Deaths in the 1910s
16,000+ memorials
Winslow Homer
1836–1910 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America, best known for his marine subjects.
Thomas Eakins
1844–1916 (age 72)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Realist painter and photographer, one of the most important artists in American art history.
Francis G. Newlands
1848–1917 (age 69)
Oak Hill Cemetery
U.S. Senator and Congressman from Nevada who championed irrigation and conservation.
Paul J. Pelz
1841–1918 (age 77)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Architect who designed the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.
Chris von der Ahe
1851–1913 (age 62)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings, which later became the St. Louis Cardinals.
Horace Bixby
1826–1912 (age 86)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Steamboat pilot and captain whose cub pilot was Mark Twain.
Susan Blow
1843–1916 (age 73)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Educator known as the Mother of Kindergarten.
Adolphus Busch
1838–1913 (age 75)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Founder of the Anheuser Busch Company.
James Gay Butler
1840–1916 (age 76)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Tobacco manufacturer and major supporter of Lindenwood University.
Henry Billings Brown
1836–1913 (age 77)
Elmwood Cemetery
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1890 to 1906.
Donald M. Dickinson
1846–1917 (age 71)
Elmwood Cemetery
U.S. Postmaster General from 1888 to 1889.
William Webb Ferguson
1857–1910 (age 53)
Elmwood Cemetery
First African-American man elected to the Michigan House of Representatives.
Thomas W. Palmer
1830–1913 (age 83)
Elmwood Cemetery
U.S. Senator from 1883 to 1889.
Margaret Gillin
1833–1915 (age 82)
Mountain View Cemetery
Painter.
William Keith
1838–1911 (age 73)
Mountain View Cemetery
California landscape artist.
John Arbuckle
1838–1912 (age 74)
Allegheny Cemetery
Coffee and sugar businessman.
Adam M. Brown
1826–1910 (age 84)
Allegheny Cemetery
Mayor of Pittsburgh in 1901.
Samuel Diescher
1831–1915 (age 84)
Allegheny Cemetery
Engineer who designed the Duquesne Incline and majority of such projects in Pennsylvania and the US.
George W. Guthrie
1848–1917 (age 69)
Allegheny Cemetery
Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1906 to 1909.
William B. Hays
1844–1912 (age 68)
Allegheny Cemetery
Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1903 to 1906.
George Tener Oliver
1848–1919 (age 71)
Allegheny Cemetery
Publisher of the Pittsburgh Gazette Times and Chronicle Telegraph, and United States Senator.
Calbraith Perry Rodgers
1879–1912 (age 33)
Allegheny Cemetery
Aviation pioneer.
Archibald H. Rowand Jr.
1845–1913 (age 68)
Allegheny Cemetery
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
Florence Barker
1891–1913 (age 22)
Evergreen Cemetery
Stage and silent film actress.
Charles A. Canfield
1848–1913 (age 65)
Evergreen Cemetery
Pioneer oilman in California and Mexico.
Lonnie Clayton
1876–1917 (age 41)
Evergreen Cemetery
Youngest jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby.
Cleveland Abbe
1838–1916 (age 78)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Prominent American meteorologist who made significant contributions to weather science.
Henry Adams
1838–1918 (age 80)
Rock Creek Cemetery
American writer and descendant of two U.S. presidents, buried under the Adams Memorial.
Doug Allison
1846–1916 (age 70)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Professional baseball player in 19th century America.
Thomas H. Anderson
1848–1916 (age 68)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Associate judge of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
Joseph Bray Bennett
1833–1913 (age 80)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Wisconsin state senator and appointments clerk at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Arthur A. Birney
1852–1916 (age 64)
Rock Creek Cemetery
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
William Eleroy Curtis
1850–1911 (age 61)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Journalist, diplomat, and advocate of Pan-Americanism.
Hubert Dilger
1836–1911 (age 75)
Rock Creek Cemetery
American Civil War artillerist, captain in the Union Army, and Medal of Honor recipient.
John Marshall Harlan
1833–1911 (age 78)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Supreme Court associate justice known as the 'Great Dissenter' for his dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Lemon G. Hine
1832–1914 (age 82)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Member of the D.C. board of commissioners.
John Jacob Astor IV
1864–1912 (age 48)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Millionaire killed in the sinking of the Titanic.
John Washburn
d. 1919
Unknown Cemetery
President of the Washburn Crosby Flour Mills Company died suddenly at Liver Falls.
Daniel Dowling
1823–1914 (age 91)
Unknown Cemetery
Survivor of the famous Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854.
Henry Burkhardt
1850–1910 (age 60)
Unknown Cemetery
Wealthy retired farmer and butcher who dropped dead in a barn on Friday night in perfect health.
Howell G. Trogden
1841–1910 (age 69)
Los Angeles
Howell G. Trogden was an American resident of Cedar Falls who lived from 1841 to 1910.
Julius A. De Lagnel
1827–1912 (age 85)
Alexandria
Julius A. De Lagnel was a Newark-born individual who lived from 1827 to 1912.
Eva Dawkins Edelen
1864–1917 (age 53)
Alexandria
Eva Dawkins Edelen was a Calvert County resident who lived from 1864 to 1917.
Magnus Lewis Robinson
1852–1918 (age 66)
Alexandria
Magnus Lewis Robinson was an Alexandria resident who lived from 1852 to 1918.
Abram P. Haring
1840–1915 (age 75)
New York City
Abram P. Haring was a Cornwall-on-Hudson resident who lived from 1840 to 1915.
Jim Gabriel
1865–1916 (age 51)
New York City
Jim Gabriel was a New York resident who lived from 1865 to 1916.
Hans Schmidt
1881–1916 (age 35)
New York City
Hans Schmidt was a German-born individual from Aschaffenburg who lived from 1881 to 1916.
Joseph Keiley
1869–1914 (age 45)
Philadelphia
Joseph Keiley was a Baltimore resident who lived from 1869 to 1914.
Willie Anderson
1879–1910 (age 31)
Philadelphia
Willie Anderson was a Scottish golfer from North Berwick who lived from 1879 to 1910.
Soter Ortynsky
1866–1916 (age 50)
Philadelphia
Soter Ortynsky was a Ukrainian-born religious figure who lived from 1866 to 1916.