Deaths in the 1940s - BurialMap

George Markstall

1869–1942 (age 73)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

George Markstall (1869-1942) was a labor activist associated with the Haymarket Martyrs' movement.

Arthur Livingston

1883–1944 (age 61)

Arthur Livingston was a Northbridge resident who lived from 1883 to 1944.

Annie Florence Brown

1873–1945 (age 72)

Mountain View Cemetery

Annie Florence Brown was a woman who lived from 1873 to 1945.

Charlotte Grace Sperry

1872–1943 (age 71)

Mountain View Cemetery

Charlotte Grace Sperry was a Richmond resident who lived from 1872 to 1943.

Maida Castelhun Darnton

1872–1940 (age 68)

Mountain View Cemetery

Maida Castelhun Darnton was a St. Louis resident who lived from 1872 to 1940.

Joseph Donohoe Grant

1858–1942 (age 84)

Mountain View Cemetery

Joseph Donohoe Grant lived from 1858 to 1942.

1872–1948 (age 76)

Mountain View Cemetery

Edith Macleay was a woman who lived from 1872 to 1948.

Alice Frances Herrick

1858–1940 (age 82)

Mountain View Cemetery

Alice Frances Herrick lived from 1858 to 1940.

Henry Martin Albert Miller

1857–1945 (age 88)

Mountain View Cemetery

Henry Martin Albert Miller was a man who lived from 1857 to 1945.

Lewis Henry Brown

1857–1948 (age 91)

Mountain View Cemetery

Lewis Henry Brown was a Hayward resident who lived from 1857 to 1948.

1883–1946 (age 63)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Mary Alden was a New York City resident who lived from 1883 to 1946.

1866–1947 (age 81)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Brandon Hurst was a London-based individual who lived from 1866 to 1947.

1895–1948 (age 53)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Jack Kirk was a Kansas resident who lived from 1895 to 1948.

1886–1943 (age 57)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Tyler Brooke was a New York City resident who lived from 1886 to 1943.

1885–1947 (age 62)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Ernie Adams was a San Francisco resident who lived from 1885 to 1947.

Charles D. Brown

1887–1948 (age 61)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Charles D. Brown was a Council Bluffs resident who lived from 1887 to 1948.

1881–1946 (age 65)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Jimmy Walker was an American songwriter and composer known for his jazz and popular music compositions during the early ...

1895–1948 (age 53)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Babe Ruth was an American professional baseball player widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all ti...

1867–1942 (age 75)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Hector Guimard was a French architect and designer famous for creating the iconic Art Nouveau metro entrances in Paris.

Alfred Aloysous Bernard

1888–1946 (age 58)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Alfred Aloysous Bernard was an American musician and composer active in the early 20th century.

1886–1943 (age 57)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Pietro Yon was an Italian-American organist and composer known for his sacred and concert music.

Phillips Holmes

1907–1942 (age 35)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Phillips Holmes was an American actor who appeared in films during the 1930s and early 1940s.

1873–1942 (age 69)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Condé Nast was an American publisher and businessman who founded Condé Nast Publications, a major media company.

1879–1947 (age 68)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Dudley Digges was an Irish-American actor known for his stage and film performances in the early 20th century.

Michael J. Kennedy

1897–1949 (age 52)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Michael J. Kennedy was an American professional associated with New York City during the mid-20th century.

1876–1943 (age 67)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Bess Houdini was an American spiritualist and widow of the famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini.

Henry E. Barbour

1877–1945 (age 68)

Belmont Memorial Park

Henry E. Barbour was an American professional active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

James E. Shepard

1875–1947 (age 72)

Beechwood Cemetery

James E. Shepard was an American educator and founder of North Carolina Central University.

Caroline Bond Day

1889–1948 (age 59)

Beechwood Cemetery

Caroline Bond Day was an American anthropologist and researcher known for her work on racial classification and genealog...

Frank Clayton Ball

1857–1943 (age 86)

Beech Grove Cemetery

Frank Clayton Ball was an American businessman and co-founder of the Ball Corporation, a major glass container manufactu...

Walter E. Colby

1879–1945 (age 66)

Bellevue Cemetery

Walter E. Colby was an American professional associated with Lawrence during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Hugh Alvin Cowing

1860–1944 (age 84)

Beech Grove Cemetery

Hugh Alvin Cowing was an American resident of Muncie who lived from 1860 to 1944.

1856–1943 (age 87)

Lexington Cemetery

George T. Beck was a Lexington-based individual who lived from 1856 to 1943.

James Carson Breckinridge

1877–1942 (age 65)

Lexington Cemetery

James Carson Breckinridge was a Memphis resident from 1877 to 1942, likely connected to the prominent Breckinridge famil...

1895–1948 (age 53)

Lexington Cemetery

Jesse Creech was a Harlan resident who lived from 1895 to 1948.

1849–1941 (age 92)

Lexington Cemetery

Laura Clay was a White Hall-based women's suffrage activist and social reformer who lived from 1849 to 1941.

Prentiss Douglass

1887–1949 (age 62)

Lexington Cemetery

Prentiss Douglass was a Martinsville resident who lived from 1887 to 1949.

Scott Breckinridge

1882–1941 (age 59)

Lexington Cemetery

Scott Breckinridge was a San Francisco resident from 1882 to 1941, member of the prominent Breckinridge family.

Sophonisba Breckinridge

1866–1948 (age 82)

Lexington Cemetery

Sophonisba Breckinridge was a pioneering social worker, economist, and women's rights advocate who lived from 1866 to 19...

1863–1948 (age 85)

Bonaventure Cemetery

Edythe Chapman was a Rochester resident who lived from 1863 to 1948.

1878–1946 (age 68)

Bohemian National Cemetery

August Klecka was a Baltimore resident of Czech heritage who lived from 1878 to 1946.

George Philip Jr.

1912–1945 (age 33)

Black Hills National Cemetery

George Philip Jr. was a Fort Pierre resident who died in 1945 at age 33, likely a military casualty.

1858–1942 (age 84)

Bloomfield Cemetery

Robert Peele was a New York City resident who lived from 1858 to 1942.

Eugene Freudenberg Jr.

1925–1945 (age 20)

Beverly National Cemetery

Eugene Freudenberg Jr. was a Jersey City resident who died in 1945 at age 20, likely a military casualty of World War II...

Bessie Alexander Ficklen

1861–1945 (age 84)

Bonaventure Cemetery

Bessie Alexander Ficklen was a Fredericksburg resident who lived from 1861 to 1945.

Sallie Belle Tannahill

1881–1947 (age 66)

Blandford Cemetery

Sallie Belle Tannahill was a New York City resident who lived from 1881 to 1947.

1919–1944 (age 25)

Beverly National Cemetery

Louis Gargano was a young man from Phillipsburg who died in 1944 during World War II.

Marion Craig Potter

1863–1943 (age 80)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Marion Craig Potter was a prominent figure who lived from 1863 to 1943.

Chandler Wolcott

1875–1943 (age 68)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Chandler Wolcott was a resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who lived from 1875 to 1943.

Mary Belle Reynolds

1856–1940 (age 84)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Mary Belle Reynolds lived from 1856 to 1940 and was part of the late Victorian era.