Deaths in the 1940s

Charlotte Burton

1881–1942 (age 61)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Charlotte Burton was a San Francisco resident who lived from 1881 to 1942.

Allan Gilbert Cram

1886–1947 (age 61)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Allan Gilbert Cram was an influential American architect and designer who lived from 1886 to 1947.

Benjamin Jarrett

1881–1944 (age 63)

Oakwood Cemetery

Benjamin Jarrett was a Sharon resident who lived from 1881 to 1944.

Hobart Chatfield-Taylor

1865–1945 (age 80)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Hobart Chatfield-Taylor was an American author and diplomat who lived from 1865 to 1945.

George Owen Knapp

1855–1945 (age 90)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

George Owen Knapp was an American businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1855 to 1945.

Grace Moore

1898–1947 (age 49)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Grace Moore was an American opera singer and actress who lived from 1898 to 1947.

Alfred Hertz

1872–1942 (age 70)

Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum

Alfred Hertz was a German-American conductor who lived from 1872 to 1942.

John Thompson Whitaker

1906–1946 (age 40)

Forest Hills Cemetery

John Thompson Whitaker was a Chattanooga resident who lived from 1906 to 1946.

Florence Prag Kahn

1866–1948 (age 82)

Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum

Florence Prag Kahn was an American congresswoman and the first woman elected to Congress from California, living from 18...

T. O'Conor Sloane

1851–1940 (age 89)

Saint Vincent Cemetery

T. O'Conor Sloane was an American editor and science fiction pioneer who lived from 1851 to 1940.

Albert M. Bender

1866–1941 (age 75)

Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum

Albert M. Bender was a Dublin resident who lived from 1866 to 1941.

Harvey Edward Fisk

1856–1944 (age 88)

First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery

Harvey Edward Fisk (1856-1944) was a Jersey City resident whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Corliss Buchanan

1889–1947 (age 58)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Corliss Buchanan (1889-1947) was a notable individual of the early 20th century.

Henry Coleman Drayton

1883–1942 (age 59)

Berkeley Memorial Cemetery

Henry Coleman Drayton (1883-1942) lived during a transformative period in American history.

Charles F. Hurley

1893–1946 (age 53)

Cambridge Cemetery

Charles F. Hurley (1893-1946) was a Cambridge resident and public figure of the mid-20th century.

Reginald Barlow

1866–1943 (age 77)

Cambridge Cemetery

Reginald Barlow (1866-1943) was a Cambridge-based individual who lived through major American transformations.

Robert C. Carter

1866–1941 (age 75)

Mount Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery

Robert C. Carter (1866-1941) was a Maces Spring resident spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

William Nichols Barnard

1875–1947 (age 72)

East Lawn Cemetery

William Nichols Barnard (1875-1947) was a Canton resident of the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Blanche Chapman

1851–1941 (age 90)

East Ridgelawn Cemetery

Blanche Chapman (1851-1941) lived a long life spanning nearly a century of American history.

Albert Russell Mann

1880–1947 (age 67)

East Lawn Cemetery

Albert Russell Mann (1880-1947) was an individual who lived through significant periods of American development.

Millie Timmerman

1867–1942 (age 75)

East Lawn Cemetery

Millie Timmerman (1867-1942) was a New York City resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Carl E. Friend

1869–1948 (age 79)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Carl E. Friend (1869-1948) was a St. Joseph resident who lived nearly eight decades.

Hervey Studdiford Moore, Sr.

1884–1947 (age 63)

First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery

Hervey Studdiford Moore, Sr. (1884-1947) was a notable figure of the early-to-mid 20th century.

Charles Robert O’Connor

1874–1946 (age 72)

Davenport Cemetery

Charles Robert O'Connor (1874-1946) was a Delhi resident spanning the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Walter Lincoln Bouvé

1849–1944 (age 95)

Hingham Cemetery

Walter Lincoln Bouvé (1849-1944) was a long-lived individual whose life encompassed nearly a century.

