Deaths in the 1890s

Alfred Marshall Mayer

1836–1897 (age 61)

Rosedale Cemetery

Alfred Marshall Mayer (1836–1897) was a Baltimore-born American physicist and astronomer laid to rest at Rosedale Ceme...

Samuel Colgate

1822–1897 (age 75)

Rosedale Cemetery

Samuel Colgate (1822–1897) was a New York City manufacturer and philanthropist who rests at Rosedale Cemetery.

Frances Cox Henderson

1820–1897 (age 77)

Rosedale Cemetery

Frances Cox Henderson (1820–1897) was a Philadelphia-born civic-minded author and wife of Texas’s first governor, in...

Lorenzo N. Fowler

1811–1896 (age 85)

Rosedale Cemetery

Lorenzo N. Fowler (1811–1896) was a Cohocton-born American phrenologist whose grave is in Rosedale Cemetery.

Almira L. Fowler Ormsbee Breakspear

1826–1899 (age 73)

Rosedale Cemetery

Almira L. Fowler Ormsbee Breakspear (1826–1899) was a Cohocton native associated with the Fowler family who was buried...

Andrew J. Graham

1830–1894 (age 64)

Rosedale Cemetery

Andrew J. Graham (1830–1894) was a Green Creek resident remembered through his burial at Rosedale Cemetery.

Ada A. Cooper

1861–1899 (age 38)

Rosedale Cemetery

Ada A. Cooper (1861–1899) was a Brooklyn woman whose final resting place is Rosedale Cemetery.

Elizabeth Ann Colgate

1829–1891 (age 62)

Rosedale Cemetery

Elizabeth Ann Colgate (1829–1891) was a 19th-century member of the Colgate soap-making family who lived during the era...

Oliver Crane

1822–1896 (age 74)

Rosedale Cemetery

Oliver Crane (1822–1896) was an American Presbyterian minister, classical scholar, and translator who spent decades te...

Daniel Harmon Brush

1813–1890 (age 77)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Daniel Harmon Brush (1813–1890) was an Ohio lawyer and Republican who served one term in the U.S. House of Representat...

Henry L. Cake

1827–1899 (age 72)

Riverview Cemetery

Henry L. Cake (1827–1899) was a Union Army colonel and later a Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania during...

Charles Valentine Riley

1843–1895 (age 52)

Glenwood Cemetery

Charles Valentine Riley (1843–1895) was a British-born American entomologist who championed biological pest control as...

Van. H. Manning

1839–1892 (age 53)

Glenwood Cemetery

Van H. Manning (1839–1892) was a Wake County, North Carolina, native whose adult years took him to the Washington, D.C...

John Ambler Smith

1847–1892 (age 45)

Glenwood Cemetery

John Ambler Smith (1847–1892) was a Virginia lawyer and Republican congressman who represented his state in the U.S. H...

Margaret Junkin Preston

1820–1897 (age 77)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Margaret Junkin Preston (1820–1897) was a celebrated Southern poet and author widely remembered as the 'Poet Laureate ...

James Jones White

1828–1893 (age 65)

Oak Grove Cemetery

James Jones White (1828–1893) was a Nottoway County, Virginia, resident who spent the mid-19th century engaged in loca...

Harriet Peters Bailey

1824–1891 (age 67)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Harriet Peters Bailey (1824–1891) was a 19th-century American whose life was centered in the mid-Atlantic before she w...

Lewis Clephane

1824–1897 (age 73)

Glenwood Cemetery

Lewis Clephane (1824–1897) was a Washington, D.C., publisher and Republican who helped found the party in the capital ...

William Augustine Ogden

1841–1897 (age 56)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Augustine Ogden (1841–1897) was a Franklin County native whose lifetime spanned the Civil War and who was buri...

John Wallace Fuller

1827–1891 (age 64)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Wallace Fuller (1827–1891) was a Union Army general during the Civil War who later remained active in civic affai...

Peder Matthias Olsen

1849–1896 (age 47)

Mount Olive Cemetery

Peder Matthias Olsen (1849–1896) was a Norwegian immigrant from Farsund Municipality who joined America's Norwegian co...

Anne Marie Jensen

1854–1896 (age 42)

Mount Olive Cemetery

Anne Marie Jensen (1854–1896) was a Norwegian-born immigrant from Farsund Municipality who settled in America in the l...

Theodor Johan Olsen

1850–1897 (age 47)

Mount Olive Cemetery

Theodor Johan Olsen (1850–1897) was connected with Farsund and was laid to rest in Mount Olive Cemetery.

Edmund Quincy Sewall

1826–1892 (age 66)

Brookside Cemetery

Edmund Quincy Sewall (1826–1892) spent his life in the 19th century and is buried in Brookside Cemetery.

