Deaths in the 1900s

Harvey Kimball Hines

1828–1902 (age 74)

Lee Mission Cemetery

Harvey Kimball Hines (1828-1902) was a Methodist minister and historian who documented early Oregon settlement and rests...

Carter Bassett Harrison

1840–1905 (age 65)

Evergreen Cemetery

Carter Bassett Harrison (1840-1905) was a 19th-century figure whose life spanned the Civil War era and is memorialized a...

Charles S. Venable

1827–1900 (age 73)

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium

Charles S. Venable (1827-1900) was a mathematician, astronomer, University of Virginia professor, and Confederate staff ...

Leonard Fulton Ross

1823–1901 (age 78)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Leonard Fulton Ross (1823-1901) was an Illinois lawyer, Union Army brigadier general, and state legislator who is buried...

Albert Bierstadt

1830–1902 (age 72)

Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery

Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) was a German-born American landscape painter of the Hudson River School famed for luminous ...

Charles S. Randall

1824–1904 (age 80)

Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery

Charles S. Randall (1824-1904) served New Bedford as a lawyer and Republican congressman before being laid to rest at th...

Hosea M. Knowlton

1847–1902 (age 55)

Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery

Hosea M. Knowlton (1847-1902) was a Massachusetts lawyer and Republican who rose from district attorney to state Attorne...

John Wesley Ross

1841–1902 (age 61)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John Wesley Ross (1841-1902) was a Lewistown resident of the late nineteenth century whose final resting place is Oak Hi...

Walter Smith

1860–1907 (age 47)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Walter Smith (1860-1907) was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and is buried in Lake Forest Cemetery.

John Williams Streeter

1841–1905 (age 64)

Lake Forest Cemetery

John Williams Streeter (1841-1905) hailed from Ashtabula and is interred at Lake Forest Cemetery.

Nathaniel Butler Swift

1881–1903 (age 22)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Nathaniel Butler Swift (1881-1903) died at 22 and is buried in Lake Forest Cemetery, leaving behind a brief life at the ...

George D'Arcy Boulton

1844–1909 (age 65)

Lake Forest Cemetery

George D'Arcy Boulton (1844-1909) is remembered in Lake Forest, Illinois, through his burial at Lake Forest Cemetery.

George E. Lounsbury

1838–1904 (age 66)

Lounsbury Cemetery

George E. Lounsbury (1838-1904) was a Connecticut businessman and Republican who served as governor from 1899 to 1901 be...

Silas Hare

1827–1908 (age 81)

West Hill Cemetery

Silas Hare (1827-1908) was an Ohio-born lawyer who represented Texas in the U.S. House and rests at West Hill Cemetery.

Henry F. Naphen

1852–1905 (age 53)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Henry F. Naphen (1852–1905) was an Irishman whose life concluded with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

John Bidwell

1819–1900 (age 81)

Chico Cemetery

John Bidwell (1819–1900) was a resident of Chautauqua County who found his final repose at Chico Cemetery.

Stephen Wheeler Downey

1839–1902 (age 63)

Greenhill Cemetery

Stephen Wheeler Downey (1839–1902) of Westernport rests at Greenhill Cemetery.

Bartlett Laffey

1841–1901 (age 60)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Bartlett Laffey (1841–1901) hailed from County Galway and was interred at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Olive Oatman

1837–1903 (age 66)

West Hill Cemetery

Olive Oatman (1837–1903) of La Harpe was laid to rest at West Hill Cemetery.

Esther Lord McNeill

1812–1907 (age 95)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Esther Lord McNeill (1812–1907) from Carlisle was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Theodore Hellman

1844–1901 (age 57)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Theodore Hellman (1844–1901) was interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

George H. Durand

1838–1903 (age 65)

Glenwood Cemetery

George H. Durand (1838–1903) of Schoharie County rests at Glenwood Cemetery.

Francis Marvin

1828–1905 (age 77)

Laurel Grove Cemetery

Francis Marvin (1828–1905) of New York City was laid to rest at Laurel Grove Cemetery.

Charles D. Long

1841–1902 (age 61)

Glenwood Cemetery

Charles D. Long (1841–1902) was interred at Glenwood Cemetery.

Wilbur C. Knight

1858–1903 (age 45)

Greenhill Cemetery

Wilbur C. Knight (1858–1903) rests at Greenhill Cemetery.

