Deaths in the 1940s

Anita Berwind

1875–1942 (age 67)

Church of the Redeemer Cemetery

Anita Berwind was an American woman who lived from 1875 to 1942.

Glenn Griswold

1890–1940 (age 50)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Glenn Griswold was a resident of New Haven who lived from 1890 to 1940.

Milton Kraus

1866–1942 (age 76)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Milton Kraus was a Kokomo resident who lived from 1866 to 1942.

Austin Straubel

1904–1942 (age 38)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Austin Straubel was a Green Bay resident who lived from 1904 to 1942.

Harris Jacob Bixler

1870–1941 (age 71)

Duncannon Presbyterian Cemetery

Harris Jacob Bixler was a New Buffalo resident who lived from 1870 to 1941.

Heriot Clarkson

1863–1942 (age 79)

Elmwood Cemetery

Heriot Clarkson was a Richland County resident who lived from 1863 to 1942.

Emalea P. Warner

1853–1948 (age 95)

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery

Emalea P. Warner lived from 1853 to 1948.

Charles Miner Thompson

1864–1941 (age 77)

Green Mount Cemetery

Charles Miner Thompson was a Montpelier resident who lived from 1864 to 1941.

Charles Baker Wright

1859–1942 (age 83)

Middlebury Cemetery

Charles Baker Wright was a Cleveland resident who lived from 1859 to 1942.

Kazimierz Sztuczko

1867–1949 (age 82)

South Bend City Cemetery

Kazimierz Sztuczko was a Miroslavas resident who lived from 1867 to 1949.

Pawnee Bill

1860–1942 (age 82)

Highland Cemetery

Pawnee Bill was a Bloomington resident and Wild West showman who lived from 1860 to 1942.

Elissa Landi

1904–1948 (age 44)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Elissa Landi was a Venetian-born actress who lived from 1904 to 1948.

Oscar Dahlene

1886–1949 (age 63)

Tuscaloosa Memorial Park

Oscar Dahlene was a United States resident who lived from 1886 to 1949.

Jimmy Walker

1913–1943 (age 30)

Tuscaloosa Memorial Park

Jimmy Walker was an Anniston resident who lived from 1913 to 1943.

Martha Young

1862–1941 (age 79)

Stokes Cemetery

Martha Young was a Newbern resident who lived from 1862 to 1941.

Henry Lamar Crawford

1899–1948 (age 49)

Greensboro Cemetery

Henry Lamar Crawford was a Hale County resident who lived from 1899 to 1948.

Netta Tutwiler McCorvey

1850–1944 (age 94)

Evergreen Cemetery

Netta Tutwiler McCorvey was a resident of Tuscaloosa County who lived from 1850 to 1944.

Belle R. Harrison

1856–1940 (age 84)

Evergreen Cemetery

Belle R. Harrison lived from 1856 to 1940 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Singin' Sam

1888–1948 (age 60)

Earlham Cemetery

Singin' Sam was an entertainer from Springfield who lived from 1888 to 1948.

William Strunk, Jr.

1869–1946 (age 77)

Pleasant Grove Cemetery

William Strunk, Jr. was a Cincinnati resident who lived from 1869 to 1946.

Jeannette Gaar Leeds

1862–1946 (age 84)

Earlham Cemetery

Jeannette Gaar Leeds lived from 1862 to 1946 and was buried in Earlham Cemetery.

Ellwood Morris

1848–1940 (age 92)

Earlham Cemetery

Ellwood Morris was a long-lived resident who lived from 1848 to 1940.

Jessie L. Seal

1864–1946 (age 82)

Woodlawn Memorial Park

Jessie L. Seal lived from 1864 to 1946 and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Albert Whallon

1884–1940 (age 56)

Earlham Cemetery

Albert Whallon lived from 1884 to 1940 and was buried in Earlham Cemetery.

Justus S. Wardell

1872–1945 (age 73)

Woodlawn Memorial Park

Justus S. Wardell lived from 1872 to 1945 and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Minnie Cherokee Hargrove

1866–1941 (age 75)

Evergreen Cemetery

Minnie Cherokee Hargrove lived from 1866 to 1941 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Florence Foster Jenkins

1868–1944 (age 76)

Hollenback Cemetery

Florence Foster Jenkins was a Wilkes-Barre resident and soprano singer who lived from 1868 to 1944.

