Deaths in the 1940s

Charles Alexander Richmond

1862–1940 (age 78)

Schenectady

Charles Alexander Richmond (1862-1940) was a New York City-born businessman with connections to Schenectady.

Amos Arthur Heller

1867–1944 (age 77)

Chico

Amos Arthur Heller (1867-1944) was a Danville native who spent his life in the Midwest.

Ella Higginson

1861–1940 (age 79)

Bellingham

Ella Higginson (1861-1940) was an American author and poet from Kansas who later settled in Washington.

Bertha Ellen Lovewell

1867–1943 (age 76)

Altadena

Bertha Ellen Lovewell (1867-1943) was a Crawford County native who relocated to California.

Waters Smith Davis

1868–1940 (age 72)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Waters Smith Davis (1868-1940) was a notable figure whose life and career remain largely undocumented.

Emma Hayward

1858–1944 (age 86)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Emma Hayward (1858-1944) was a woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Oscar C. Kuehn

1877–1949 (age 72)

Affton

Oscar C. Kuehn (1877-1949) was a long-lived individual who reached the age of 72.

J. Thomson Willing

1860–1947 (age 87)

Green-Wood Cemetery

J. Thomson Willing (1860-1947) was a Toronto-born resident who lived to age 87.

Albert Shaw

1857–1947 (age 90)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Albert Shaw (1857-1947) was an American editor, author, and political commentator.

Charles Augustus Strong

1862–1940 (age 78)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Charles Augustus Strong (1862-1940) was a Haverhill-born philosopher and psychologist.

Charles Dunsmore Millard

1873–1944 (age 71)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Charles Dunsmore Millard (1873-1944) was a Tarrytown resident and prominent disability rights advocate.

Edward Bowes

1874–1946 (age 72)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Edward Bowes was an American entertainer and radio personality who created and hosted the popular 'Major Bowes' Amateur ...

George Washington Hill

1884–1946 (age 62)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

George Washington Hill was an American tobacco executive who served as president of the American Tobacco Company and pio...

Oswald Garrison Villard

1872–1949 (age 77)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Oswald Garrison Villard was an American journalist, editor, and peace activist who championed civil rights and pacifism ...

Lewis Edward Lawes

1883–1947 (age 64)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Lewis Edward Lawes was an American penologist and reformer who served as warden of Sing Sing Prison and advocated for cr...

Louise Whitfield Carnegie

1857–1946 (age 89)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Louise Whitfield Carnegie was an American philanthropist and widow of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie who continued his ch...

Maud Earl

1864–1943 (age 79)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Maud Earl was a British animal painter renowned for her detailed and expressive portraits of dogs and other animals.

Walker Whiteside

1869–1942 (age 73)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Walker Whiteside was an American stage actor known for his Shakespearean roles and performances in classical theater pro...

Egerton Swartwout

1870–1943 (age 73)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Egerton Swartwout was an American architect known for designing prominent buildings in the Beaux-Arts style during the e...

Helen E. Hokinson

1893–1949 (age 56)

Mendota

Helen E. Hokinson was an American cartoonist and illustrator famous for her humorous drawings published in The New Yorke...

Frank Fiegel

1868–1947 (age 79)

Chester

Frank Fiegel was a Polish-American figure who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Mary Agnes O'Connor

1871–1943 (age 72)

Lincoln

Mary Agnes O'Connor was an Irish-born woman who immigrated to America during the late 19th century.

Edward P. Graham

1862–1944 (age 82)

Canton

Edward P. Graham was an Irish-born individual who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Howard LaSalle Kearns

1907–1947 (age 40)

Springville

Howard LaSalle Kearns was an American who lived a brief life in early 20th century Springville.

Ogden Mills Reid

1882–1947 (age 65)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Ogden Mills Reid was an American newspaper publisher and editor who served as publisher of the New York Herald Tribune.