Baruch Schleisinger Weil

1802–1893 (age 91)

Greenwood Cemetery

Baruch Schleisinger Weil (1802–1893) of Strasbourg was interred at Greenwood Cemetery after a long life spanning most ...

John S. Poland

1836–1898 (age 62)

River Bend Cemetery

John S. Poland (1836–1898) is remembered through his burial at River Bend Cemetery.

George Dillwyn Cross, Jr.

1823–1895 (age 72)

River Bend Cemetery

George Dillwyn Cross, Jr. (1823–1895) rests at River Bend Cemetery after living through the mid- to late-19th century.

Elizabeth Love Allen

1826–1895 (age 69)

Island Cemetery

Elizabeth Love Allen (1826–1895) is commemorated by her gravesite in Island Cemetery.

William Henry King

1818–1897 (age 79)

Island Cemetery

William Henry King (1818–1897), associated with Newport, was buried in Island Cemetery.

David King

1839–1894 (age 55)

Island Cemetery

David King (1839–1894) spent his life in the 19th century and is interred in Island Cemetery.

Elizabeth Ware Wales

1809–1890 (age 81)

Island Cemetery

Elizabeth Ware Wales (1809–1890) is laid to rest at Island Cemetery after a long 19th-century life.

Donald C. McRuer

1826–1898 (age 72)

St. Helena Cemetery

Donald C. McRuer (1826–1898) of Bangor now rests in St. Helena Cemetery.

Serranus Clinton Hastings

1814–1893 (age 79)

St. Helena Cemetery

Serranus Clinton Hastings (1814–1893) of Watertown is buried at St. Helena Cemetery.

Alexander Badlam

1809–1894 (age 85)

St. Helena Cemetery

Alexander Badlam (1809–1894) is remembered through his burial at St. Helena Cemetery.

George Belden Crane

1806–1898 (age 92)

St. Helena Cemetery

George Belden Crane (1806–1898) of Dutchess County was laid to rest in St. Helena Cemetery.

Caroline Bayard

1824–1895 (age 71)

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery

Caroline Bayard (1824–1895) is interred at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.

Elizabeth Bush McComb

1830–1897 (age 67)

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery

Elizabeth Bush McComb (1830–1897) spent her 19th-century life before being buried in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemeter...

Daniel Howard Waters

1834–1894 (age 60)

Oakhill Cemetery

Daniel Howard Waters (1834-1894) was a 19th-century resident whose life concluded with his interment at Oak Hill Cemeter...

Eben Francis Stone

1822–1895 (age 73)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Eben Francis Stone (1822-1895) of Newburyport built a legal and political career that led to him representing Massachuse...

James Parton

1822–1891 (age 69)

Oak Hill Cemetery

James Parton (1822-1891) of Canterbury became a noted American biographer whose works chronicled the lives of figures li...

William H. Robertson

1823–1898 (age 75)

Union Cemetery

William H. Robertson (1823-1898) of Bedford served as a Republican U.S. Representative from New York and is buried in Un...

Jubal Early

1816–1894 (age 78)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Jubal Early (1816-1894) of Franklin County was a Confederate Army general who led campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley and...

Philip Francis Thomas

1810–1890 (age 80)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Philip Francis Thomas (1810-1890) of Easton was a Maryland politician who served as governor and briefly as U.S. Secreta...

Frank Huger

1837–1897 (age 60)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Frank Huger (1837-1897) served as a Confederate artillery officer during the Civil War and is buried at Spring Hill Ceme...

Robert Garlick Hill Kean

1828–1898 (age 70)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Robert Garlick Hill Kean (1828-1898) of Caroline County was a Virginia gentleman whose final resting place is Spring Hil...

Edmund La Fayette Hardcastle

1824–1899 (age 75)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Edmund La Fayette Hardcastle (1824-1899) of Denton was a 19th-century community figure now remembered through his grave ...

Luther Moore

1821–1892 (age 71)

Hillside Cemetery

Luther Moore (1821-1892) of Newfield was a 19th-century New England resident laid to rest in Hillside Cemetery.

Edward Payson Hurd

1838–1899 (age 61)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Edward Payson Hurd (1838-1899) of Newport was a post-Civil War figure whose remains lie in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Lucy Woodruff Seymour

1807–1894 (age 87)

East Cemetery

Lucy Woodruff Seymour (1807-1894) spent her long life reaching the age of 87 before being buried in East Cemetery.

Thomas H. Hadaway

1801–1892 (age 91)

Saint James Episcopal Church Graveyard

Thomas H. Hadaway (1801-1892) of Alfrick rounded out a nine-decade life and now rests in the Saint James Episcopal Churc...