Deaths in the 1930s

Frank K. Sturgis

1847–1932 (age 85)

Island Cemetery

Frank K. Sturgis (1847–1932) was an American banker and diplomat from New York City whose final resting place is Islan...

William Cabell Rives

1850–1938 (age 88)

Island Cemetery

William Cabell Rives (1850–1938) was an American diplomat who died in Paris and was interred at Island Cemetery.

Mary Richardson Bancroft

1847–1933 (age 86)

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery

Mary Richardson Bancroft (1847–1933) remains interred at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery following her years in the...

George Browning Lockwood

1872–1932 (age 60)

Mount Hope Cemetery

George Browning Lockwood (1872–1932) of Forrest was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery after spending his life in the regio...

Glenn Curtiss

1878–1930 (age 52)

Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Glenn Curtiss (1878–1930) was an American aviation pioneer who helped found the U.S. aircraft industry and is buried a...

Chester I. Long

1860–1934 (age 74)

Old Mission Mausoleum

Chester I. Long (1860–1934) was a Kansas politician who served in both houses of Congress and was laid to rest in Old ...

Clifford E. Randall

1876–1934 (age 58)

Green Ridge Cemetery

Clifford E. Randall (1876–1934) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin whose grave is at Green Ridge Cemetery.

A. King Dickson

1876–1938 (age 62)

Neshaminy Cemetery

A. King Dickson (1876–1938) of Philadelphia was buried in Neshaminy Cemetery.

Bolton Brown

1864–1936 (age 72)

Woodstock Artists Cemetery

Bolton Brown (1864–1936) was an American painter and printmaker closely associated with the Woodstock art colony and i...

Henry W. Cannon

1850–1934 (age 84)

Woodland Cemetery

Henry W. Cannon (1850–1934) of Delhi lies in Woodland Cemetery after a life in the community.

Lafayette Blanchard Gleason

1863–1937 (age 74)

Woodland Cemetery

Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (1863–1937) was a long-serving Secretary of State of New York whose final resting place is...

Sam V. Stewart

1872–1939 (age 67)

Forestvale Cemetery

Sam V. Stewart (1872–1939) was Governor of Montana and a federal judge whose remains rest in Forestvale Cemetery.

Alice Claypoole Gwynne

1845–1934 (age 89)

Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum

Alice Claypoole Gwynne was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and a leading figure in the Vanderbilt family during the ...

Roland R. Conklin

1858–1938 (age 80)

Huntington Rural Cemetery

Roland R. Conklin lived in Urbana until his death in 1938 and was laid to rest in Huntington Rural Cemetery.

William Wallace Atterbury

1866–1935 (age 69)

Old Saint David Church Cemetery

William Wallace Atterbury was a Pennsylvania Railroad executive who guided the railroad through World War I before passi...

John C. Bell

1861–1935 (age 74)

Old Saint David Church Cemetery

John C. Bell was a Pennsylvania lawyer, politician, and judge who served as state attorney general before his death in 1...

Alexandra L. B. Ide

1873–1938 (age 65)

John Jay Cemetery

Alexandra L. B. Ide belonged to the extended Jay family of New York and was buried at John Jay Cemetery after her death ...

Peter Augustus Jay

1877–1933 (age 56)

John Jay Cemetery

Peter Augustus Jay was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Jay family who died in Newport in 1933.

Howard Fulweiler

1885–1936 (age 51)

Old Saint David Church Cemetery

Howard Fulweiler, interred at Old Saint David Church Cemetery, was a Camden resident remembered by his community after h...

Emily Astor Kane

1854–1932 (age 78)

John Jay Cemetery

Emily Astor Kane, of the Astor and Kane families, was buried at John Jay Cemetery after her death in 1932.

Laura Jay Wells

1874–1938 (age 64)

John Jay Cemetery

Laura Jay Wells, a scion of the Jay family, died in Fair Haven and was laid to rest at John Jay Cemetery in 1938.

Annie Maria Romney

1858–1930 (age 72)

Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park

Annie Maria Romney, laid to rest at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, lived through the late 19th and early 20th centuries unt...

Lewis Lawrence Smith

1864–1931 (age 67)

Old Saint David Church Cemetery

Lewis Lawrence Smith was a Philadelphian who was buried at Old Saint David Church Cemetery in 1931 after a life spanning...

William Morrison Coates

1845–1937 (age 92)

Old Saint David Church Cemetery

William Morrison Coates, whose life overlapped the Civil War era, rests at Old Saint David Church Cemetery following his...

