Deaths in the 1880s

Thomas Hoyne

1817–1883 (age 66)

Rosehill Cemetery

Thomas Hoyne (1817-1883) was a Chicago lawyer and newspaper editor who was elected mayor in 1876 in a disputed contest a...

Richard W. Townshend

1840–1889 (age 49)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Richard W. Townshend (1840-1889) was an Illinois Democrat who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and chaired th...

Jeremiah S. Black

1810–1883 (age 73)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Jeremiah S. Black (1810-1883) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary ...

Adam John Glossbrenner

1810–1889 (age 79)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Adam John Glossbrenner (1810-1889) was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania who later served as Clerk of the U.S. Hou...

Theodore Augustus Kingsbury

1844–1889 (age 45)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Theodore Augustus Kingsbury (1844–1889) of Utica is recorded chiefly for his 19th-century New York residency and inter...

Edward A. Rollins

1828–1885 (age 57)

Forest Glade Cemetery

Edward A. Rollins (1828–1885) of Wakefield was a New Hampshire politician who served as U.S. Commissioner of Internal ...

Henry Louis Stephens

1824–1882 (age 58)

Hazel Wood Cemetery

Henry Louis Stephens (1824–1882) of Philadelphia gained recognition as an American illustrator and cartoonist whose hu...

Michael Heilprin

1823–1888 (age 65)

Fair Mount Cemetery

Michael Heilprin (1823–1888) of Piotrków Trybunalski was a Polish-born American biblical scholar, historian, and writ...

Frank L. Smith

1830–1886 (age 56)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Frank L. Smith (1830–1886) of Stafford Springs was a Connecticut resident of the mid-19th century whose life concluded...

Patrick Henry Cronin

1846–1889 (age 43)

Calvary Cemetery

Patrick Henry Cronin (1846–1889) of Buttevant was an Irish-American physician and prominent Clan na Gael member whose ...

Nicholas Francis Cooke

1829–1885 (age 56)

Calvary Cemetery

Nicholas Francis Cooke (1829–1885) of Providence served as the third Catholic bishop of Providence and guided the dioc...

Henry F. French

1813–1885 (age 72)

Exeter Cemetery

Henry F. French (1813–1885) of Chester was an American agriculturalist, jurist, and inventor best known for promoting ...

Charles Pomeroy Otis

1840–1888 (age 48)

Exeter Cemetery

Charles Pomeroy Otis (1840–1888) was a 19th-century resident whose life concluded in Exeter, New Hampshire, where he w...

Henry Clay Work

1832–1884 (age 52)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Henry Clay Work (1832–1884) of Middletown became a celebrated American composer and songwriter of patriotic Civil War-...

William Weston Patton

1821–1889 (age 68)

Spring Grove Cemetery

William Weston Patton (1821–1889) of New York City was an abolitionist clergyman and later president of Howard Univers...

Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt

1830–1882 (age 52)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (1830–1882) of Staten Island was a member of the Vanderbilt shipping and railroad dynast...

Jim Courtright

1845–1887 (age 42)

Oakwood Cemetery

Jim Courtright (1845–1887) of Sangamon County was an Old West lawman turned gunfighter best known for his deadly shoot...

Isaac Smith Kalloch

1832–1887 (age 55)

Bayview Cemetery

Isaac Smith Kalloch (1832–1887) of Rockland was a Baptist minister whose contentious tenure as San Francisco mayor was...

Edmund Brooke Alexander

1802–1888 (age 86)

Oakland Cemetery

Edmund Brooke Alexander (1802–1888) of Haymarket was a career U.S. Army officer who served from the Seminole Wars thro...

Harriet Bishop

1817–1883 (age 66)

Oakland Cemetery

Harriet Bishop (1817-1883) was a pioneering educator and writer who opened the first school in St. Paul and whose remain...

James H. Simpson

1813–1883 (age 70)

Oakland Cemetery

James H. Simpson (1813-1883) was a U.S. Army topographical engineer whose western surveys helped map the frontier and wh...

Norman Kittson

1814–1888 (age 74)

Oakland Cemetery

Norman Kittson (1814-1888) was a Canadian-American fur trader and transportation entrepreneur who helped develop the Red...

Emil D. Munch

1831–1887 (age 56)

Oakland Cemetery

Emil D. Munch (1831-1887) was a Minnesota businessman and state legislator remembered as an early civic leader whose gra...

Daniel Whilldin Hand

1834–1889 (age 55)

Oakland Cemetery

Daniel Whilldin Hand (1834-1889) was a 19th-century Minnesota pioneer whose life is commemorated in Oakland Cemetery.

