Deaths in the 1940s

Benjamin Anderson

1886–1949 (age 63)

Columbia Cemetery

Benjamin Anderson was a Columbia resident who lived from 1886 to 1949.

Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell

1866–1948 (age 82)

Columbia Cemetery

Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell was a London-based individual who lived from 1866 to 1948.

Albert Ross Hill

1868–1943 (age 75)

Columbia Cemetery

Albert Ross Hill lived from 1868 to 1943 and was buried in Columbia Cemetery.

Frank Gaines Harris

1871–1944 (age 73)

Columbia Cemetery

Frank Gaines Harris was a Columbia resident who lived from 1871 to 1944.

Harry Keenan

1867–1944 (age 77)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Harry Keenan was a Richmond resident who lived from 1867 to 1944.

Ricca Allen

1863–1949 (age 86)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Ricca Allen was a Victoria resident who lived from 1863 to 1949.

Warner Richmond

1886–1948 (age 62)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Warner Richmond was a Racine resident who lived from 1886 to 1948.

William P. Carleton

1872–1947 (age 75)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

William P. Carleton was a London resident who lived from 1872 to 1947.

E.J. Ratcliffe

1863–1948 (age 85)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

E.J. Ratcliffe was a London resident who lived from 1863 to 1948.

Alexander Jerrems

1874–1948 (age 74)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Alexander Jerrems was a Sydney resident who lived from 1874 to 1948.

Joe Holsinger

1904–1946 (age 42)

Columbia Cemetery

Joe Holsinger lived from 1904 to 1946 and was buried in Columbia Cemetery.

Adelaide Rau

1869–1949 (age 80)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Adelaide Rau was an American woman who lived from 1869 to 1949.

Clara Parrish

1861–1947 (age 86)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Clara Parrish was an Edgar County resident who lived from 1861 to 1947.

Meredith Nicholson

1866–1947 (age 81)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Meredith Nicholson was a Crawfordsville-based writer and author who lived from 1866 to 1947.

Robert Henry Tyndall

1877–1947 (age 70)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Robert Henry Tyndall was an Indianapolis resident who lived from 1877 to 1947.

William W. Chalmers

1861–1944 (age 83)

Crown Hill Cemetery

William W. Chalmers was a Strathroy-Caradoc resident who lived from 1861 to 1944.

Willie McGill

1873–1944 (age 71)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Willie McGill was an Atlanta resident who lived from 1873 to 1944.

Josiah K. Lilly, Sr.

1861–1948 (age 87)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Josiah K. Lilly, Sr. was a prominent Greencastle industrialist and philanthropist who lived from 1861 to 1948.

Harold Shaw

1906–1941 (age 35)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Harold Shaw was an Indiana resident who died at age 35 in 1941.

Janet Payne Bowles

1872–1948 (age 76)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Janet Payne Bowles was an Indianapolis resident who lived from 1872 to 1948.

Carl Graf

1890–1947 (age 57)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Carl Graf was a Bedford resident who lived from 1890 to 1947.

Joseph Henry Howard

1860–1949 (age 89)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Joseph Henry Howard was a Franklin resident who lived from 1860 to 1949.

Joel Whitaker

1877–1947 (age 70)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Joel Whitaker was a Warren County resident who lived from 1877 to 1947.

Frederic M. Ayres Sr.

1872–1940 (age 68)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Frederic M. Ayres Sr. was a Geneva resident who lived from 1872 to 1940.

Howard Carpenter Marmon

1876–1943 (age 67)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Howard Carpenter Marmon was an American industrialist and automobile manufacturer who lived from 1876 to 1943.

Joseph Schrembs

1866–1945 (age 79)

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Joseph Schrembs was a Catholic bishop who served from 1866 to 1945.

John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.

1867–1943 (age 76)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

American banker and financier who led J.P. Morgan & Co. and was a major figure in American finance during the early 20th...

Billy Bitzer

1872–1944 (age 72)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

American cinematographer and pioneer of silent film who worked extensively with D.W. Griffith on landmark motion picture...

Everett J. Lake

1871–1948 (age 77)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

American figure of the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Woodstock.

Eddie Leonard

1870–1941 (age 71)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

American vaudeville performer and songwriter known for his work in minstrelsy and popular entertainment.

John Baptist Morris

1866–1946 (age 80)

Cathedral of St. Andrew

American Catholic bishop who served as a religious leader in the American South.

Ernest Ingersoll

1852–1946 (age 94)

Caroline Church and Cemetery

American naturalist, author, and editor who contributed significantly to scientific and literary publications.

John Bieling

1869–1948 (age 79)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

American figure from New York City in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Hulda Lindgren

1885–1947 (age 62)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Swedish immigrant who lived in the United States during the early 20th century.

Ted Edwards

1883–1945 (age 62)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

British figure from Sheffield who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

William Fortune

1863–1942 (age 79)

Crown Hill Cemetery

American figure from Boonville who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Alexander Johnson

1847–1941 (age 94)

Crown Hill Cemetery

British figure from Ashton-under-Lyne who lived during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

James Robert McKee

1857–1942 (age 85)

Crown Hill Cemetery

American figure from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Rachel Hickey Carr

1856–1946 (age 90)

Crown Hill Cemetery

American figure from Springfield who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Walter Vonnegut

1884–1940 (age 56)

Crown Hill Cemetery

American industrialist and member of the prominent Vonnegut family of Indianapolis.

Irwin Bertermann

1880–1945 (age 65)

Crown Hill Cemetery

American figure from Indianapolis who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Charlotte Lowe Bryan

1867–1948 (age 81)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Charlotte Lowe Bryan was an Indianapolis resident who lived from 1867 to 1948.

Emma Goldman

1869–1940 (age 71)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Emma Goldman was a Russian-born anarchist, political activist, and writer who lived from 1869 to 1940.

Lucy Parsons

1851–1942 (age 91)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Lucy Parsons was an African-American anarchist and labor activist who lived from 1851 to 1942.

Ben Lewis Reitman

1879–1942 (age 63)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Ben Lewis Reitman was an American physician, anarchist, and social activist who lived from 1879 to 1942.

Martin Thomas Conboy Jr.

1878–1944 (age 66)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Martin Thomas Conboy Jr. was an American lawyer and judge who lived from 1878 to 1944.

Hilda Keenan

1891–1940 (age 49)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Hilda Keenan was a New York City resident who lived from 1891 to 1940.

Thomas F. Woodlock

1866–1945 (age 79)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Thomas F. Woodlock was an Irish-born American journalist and writer who lived from 1866 to 1945.

Jack Johnstone

1880–1942 (age 62)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Jack Johnstone was a Scottish anarchist and labor activist who lived from 1880 to 1942.

Elizabeth Bertrand Clarke

1865–1949 (age 84)

Graceland Cemetery

Elizabeth Bertrand Clarke was an American resident who lived from 1865 to 1949.