Deaths in the 1880s

John H. Blish

1822–1886 (age 64)

Seymour

John H. Blish (1822-1886) was an American inventor and mechanical engineer.

Seth Kinman

1815–1888 (age 73)

Loleta

Seth Kinman (1815-1888) was a California frontiersman and hunter.

Spencer Fullerton Baird

1823–1887 (age 64)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887) was an American naturalist and Smithsonian Institution leader.

Noah Haynes Swayne

1804–1884 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Noah Haynes Swayne (1804-1884) was an American jurist and U.S. Supreme Court justice.

John Pool

1826–1884 (age 58)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John Pool (1826-1884) was a North Carolina politician and U.S. Senator.

William M. Dunn

1814–1887 (age 73)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William M. Dunn was an American politician and public servant from Hanover who lived from 1814 to 1887.

William Matthews Merrick

1818–1889 (age 71)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William Matthews Merrick was a lawyer and judge from Faulkner who served in the 19th century.

David Levy Yulee

1810–1886 (age 76)

Oak Hill Cemetery

David Levy Yulee was a prominent Florida politician and railroad developer born in Charlotte Amalie in 1810.

Horace Capron

1804–1885 (age 81)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Horace Capron was an agricultural reformer and government official from Attleboro who lived 1804-1885.

George Douglas Ramsay

1802–1882 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

George Douglas Ramsay was a military officer and engineer from Dumfries who served during the 19th century.

Henry David Cooke

1825–1881 (age 56)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Henry David Cooke was a banker and financier from Sandusky who played a significant role in Civil War finance.

Joseph K. Barnes

1817–1883 (age 66)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Joseph K. Barnes was a prominent physician and Surgeon General of the United States from Philadelphia.

William Wilson Corcoran

1798–1888 (age 90)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William Wilson Corcoran was a wealthy banker and philanthropist from Georgetown who founded the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Adna Anderson

1827–1889 (age 62)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Adna Anderson was a military officer and administrator from Ridgeway who served in the 19th century.

Charles Rau

1826–1887 (age 61)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Charles Rau was an archaeologist and ethnologist who contributed to early American anthropological studies.

Fabius Stanly

1815–1882 (age 67)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Fabius Stanly was a politician from New Bern, North Carolina who served in the mid-19th century.

John Lawrence Manning

1816–1889 (age 73)

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

John Lawrence Manning was a plantation owner and politician from Clarendon County, South Carolina.

Joseph LaFlesche

1822–1888 (age 66)

Bancroft

Joseph LaFlesche was a Native American leader of the Omaha tribe in Nebraska during the 19th century.

Thomas Wood

1814–1880 (age 66)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Thomas Wood was a businessman and civic leader from Smithfield who lived 1814-1880.

Hannah Simpson Grant

1798–1883 (age 85)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Hannah Simpson Grant was the mother of President Ulysses S. Grant, born in Horsham in 1798.

Joseph Longworth

1813–1883 (age 70)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Joseph Longworth was a Cincinnati businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1813 to 1883.

Samuel Fulton Covington

1819–1889 (age 70)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Samuel Fulton Covington was a Rising Sun resident who lived from 1819 to 1889.

Samuel R. Wilson

1818–1886 (age 68)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Samuel R. Wilson was a 19th-century figure who lived from 1818 to 1886.

James Watson Webb

1802–1884 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

James Watson Webb was a Claverack-born individual who lived from 1802 to 1884.

Stephen Pearl Andrews

1812–1886 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Stephen Pearl Andrews was a Templeton native and 19th-century figure who lived from 1812 to 1886.

Mansfield Lovell

1822–1884 (age 62)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mansfield Lovell was a Washington, D.C. resident who lived from 1822 to 1884.

William E. Dodge

1805–1883 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William E. Dodge was a Hartford-born merchant and businessman who lived from 1805 to 1883.

Frank Leslie

1821–1880 (age 59)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frank Leslie was an Ipswich-born publisher and editor who lived from 1821 to 1880.

Josiah Sutherland

1804–1887 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Josiah Sutherland was a Stissing resident who lived from 1804 to 1887.

Benjamin A. Willis

1840–1886 (age 46)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Benjamin A. Willis was a New York City resident who lived from 1840 to 1886.

John Rodgers

1812–1882 (age 70)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John Rodgers was a Havre de Grace-born naval officer who lived from 1812 to 1882.

O. H. Irish

1830–1883 (age 53)

Oak Hill Cemetery

O. H. Irish was a New York resident who lived from 1830 to 1883.

Richard Wallach

1816–1881 (age 65)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Richard Wallach was an Alexandria resident and political figure who lived from 1816 to 1881.

Robert H. Wyman

1822–1882 (age 60)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Robert H. Wyman was a Portsmouth resident who lived from 1822 to 1882.

Seth Ledyard Phelps

1824–1885 (age 61)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Seth Ledyard Phelps was a Chardon-born naval officer who lived from 1824 to 1885.

James Austin Sylvester

1807–1882 (age 75)

Texas State Cemetery

James Austin Sylvester (1807-1882) was a Texas notable interred at the Texas State Cemetery.

Joel Walter Robison

1815–1889 (age 74)

Texas State Cemetery

Joel Walter Robison (1815-1889) was a Washington County resident honored with burial at the Texas State Cemetery.

Albert Creswell Garlington

1822–1885 (age 63)

Newberry

Albert Creswell Garlington (1822-1885) was an Oglethorpe County figure buried in Newberry.

Oliver A. Caswell

1826–1885 (age 59)

Mount Sterling

Oliver A. Caswell (1826-1885) was a Norwich resident whose remains were interred at Mount Sterling.

Oliver Perin

1821–1880 (age 59)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Oliver Perin (1821-1880) was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

John Findlay Torrence

1819–1883 (age 64)

Spring Grove Cemetery

John Findlay Torrence (1819-1883) was interred at Spring Grove Cemetery.

B. P. Aydelott

1795–1880 (age 85)

Spring Grove Cemetery

B. P. Aydelott (1795-1880) was a long-lived individual buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Fitz Edwin Jones

1809–1888 (age 79)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Fitz Edwin Jones (1809-1888) was laid to rest at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Andrew Erkenbrecher

1821–1885 (age 64)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Andrew Erkenbrecher (1821-1885) was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

William Parham Chambliss

1823–1887 (age 64)

Spring Grove Cemetery

William Parham Chambliss (1823-1887) was interred at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Alexander Spotswood Dandridge

1819–1889 (age 70)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Alexander Spotswood Dandridge (1819-1889) was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Samuel Wyllis Pomeroy

1801–1882 (age 81)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Samuel Wyllis Pomeroy (1801-1882) was an early 19th-century figure interred at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Elizabeth A. Norris

1811–1888 (age 77)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Elizabeth A. Norris (1811-1888) was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

William Pinkney

1810–1883 (age 73)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William Pinkney (1810-1883) was an Annapolis resident whose grave is at Oak Hill Cemetery.

William W. Wood

1818–1882 (age 64)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William W. Wood (1818-1882) was a Wake County native buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.