S. P. Verner

1873–1943 (age 70)

Pisgah Forest

S. P. Verner was an American ethnologist and missionary who conducted research on African cultures and peoples.

Hanson Booth

1885–1944 (age 59)

Woodstock

Hanson Booth (1885-1944) was an American resident of Noblesville, Indiana.

Joseph Sudik

1859–1943 (age 84)

Schuyler

Joseph Sudik (1859-1943) was born in Železná and lived until 1943.

Lumir Abraham

1922–1945 (age 23)

Schuyler

Lumir Abraham (1922-1945) was a resident of Colfax County who died during World War II.

Gladys Allington

1888–1941 (age 53)

Troy

Gladys Allington (1888-1941) was a Bay City resident who lived to age 53.

Werner Henke

1909–1944 (age 35)

Fort George G. Meade

Werner Henke (1909-1944) was a German-born individual buried at Fort George G. Meade.

Douglas Baker

1921–1944 (age 23)

McClain County

Douglas Baker (1921-1944) was an Oklahoma native who died at age 23.

John Henry "Harry" Sellman

1868–1944 (age 76)

York County

John Henry "Harry" Sellman (1868-1944) was a Maryland resident who lived 76 years.

Margaret Good

1903–1948 (age 45)

Albemarle County

Margaret Good (1903-1948) was a Pittsburgh native who lived to age 45.

William E. Mears

1868–1945 (age 77)

Cutchogue

William E. Mears (1868-1945) was a New York City resident who lived 77 years.

Guy W. Bailey

1876–1940 (age 64)

Essex Junction

Guy W. Bailey (1876-1940) was a Hardwick resident who lived to age 64.

Hooker Ingersoll Coggeshall

1875–1943 (age 68)

North Burial Ground

Hooker Ingersoll Coggeshall (1875-1943) was an Auburndale resident who lived 68 years.

Allie Eunice Parker

1851–1944 (age 93)

North Burial Ground

Allie Eunice Parker (1851-1944) was a Providence resident who lived 93 years.

Harry Chamberlin

1887–1944 (age 57)

Presidio of Monterey

Harry Chamberlin (1887-1944) was an Elgin resident buried at the Presidio of Monterey.

Logan Hay

1871–1942 (age 71)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

Logan Hay (1871-1942) was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery after living 71 years.

Beatrice Field

1888–1941 (age 53)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

Beatrice Field (1888-1941) was a Jacksonville resident who lived to age 53.

Cora English Tanner

1859–1946 (age 87)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

Cora English Tanner was a Canadian resident of Ottawa who lived from 1859 to 1946.

Isabel Weld Perkins

1876–1948 (age 72)

Washington National Cathedral

Isabel Weld Perkins was a Boston-based woman who lived from 1876 to 1948 and was buried at Washington National Cathedral...

Clara Cook Kellogg

1861–1942 (age 81)

Washington National Cathedral

Clara Cook Kellogg was a Rochester resident who lived from 1861 to 1942.

Thomas James Wilson, Jr.

1874–1945 (age 71)

Chapel Hill

Thomas James Wilson, Jr. was a Hillsborough resident who lived from 1874 to 1945.

Henry L. Haskell

1863–1940 (age 77)

Northville

Henry L. Haskell was an Aurelius Township resident who lived from 1863 to 1940.

Edwin Thomas Reed

1872–1948 (age 76)

Corvallis

Edwin Thomas Reed was a River Falls resident who lived from 1872 to 1948.

Oliverio Dorrance

1913–1944 (age 31)

Pueblo

Oliverio Dorrance was an Ocate resident who lived from 1913 to 1944.

Anna Embury Sheldon

1859–1947 (age 88)

Washington National Cathedral

Anna Embury Sheldon lived from 1859 to 1947 and was buried at Washington National Cathedral.

Ida Tarbell

1857–1944 (age 87)

Titusville

Ida Tarbell was an Erie County-based investigative journalist and author who lived from 1857 to 1944.