Deaths in the 1920s
15,000+ memorials
Rudolph Valentino
1895–1926 (age 31)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Italian-born silent film star who became one of the most popular actors of the 1920s.
Herman Hollerith
1860–1929 (age 69)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Inventor of the electric tabulating machine that revolutionized census data processing.
Lilly Eberhard Anheuser
d. 1928
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Wife of Adolphus Busch.
Sam Thompson
1860–1922 (age 62)
Elmwood Cemetery
Outfielder and Baseball Hall of Fame member.
Ina Coolbrith
1841–1928 (age 87)
Mountain View Cemetery
California's first poet laureate.
Marcus E. Baldwin
1863–1929 (age 66)
Allegheny Cemetery
Major League Baseball player.
Daniel William Cooper
1830–1920 (age 90)
Allegheny Cemetery
One of the founders of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
John Dalzell
1845–1927 (age 82)
Allegheny Cemetery
United States Congressman.
William J. Diehl
1845–1929 (age 84)
Allegheny Cemetery
Politician and Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1899 to 1901.
Andrew Fulton
1850–1925 (age 75)
Allegheny Cemetery
Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1884 to 1887.
Henry Sellers McKee
1843–1924 (age 81)
Allegheny Cemetery
Millionaire glass manufacturer and founder of Jeannette, Pennsylvania.
Henry Kirke Porter
1840–1921 (age 81)
Allegheny Cemetery
United States Congressman.
James Hay Reed
1853–1927 (age 74)
Allegheny Cemetery
Founding partner of Knox & Reed (now Reed Smith LLP) and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
Lillian Russell
1861–1922 (age 61)
Allegheny Cemetery
Singer and actress.
George Shiras Jr.
1832–1924 (age 92)
Allegheny Cemetery
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Alice Warfield Allen
1869–1929 (age 60)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Mother of the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson.
Emile Berliner
1851–1929 (age 78)
Rock Creek Cemetery
German-born American inventor of the gramophone.
J. Maury Dove
1855–1924 (age 69)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Business executive and hotelier in late 19th century America.
Joseph M. Baker
1898–1928 (age 30)
San Francisco
Joseph M. Baker (1898-1928) was a resident of Logansport who died at age 30.
Francis H. Goodall
1838–1925 (age 87)
Washington, D.C.
Francis H. Goodall (1838-1925) was a long-lived resident of Bath who reached the age of 87.
Rudolph Menger
1851–1921 (age 70)
San Antonio
Rudolph Menger (1851-1921) was a San Antonio resident who lived for 70 years.
Francis King
1863–1927 (age 64)
Chicago
Francis King (1863-1927) was a Chicago resident who died at age 64.
Louis Ellsworth Laflin
1861–1922 (age 61)
Chicago
Louis Ellsworth Laflin (1861-1922) was a Pittsfield native who died at age 61.
Emanuel Anthony Posselt
1858–1921 (age 63)
Philadelphia
Emanuel Anthony Posselt (1858-1921) was a Philadelphia resident who lived for 63 years.
Alphonse Estoclet
1847–1929 (age 82)
Philadelphia
Alphonse Estoclet (1847-1929) was a French-born individual who lived 82 years and was buried in Philadelphia.
Marietta Holley
1836–1926 (age 90)
Philadelphia
Marietta Holley (1836-1926) was an Ellisburg native who lived for 90 years.
Samuel Alfred Ross
1870–1929 (age 59)
Philadelphia
Samuel Alfred Ross (1870-1929) was a Greenville resident who lived for 59 years.
Randolph Harrison McKim
1842–1920 (age 78)
Baltimore
Randolph Harrison McKim (1842-1920) was a Baltimore resident and clergy member who lived for 78 years.
Lina Frank Hecht
1848–1920 (age 72)
Baltimore
Lina Frank Hecht (1848-1920) was a Baltimore resident who lived for 72 years.
William Byron Forbush
1868–1927 (age 59)
Baltimore
William Byron Forbush (1868-1927) was a Springfield native who lived for 59 years.
James Gibbons
1834–1921 (age 87)
Baltimore
James Gibbons (1834-1921) was a prominent Baltimore cardinal and religious leader who lived for 87 years.
Eugene T. Wilson
1852–1925 (age 73)
Seattle
Eugene T. Wilson (1852-1925) was a Madison resident who lived for 73 years.
Wirt Robinson
1864–1929 (age 65)
United States Military Academy
Wirt Robinson (1864-1929) was a Virginia native and military officer buried at West Point who lived for 65 years.
Arthur Jule Goodman
1858–1926 (age 68)
Detroit
Arthur Jule Goodman (1858-1926) was a Collinsville resident whose remains were interred in Detroit.
Frederick Stevens
1861–1923 (age 62)
Saint Paul
Frederick Stevens (1861-1923) was a Boston native who was buried in Saint Paul.
John H. Harbourne
1840–1928 (age 88)
Delaware County
John H. Harbourne (1840-1928) was an England-born individual laid to rest in Delaware County.
Thomas Edward Gibbon
1860–1921 (age 61)
Hollywood
Thomas Edward Gibbon (1860-1921) was a DeValls Bluff resident whose final resting place was Hollywood.
Horace Vaughn Winchell
1865–1923 (age 58)
Minneapolis
Horace Vaughn Winchell (1865-1923) was a Galesburg native buried in Minneapolis.
Dick Thompson Morgan
1853–1920 (age 67)
Oklahoma City
Dick Thompson Morgan (1853-1920) was a Prairie Creek resident interred in Oklahoma City.
Effie Hinckley Ober Kline
1843–1927 (age 84)
Cleveland
Effie Hinckley Ober Kline (1843-1927) was a Sedgwick woman buried in Cleveland.
Wallace Mount
1859–1921 (age 62)
Olympia
Wallace Mount (1859-1921) was laid to rest in Olympia.
Eugene C. Beddingfield
1862–1926 (age 64)
Raleigh
Eugene C. Beddingfield (1862-1926) was buried in Raleigh.
Clarke Dooley
1855–1925 (age 70)
Springfield
Clarke Dooley (1855-1925) was an Ohio native interred in Springfield.
Willard Arnold Johnson
1862–1923 (age 61)
Memphis
Willard Arnold Johnson (1862-1923) was a Freeborn County resident buried in Memphis.
Patrick Bernard Delany
1845–1924 (age 79)
Nantucket
Patrick Bernard Delany (1845-1924) was a County Offaly native whose remains were interred in Nantucket.
Henry Heyman
1855–1924 (age 69)
Oakland
Henry Heyman (1855-1924) was an Oakland resident buried in his hometown.
Alexander Campbell King
1856–1926 (age 70)
Atlanta
Alexander Campbell King (1856-1926) was a Charleston native laid to rest in Atlanta.
Newton Earp
1837–1928 (age 91)
Sacramento
Newton Earp (1837-1928) was an Ohio County resident whose final resting place was Sacramento.
Martin G. Sears
1883–1924 (age 41)
Sacramento
Martin G. Sears was an Irish-born resident of Ceann Trá who lived from 1883 to 1924.
Ruliff Stephen Holway
1857–1927 (age 70)
Oakland
Ruliff Stephen Holway was a Hesper Township resident who lived from 1857 to 1927.