John Gribbel

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838–1921 (age 83)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921) was an Irish-born American hymn composer whose songs remain part of Methodist worsh...

Cornelia Miranda Carter

1846–1934 (age 88)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Cornelia Miranda Carter (1846–1934) was buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Ernesta Barlow

1892–1981 (age 89)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Ernesta Barlow lived from 1892 to 1981, spanning nearly nine decades of American history.

Eldridge Reeves Fenimore Johnson

1899–1986 (age 87)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Eldridge Reeves Fenimore Johnson lived from 1899 to 1986, witnessing much of the twentieth century.

Albert H. Smyth

1863–1907 (age 44)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Albert H. Smyth was a Philadelphia-based editor and literary scholar active in the late 19th century.

Cecilia Beaux

1855–1942 (age 87)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Cecilia Beaux was a prominent Philadelphia portrait painter who lived from 1855 to 1942.

Charles Stewart Wurts

1790–1859 (age 69)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Charles Stewart Wurts was an American industrialist and entrepreneur involved in canal and transportation development.

Alfred E. Hunt

1855–1899 (age 44)

Allegheny Cemetery

Co-founder of the company that became Alcoa.

Samuel Slater

1768–1835 (age 67)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Samuel Slater was a British-American industrialist and textile pioneer who lived from 1768 to 1835.

John Baptiste Ford

1811–1903 (age 92)

Allegheny Cemetery

Industrialist and founder of PPG Industries and Ford City, Pennsylvania.

Eben Byers

1880–1932 (age 52)

Allegheny Cemetery

Wealthy American industrialist and socialite noted for his gruesome death caused by consumption of radioactive patent me...

F. T. F. Lovejoy

1854–1932 (age 78)

Allegheny Cemetery

Industrialist and associate of Andrew Carnegie.