Cato Sells

1859–1948 (age 89)

Cleburne Memorial Cemetery

Cato Sells (1859-1948) was a Vinton resident and government official who served in the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

David Linn Edsall

1869–1945 (age 76)

Greensboro Village Cemetery

David Linn Edsall (1869-1945) was a Hamburg native buried in Greensboro Village Cemetery.

William Aiken Davenport

1869–1946 (age 77)

Green River Cemetery

William Aiken Davenport (1869-1946) was a Wilmington resident interred at Green River Cemetery.

Elmer L. Curtiss

1861–1943 (age 82)

Hingham Cemetery

Elmer L. Curtiss (1861-1943) was a Derby native whose final resting place was Hingham Cemetery.

James Octavius Fagan

1856–1940 (age 84)

Green River Cemetery

James Octavius Fagan (1856-1940) was a Royal Tunbridge Wells resident buried at Green River Cemetery.

Nevada Stoody Hayes

1885–1941 (age 56)

Maple Grove Cemetery

Nevada Stoody Hayes (1885-1941) was a Sandyville native interred at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Bill Karns

1875–1941 (age 66)

Masonic Memorial Park

Bill Karns (1875-1941) was a Washington County resident buried at Masonic Memorial Park.

Frank Parker

1872–1947 (age 75)

Mansfield Cemetery

Frank Parker (1872-1947) was a Georgetown County native whose remains rest at Mansfield Cemetery.

Ira Flagstead

1893–1940 (age 47)

Masonic Memorial Park

Ira Flagstead (1893-1940) was a Montague resident buried at Masonic Memorial Park.

Joseph Francis Scott

1864–1941 (age 77)

Cambridge Cemetery

Joseph Francis Scott (1864-1941) was a Boston native interred at Cambridge Cemetery.

Lew Palmer

1875–1945 (age 70)

Massillon Cemetery

Lew Palmer (1875-1945) was an Adrian resident buried at Massillon Cemetery.

L. William Caine

1892–1945 (age 53)

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

L. William Caine (1892-1945) was interred at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.

Benjamin Maney Gault

1886–1947 (age 61)

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

Benjamin Maney Gault (1886-1947) was a Travis County native buried at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mary Potter Thacher Higginson

1844–1941 (age 97)

Cambridge Cemetery

Mary Potter Thacher Higginson (1844-1941) was a Machias native interred at Cambridge Cemetery.

Jane Hancox Newell Moore

1857–1945 (age 88)

Cambridge Cemetery

Jane Hancox Newell Moore (1857-1945) was a Cambridge resident buried at Cambridge Cemetery.

Glenn Warren Goldsmith

1886–1943 (age 57)

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

Glenn Warren Goldsmith (1886-1943) was interred at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.

McKeen F. Morrow

1887–1941 (age 54)

Morris Hill Cemetery

McKeen F. Morrow (1887-1941) was a resident of Challis who was buried at Morris Hill Cemetery.

Carl Adolph Preyer

1863–1947 (age 84)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Carl Adolph Preyer (1863-1947) was a German-born individual from Pforzheim who was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Arthur Houston Brown

1869–1942 (age 73)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Arthur Houston Brown (1869-1942) was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Ray Stannard Baker

1870–1946 (age 76)

Wildwood Cemetery

Ray Stannard Baker (1870-1946) was a Lansing resident who was buried at Wildwood Cemetery.

Frank Albert Waugh

1869–1943 (age 74)

Wildwood Cemetery

Frank Albert Waugh (1869-1943) was buried at Wildwood Cemetery.

John F. Carlson

1875–1947 (age 72)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

John F. Carlson (1875-1947) was a Swedish-born individual who was buried at Mount Evergreen Cemetery.

Carl Olof Erik Lindin

1869–1942 (age 73)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Carl Olof Erik Lindin (1869-1942) was from Fellingsbro and was buried at Mount Evergreen Cemetery.

James Bissett Pratt

1875–1944 (age 69)

Williams College Cemetery

James Bissett Pratt (1875-1944) was an Elmira resident who was buried at Williams College Cemetery.

Hervey White

1866–1944 (age 78)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Hervey White (1866-1944) was an Iowa native who was buried at Mount Evergreen Cemetery.