Deaths in the 1940s

Roy Frederic Heinrich

1881–1943 (age 62)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Roy Frederic Heinrich (1881-1943) was an American from Goshen.

William Albert Swasey

1863–1940 (age 77)

Ferncliff Cemetery

William Albert Swasey (1863-1940) was an Australian-born resident of Melbourne.

John Gunther

1929–1947 (age 18)

Ferncliff Cemetery

John Gunther (1929-1947) was an American writer born in Paris.

Richard Bauer

1897–1946 (age 49)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Richard Bauer (1897-1946) was an Austrian resident of Vienna.

William Augustine Brophy

1878–1940 (age 62)

Ferncliff Cemetery

William Augustine Brophy (1878-1940) was a Manhattan resident.

Maurice Aronson

1869–1946 (age 77)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Maurice Aronson (1869-1946) was a resident of Jelgava.

Herbert Lincoln Aldrich

1860–1948 (age 88)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Herbert Lincoln Aldrich (1860-1948) was an American from Blackstone.

Donna Damerel

1912–1941 (age 29)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Donna Damerel (1912-1941) was a Chicago resident.

Helen Crawford

1899–1943 (age 44)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Helen Crawford (1899-1943) was an American from Cincinnati.

Sophie Taub Biow

1895–1943 (age 48)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Sophie Taub Biow (1895-1943) was a Manhattan resident.

Blanche Vanderbilt Marcelin

1868–1941 (age 73)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Blanche Vanderbilt Marcelin (1868-1941) was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.

Sibyl Sammis-MacDermid

1876–1940 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Sibyl Sammis-MacDermid (1876-1940) was a woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Walter Winchester Keith

1899–1944 (age 45)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Walter Winchester Keith (1899-1944) was a man who lived during the early 20th century.

Margaret Livingston

1861–1944 (age 83)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Margaret Livingston (1861-1944) was a woman who lived through the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Parker Corning

1874–1943 (age 69)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Parker Corning (1874-1943) was an Albany resident during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Peter G. Ten Eyck

1873–1944 (age 71)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Peter G. Ten Eyck (1873-1944) was a Bethlehem resident of Dutch heritage.

W. G. Thompson

1865–1940 (age 75)

Albany Rural Cemetery

W. G. Thompson (1865-1940) was an Albany-based individual of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

William Nelson Cromwell

1854–1948 (age 94)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Nelson Cromwell (1854-1948) was a prominent Brooklyn resident and lawyer.

John James Powers

1912–1942 (age 30)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John James Powers (1912-1942) was a young New York City resident whose life was cut short.

Hattie Williams

1870–1942 (age 72)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Hattie Williams (1870-1942) was a Boston woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Eugene Higgins

1860–1948 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Eugene Higgins (1860-1948) was a New York City-based artist and painter.

William Josiah Tilson

1871–1949 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Josiah Tilson (1871-1949) was a Clearbranch resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

F. Ray Comstock

1878–1949 (age 71)

Woodlawn Cemetery

F. Ray Comstock (1878-1949) was a Buffalo-based theatrical producer and manager.

Sarah Phelps Stokes Halkett

1869–1943 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Sarah Phelps Stokes Halkett (1869-1943) was a wealthy American philanthropist and social figure.

Edward Talcott

1858–1941 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward Talcott (1858-1941) was a New York City resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

J. E. Meyers

1862–1944 (age 82)

Lakewood Cemetery

J. E. Meyers (1862-1944) was a Dayton resident during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Abbie Louise Day

1875–1946 (age 71)

Lakewood Cemetery

Abbie Louise Day was an American woman who lived from 1875 to 1946 and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery.

Elmer George Uggen

1891–1949 (age 58)

Lakewood Cemetery

Elmer George Uggen was an American resident of Calmar who lived from 1891 to 1949 and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery.

Clara Keziah Leavitt

1864–1943 (age 79)

Lakewood Cemetery

Clara Keziah Leavitt was a Minneapolis resident who lived from 1864 to 1943 and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery.

Mary Jordan Edwards

1854–1942 (age 88)

Lakewood Cemetery

Mary Jordan Edwards was a Gainesville resident who lived from 1854 to 1942 and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery.

Walt Kuhn

1877–1949 (age 72)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Walt Kuhn was a Brooklyn-born painter and sculptor who lived from 1877 to 1949 and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

John Bassett Moore

1860–1947 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Bassett Moore was an American jurist and international law scholar from Smyrna who lived from 1860 to 1947 and was ...

Carrie Chapman Catt

1859–1947 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Carrie Chapman Catt was a pioneering women's suffrage activist from Ripon who lived from 1859 to 1947 and was buried in ...

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

1875–1942 (age 67)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was a prominent Manhattan-based heiress, sculptor, and art patron who lived from 1875 to 194...

Fiorello H. La Guardia

1882–1947 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Fiorello H. La Guardia was the legendary Mayor of New York City who served from 1934 to 1945 and was buried in Woodlawn ...

Charles Evans Hughes

1862–1948 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Charles Evans Hughes was an American statesman, Chief Justice, and presidential candidate from Glens Falls who lived fro...

William Crapo Durant

1861–1947 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Crapo Durant was an American automobile pioneer and founder of General Motors who lived from 1861 to 1947 and wa...

Dorothea Klumpke

1861–1942 (age 81)

San Francisco Columbarium

Dorothea Klumpke was a San Francisco-based astronomer and astrophotographer who lived from 1861 to 1942 and was buried i...

Elizabeth Clendenning Ring

1861–1940 (age 79)

Rockledge

Elizabeth Clendenning Ring was a Philadelphia-based physician and medical researcher who lived from 1861 to 1940 and was...

Margaret Mitchell

1900–1949 (age 49)

Oakland Cemetery

Margaret Mitchell was an Atlanta-born author best known for writing the novel 'Gone with the Wind' who lived from 1900 t...

Henrietta Bache

1850–1943 (age 93)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henrietta Bache was an American woman who lived from 1850 to 1943 and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

John Noble Stearns

1863–1947 (age 84)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Noble Stearns (1863-1947) was a prominent figure buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Lillie Morrison Carr

1876–1941 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lillie Morrison Carr (1876-1941) was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

John Adolf Vietor

1884–1944 (age 60)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Adolf Vietor (1884-1944) was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Nellie Virginia Sands

1876–1946 (age 70)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nellie Virginia Sands (1876-1946) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Courtlandt Palmer Dixon

1884–1943 (age 59)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Courtlandt Palmer Dixon (1884-1943) was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Natalie Edsall

1863–1944 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Natalie Edsall (1863-1944) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Annette Tilford Haskell

1900–1946 (age 46)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Annette Tilford Haskell (1900-1946) was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Margaret Moore Riker

1864–1942 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Margaret Moore Riker (1864-1942) was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Charles Dana Gibson

1867–1944 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) was an illustrator and artist known for the Gibson Girl.