Deaths in the 1920s

Edward Howe Wales

1856–1922 (age 66)

Southampton Cemetery

Edward Howe Wales (1856–1922) was an individual of note in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Cornelia Haven

1860–1926 (age 66)

Southampton Cemetery

Cornelia Haven (1860–1926) was a woman of the late Victorian and Edwardian era.

Rita de Acosta Lydig

1875–1929 (age 54)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Rita de Acosta Lydig (1875–1929) was a prominent New York City socialite and patron of the arts.

Hiram M. Hiller, Jr.

1867–1921 (age 54)

Union Cemetery

Hiram M. Hiller, Jr. was a Missouri resident who lived from 1867 to 1921.

Ellen Olney Kirk

1842–1928 (age 86)

Union Cemetery

Ellen Olney Kirk was a Southington resident and author who lived from 1842 to 1928.

Asa Griggs Candler

1851–1929 (age 78)

Westview Cemetery

Asa Griggs Candler was a Villa Rica businessman and founder of The Coca-Cola Company who lived from 1851 to 1929.

Frank Mason Robinson

1845–1923 (age 78)

Westview Cemetery

Frank Mason Robinson was a Penobscot County resident and marketing pioneer who lived from 1845 to 1923.

John A. McMahon

1833–1923 (age 90)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

John A. McMahon was a Frederick County resident who lived from 1833 to 1923.

John Henry Patterson

1844–1922 (age 78)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

John Henry Patterson was a Dayton industrialist and founder of NCR Corporation who lived from 1844 to 1922.

Katharine Wright

1874–1929 (age 55)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Katharine Wright was the sister of aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright who lived from 1874 to 1929.

Augustus Voorhees Dehart

1851–1927 (age 76)

Willow Grove Cemetery

Augustus Voorhees Dehart was a New Jersey resident who lived from 1851 to 1927.

Jonathan Ackerman Coles

1843–1926 (age 83)

Willow Grove Cemetery

Jonathan Ackerman Coles was a Newark physician and medical educator who lived from 1843 to 1926.

Irene Grosvenor Wheelock

1861–1927 (age 66)

Woodland Cemetery

Irene Grosvenor Wheelock was a Monroe resident who lived from 1861 to 1927.

Theodore Gordon Ellyson

1885–1928 (age 43)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Theodore Gordon Ellyson was a Richmond naval aviator and pioneer of naval aviation who lived from 1885 to 1928.

Austin Melvin Knight

1854–1927 (age 73)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Austin Melvin Knight was a Massachusetts naval officer and chemist who lived from 1854 to 1927.

Caspar F. Goodrich

1847–1925 (age 78)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Caspar F. Goodrich was a Philadelphia naval officer and admiral who lived from 1847 to 1925.

Edward D. Taussig

1847–1921 (age 74)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Edward D. Taussig was a St. Louis naval officer and commander who lived from 1847 to 1921.

Julius Fuchs

1842–1928 (age 86)

United Jewish Cemetery

Julius Fuchs was an Austrian immigrant who lived from 1842 to 1928.

Leopold Greenbaum

1858–1926 (age 68)

United Jewish Cemetery

Leopold Greenbaum was a Jewish resident of Árva County who lived from 1858 to 1926.

Harry Max Hoffheimer

1868–1926 (age 58)

United Jewish Cemetery

Harry Max Hoffheimer was a Cincinnati-based Jewish resident who lived from 1868 to 1926.

Margaret G. Hays

1874–1925 (age 51)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Margaret G. Hays was a Pennsylvania resident who lived from 1874 to 1925.

George Emerick Essig

1838–1923 (age 85)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

George Emerick Essig was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1838 to 1923.

Charlotte Yhlen

1839–1920 (age 81)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Charlotte Yhlen was a Helsingborg resident who lived from 1839 to 1920.

Henry Skinner

1861–1926 (age 65)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Henry Skinner was a resident who lived from 1861 to 1926.

