Deaths in the 1920s
15,000+ memorials
John D. Davis
1854–1926 (age 72)
Princeton Cemetery
John D. Davis (1854–1926) was laid to rest in Princeton Cemetery.
Caroline Sophia Denny
1829–1920 (age 91)
Princeton Cemetery
Caroline Sophia Denny (1829–1920) rests at Princeton Cemetery.
Harriet Cobb Foote
1859–1924 (age 65)
Princeton Cemetery
Harriet Cobb Foote (1859–1924) was buried at Princeton Cemetery.
Maria Dolores Gertrudes Estudillo Cushing
1824–1921 (age 97)
Saint Mary Cemetery
Maria Dolores Gertrudes Estudillo Cushing (1824–1921) was laid to rest at Saint Mary Cemetery.
Mary Cody Decker
1852–1926 (age 74)
Riverside Cemetery
Mary Cody Decker (1852–1926) was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
Abbot Low Mills
1858–1927 (age 69)
River View Cemetery
Abbot Low Mills (1858–1927) rests in River View Cemetery.
Frank S. Doernbecher
1861–1921 (age 60)
River View Cemetery
Frank S. Doernbecher (1861–1921) of Kewaskum was buried at River View Cemetery.
John Walter Ehle
1873–1927 (age 54)
Saint Mary Cemetery
John Walter Ehle (1873–1927) of Kearney was laid to rest at Saint Mary Cemetery.
Louise Harriett Mahony
1867–1925 (age 58)
Saint Mary Cemetery
Louise Harriett Mahony (1867–1925) of Oakland rests at Saint Mary Cemetery.
Carl Hahn
1874–1929 (age 55)
Vine Street Hill Cemetery
Carl Hahn (1874–1929) spent his life in Indianapolis and was laid to rest at Vine Street Hill Cemetery.
Adam Brown Littlepage
1859–1921 (age 62)
Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District
Adam Brown Littlepage (1859–1921) was a West Virginia lawyer who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative.
George W. Atkinson
1845–1925 (age 80)
Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District
George W. Atkinson (1845–1925) was a West Virginia governor who later served on the federal bench.
Samuel B. Avis
1872–1924 (age 52)
Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District
Samuel B. Avis (1872–1924) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania remembered in Harrisonburg.
George Pinkney
1859–1926 (age 67)
Springdale Cemetery
George Pinkney (1859–1926) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Chicago White Stockings and Pittsb...
Mary Ann Thomas
1841–1926 (age 85)
Spring Hill Cemetery
Mary Ann Thomas (1841–1926) was a La Vergne resident whose final resting place is Spring Hill Cemetery.
Thomas Frederick Brown
1842–1928 (age 86)
Swan Point Cemetery
Thomas Frederick Brown (1842–1928) was a Providence resident interred at Swan Point Cemetery.
William M. Bunn
1842–1923 (age 81)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
William M. Bunn (1842–1923) was a Philadelphia figure buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
John William Harshberger
1869–1929 (age 60)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
John William Harshberger (1869–1929) was an American botanist noted for his work on plant distribution and ecology.
Alexander Milne Calder
1846–1923 (age 77)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923) was a Scottish-American sculptor famed for his statues atop Philadelphia City Hall.
William J. Kirkpatrick
1838–1921 (age 83)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921) was an Irish-born American hymn composer whose songs remain part of Methodist worsh...
Alfred James Reach
1840–1928 (age 88)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alfred James Reach (1840–1928) was an English-born baseball player and sporting goods entrepreneur who co-founded the ...
Barbour Lathrop
1847–1927 (age 80)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Barbour Lathrop (1847–1927) was an American philanthropist known for supporting the travels of naturalist John Muir.
Ben Shibe
1838–1922 (age 84)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ben Shibe (1838–1922) was a sporting-goods manufacturer and minority owner of the Philadelphia Athletics.
Louise Collier Willcox
1865–1929 (age 64)
Elmwood Cemetery
Louise Collier Willcox (1865–1929) was an American author, critic, and editor active in Chicago literary circles.
José Lloréns Echevarría
1843–1920 (age 77)
Cementerio Civil de Ponce
José Lloréns Echevarría (1843–1920) was a Ponce native whose life bookends lie between the Caribbean city of his bi...
Manuel Azadigian
1901–1924 (age 23)
Lawnview Memorial Park
Manuel Azadigian (1901–1924) was an Armenian-American painter whose brief life ended in Malatya before he was buried a...
