Famous Graves

William Mordecai Cooke Sr.

1823–1863 (age 40)

Calvary Cemetery

William Mordecai Cooke Sr. was a Portsmouth-based merchant and civic leader during the antebellum period.

Gideon B. Smith

1793–1867 (age 74)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Gideon B. Smith was a 19th-century American businessman and community figure.

Thomas H. Stockton

1808–1868 (age 60)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Thomas H. Stockton was an American clergyman and chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.

Marcus Morton

1784–1864 (age 80)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Marcus Morton was a Massachusetts politician who served as governor and judge.

Charles Swasey

1839–1862 (age 23)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Charles Swasey was a Massachusetts-born lawyer and political figure who died young during the Civil War era.

Matthias Ward

1805–1861 (age 56)

Nashville City Cemetery

Matthias Ward was a Georgia politician and Confederate official during the American Civil War.

Andrew Ewing

1813–1864 (age 51)

Nashville City Cemetery

Andrew Ewing was a Tennessee lawyer, politician, and Confederate general during the Civil War.

Felix Zollicoffer

1812–1862 (age 50)

Nashville City Cemetery

Felix Zollicoffer was a Tennessee newspaper editor and Confederate general killed in the Civil War.

George Atzerodt

1835–1865 (age 30)

Glenwood Cemetery

George Atzerodt was a German-born conspirator executed for his role in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Emanuel Leutze

1816–1868 (age 52)

Glenwood Cemetery

Emanuel Leutze was a German-American historical painter best known for his iconic painting 'Washington Crossing the Dela...

Amos Kendall

1789–1869 (age 80)

Glenwood Cemetery

Amos Kendall was a prominent American political figure and postmaster general under Andrew Jackson.

John Wurts

1792–1861 (age 69)

Batsto

John Wurts was an American industrialist and entrepreneur involved in canal and iron works development.

Littleton Waller Tazewell

1774–1860 (age 86)

Elmwood Cemetery

Littleton Waller Tazewell was a prominent Virginia statesman who served as governor and U.S. senator.

James Wallace Cooke

1812–1869 (age 57)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

James Wallace Cooke was a Confederate naval officer who commanded ironclad warships during the Civil War.

Peter Paul Lefevere

1804–1869 (age 65)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Peter Paul Lefevere was a Belgian-born Catholic bishop who served as the first bishop of Detroit.

Anson G. Henry

1804–1865 (age 61)

Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Anson G. Henry (1804-1865) was a Richfield resident buried at Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum.

Stephen Harriman Long

1784–1864 (age 80)

Alton Cemetery

Stephen Harriman Long (1784-1864) was an American explorer and military officer known for his expeditions in the western...

Archie Clement

1846–1866 (age 20)

Arnold Cemetery

Archie Clement (1846-1866) was a Confederate guerrilla fighter who died young during the post-Civil War period.

John Bozeman

1835–1867 (age 32)

Sunset Hills Cemetery

John Bozeman (1835-1867) was an American pioneer and frontiersman who established the Bozeman Trail through Montana.

John Rollin Ridge

1827–1867 (age 40)

Greenwood Memorial Cemetery

John Rollin Ridge (1827-1867) was a Cherokee writer and journalist known for his literary works and journalism.

Francis Xavier Seelos

1819–1867 (age 48)

Saint Mary's Assumption Church

Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-1867) was a German-born religious figure venerated in the Catholic tradition.

John B. Weller

1812–1875 (age 63)

Girod Street Cemetery

John B. Weller was an American politician and diplomat who served as Governor of California and U.S. Senator.

Antonín Dignovity

1810–1875 (age 65)

San Antonio

Antonín Dignovity was a Czech-American musician and composer who settled in Texas.

George Robert Crotch

1842–1874 (age 32)

Philadelphia

George Robert Crotch was a British entomologist known for his work on coleoptera.

John Stevens Cabot Abbott

1805–1877 (age 72)

New Haven

John Stevens Cabot Abbott was an American historian, author, and educator known for his prolific writings.