Doc Adkins

1872–1934 (age 62)

Maplewood Cemetery

Doc Adkins was a Major League Baseball pitcher from Troy who played around the turn of the 20th century before dying in ...

Edmund W. Samuel

1857–1930 (age 73)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Edmund W. Samuel represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House and was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in 1930.

Adolph Koenig

1855–1932 (age 77)

Prospect Cemetery

Adolph Koenig, born in Wiggiswil, spent his final days before being interred at Prospect Cemetery in 1932.

Arthur E. Kennelly

1861–1939 (age 78)

Dublin Town Cemetery

Arthur E. Kennelly (1861-1939) was a pioneering electrical engineer from Colaba who helped advance alternating current t...

Robert P. Robinson

1869–1939 (age 70)

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery

Robert P. Robinson (1869-1939) of Wilmington served as Governor of Delaware and is interred in Wilmington and Brandywine...

Henry Winfield Watson

1856–1933 (age 77)

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery

Henry Winfield Watson (1856-1933) was the Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania’s Bucks County and rests in...

Hugh White

1876–1936 (age 60)

St. James the Less Episcopal Church Cemetery

Hugh White (1876-1936) of Lapeer, Michigan, is laid to rest in St. James the Less Episcopal Church Cemetery after a life...

John Doggett Cobb

1840–1930 (age 90)

Old Village Cemetery

John Doggett Cobb (1840-1930) lived through the Civil War era and is buried at Old Village Cemetery.

Floride Green

1863–1936 (age 73)

St. Helena Cemetery

Floride Green (1863-1936) of Mobile, Alabama, is remembered at St. Helena Cemetery near her hometown.

William Farnsworth

1855–1932 (age 77)

Old Village Cemetery

William Farnsworth (1855-1932) of Boston rests in Old Village Cemetery after his years in New England.

James C. McComb

1860–1931 (age 71)

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery

James C. McComb (1860-1931) is buried in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery after contributing to his local community.

Leo Feist

1869–1930 (age 61)

Maimonides Cemetery

Leo Feist (1869-1930) was a New York City music publisher who built the influential Leo Feist, Inc. sheet music empire b...

William Kissam Vanderbilt III

1907–1933 (age 26)

Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum

William Kissam Vanderbilt III (1907-1933), an American socialite and heir of the Vanderbilt fortune, is interred at the ...

Seymour Furth

1876–1932 (age 56)

Maimonides Cemetery

Seymour Furth (1876-1932) was a composer of popular early twentieth-century songs who is buried in Maimonides Cemetery.

Catherine Finn Norton

1930–1934 (age 4)

Finn - Creedon family burial plot

Catherine Finn Norton (1930-1934) of Jersey City rests in the Finn - Creedon family burial plot.

Thomas Gallagher

1850–1930 (age 80)

St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery

Thomas Gallagher (1850-1930) of Concord is buried in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery.

Oliver Gould Jennings

1865–1936 (age 71)

Oak Lawn Cemetery

Oliver Gould Jennings (1865-1936) was a New York City financier and industrialist laid to rest in Oak Lawn Cemetery.

Spencer Heath

1893–1930 (age 37)

St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery

Spencer Heath (1893-1930) of Chicago is interred in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery.

Henry Schlacks

1867–1938 (age 71)

St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery

Henry Schlacks (1867–1938) is buried at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery.

Harvey Clyde Mummert

1892–1939 (age 47)

Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Harvey Clyde Mummert (1892–1939) is buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Alliance.

Herbert Perkins

1864–1936 (age 72)

Green Ridge Cemetery

Herbert Perkins (1864–1936) is buried at Green Ridge Cemetery in Constantinople.

William D. Gayle

1859–1939 (age 80)

New Union Cemetery

William D. Gayle (1859–1939) is buried at New Union Cemetery.

William Courtland Robinson

1865–1938 (age 73)

Woodland Cemetery

William Courtland Robinson (1865–1938) is buried at Woodland Cemetery.

Margaret Metzger Vandercook

1899–1936 (age 37)

Woodland Cemetery

Margaret Metzger Vandercook (1899–1936) is buried at Woodland Cemetery.

Charles Spruner

1863–1932 (age 69)

Green Ridge Cemetery

Charles Spruner (1863–1932) is buried at Green Ridge Cemetery in Forsthof.

George Krebs

1872–1939 (age 67)

Spring Hill Cemetery

George Krebs (1872–1939) is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in New Martinsville.