Deaths in the 1930s
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Robert Herring Wright
1870–1934 (age 64)
Greenwood Cemetery
Robert Herring Wright (1870–1934) was an educator who became the first president of East Carolina Teachers College and...
W. R. Chipman
1863–1932 (age 69)
Leeds Cemetery
W. R. Chipman (1863–1932) was interred at Leeds Cemetery.
Abner Trawin Bowen
1852–1932 (age 80)
Masonic Cemetery
Abner Trawin Bowen (1852–1932) was laid to rest at Masonic Cemetery.
Edward J. O'Hare
1893–1939 (age 46)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Edward J. O'Hare (1893–1939) was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Louis.
Hi Jasper
1886–1937 (age 51)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hi Jasper (1886–1937) was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Louis.
Robert Wadsworth Grafton
1876–1936 (age 60)
Greenwood Cemetery
Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876–1936) was laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago.
Patrick Kearney
1893–1933 (age 40)
Saint Mary Cemetery
Patrick Kearney (1893–1933) was interred at Saint Mary Cemetery in Columbus.
Alfred Babb
1858–1933 (age 75)
Shannon Brethren Cemetery
Alfred Babb (1858–1933) was buried in Shannon Brethren Cemetery.
Theophilus Eagles
1885–1936 (age 51)
Smith-Eagles Cemetery
Theophilus Eagles (1885–1936) was laid to rest at Smith-Eagles Cemetery in Saratoga.
Grace Kerns
1879–1936 (age 57)
Magnolia Cemetery
Grace Kerns (1879–1936) was buried at Magnolia Cemetery.
Frederick Landis
1872–1934 (age 62)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Frederick Landis (1872–1934) was laid to rest at Mount Hope Cemetery in Seven Mile.
William Bell Walton
1871–1939 (age 68)
Masonic Cemetery
William Bell Walton (1871–1939) was laid to rest at Masonic Cemetery in Altoona.
Bill Holbert
1855–1935 (age 80)
Union Cemetery
Bill Holbert (1855–1935) was buried in Union Cemetery in Baltimore.
Mule Wilson
1901–1937 (age 36)
Oakwood Cemetery
Mule Wilson (1901–1937) was interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Honey Grove.
William N. Barron
1859–1935 (age 76)
Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
William N. Barron (1859–1935) was buried at Poplar Bluff City Cemetery in Reading.
Clarence Clinton Coe
1864–1936 (age 72)
Wayside Cemetery
Clarence Clinton Coe (1864–1936) was laid to rest at Wayside Cemetery in Sterling.
Edwin Wildman
1867–1932 (age 65)
Oramel Cemetery
Edwin Wildman (1867–1932) was buried in Oramel Cemetery.
Roger W. Toll
1883–1936 (age 53)
Riverview Cemetery
Roger W. Toll was an American mountaineer and National Park Service superintendent who helped develop Colorado’s Rocky...
Daniel W. Hamilton
1861–1936 (age 75)
Sixteen Cemetery
Daniel W. Hamilton was an American lawyer and politician who represented Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives durin...
Alfred Irénée du Pont
1864–1935 (age 71)
Nemours Estate Cemetery
Alfred Irénée du Pont was an American industrialist and philanthropist who led the DuPont company and endowed numerous...
Samuel H. Elrod
1856–1935 (age 79)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Samuel H. Elrod was an American lawyer and politician who served as the fifth governor of South Dakota.
Harry G. Leslie
1878–1937 (age 59)
Grand View Cemetery
Harry G. Leslie was an American politician best known for his term as the 33rd governor of Indiana.
Irv Young
1877–1935 (age 58)
Ruggles Cemetery
Irv Young was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who spent his career with teams such as the Boston Rustlers and ...
Kuno Francke
1855–1930 (age 75)
Brookside Cemetery
Kuno Francke was a German-American scholar and Harvard professor who promoted German culture and history in the United S...
Eugene D. Parkinson
1850–1936 (age 86)
Fayette Cemetery
Eugene D. Parkinson was an American lawyer and politician active in state-level public service in the early 20th century...
James B. A. Robertson
1871–1938 (age 67)
Oak Park Cemetery
James B. A. Robertson was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth governor of Oklahoma.
A. W. Ristine
1878–1935 (age 57)
Elizabeth Cemetery
A. W. Ristine was an American attorney and Republican politician from Fort Dodge, Iowa, who held statewide office in the...