Jacob Brock

1810–1876 (age 66)

Jacksonville

Jacob Brock was an American businessman and civic leader in Hartford, Connecticut.

Horatio Gates Somerby

1805–1872 (age 67)

Newburyport

Horatio Gates Somerby was an American merchant and civic figure in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Sarah Harris Fayerweather

1812–1878 (age 66)

South Kingstown

Sarah Harris Fayerweather was an American philanthropist and women's education advocate.

George N. Hollins

1799–1878 (age 79)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

George N. Hollins was a U.S. Navy officer who commanded various vessels during the 19th century.

Robert Gilmor

1808–1875 (age 67)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

Robert Gilmor was an American merchant, art collector, and patron of the arts in Baltimore.

Samuel S. Bell

1834–1877 (age 43)

Ashley County

Samuel S. Bell (1834-1877) was a North Carolina native whose grave is located in Ashley County.

Tiburcio Vásquez

1835–1875 (age 40)

Mission Santa Clara de Asís

Tiburcio Vásquez (1835-1875) was a Monterey-based individual buried at Mission Santa Clara de Asís.

Charles Wilkes

1798–1877 (age 79)

Arlington National Cemetery

Charles Wilkes (1798-1877) was a New York City-born explorer and naval officer interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

Joseph A. Mower

1827–1870 (age 43)

Arlington National Cemetery

Joseph A. Mower (1827-1870) was a Woodstock resident and military officer buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Alexander Brydie Dyer

1815–1874 (age 59)

Arlington National Cemetery

Alexander Brydie Dyer (1815-1874) was a Richmond native and military officer laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery...

Jonathan Letterman

1824–1872 (age 48)

Arlington National Cemetery

Jonathan Letterman (1824-1872) was a Canonsburg-born physician who pioneered battlefield medical care and was buried at ...

James Ord

1789–1873 (age 84)

Arlington National Cemetery

James Ord (1789-1873) was a military officer whose remains were interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

James Bogardus

1800–1874 (age 74)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Bogardus was a Catskill-born inventor and pioneer of cast-iron architecture who lived from 1800 to 1874.

Elizabeth F. Ellet

1818–1877 (age 59)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elizabeth F. Ellet was a Sodus Point-born author and historian who lived from 1818 to 1877.

Theodore Roosevelt Sr.

1831–1878 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Theodore Roosevelt Sr. was a New York City philanthropist, businessman, and father of President Theodore Roosevelt who l...

William Henry Powell

1823–1879 (age 56)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Henry Powell was a New York City artist and painter who lived from 1823 to 1879.

Joseph A. Haskin

1818–1874 (age 56)

Arlington National Cemetery

Joseph A. Haskin was a Troy-born military officer and engineer who served with distinction during the Civil War and live...

Charles M. Barras

1826–1873 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Charles M. Barras was a playwright and dramatist who lived from 1826 to 1873.

Martin E. Thompson

1786–1877 (age 91)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Martin E. Thompson (1786-1877) was a long-lived 19th-century New Yorker of architectural or artistic prominence.

Mary Cheney Greeley

1811–1872 (age 61)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Mary Cheney Greeley (1811-1872) was the wife of notable editor Horace Greeley.

Sarah Platt Doremus

1802–1877 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Sarah Platt Doremus (1802-1877) was a prominent New York philanthropist and women's rights advocate.

Sidney Edwards Morse

1794–1871 (age 77)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Sidney Edwards Morse (1794-1871) was an inventor and geographer known for his contributions to American cartography.

Silas Stringham

1798–1876 (age 78)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Silas Stringham (1798-1876) was a U.S. Navy admiral who served during the Civil War era.

James Lick

1796–1876 (age 80)

Lick Observatory

James Lick was a wealthy American philanthropist and real estate magnate whose fortune funded the construction of Lick O...

Sarah Helen Whitman

1803–1878 (age 75)

North Burial Ground

Sarah Helen Whitman was an American poet and literary critic known for her intellectual contributions to 19th-century Am...