Ewing Jordan

1847–1920 (age 73)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Ewing Jordan was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1847 to 1920.

Tinsley W. Rucker, Jr.

1848–1926 (age 78)

Oconee Hill Cemetery

Tinsley W. Rucker, Jr. was an Elbert County resident who lived from 1848 to 1926.

David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr.

1852–1929 (age 77)

Oconee Hill Cemetery

David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr. was an Oglethorpe County resident who lived from 1852 to 1929.

Mary Dorothy Lyndon

1877–1924 (age 47)

Oconee Hill Cemetery

Mary Dorothy Lyndon was a Newnan resident who lived from 1877 to 1924.

George Henry Steil Sr.

1861–1926 (age 65)

Hoboken Cemetery

George Henry Steil Sr. was a Hoboken resident who lived from 1861 to 1926.

Isham Hamilton Goss

1853–1921 (age 68)

Oconee Hill Cemetery

Isham Hamilton Goss was a Banks County resident who lived from 1853 to 1921.

Mary Franklin

1842–1928 (age 86)

Oconee Hill Cemetery

Mary Franklin was an Athens resident who lived from 1842 to 1928.

Daniel Alexander Payne Murray

1852–1925 (age 73)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Daniel Alexander Payne Murray was a Baltimore resident and librarian who lived from 1852 to 1925.

John Wesley Cromwell

1846–1927 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Wesley Cromwell was a Portsmouth resident and historian who lived from 1846 to 1927.

Josephine Beall Willson Bruce

1853–1923 (age 70)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Josephine Beall Willson Bruce was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1853 to 1923.

Jesse Lawson

1856–1927 (age 71)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Jesse Lawson was a Nanjemoy resident who lived from 1856 to 1927.

Francis Adams Donaldson

1840–1928 (age 88)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Francis Adams Donaldson was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1840 to 1928.

Clarissa F. Dye

1832–1921 (age 89)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Clarissa F. Dye was a Pennsylvania resident who lived from 1832 to 1921.

S. Lewis Ziegler

1861–1926 (age 65)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

S. Lewis Ziegler was a Lewisburg resident who lived from 1861 to 1926.

Thomas Augustus Gill

1840–1926 (age 86)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Thomas Augustus Gill was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1840 to 1926.

Isaac H. Clothier

1837–1921 (age 84)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Isaac H. Clothier was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1837 to 1921.

Wilmer Atkinson

1840–1920 (age 80)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Wilmer Atkinson was a Warwick Township resident and publisher who lived from 1840 to 1920.

William H. Staake

1846–1924 (age 78)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

William H. Staake lived from 1846 to 1924.

Harry Frazee

1880–1929 (age 49)

Kensico Cemetery

Harry Frazee was a Peoria-based baseball executive who lived from 1880 to 1929.

William J. Butler

1860–1927 (age 67)

Kensico Cemetery

William J. Butler was an Irish-born resident who lived from 1860 to 1927.

Jancsi Rigó

1858–1927 (age 69)

Kensico Cemetery

Jancsi Rigó was a Hungarian violinist and composer who lived from 1858 to 1927.

Edith Maria Turner

1875–1928 (age 53)

Kensico Cemetery

Edith Maria Turner lived from 1875 to 1928.

Nina Florence Browne

1852–1928 (age 76)

Kensico Cemetery

Nina Florence Browne was an Italy-based resident who lived from 1852 to 1928.

Charles Sprague Sargent

1841–1927 (age 86)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

Charles Sprague Sargent was a Boston-based botanist and horticulturist who lived from 1841 to 1927.

John Charles Olmsted

1852–1920 (age 68)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

John Charles Olmsted was an American landscape architect known for his contributions to park design and urban planning i...

David Kessler

1860–1920 (age 60)

Washington Cemetery

David Kessler was a prominent figure in early 20th-century American public health and food safety reform.