Rock Creek Cemetery

Frances Benjamin Johnston

1864–1952 (age 88)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Frances Benjamin Johnston was a pioneering American photographer celebrated for her portraits and architectural studies.

John Carl Williams Hinshaw

1894–1956 (age 62)

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John Carl Williams Hinshaw was a U.S. Representative from California who served for nearly two decades in Congress.

Samuel B. Hill

1875–1958 (age 83)

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Samuel B. Hill represented Washington state in the U.S. House for more than a decade in the early 20th century.

Louis Leon Ludlow

1873–1950 (age 77)

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Louis Leon Ludlow was an Indiana congressman who championed fiscal restraint during his time in the U.S. House.

Elizabeth Tyree

1865–1952 (age 87)

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Elizabeth Tyree (1865–1952) was from Augusta County and is laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Nelson Trusler Johnson

1887–1954 (age 67)

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Nelson Trusler Johnson (1887–1954) is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Louis A. Simon

1867–1958 (age 91)

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Louis A. Simon (1867–1958) hailed from Baltimore and rests at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Temple Bailey

1880–1953 (age 73)

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Temple Bailey (1880–1953) was a woman whose life reflected the evolution of twentieth-century America.

Truman Abbe

1873–1955 (age 82)

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Truman Abbe is honored at Rock Creek Cemetery for his calm resolve and loyal friendship.

Paulina Longworth Sturm

1925–1957 (age 32)

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Paulina Longworth Sturm (1925–1957) was a young woman whose life reflected the spirit of her era.

Henry E. Lackey

1876–1952 (age 76)

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Henry E. Lackey, U.S. Navy officer, led with steady resolve throughout his career.

Lilija Štengele

1891–1958 (age 67)

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Lilija Štengele (1891–1958) of Vilce Parish was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Therese I. Laughlin

1880–1958 (age 78)

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Therese I. Laughlin (1880–1958) is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Lawrence Richey

1885–1959 (age 74)

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Lawrence Richey (1885–1959) of Harrisburg was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Pinckney Alston Trapier

1897–1957 (age 60)

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Pinckney Alston Trapier (1897–1957) rests in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Bertha Gemeaux Woods

1873–1952 (age 79)

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Bertha Gemeaux Woods (1873–1952) of Penn Yan was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Walter Compton

1912–1959 (age 47)

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Walter Compton (1912–1959) is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Helen Essary

1886–1951 (age 65)

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Helen Essary (1886–1951) of Maryland was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Frederick J. Bates

1877–1958 (age 81)

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Frederick J. Bates (1877–1958) of Marysville was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Rudolph Max Kauffmann

1882–1956 (age 74)

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Rudolph Max Kauffmann (1882–1956) is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Francis Walker

1870–1950 (age 80)

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Francis Walker (1870-1950) was laid to rest in Rock Creek Cemetery, leaving behind a legacy recorded mostly by his final...

John Calvin Wright

1876–1955 (age 79)

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John Calvin Wright (1876-1955) lived through the turn of the century and was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Oscar Charles Merrill

1874–1951 (age 77)

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Manchester native Oscar Charles Merrill (1874-1951) was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery after his long life.

William Frank Persons

1876–1955 (age 79)

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Brandon resident William Frank Persons (1876-1955) concluded his days and was interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Doc White

1879–1969 (age 90)

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Doc White (1879-1969) who died in Washington, D.C., was a Major League Baseball pitcher and is buried at Rock Creek Ceme...

Fulton Lewis Jr.

1903–1966 (age 63)

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Fulton Lewis Jr. (1903-1966) rests at Rock Creek Cemetery after a career as a national radio broadcaster.

Wayne Chatfield-Taylor

1893–1967 (age 74)

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Wayne Chatfield-Taylor (1893–1967) of Chicago served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and is interred at Rock Cr...

William Patterson MacCracken, Jr.

1888–1969 (age 81)

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William Patterson MacCracken, Jr. (1888–1969) of Chicago became the first head of the Aeronautics Branch of the Commer...

Edna Hague Fawcett

1879–1960 (age 81)

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Edna Hague Fawcett (1879–1960) of Washington, D.C. is remembered by her burial at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Myron M. Cowen

1898–1965 (age 67)

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Myron M. Cowen (1898–1965) served as a U.S. diplomat and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Ali Gholi Khan

1879–1966 (age 87)

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Ali Gholi Khan (1879–1966) of Iran is interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Bertha Noyes

1876–1966 (age 90)

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Bertha Noyes (1876–1966) of Washington, D.C. was an artist whose final resting place is Rock Creek Cemetery.

M. L. Wilson

1885–1969 (age 84)

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M. L. Wilson (1885–1969) from Atlantic is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery after a lifetime spent near the nation's capit...

John Walter Kerr

1871–1962 (age 91)

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John Walter Kerr (1871–1962) of Grand Rapids was laid to rest in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Margaret Scully Zimmele

1872–1964 (age 92)

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Margaret Scully Zimmele (1872–1964) from Pittsburgh rests in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Jefferson Patterson

1891–1977 (age 86)

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Jefferson Patterson (1891–1977) was a U.S. diplomat whose career in the State Department is memorialized in his burial...

Nils Erik Wahlberg

1885–1977 (age 92)

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Nils Erik Wahlberg (1885–1977) was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery after a life spent in the Washington area.

Benjamin Mosby McKelway

1895–1976 (age 81)

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Benjamin Mosby McKelway (1895–1976) is remembered only by his interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Peyton Ford

1911–1971 (age 60)

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Peyton Ford (1911–1971) was an American lawyer and Assistant Attorney General whose grave is in Rock Creek Cemetery.

William S. B. Lacy

1910–1978 (age 68)

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William S. B. Lacy (1910–1978) was a public servant whose final resting place is at Rock Creek Cemetery.

William M. Rountree

1917–1995 (age 78)

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William M. Rountree (1917–1995) was an American diplomat who held numerous ambassadorial posts and is buried at Rock C...

William W. Cobey

1908–1998 (age 90)

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William W. Cobey (1908–1998) is interred at Rock Creek Cemetery after a long life in the 20th century.

Edwin Allan Lightner

1907–1990 (age 83)

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Edwin Allan Lightner (1907–1990) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Jordan among other posts and is ...

Henry P. Smith III

1911–1995 (age 84)

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Henry P. Smith III (1911–1995) represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1975 and is buri...

Emerson Meyers

1910–1990 (age 80)

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Emerson Meyers (1910–1990) is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery after a life centered in Washington, D.C., during the mid-...

Ugo Carusi

1902–1994 (age 92)

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Ugo Carusi (1902-1994) was born in Carrara and spent his final years interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Boris Filistinski

1905–1991 (age 86)

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Boris Filistinski (1905-1991) was born in Stavropol and later taken to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.

David L. Bazelon

1909–1993 (age 84)

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David L. Bazelon (1909-1993) served as a leading U.S. Court of Appeals judge whose decisions shaped administrative law b...

Melvin Lindsey

1955–1992 (age 37)

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Melvin Lindsey (1955-1992) was a Washington, D.C.-born radio host credited with creating the Quiet Storm format and is b...

R. Borden Reams

1904–1994 (age 90)

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R. Borden Reams (1904-1994) was an American diplomat who represented U.S. interests overseas and now rests at Rock Creek...