Hortense Howland

Miles Davis

1926–1991 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Legendary jazz trumpeter and bandleader who was at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music.

Francis Granger

1792–1868 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Francis Granger (1792-1868) was a Suffield resident and American politician of the 19th century.

Duke Ellington

1899–1974 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

One of the most influential jazz musicians and composers of the 20th century.

John Ethelbert Davis

1900–1966 (age 66)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Ethelbert Davis (1900-1966) was an American man buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Kate Grosvenor Fowler

1859–1889 (age 30)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Kate Grosvenor Fowler (1859-1889) was a member of the prominent Grosvenor family.

Sally Duncan Foster

1834–1888 (age 54)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Sally Duncan Foster (1834-1888) was a 19th-century woman whose life reflected the social changes of her era.

Anne Cary Randolph Bankhead

1791–1826 (age 35)

Monticello Graveyard

Anne Cary Randolph Bankhead was a daughter of Thomas Mann Randolph and granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson.

Sophie Madeline Dalmas du Pont

1775–1828 (age 53)

Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery

Sophie Madeline Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828) was a member of the prominent Du Pont family of Delaware.

Peggy Eaton

1799–1879 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Wife of Secretary of War John Eaton whose social status sparked the Petticoat Affair scandal.

Martha Jefferson Carr

1746–1811 (age 65)

Monticello Graveyard

Martha Jefferson Carr was the sister of Thomas Jefferson and wife of Dabney Carr.

Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

1830–1908 (age 78)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Socialite and doyenne of Gilded Age New York society.

Angelica Schuyler Church

1756–1814 (age 58)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Angelica Schuyler Church was an American socialite and daughter of Revolutionary War general Philip Schuyler.