Deaths in the 1940s

Clifford K. Berryman

1869–1949 (age 80)

Glenwood Cemetery

Clifford K. Berryman was an American cartoonist and illustrator known for his political and editorial work.

Elisabeth Ellicott Poe

1886–1947 (age 61)

Glenwood Cemetery

Elisabeth Ellicott Poe was an American woman from Philadelphia connected to the prominent Ellicott family.

Frances Wieser

1869–1949 (age 80)

Glenwood Cemetery

Frances Wieser was an American woman from Washington, D.C. active during the early 20th century.

Lucian Frederick Easton

1859–1947 (age 88)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Lucian Frederick Easton was an American man who lived from 1859 to 1947.

Mary Conner Bass

1873–1945 (age 72)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Mary Conner Bass was an American woman active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Elizabeth Wharton Drexel

1868–1944 (age 76)

Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart

Elizabeth Wharton Drexel was an American woman from the prominent Philadelphia Drexel family.

William G. Thuss

1854–1943 (age 89)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

William G. Thuss (1854-1943) was an American resident of the 19th-20th centuries.

Anne Orr

1869–1946 (age 77)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Anne Orr (1869-1946) was a Nashville-based figure active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Louise E. Jennings Morton

1870–1947 (age 77)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Louise E. Jennings Morton (1870-1947) was a Nashville resident of the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

William H. Zerbe

1864–1943 (age 79)

Maple Grove Cemetery

William H. Zerbe (1864-1943) was a Greenpoint-based individual active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

George McPhail Smith

1878–1943 (age 65)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

George McPhail Smith (1878-1943) was a Nashville resident during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Richard C. McMullen

1868–1944 (age 76)

Riverview Cemetery

Richard C. McMullen (1868-1944) was a Glasgow-based figure of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Samuel Bayard Woodward

1853–1946 (age 93)

Rural Cemetery

Samuel Bayard Woodward (1853-1946) was a Worcester resident active during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Aldus Chapin Higgins

1872–1948 (age 76)

Rural Cemetery

Aldus Chapin Higgins (1872-1948) was a Worcester-based individual of the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Anna Julia Child Bird

1856–1942 (age 86)

Rural Cemetery

Anna Julia Child Bird (1856-1942) was a Worcester resident during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

John Munroe

1892–1949 (age 57)

Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

John Munroe (1892-1949) was a New York City-based figure active during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.

1921–1945 (age 24)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Harry K. Daghlian, Jr. (1921-1945) was a Waterbury resident who died in his mid-twenties.

William J. Driver

1873–1948 (age 75)

Violet Cemetery

William J. Driver (1873-1948) was an Osceola resident of the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Richard P. Freeman

1869–1944 (age 75)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Richard P. Freeman (1869-1944) was a New London-based individual active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

William Williams

1862–1947 (age 85)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

William Williams (1862-1947) was a New London resident during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Lewis Browne

1897–1949 (age 52)

Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

Lewis Browne (1897-1949) was an American figure active during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Cicero M. Idleman

1854–1943 (age 89)

Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

Cicero M. Idleman was an American resident of Marion who lived from 1854 to 1943.

William Hayward

1877–1944 (age 67)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

William Hayward was a Nebraska City resident who lived from 1877 to 1944.

Lucien Hippolyte Gosselin

1883–1940 (age 57)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Lucien Hippolyte Gosselin was a Whitefield resident who lived from 1883 to 1940.

Thompson Coit Elliott

1862–1943 (age 81)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Thompson Coit Elliott was a Barkhamsted resident who lived from 1862 to 1943.

Viola Coe

1863–1943 (age 80)

Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

Viola Coe was a Bourbon Township resident who lived from 1863 to 1943.

Katherine Cecil Sanford

1878–1941 (age 63)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Katherine Cecil Sanford lived from 1878 to 1941.

Mariette Rheiner Garner

1869–1948 (age 79)

Uvalde Cemetery

Mariette Rheiner Garner was a Sabinal resident who lived from 1869 to 1948.

