Deaths in the 1850s

Joseph Thorpe Elliston

1779–1856 (age 77)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Joseph Thorpe Elliston was a Tennessee planter and landowner of the early American republic.

Oliver Bliss Hayes

1783–1858 (age 75)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Oliver Bliss Hayes was an American of the early 19th century whose biographical details remain largely obscure.

Henry E. Ballard

1786–1855 (age 69)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Henry E. Ballard was a U.S. naval officer who served his country and was buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemet...

Julianna Mackubin Ballard

1787–1855 (age 68)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Julianna Mackubin Ballard was the wife of naval officer Henry E. Ballard and was buried alongside him at the United Stat...

John S. Barbour

1790–1855 (age 65)

Fairview Cemetery

John S. Barbour was a Virginia resident associated with Brandy Station who was buried in Fairview Cemetery.

Ephraim H. Foster

1794–1854 (age 60)

Nashville City Cemetery

Ephraim H. Foster was a Kentucky resident from Bardstown who was buried in Nashville City Cemetery.

Charles Clay Trabue

1798–1851 (age 53)

Nashville City Cemetery

Charles Clay Trabue was a Woodford County resident who was buried in Nashville City Cemetery.

Samuel Van Dyke Stout

1786–1850 (age 64)

Nashville City Cemetery

Samuel Van Dyke Stout was a Redstone Old Fort resident who was buried in Nashville City Cemetery.

William Edward West

1788–1857 (age 69)

Nashville City Cemetery

William Edward West was a Lexington resident who was buried in Nashville City Cemetery.

Terry H. Cahal

1802–1851 (age 49)

Nashville City Cemetery

Terry H. Cahal was a Virginia resident who was buried in Nashville City Cemetery.

Van Perkins Winder

1809–1854 (age 45)

Nashville City Cemetery

Van Perkins Winder was a Natchez resident who was buried in Nashville City Cemetery.

Thomas Lanier Williams

1786–1856 (age 70)

Nashville City Cemetery

Thomas Lanier Williams was a resident who was buried in Nashville City Cemetery.

James McDowell

1795–1851 (age 56)

Oak Grove Cemetery

James McDowell was a Rockbridge County resident who was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Elinor Jackson

1825–1854 (age 29)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Elinor Jackson was a Pennsylvania resident who was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Thomas Henderson

1789–1854 (age 65)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Thomas Henderson was a resident who was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Tobias Watkins

1780–1855 (age 75)

Glenwood Cemetery

Tobias Watkins was an Anne Arundel County resident who was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.

Philip C. Johnson

1795–1859 (age 64)

Glenwood Cemetery

Philip C. Johnson was a resident who was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.

John Sanford

1803–1857 (age 54)

Green Hill Cemetery

John Sanford (1803-1857) was a resident of Roxbury who was buried at Green Hill Cemetery.

George Bliss Throop

1793–1854 (age 61)

Johnstown Colonial Cemetery

George Bliss Throop (1793-1854) was buried at Johnstown Colonial Cemetery.

James Norcom

1778–1850 (age 72)

St. Paul's Church, Edenton

James Norcom (1778-1850) was an Edenton resident whose remains were interred at St. Paul's Church.

Margaret Ellis

1767–1850 (age 83)

Mary Ellis Burial Site

Margaret Ellis (1767-1850) was laid to rest at the Mary Ellis Burial Site.

Anna Maria Truxtun

1792–1857 (age 65)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Anna Maria Truxtun (1792-1857) was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.

William Jewell

1789–1852 (age 63)

Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site

William Jewell (1789-1852) was a Loudoun County resident buried at Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site.

John Baptiste Sarpy

1798–1857 (age 59)

Calvary Cemetery

John Baptiste Sarpy (1798-1857) was interred at Calvary Cemetery.

Henri Pierre Chouteau

1805–1855 (age 50)

Calvary Cemetery

Henri Pierre Chouteau (1805-1855) was a member of the prominent Chouteau family buried at Calvary Cemetery.

