Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
1856–1943 (age 87)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) was the president of Harvard University.
Bill Jones
1887–1946 (age 59)
Millinocket
Bill Jones (1887-1946) was a resident of Hartland, Maine.
Agnes Weinrich
1873–1946 (age 73)
Mount Union
Agnes Weinrich (1873-1946) was from Des Moines County, Iowa.
Earl C. Arnold
1884–1949 (age 65)
Iola
Earl C. Arnold (1884-1949) was a resident of Iola, Kansas.
Charles Louis Searcy
1867–1945 (age 78)
Rising Sun
Charles Louis Searcy (1867-1945) was from Posey Township, Indiana.
George Everett Anderson
1869–1940 (age 71)
Marianna
George Everett Anderson (1869-1940) was a resident of Bloomington, Illinois.
Foxhall Keene
1867–1941 (age 74)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Foxhall Keene (1867-1941) was a prominent San Francisco resident of the Gilded Age.
Reginald Brooks
1876–1945 (age 69)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Reginald Brooks (1876-1945) was a figure of the early 20th century.
Victor Corse Thorne
1871–1948 (age 77)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Victor Corse Thorne (1871-1948) lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Mary Jackson Riker
1876–1947 (age 71)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mary Jackson Riker (1876-1947) was a woman of the Progressive Era.
Emily Howell Trevor
1874–1943 (age 69)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Emily Howell Trevor (1874-1943) was a resident of the early 20th century.
Ethel Leroy De Koven
1885–1943 (age 58)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Ethel Leroy De Koven (1885-1943) was a member of the De Koven family.
Joseph Blachley Hoyt
1867–1942 (age 75)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Joseph Blachley Hoyt (1867-1942) was a contemporary of the Gilded Age elite.
Nina Rhoades
1863–1940 (age 77)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Nina Rhoades (1863-1940) was a woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
William Herman Erhart
1868–1940 (age 72)
Woodlawn Cemetery
William Herman Erhart (1868-1940) lived through a transformative period in American history.
Waldron Phoenix Belknap
1873–1943 (age 70)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Waldron Phoenix Belknap (1873-1943) was a figure of prominence in his era.
William Warner Hoppin
1878–1948 (age 70)
Woodlawn Cemetery
William Warner Hoppin (1878-1948) was a member of the American upper class.
Emilia Yznaga
1859–1944 (age 85)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Emilia Yznaga (1859-1944) was a New York City resident of aristocratic background.
Erskine Gwynne
1898–1948 (age 50)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Erskine Gwynne (1898-1948) was a Paris-based American of the mid-20th century.
Frank Miller Gould
1899–1945 (age 46)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Frank Miller Gould (1899-1945) was a member of the prominent Gould family.
Alice Bache Kayser
1876–1949 (age 73)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Alice Bache Kayser (1876-1949) was a woman of the early 20th century American elite.
Louise Flagg Scribner
1862–1948 (age 86)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Louise Flagg Scribner was an American woman of the Gilded Age who lived from 1862 to 1948.
Antoinette Carter Hughes
1864–1945 (age 81)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Antoinette Carter Hughes was an American woman who lived from 1864 to 1945.
Grace Lucille Momand
1894–1946 (age 52)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Grace Lucille Momand was an American woman who lived from 1894 to 1946.
John Harsen Rhoades
1869–1943 (age 74)
Woodlawn Cemetery
John Harsen Rhoades was an American man who lived from 1869 to 1943.
William Henry Steinkamp
1864–1940 (age 76)
Woodlawn Cemetery
William Henry Steinkamp was a Manhattan resident who lived from 1864 to 1940.
Margaret Randolph Rotch
1870–1941 (age 71)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Margaret Randolph Rotch was an American woman who lived from 1870 to 1941.
Thomas Wren Ward
1844–1940 (age 96)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Thomas Wren Ward was an American man who lived from 1844 to 1940.
Francis Watts Lee
1867–1945 (age 78)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Francis Watts Lee was a Roxbury resident who lived from 1867 to 1945.
Cordelia Howard
1848–1941 (age 93)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cordelia Howard was a Providence resident who lived from 1848 to 1941.
Henry Lathrop Rand
1862–1945 (age 83)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Henry Lathrop Rand was an American man who lived from 1862 to 1945.
Julia Mathews Thayer
1871–1940 (age 69)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Julia Mathews Thayer was a Niagara Falls resident who lived from 1871 to 1940.
Charles Morris Addison
1856–1947 (age 91)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Morris Addison was a Suffolk County resident who lived from 1856 to 1947.
Gerrish H. Milliken
1877–1947 (age 70)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Gerrish H. Milliken was an American man who lived from 1877 to 1947.
May Suydam Palmer
1870–1941 (age 71)
Woodlawn Cemetery
May Suydam Palmer was a Connecticut resident who lived from 1870 to 1941.
Elsie Nicoll
1887–1947 (age 60)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Elsie Nicoll was an American woman who lived from 1887 to 1947.
Roberta Willard
1891–1949 (age 58)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Roberta Willard (1891-1949) was a Lexington resident buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Major Allen
1896–1947 (age 51)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Major Allen (1896-1947) was a military officer from New Haven buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Hermann J. Boldt
1856–1943 (age 87)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Hermann J. Boldt (1856-1943) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Arthur Emanuel Hertzler
1870–1946 (age 76)
Halstead
Arthur Emanuel Hertzler (1870-1946) was a West Point-affiliated individual buried in Halstead.
Walter Littlefield
1867–1948 (age 81)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Walter Littlefield (1867-1948) was a Boston resident buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Charles Pelham Curtis III
1860–1948 (age 88)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Pelham Curtis III (1860-1948) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Leonard Liebling
1874–1945 (age 71)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Leonard Liebling (1874-1945) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
May "Queenie" Dunn-Webb
1880–1948 (age 68)
Woodlawn Cemetery
May "Queenie" Dunn-Webb (1880-1948) was a Southampton resident buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Hazel Joy Bache
1894–1947 (age 53)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Hazel Joy Bache (1894-1947) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Clarence S. Wadsworth
1871–1941 (age 70)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Clarence S. Wadsworth (1871-1941) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Rhea Reid Topping
1886–1947 (age 61)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Rhea Reid Topping (1886-1947) was a Richmond resident buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Robin May Thomas
1915–1944 (age 29)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Robin May Thomas (1915-1944) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Louis Faugères Bishop
1864–1941 (age 77)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Louis Faugères Bishop (1864-1941) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Henry de Forest Baldwin
1862–1947 (age 85)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Henry de Forest Baldwin (1862-1947) was a Clinton resident buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.