Edwin Dean

Elisha Otis

1811–1861 (age 50)

Oakland Cemetery

Elisha Otis (1811-1861) was an American inventor credited with developing the safety elevator.

Robert Lucas

1781–1853 (age 72)

Oakland Cemetery

Robert Lucas was a politician and governor of Ohio and Iowa who lived from 1781 to 1853.

Daniel Whilldin Hand

1834–1889 (age 55)

Oakland Cemetery

Daniel Whilldin Hand (1834-1889) was a 19th-century Minnesota pioneer whose life is commemorated in Oakland Cemetery.

Benjamin Franklin White

1800–1879 (age 79)

Oakland Cemetery

Benjamin Franklin White was an American music educator and composer of shape-note hymns.

Joseph Mackey Brown

1851–1932 (age 81)

Oakland Cemetery

Joseph Mackey Brown was a Canton resident who lived from 1851 to 1932.

George Hillyer

1835–1927 (age 92)

Oakland Cemetery

George Hillyer (1835-1927) was an Athens-based resident who lived for 92 years and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.