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve
1831–1924 (age 93)
University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (1831–1924) was a noted American classical scholar born in Charleston and later laid to res...
Charles A. Graves
1850–1928 (age 78)
University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
Charles A. Graves (1850–1928) taught law at the University of Virginia and now rests beside his colleagues in the Univ...
Milton W. Humphreys
1844–1928 (age 84)
University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
Milton W. Humphreys (1844–1928) was a Confederate veteran turned classics professor whose career was tied to the Unive...
Theodore Hough
1865–1924 (age 59)
University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
Theodore Hough (1865–1924) was an American physiologist remembered for his research on muscle soreness and is interred...
Francis H. Smith
1829–1928 (age 99)
University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
Francis H. Smith (1829–1928) was a longtime University of Virginia educator whose final resting place is at the Univer...
Mary Catherine Lee
1840–1927 (age 87)
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mary Catherine Lee (1840–1927) was a New Bedford resident whose burial at Oak Grove Cemetery closes the story of her 1...
Simeon P. Shope
1837–1920 (age 83)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Simeon P. Shope (1837–1920) served as an Illinois jurist before being buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Akron.
Edward P. McCabe
1850–1920 (age 70)
Topeka Cemetery
Edward P. McCabe (1850–1920) was a pioneering African American lawyer and politician remembered for promoting black se...
Foster Dwight Coburn
1846–1924 (age 78)
Topeka Cemetery
Foster Dwight Coburn (1846–1924) was a Kansas agriculturalist and public servant who is buried at Topeka Cemetery in J...
Benjamin F. Pankey
1861–1929 (age 68)
Topeka Cemetery
Benjamin F. Pankey (1861–1929) was a Harrisburg resident whose life concluded with burial at Topeka Cemetery.
James A. Troutman
1853–1926 (age 73)
Topeka Cemetery
James A. Troutman (1853–1926) hailed from Fulton County and now rests at Topeka Cemetery.
Emma Tanner Wood
1844–1926 (age 82)
Topeka Cemetery
Emma Tanner Wood (1844–1926) is buried at Topeka Cemetery after a life anchored in Kansas.
Charles B. Hoyt
1896–1929 (age 33)
Topeka Cemetery
Charles B. Hoyt (1896–1929) has his final resting place in Topeka Cemetery after a life lived during the early 20th ce...
Albert E. Rice
1845–1921 (age 76)
Fairview Cemetery
Albert E. Rice (1845–1921) was a Vinje native whose life concluded with his burial at Fairview Cemetery.
Calvin L. Brown
1854–1923 (age 69)
Fairview Cemetery
Calvin L. Brown (1854–1923) spent his life connected to Goshen and was laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery.
Francis Newton Thorpe
1857–1926 (age 69)
North East Cemetery
Francis Newton Thorpe (1857–1926) of Swampscott rests in North East Cemetery after a life spanning the late 19th and e...
John Punnett Peters
1852–1921 (age 69)
Saint Michael's Cemetery
John Punnett Peters (1852–1921) of New York City is interred at Saint Michael's Cemetery.
Luovi Halling
1867–1928 (age 61)
Saint Michael's Cemetery
Luovi Halling (1867–1928) from Stockholm found his final resting place at Saint Michael's Cemetery.
Byron Collins Matthews
1851–1922 (age 71)
North East Cemetery
Byron Collins Matthews (1851–1922) of Yates County is buried in North East Cemetery.
George Irving Skinner
1858–1926 (age 68)
Saint Peter's Churchyard
George Irving Skinner (1858–1926) of Bainbridge is memorialized in Saint Peter's Churchyard.
Louisa d'Andelot du Pont Copeland
1868–1926 (age 58)
Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery
Louisa d'Andelot du Pont Copeland (1868–1926) is buried in the Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery, marking the end of her not...
Fred Walters
1855–1923 (age 68)
Saint Michael's Cemetery
Fred Walters (1855–1923) rests at Saint Michael's Cemetery after a life spanning the turn of the century.
Warren B. Hooker
1856–1920 (age 64)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Warren B. Hooker (1856–1920) of Perrysburg lies in Forest Hill Cemetery.
George Frank Butler
1857–1921 (age 64)
Memorial Park Cemetery
George Frank Butler (1857–1921) of Moravia rests at Memorial Park Cemetery.