Anna Jenks

1826–1884 (age 58)

Oakland Cemetery

Anna Jenks (1826-1884) was a Bucks County-born pioneer whose burial at Oakland Cemetery marks her connection to the earl...

John Tucker Scott

1809–1880 (age 71)

Mountain View Memorial Gardens

John Tucker Scott (1809-1880) was among the early settlers of his region and is laid to rest in Mountain View Memorial G...

Maria Louisa Wagner

1815–1888 (age 73)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Maria Louisa Wagner (1815-1888) was a 19th-century woman whose life is memorialized at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Dorsey S. Baker

1823–1888 (age 65)

Mountain View Cemetery

Dorsey S. Baker (1823-1888) was a Wabash County-born Midwesterner who now rests in Mountain View Cemetery.

Daniel Wagner

1802–1888 (age 86)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Daniel Wagner (1802-1888) of Leyden lived through much of the 19th century before being interred at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Walter F. Pool

1850–1883 (age 33)

Pool Cemetery

Walter F. Pool (1850-1883) represented North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives before dying young and being ...

Reuben Ellwood

1821–1885 (age 64)

Elmwood Cemetery

Reuben Ellwood (1821-1885) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois whose remains lie in Elmwood Cemetery.

William Gaskins Pool

1829–1887 (age 58)

Pool Cemetery

William Gaskins Pool (1829-1887) was a Pasquotank County resident whose family plot is at Pool Cemetery.

Charles B. Hoard

1805–1886 (age 81)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Charles B. Hoard (1805-1886) was a U.S. Representative from New York interred at Spring Hill Cemetery.

Edward A. Lawrence

1808–1883 (age 75)

Phillips Academy Cemetery

Edward A. Lawrence (1808-1883) was an American clergyman and educator remembered at Phillips Academy Cemetery.

John Hunt Oley

1830–1888 (age 58)

Spring Hill Cemetery

John Hunt Oley (1830-1888) of Utica, now interred at Spring Hill Cemetery, lived through the mid-19th century in upstate...

Georgiana Bruce Kirby

1818–1887 (age 69)

Santa Cruz Memorial Park

Georgiana Bruce Kirby (1818-1887) was an English-born writer and suffrage advocate who spent much of her later life in C...

William Marcellus Ord

1829–1882 (age 53)

Santa Cruz Memorial Park

William Marcellus Ord (1829-1882) spent his years in the mid-19th century before being laid to rest at Santa Cruz Memori...

Edwin Jackson Horton

1837–1880 (age 43)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edwin Jackson Horton (1837-1880) of Attleboro was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery after a life during the tumultuous mid-180...

Charlotte Fenimore Cooper

1817–1885 (age 68)

Christ Churchyard

Charlotte Fenimore Cooper (1817-1885) belonged to the Cooperstown family that gave America its early literary legacy and...

George Starbuck

1811–1888 (age 77)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

George Starbuck (1811-1888) was a 19th-century figure whose final resting place is Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Herschel V. Johnson

1812–1880 (age 68)

Louisville City Cemetery

Herschel V. Johnson (1812-1880) served as Governor of Georgia and later U.S. Senator before his burial in Louisville Cit...

Edwin Drake

1819–1880 (age 61)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edwin Drake (1819-1880) was a pioneering oil driller from Greenville whose tomb is in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Gove Saulsbury

1815–1881 (age 66)

Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery

Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881) was a physician-turned-politician who served as Governor of Delaware and is buried at Wesley ...

John Rufus Edie

1814–1888 (age 74)

Union Cemetery

John Rufus Edie (1814-1888) represented Pennsylvania in Congress and rests at Union Cemetery in Gettysburg.

Alexander H. Holley

1804–1887 (age 83)

Salisbury Cemetery

Alexander H. Holley (1804-1887) led Connecticut as its governor before being buried in Salisbury Cemetery.

William Terry Jackson

1794–1882 (age 88)

Montour Cemetery

William Terry Jackson (1794-1882) of Chester, buried at Montour Cemetery, lived through much of the 19th century.

Abraham Rencher

1798–1883 (age 85)

Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church Cemetery

Abraham Rencher (1798-1883) was a U.S. congressman from North Carolina and later governor of the New Mexico Territory, n...

Byron Benson

1832–1888 (age 56)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Byron Benson (1832-1888) is remembered through his grave at Woodlawn Cemetery after a 19th-century life.

Samuel M. Janney

1801–1880 (age 79)

Goose Creek Burying Ground

Samuel M. Janney (1801-1880) was a Virginia resident whose final rest is at Goose Creek Burying Ground.

John Baptist Purcell

1800–1883 (age 83)

Ursuline Cemetery

John Baptist Purcell (1800–1883) from Mallow was laid to rest in Ursuline Cemetery.