Deaths in the 1880s

Samuel S. Cox

1824–1889 (age 65)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Samuel S. Cox was an American politician and journalist who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a d...

Samuel D. Sturgis

1822–1889 (age 67)

Arlington National Cemetery

Samuel D. Sturgis was a Union Army general and career military officer who served prominently during the American Civil ...

William S. Harney

1800–1889 (age 89)

Arlington National Cemetery

William S. Harney was a U.S. Army officer and general who served in the Mexican-American War and Indian Wars.

Benjamin Franklin Sands

1811–1883 (age 72)

Arlington National Cemetery

Benjamin Franklin Sands was a U.S. Navy officer and hydrographer who contributed to American naval science and explorati...

Albin Francisco Schoepf

1822–1886 (age 64)

Arlington National Cemetery

Albin Francisco Schoepf was a Prussian-born geologist and naturalist who conducted geological surveys in the United Stat...

Orville E. Babcock

1835–1884 (age 49)

Arlington National Cemetery

Orville E. Babcock (1835-1884) was a Union general and private secretary to President Andrew Johnson.

John H. King

1820–1888 (age 68)

Arlington National Cemetery

John H. King (1820-1888) was a Union Army officer who served during the American Civil War.

George Waynflete Patten

1808–1882 (age 74)

Arlington National Cemetery

George Waynflete Patten (1808-1882) was a Rhode Island-based military officer and Civil War veteran.

James Croxall Palmer

1811–1883 (age 72)

Arlington National Cemetery

James Croxall Palmer (1811-1883) was a Baltimore-based military figure who served in the Civil War era.

Roger Jones

1831–1889 (age 58)

Arlington National Cemetery

Roger Jones (1831-1889) was a Washington, D.C. military officer and adjutant general during the Civil War.

Emma Stebbins

1815–1882 (age 67)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Emma Stebbins (1815-1882) was a prominent Manhattan-based sculptor and artist of the 19th century.

Abram Wakeman

1824–1889 (age 65)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Abram Wakeman (1824-1889) was a Connecticut politician and government official during the Reconstruction era.

Richard Anthony Proctor

1837–1888 (age 51)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Richard Anthony Proctor (1837-1888) was a British astronomer and science writer who lived in Chelsea.

Henry Ward Beecher

1813–1887 (age 74)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) was a renowned American clergyman and abolitionist from Connecticut.

J. Marion Sims

1813–1883 (age 70)

Green-Wood Cemetery

J. Marion Sims (1813-1883) was a pioneering American gynecologist and surgeon from Lancaster County.

Silas Moore Stilwell, Sr.

1800–1881 (age 81)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Silas Moore Stilwell, Sr. (1800-1881) was a New York City-based businessman and civic figure.

Satterlee C Plummer

1844–1881 (age 37)

Arlington National Cemetery

Satterlee C Plummer (1844-1881) was a military officer who died in service during the post-Civil War period.

J. Eveleth Wilson

1842–1887 (age 45)

Arlington National Cemetery

J. Eveleth Wilson (1842-1887) was a Georgetown-based military or government official of the Reconstruction era.

Stephen C. Lyford

1839–1885 (age 46)

Arlington National Cemetery

Stephen C. Lyford (1839-1885) was a New Hampshire military officer who served during the Civil War.

John Navarre Macomb

1810–1889 (age 79)

Arlington National Cemetery

John Navarre Macomb (1810-1889) was a Union Army engineer and general who served in the Civil War.

Joseph H. Taylor

1836–1885 (age 49)

Arlington National Cemetery

Joseph H. Taylor was a U.S. Army officer who served during the Civil War era and was honored with burial at Arlington Na...

Romeyn B. Ayres

1825–1888 (age 63)

Arlington National Cemetery

Romeyn B. Ayres was a career U.S. Army officer stationed at Fort Hamilton who achieved the rank of general during the Ci...