William Faversham

1868–1940 (age 72)

Huntington Rural Cemetery

William Faversham was a London-born actor who lived from 1868 to 1940.

Orator Fuller Cook

1867–1949 (age 82)

Huntington Rural Cemetery

Orator Fuller Cook was a botanist and naturalist from Clyde who lived from 1867 to 1949.

Alice Carter Cook

1868–1943 (age 75)

Huntington Rural Cemetery

Alice Carter Cook was a New York City resident who lived from 1868 to 1943.

Thomas Podmore

1859–1948 (age 89)

Hollenback Cemetery

Thomas Podmore lived from 1859 to 1948 and was buried in Hollenback Cemetery.

André Alden Beaumont

1870–1944 (age 74)

Hollenback Cemetery

André Alden Beaumont (1870-1944) was an American whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Addie Lowndes

1864–1947 (age 83)

Huntington Rural Cemetery

Addie Lowndes (1864-1947) was an American woman who lived through the Reconstruction and Progressive eras.

Kingdon Gould I

1887–1945 (age 58)

Gould family mausoleum

Kingdon Gould I (1887-1945) was a Manhattan-based American businessman and member of the prominent Gould family.

William Arthur Ganfield

1873–1940 (age 67)

Prairie Home Cemetery

William Arthur Ganfield (1873-1940) was a Dubuque County resident active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Henry Lewis Rietz

1875–1943 (age 68)

West Union Cemetery

Henry Lewis Rietz (1875-1943) was a Gilmore-based American whose career spanned the turn of the 20th century.

Charles A. Webb

1866–1949 (age 83)

Riverside Cemetery

Charles A. Webb (1866-1949) was a Warrenton resident who lived through the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Robert Fishburne Campbell

1858–1947 (age 89)

Riverside Cemetery

Robert Fishburne Campbell (1858-1947) was an American who lived nearly 90 years across three centuries.

Henry Francis Bryan

1865–1944 (age 79)

Walnut Grove Cemetery

Henry Francis Bryan (1865-1944) was a Cincinnati-based American active during the Progressive Era.

Charles James Phillips

1863–1940 (age 77)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Charles James Phillips (1863-1940) was a Birmingham resident whose life encompassed the post-Civil War and early modern ...

George Fried

1877–1949 (age 72)

Mount Hope Cemetery

George Fried (1877-1949) was a Worcester-based American who lived into the post-World War II era.

Charles Stelzle

1869–1941 (age 72)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Charles Stelzle (1869-1941) was a New York City-based American active during the Progressive and early 20th century.

Fairy Mae Bryant

1898–1945 (age 47)

Bellwood Cemetery

Fairy Mae Bryant (1898-1945) was an American woman who died during World War II.

Samuel Boyer Davis

1875–1947 (age 72)

Church of the Redeemer Cemetery

Samuel Boyer Davis (1875-1947) was an American who lived 72 years spanning the Gilded Age through the mid-20th century.

Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr.

1869–1948 (age 79)

St. Bernard's Cemetery

Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr. (1869-1948) was a Raritan-based American from the prominent Frelinghuysen family.

Louis Bamberger

1855–1944 (age 89)

Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery

Louis Bamberger (1855-1944) was a Baltimore-based American businessman and philanthropist.

Lena Baker

1900–1945 (age 45)

Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery

Lena Baker (1900-1945) was an African American woman from Cuthbert, Georgia.

Elmer Ivan Applegate

1867–1949 (age 82)

Linkville Pioneer Cemetery

Elmer Ivan Applegate (1867-1949) was a resident of Ashland, Oregon.

Frank Cuprien

1871–1948 (age 77)

Fairhaven Memorial Park

Frank Cuprien (1871-1948) was a Brooklyn resident.

John D. Magrath

1924–1945 (age 21)

Riverside Cemetery

John D. Magrath (1924-1945) was a young man from East Norwalk who died at age 21.