Buckskin Charley
1840–1936 (age 96)
Ouray Memorial Cemetery
Buckskin Charley was a Native American Ute leader and scout noted for his role in negotiations with the U.S. government ...
Guy Morton
1893–1934 (age 41)
Vernon Cemetery
Guy Morton was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the Cleveland Ind...
William Edmond Breese Jr.
1873–1939 (age 66)
Saint Paul's in the Valley Episcopal Cemetery
William Edmond Breese Jr. was an American Episcopal priest who served as a rector and community leader at Saint Paul’s...
Ma Barker
1873–1935 (age 62)
Williams Timberhill Cemetery
Ma Barker was an American criminal matriarch who orchestrated the Depression-era Barker Gang’s string of robberies.
Walter D'Arcy Ryan
1870–1934 (age 64)
Park View Cemetery
Walter D’Arcy Ryan was an American electrical engineer celebrated for pioneering large-scale public lighting designs i...
Will Purvis
1872–1938 (age 66)
Coal Town Cemetery
Will Purvis (1872–1938) is best known from burial records at Coal Town Cemetery, with few other widely documented deta...
Henry Marshall
1847–1938 (age 91)
Woodlands Cemetery
Henry Marshall (1847–1938) is recorded as being interred at Woodlands Cemetery, though his broader biography appears n...
Alice Elizabeth Bacon
1857–1937 (age 80)
Woodlands Cemetery
Alice Elizabeth Bacon (1857–1937) of Manitowoc is remembered chiefly through her burial at Woodlands Cemetery, while a...
Charles H. Ashton
1866–1936 (age 70)
Woodlands Cemetery
Charles H. Ashton (1866–1936) of Cambridge rests in Woodlands Cemetery, yet little else about his life is commonly doc...
Thomas B. Magee
1862–1930 (age 68)
East Glacier Park Cemetery
Thomas B. Magee (1862–1930) of East Douglas is listed as buried in East Glacier Park Cemetery, but other widely known ...
Charles Anson Ingraham
1852–1935 (age 83)
Woodlands Cemetery
Charles Anson Ingraham (1852–1935) of Cambridge is noted as being buried at Woodlands Cemetery with only sparse docume...
Henry William Darling
1847–1933 (age 86)
Park View Cemetery
Henry William Darling (1847–1933) of Edinburgh is remembered mainly for his resting place at Park View Cemetery, while...
Thaddeus H. Caraway
1871–1931 (age 60)
Oaklawn Cemetery
Thaddeus H. Caraway (1871–1931) was a Democratic U.S. senator from Arkansas who served in Congress from 1913 until his...
Joseph Baltzell Showalter
1851–1932 (age 81)
North Side Cemetery
Joseph Baltzell Showalter (1851–1932) served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1907 f...
Eugene Clark
1850–1932 (age 82)
Pine Cliff Cemetery
Eugene Clark (1850–1932) is listed as buried in Pine Cliff Cemetery, but little else about his public life has been wi...
Louis Thomas McFadden
1876–1936 (age 60)
East Canton Cemetery
Louis Thomas McFadden (1876–1936) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania noted for his outspoken oppos...
Orlando Henderson Petty
1874–1932 (age 58)
Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church Cemetery
Orlando Henderson Petty (1874–1932) was a physician and World War I medical officer who served a term as a Republican ...
Ezekiel Ezra Smith
1852–1933 (age 81)
Brookside Cemetery
Ezekiel Ezra Smith (1852–1933) was an African American educator and diplomat who served as U.S. minister to Liberia an...
John Charles Crawford
1849–1935 (age 86)
Linwood Park Cemetery
John Charles Crawford (1849–1935) is recorded as being buried at Linwood Park Cemetery, but further biographical infor...
Edward Terry Sanford
1865–1930 (age 65)
Greenwood Cemetery
Edward Terry Sanford (1865–1930) served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1923 until his death af...
Doc Kerr
1882–1937 (age 55)
Richmond Union Cemetery
Doc Kerr (1882–1937) of Dellroy was laid to rest in Richmond Union Cemetery.
Len G. Broughton
1865–1936 (age 71)
Greenwood Cemetery
Len G. Broughton (1865–1936) was a Baptist pastor and medical missionary who ended his life in Wake County before buri...
William Elsey Connelley
1855–1930 (age 75)
Woodlawn Cemetery
William Elsey Connelley (1855–1930) was a Kansas historian and author buried in Johnson County's Woodlawn Cemetery.