Samuel Brenton

1810–1857 (age 47)

Lindenwood Cemetery

Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) was a Gallatin County resident buried at Lindenwood Cemetery.

George Lippard

1822–1854 (age 32)

Lawnview Memorial Park

George Lippard (1822-1854) was a Chester County writer and social reformer buried at Lawnview Memorial Park.

John Davis

1787–1854 (age 67)

Rural Cemetery

John Davis (1787-1854) was a Northborough resident buried at Rural Cemetery.

Samuel M'Gregore Burnside

1783–1850 (age 67)

Rural Cemetery

Samuel M'Gregore Burnside (1783-1850) was buried at Rural Cemetery.

Simon Peter Hullihen

1810–1857 (age 47)

Mt. Woods Cemetery

Simon Peter Hullihen (1810-1857) was a Point Township resident and pioneering dentist buried at Mt. Woods Cemetery.

George Marshall

1781–1855 (age 74)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

George Marshall (1781-1855) was a Rhodes resident buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Katharine Talcott Hale

1827–1855 (age 28)

Elmwood Cemetery

Katharine Talcott Hale (1827-1855) was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

Dred Scott

1799–1858 (age 59)

Calvary Cemetery

Dred Scott was an enslaved African American whose 1857 Supreme Court case became a landmark decision denying citizenship...

Lucy Mack Smith

1775–1856 (age 81)

Smith Family Cemetery

Lucy Mack Smith was the mother of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter-day Saint movement.

Mary Marsh

1847–1859 (age 12)

Rose Hill Cemetery

Mary Marsh was a child who died young in the mid-19th century.

George Hoadley

1781–1857 (age 76)

Erie Street Cemetery

George Hoadley was a Connecticut-born individual of the early 19th century.

William Bates

1816–1859 (age 43)

Oak Grove Cemetery

William Bates was a 19th-century American who lived a relatively short life.

John W. Johnson

1774–1854 (age 80)

Calvary Cemetery

John W. Johnson was a Maryland-born American who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Beverly Waugh

1789–1858 (age 69)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Beverly Waugh was a Methodist bishop and prominent religious leader in 19th-century America.

Bryan Mullanphy

1809–1851 (age 42)

Calvary Cemetery

Bryan Mullanphy was a Baltimore-born businessman and philanthropist of the early 19th century.

Charles Gratiot

1786–1855 (age 69)

Calvary Cemetery

Charles Gratiot was a St. Louis-based military officer and prominent figure in early American expansion.

Abraham Jones

1776–1854 (age 78)

New London

Abraham Jones was an 18th-century American of New London.

Andrew Butler

1796–1857 (age 61)

Butler Family Cemetery

Andrew Butler was a South Carolina politician and prominent slaveholder of the antebellum era.

Jesse Pierce

1788–1856 (age 68)

Dorchester South Burying Ground

Jesse Pierce was a Massachusetts resident of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

William Rotch Jr.

1759–1850 (age 91)

Oak Grove Cemetery

William Rotch Jr. was a Nantucket-based whaling merchant and prominent businessman.

Amelia Piper

1796–1856 (age 60)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Amelia Piper was an Alexandria resident of the early 19th century.

Cornelius Grinnell

1758–1850 (age 92)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Cornelius Grinnell was a 19th-century American merchant and philanthropist.

Caroline Stockton Rotch

1800–1856 (age 56)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Caroline Stockton Rotch was an American woman who lived from 1800 to 1856 and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.

John Drennen

1801–1855 (age 54)

Fairview Cemetery

John Drennen was an American man who lived from 1801 to 1855, was associated with Elizabeth, and was buried in Fairview ...

George Washington Knox

1811–1854 (age 43)

Fairview Cemetery

George Washington Knox was an American man who lived from 1811 to 1854, was associated with Louisville, and was buried i...