Thomas Duncan

1819–1887 (age 68)

Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas Duncan was a 19th-century figure from Kaskaskia whose life and service warranted burial at Arlington National Cem...

Thomas Tingey Craven

1808–1887 (age 79)

Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas Tingey Craven was a distinguished U.S. Navy officer who served as commandant of the Washington Navy Yard.

John O. Whitehouse

1817–1881 (age 64)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John O. Whitehouse was a 19th-century Rochester resident whose contributions earned him burial at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Lewis Beach

1835–1886 (age 51)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Lewis Beach was a New York City resident of the mid-19th century buried at the prominent Green-Wood Cemetery.

Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt

1861–1884 (age 23)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt was the first wife of President Theodore Roosevelt who died young and was buried in Brookly...

Jacob Wrey Mould

1825–1886 (age 61)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Jacob Wrey Mould was a renowned 19th-century architect and designer known for his work on American public buildings and ...

John Godfrey Saxe

1816–1887 (age 71)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John Godfrey Saxe was an American poet and humorist from Vermont known for his witty verse and literary contributions.

Thomas C. Durant

1820–1885 (age 65)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Thomas C. Durant was a railroad magnate and financier who played a major role in the construction of the Union Pacific R...

Trenor W. Park

1823–1882 (age 59)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Trenor W. Park was a 19th-century financier and investor involved in railroad and mining ventures.

Alexander Lyman Holley

1832–1882 (age 50)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Alexander Lyman Holley was a pioneering American engineer and metallurgist who revolutionized steel production methods.

James Densmore

1820–1889 (age 69)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Densmore was an inventor and businessman best known for his involvement with the development of the typewriter.

Ann S. Stephens

1810–1886 (age 76)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Ann S. Stephens was an American author and editor who was a prolific writer of novels and magazine fiction in the 19th c...

Anna Ottendorfer

1815–1884 (age 69)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Anna Ottendorfer was a German-American newspaper publisher and philanthropist who supported cultural and charitable inst...

Daniel Huston, Jr.

1824–1884 (age 60)

Arlington National Cemetery

Daniel Huston, Jr. (1824-1884) was a prominent figure from Bangor who was honored with burial at Arlington National Ceme...

Edward Griffin Beckwith

1818–1881 (age 63)

Arlington National Cemetery

Edward Griffin Beckwith (1818-1881) was a notable resident of Cazenovia whose service warranted burial at Arlington Nati...

Vincent Colyer

1824–1888 (age 64)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Vincent Colyer (1824-1888) was a Bloomingdale-based individual remembered in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Winthrop Sargent Gilman

1808–1884 (age 76)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Winthrop Sargent Gilman (1808-1884) was a Marietta resident interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

William Holme Van Buren

1819–1883 (age 64)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Holme Van Buren (1819-1883) was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Alexander Saeltzer

1814–1883 (age 69)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Alexander Saeltzer (1814-1883) was born in Eisenach and buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Lester Wallack

1820–1888 (age 68)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Lester Wallack (1820-1888) was a New York City resident interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Isaac Bell, Jr.

1846–1889 (age 43)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Isaac Bell, Jr. (1846-1889) was a New York City-based individual buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Alexander McCue

1826–1889 (age 63)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Alexander McCue (1826-1889) was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

John S. Folk

1811–1885 (age 74)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John S. Folk (1811-1885) was a Brooklyn resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Ezra Miller

1812–1885 (age 73)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Ezra Miller (1812-1885) was a Bergen County native interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Asa Brainard

1841–1888 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Asa Brainard (1841-1888) was an Albany resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Augusta Browne

1820–1882 (age 62)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Augusta Browne (1820-1882) was a Dublin-born individual interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe

1828–1887 (age 59)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (1828-1887) was a Manhattan philanthropist and art collector buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Charles Godfrey Gunther

1822–1885 (age 63)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Charles Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885) was a New York City resident and former mayor interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.