Deaths in the 1860s
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Curran Pope
1813–1862 (age 49)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Curran Pope was a Kentucky resident from Jefferson County who lived from 1813 to 1862.
Matt. F. Ward
1826–1862 (age 36)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Matt. F. Ward was an American who lived from 1826 to 1862 and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
Robert Johnson Ward
1798–1862 (age 64)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Robert Johnson Ward was an American who lived from 1798 to 1862 and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
Alexander Casseday
1836–1862 (age 26)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Alexander Casseday was an American who lived from 1836 to 1862 and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
Arnold Harris
1809–1866 (age 57)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Arnold Harris was a New York resident who lived from 1809 to 1866.
James Semple
1798–1866 (age 68)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
James Semple was a Green County resident who lived from 1798 to 1866.
Sterling Price
1809–1867 (age 58)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Sterling Price was a Missouri military officer and politician from Prince Edward County who lived from 1809 to 1867.
William Carr Lane
1789–1863 (age 74)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
William Carr Lane was a Missouri pioneer, politician, and territorial governor from Fayette County who lived from 1789 t...
Hamilton Rowan Gamble
1798–1864 (age 66)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Hamilton Rowan Gamble was a Missouri jurist and provisional governor during the Civil War era who lived from 1798 to 186...
Thomas W. Freeman
1824–1865 (age 41)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Thomas W. Freeman was an Anderson County resident who lived from 1824 to 1865.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804–1864 (age 60)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American novelist and short story writer known for works exploring themes of sin and morality in Puritan New England.
Henry David Thoreau
1817–1862 (age 45)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American philosopher, naturalist, and writer who championed civil disobedience and simple living in nature.
Mary Moody Emerson
1774–1863 (age 89)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American intellectual and diarist who was the aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson and influenced Transcendentalist thought.
William Munroe
1778–1861 (age 83)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American inventor and manufacturer known for his innovations in gunpowder and munitions production.
Sarah Bradford Ripley
1793–1867 (age 74)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American educator and intellectual who was a noted teacher and wife of the Transcendentalist scholar George Bradford Rip...
Sarah Sherman Hoar
1783–1866 (age 83)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American woman from a prominent New England family involved in intellectual and social circles of her era.
William Emerson
1801–1868 (age 67)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American clergyman and brother of the prominent Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Susan Haven Emerson
1807–1868 (age 61)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American woman and wife of William Emerson, connected to the prominent Emerson family of Transcendentalists.
Ezra Ripley
1826–1863 (age 37)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American intellectual and family member of the prominent Ripley and Emerson families of New England.
Caroline Hayden Pratt
1836–1866 (age 30)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American woman from a prominent New England family during the Transcendentalist era.
Johann Adam Lemp
1793–1862 (age 69)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
German-American brewer and founder of a prominent beer brewing family in America.
Joseph Nash McDowell
1805–1868 (age 63)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
American physician and medical educator who founded medical schools in Missouri.
Roswell Martin Field
1807–1869 (age 62)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
American lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Sol Smith
1801–1869 (age 68)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
American actor, playwright, and theatrical manager prominent in 19th-century American theater.
Phineas Gage
1823–1860 (age 37)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
American railroad worker whose severe head injury became a landmark case in neuroscience and psychology.
Amos Humiston
1830–1863 (age 33)
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Amos Humiston (1830-1863) was an American soldier who died at the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War.
John Jay Phelps
1810–1869 (age 59)
Simsbury Center
John Jay Phelps (1810-1869) was a Connecticut resident from Simsbury who lived through the mid-19th century.
Charles Frederick Webber
1825–1863 (age 38)
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Charles Frederick Webber (1825-1863) was a soldier from Ortenau who died at Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
Sumner Paine
1845–1863 (age 18)
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Sumner Paine (1845-1863) was a young soldier who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Sam Barlow
1792–1867 (age 75)
Barlow
Sam Barlow (1792-1867) was a resident of Nicholas County who lived for 75 years.
John McDougall
1818–1866 (age 48)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
John McDougall (1818-1866) was a Ross County resident who lived during the Civil War era.
John J. Williams
1843–1865 (age 22)
Pineville
John J. Williams (1843-1865) was a Jay County resident who died during the American Civil War.
Frederick Palmer Tracy
1815–1860 (age 45)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Frederick Palmer Tracy (1815-1860) was a 19th-century individual buried in California.
Edmund Gardiner Bryant
1836–1866 (age 30)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Edmund Gardiner Bryant (1836-1866) was a 19th-century resident who lived during the Civil War period.
Ansel Ives Easton
1819–1868 (age 49)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Ansel Ives Easton (1819-1868) was a 19th-century individual who lived into the Reconstruction era.
Harry I. Thornton
1797–1861 (age 64)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Harry I. Thornton (1797-1861) was a long-lived resident who witnessed the early years of the Civil War.
Sophie Latham
1835–1867 (age 32)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Sophie Latham (1835-1867) was a 19th-century woman who lived during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Edmund Randolph
1819–1861 (age 42)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Edmund Randolph (1819-1861) was a 19th-century individual who died at the outbreak of the Civil War.
Elias Samuel Cooper
1820–1862 (age 42)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Elias Samuel Cooper (1820-1862) was a resident who died during the American Civil War.
Joseph Chamberlain
1801–1864 (age 63)
Lake View Cemetery
Joseph Chamberlain (1801-1864) was a 19th-century individual who lived through the Civil War era.
William Case
1818–1862 (age 44)
Lake View Cemetery
William Case was a Cleveland businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1818 to 1862.
Leonard Case
1786–1864 (age 78)
Lake View Cemetery
Leonard Case was a prominent landowner and merchant from Westmoreland County who lived from 1786 to 1864.
Edwin Weed Cowles
1794–1861 (age 67)
Lake View Cemetery
Edwin Weed Cowles was a newspaper editor and publisher who died in 1861.
Adelbert B. Stone
1844–1865 (age 21)
Lake View Cemetery
Adelbert B. Stone was a young man who died in 1865 at the age of 21.
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865 (age 56)
Lincoln Tomb
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States who led the nation through the Civil War until his assassina...
William Wallace Lincoln
1850–1862 (age 12)
Lincoln Tomb
William Wallace Lincoln was the young son of President Abraham Lincoln who died of illness in 1862 at age 11.
Sophia Dallas
1798–1869 (age 71)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Sophia Dallas was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1798 to 1869.
Hannah Anderson Ropes
1809–1863 (age 54)
New Gloucester
Hannah Anderson Ropes was a nurse and writer from New Gloucester who died in 1863.
Margaret Lea Houston
1819–1867 (age 48)
Independence
Margaret Lea Houston was the wife of Texas General Sam Houston and lived from 1819 to 1867.
John Wilkes Booth
1838–1865 (age 27)
Green Mount Cemetery
John Wilkes Booth was an actor and Confederate sympathizer who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.