Neysa McMein

1888–1949 (age 61)

Rhinebeck Cemetery

Neysa McMein was an American artist and illustrator from Quincy who lived from 1888 to 1949.

Ophelia Guyon Browning

1856–1946 (age 90)

Rhinebeck Cemetery

Ophelia Guyon Browning was a Pine Plains resident who lived from 1856 to 1946.

Dorothy Brower

1882–1947 (age 65)

Mount Kenton Cemetery

Dorothy Brower was a Paducah resident who lived from 1882 to 1947.

Elmer Kendall Eyerly

1865–1949 (age 84)

Rose Hill Cemetery

Elmer Kendall Eyerly was a Hagerstown resident who lived from 1865 to 1949.

Abigail Greene Aldrich

1874–1948 (age 74)

Rockefeller Family Cemetery

Abigail Greene Aldrich was a prominent Providence philanthropist and socialite who lived from 1874 to 1948.

Joseph Raphael John Crimont

1858–1945 (age 87)

Shrine of St. Therese, Juneau

Joseph Raphael John Crimont was a Catholic missionary priest who lived from 1858 to 1945.

Joe Tinker

1880–1948 (age 68)

Greenwood Cemetery

Joe Tinker was an American professional baseball player and manager who lived from 1880 to 1948.

Frank Corboy

1888–1948 (age 60)

Greenwood Cemetery

Frank Corboy was an American labor attorney and union leader who lived from 1888 to 1948.

Jarvis Andrew Lattin

1853–1941 (age 88)

Powell Cemetery

Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941) was a Farmingdale resident whose life spanned nearly nine decades during the late 19th ...

Conklin Ketcham

1847–1940 (age 93)

Powell Cemetery

Conklin Ketcham (1847-1940) was an Oyster Bay resident who lived through the Civil War era and into the modern age.

Adolph Nicholas Krug

1873–1942 (age 69)

Greenwood Cemetery

Adolph Nicholas Krug (1873-1942) was a Bad Homburg vor der Höhe native who lived during the tumultuous early 20th centu...

Alva M. Lumpkin

1886–1941 (age 55)

Elmwood Cemetery

Alva M. Lumpkin (1886-1941) was a Milledgeville resident who lived during the Progressive Era and early Depression perio...

Duncan Clinch Heyward

1864–1943 (age 79)

Elmwood Cemetery

Duncan Clinch Heyward (1864-1943) was a Richland County native who lived through Reconstruction and the early 20th centu...

William M. Felton

1887–1942 (age 55)

Lawnview Memorial Park

William M. Felton (1887-1942) was a Philadelphia resident who lived during the industrial boom of the early 20th century...

Paul Judd Sartain

1862–1944 (age 82)

Lawnview Memorial Park

Paul Judd Sartain (1862-1944) was a Philadelphia native whose long life witnessed the Civil War's aftermath through Worl...

James J. Davis

1873–1947 (age 74)

Union Dale Cemetery

James J. Davis (1873-1947) was a Tredegar resident who lived through the industrial transformation of America.

Art Hillebrand

1877–1941 (age 64)

Elsinore Valley Cemetery

Art Hillebrand (1877-1941) was a Freeport resident whose life coincided with the rise of modern America.

Arthur Finley Nevin

1871–1943 (age 72)

Sewickley Cemetery

Arthur Finley Nevin (1871-1943) was a notable figure who lived during the Gilded Age and early 20th century.

Billy Otterson

1862–1940 (age 78)

Union Dale Cemetery

Billy Otterson (1862-1940) was a Pittsburgh resident whose life spanned the late Victorian era through the Great Depress...

Guy Edgar Campbell

1871–1940 (age 69)

Union Dale Cemetery

Guy Edgar Campbell (1871-1940) was a Fetterman native who lived during America's industrial expansion.

Mike Smith

1868–1945 (age 77)

Union Dale Cemetery

Mike Smith (1868-1945) was a Pittsburgh resident whose life encompassed the Civil War's aftermath through World War II.

J. C. Newman

1884–1945 (age 61)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

J. C. Newman (1884-1945) was a Gallman resident who lived through the early 20th century's transformative decades.