakland Cemetery
Edith Pierpont Stickney (1876–1951) of Parkersburg is interred at Oakland Cemetery.
William Pitt Murray
1825–1910 (age 85)
Oakland Cemetery
William Pitt Murray was a Hamilton resident who lived from 1825 to 1910.
Norton Prentiss Otis
1840–1905 (age 65)
Oakland Cemetery
Norton Prentiss Otis (1840-1905) was a Halifax resident of the 19th century.
John Q. Rhodes Jr.
1892–1959 (age 67)
Oakland Cemetery
John Q. Rhodes Jr. (1892–1959) was a Louisa County resident who was buried at Oakland Cemetery.
John Quincy Adams
1848–1922 (age 74)
Oakland Cemetery
John Quincy Adams (1848-1922) was a Louisville resident.
Louisa R. Cotton
1819–1906 (age 87)
Oakland Cemetery
Louisa R. Cotton (1819-1906) was a Manhattan resident who lived through much of the 19th century.
Thomas R. Fosdick
1797–1829 (age 32)
Oakland Cemetery
Thomas R. Fosdick was a short-lived resident of the early 19th century.
Joseph R. Peterson
1904–1967 (age 63)
Oakland Cemetery
Joseph R. Peterson was an American who lived from 1904 to 1967.
William Rainey Marshall
1825–1896 (age 71)
Oakland Cemetery
William Rainey Marshall of Columbia lived from 1825 to 1896.
Alexander Ramsey
1815–1903 (age 88)
Oakland Cemetery
Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) was a Harrisburg resident buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Herbert Rebassoo
1913–1971 (age 58)
Oakland Cemetery
Herbert Rebassoo was a Tallinn resident who lived from 1913 to 1971.
A.C. Reed
1926–2004 (age 78)
Oakland Cemetery
A.C. Reed (1926–2004) lived in Wardell and was laid to rest in Oakland Cemetery.
Edmund Rice
1819–1889 (age 70)
Oakland Cemetery
Edmund Rice (1819-1889) was a Waitsfield resident who lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.
Morris Rich
1847–1928 (age 81)
Oakland Cemetery
Morris Rich (1847-1928) was a businessman who lived 81 years and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
Rush Richard Sloane
1828–1908 (age 80)
Oakland Cemetery
Rush Richard Sloane (1828-1908) was an American from Sandusky.
Maurice Robert Brann
1893–1976 (age 83)
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Maurice Robert Brann (1893-1976) was an Erie resident who lived 83 years.
Robert Robitschek
1874–1967 (age 93)
Oakland Cemetery
Robert Robitschek was a Prague-born individual who lived from 1874 to 1967.
William Rockefeller Sr.
1810–1906 (age 96)
Oakland Cemetery
William Rockefeller Sr. (1810-1906) was a Granger resident who lived to age 96 and was buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Jim Roland
1942–2010 (age 68)
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Jim Roland (1942–2010) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher buried at Oakland Cemetery in Franklin.
Sidney Root
1824–1897 (age 73)
Oakland Cemetery
Sidney Root lived from 1824 to 1897 and was interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Frederic Russell Bigelow
1870–1946 (age 76)
Oakland Cemetery
Frederic Russell Bigelow was an American resident who lived from 1870 to 1946 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
Henry Rutherford Butler
1862–1931 (age 69)
Oakland Cemetery
Henry Rutherford Butler (1862-1931) was a Fayetteville resident buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Ann Rutledge
1813–1835 (age 22)
Oakland Cemetery
Ann Rutledge (1813-1835) was the young woman famously associated with Abraham Lincoln during his time in New Salem, Illi...
Andrew Ryan McGill
1840–1905 (age 65)
Oakland Cemetery
Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) was a Saegertown resident buried at Oakland Cemetery.
William S. Goodwin
1866–1937 (age 71)
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Gideon S. Ives
1846–1927 (age 81)
Oakland Cemetery
Gideon S. Ives (1846-1927) was a Dickinson resident laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery.
William S. Kenyon
1869–1933 (age 64)
Oakland Cemetery
William S. Kenyon (1869-1933) served as a U.S. Senator from Iowa and later a federal appeals court judge before being in...
Violet S. Williams
1857–1948 (age 91)
Oakland Cemetery
Violet S. Williams (1857–1948) of Johnson County rests at Oakland Cemetery.
James Salter
1925–2015 (age 90)
Oakland Cemetery
James Salter (1925–2015) was a New York City author celebrated for his novels and memoirs on aviation and family life.
Lester Samuel Hubbard
1807–1875 (age 68)
Oakland Cemetery
Lester Samuel Hubbard (1807-1875) was interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Jawn Sandifer
1914–2006 (age 92)
Oakland Cemetery
Jawn Sandifer (1914–2006) is buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Albert Scheffer
1844–1905 (age 61)
Oakland Cemetery
Albert Scheffer (1844-1905) of Rheinberg is interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Albert Schinz
1870–1943 (age 73)
Oakland Cemetery
Albert Schinz (1870–1943) of Neuchâtel is buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Conradine Schurmeier
1883–1927 (age 44)
Oakland Cemetery
Conradine Schurmeier lived from 1883 to 1927.
Andrew Scott
1789–1851 (age 62)
Oakland Cemetery
Andrew Scott was a Virginia landowner and resident of Hanover County during the early 1800s.
Mary Sears McHenry
1834–1912 (age 78)
Oakland Cemetery
Mary Sears McHenry (1834-1912) was a Sandisfield woman who lived 78 years.