William T. Craycroft

1847–1906 (age 59)

West Hill Cemetery

William T. Craycroft (1847–1906) of Springfield was buried at West Hill Cemetery.

Mary Stuart Cummins

1854–1904 (age 50)

Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Mary Stuart Cummins (1854–1904) of Jonesborough found her final resting place at Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memori...

Edward James Flynn

1859–1903 (age 44)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Edward James Flynn (1859–1903) of Boston was interred at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Thomas Flint

1824–1904 (age 80)

Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Thomas Flint (1824–1904) was laid to rest at Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.

Mary Jane Shulze

1839–1904 (age 65)

Highland Cemetery

Mary Jane Shulze (1839–1904) is interred at Highland Cemetery after a life that spanned the antebellum and early twent...

James E. Cobb

1835–1903 (age 68)

Tuskegee City Cemetery

James E. Cobb (1835–1903) of Upson County represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress during the post-Reconstruction era ...

Charles Winston Thompson

1860–1904 (age 44)

Tuskegee City Cemetery

Charles Winston Thompson (1860–1904) of Tuskegee served Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives before his death ...

J. P. Armour

1852–1909 (age 57)

Bethany Cemetery

J. P. Armour (1852–1909) rests in Bethany Cemetery, leaving behind the records of a late 19th-century life.

Levi Strauss

1829–1902 (age 73)

Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum

Levi Strauss (1829–1902) was the German-American businessman who founded Levi Strauss & Co. and is buried at Home of P...

Jacob Voorsanger

1852–1908 (age 56)

Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum

Jacob Voorsanger (1852–1908) is buried at Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum after decades in the San Franc...

Louis Sloss

1823–1902 (age 79)

Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum

Louis Sloss (1823–1902) was a German-born entrepreneur and early backer of the Alaska Commercial Company whose remains...

Samuel Braunhart

1848–1906 (age 58)

Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum

Samuel Braunhart (1848–1906) is laid to rest at Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum, marking the life of a 1...

Joseph Jefferson

1829–1905 (age 76)

Bay View Cemetery

Joseph Jefferson (1829–1905) was a celebrated American stage actor best known for Rip Van Winkle and is buried at Bay ...

Oliver Otis Howard

1830–1909 (age 79)

Lakeview Cemetery

Oliver Otis Howard (1830–1909), a Union Army general and founder of Howard University, is buried at Lakeview Cemetery ...

James M. Rutter

1841–1907 (age 66)

Hollenback Cemetery

James M. Rutter (1841–1907) spent his life in Wilkes-Barre and is buried at Hollenback Cemetery.

Charles Abbott Miner

1830–1903 (age 73)

Hollenback Cemetery

Charles Abbott Miner (1830–1903) of Plains Township is buried in Hollenback Cemetery, representing a life rooted in no...

Nora Creedon

1829–1904 (age 75)

Finn - Creedon family burial plot

Nora Creedon (1829–1904) of Millstreet is interred in the Finn-Creedon family burial plot after emigrating to America.

Wilbur F. Foster

1841–1900 (age 59)

Tuskegee City Cemetery

Wilbur F. Foster (1841–1900) is buried at Tuskegee City Cemetery, his life spanning momentous changes in the American ...

William Nettleton

1822–1905 (age 83)

Greenwood Memorial Terrace

William Nettleton (1822–1905) is buried at Greenwood Memorial Terrace after a lifetime that began in Ashtabula and tra...

Charles Stewart Voorhees

1853–1909 (age 56)

Greenwood Memorial Terrace

Charles Stewart Voorhees (1853-1909) of Covington is laid to rest at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.

Eustace Gibson

1842–1900 (age 58)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Eustace Gibson (1842-1900) of Culpeper County is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery.

William H. Clagett

1838–1901 (age 63)

Greenwood Memorial Terrace

William H. Clagett (1838-1901) of Upper Marlboro rests at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.

George W. Robertson

1838–1906 (age 68)

Hillside Cemetery

George W. Robertson (1838-1906) is interred at Hillside Cemetery.

John W. Coppinger

1852–1900 (age 48)

Saint Patrick Cemetery

John W. Coppinger (1852-1900) of Alton lies in Saint Patrick Cemetery.

John F. Anderson

1832–1902 (age 70)

Grove Cemetery

John F. Anderson (1832-1902) is buried in Grove Cemetery.