Author Graves & Memorials

Washington Irving

1783–1859 (age 76)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American author and cofounder of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, famous for writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Ralph Ellison

Trinity Church Cemetery

American author and literary critic.

Venture Smith

1729–1805 (age 76)

First Church Cemetery

Venture Smith was an African American author and former enslaved person who published his autobiography in 1798.

Elizabeth Whiting Phelps

1779–1847 (age 68)

Old Hadley Cemetery

Elizabeth Whiting Phelps was an American author and educator who lived from 1779 to 1847.

Tabitha Gilman Tenney

1762–1837 (age 75)

Winter Street Burial Ground

Tabitha Gilman Tenney (1762-1837) was an American author known for her satirical novel 'Female Quixotism'.

Caroline Lee Hentz

1800–1856 (age 56)

Philadelphia

Caroline Lee Hentz was an American author and writer born in Lancaster who lived from 1800 to 1856.

Emily Chubbuck

1817–1854 (age 37)

Burial Hill

Emily Chubbuck was an Eaton resident and author who lived from 1817 to 1854 and was buried at Burial Hill.

Virginia Randolph Cary

1786–1852 (age 66)

St. Paul's Cemetery

Virginia Randolph Cary (1786-1852) was a Virginia author and intellectual.

James Fenimore Cooper

1789–1851 (age 62)

Christ Churchyard

James Fenimore Cooper was an acclaimed American novelist from Burlington City who lived from 1789 to 1851.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

1804–1864 (age 60)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American novelist and short story writer known for works exploring themes of sin and morality in Puritan New England.

Caroline Chesebro'

1825–1873 (age 48)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Caroline Chesebro' (1825-1873) was an American author from Canandaigua, New York.

Ann S. Stephens

1810–1886 (age 76)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Ann S. Stephens was an American author and editor who was a prolific writer of novels and magazine fiction in the 19th c...

Susan Warner

1819–1885 (age 66)

West Point Cemetery

Susan Warner was a New York City author who lived from 1819 to 1885 and was buried at West Point Cemetery.

May Agnes Fleming

1840–1880 (age 40)

Calvary Cemetery

May Agnes Fleming was a Saint John-based writer and author who lived from 1840 to 1880.

Timothy Shay Arthur

1809–1885 (age 76)

The Woodlands

Timothy Shay Arthur (1809-1885) was a prolific American author and temperance advocate.

Robert Tomes

1817–1882 (age 65)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Robert Tomes (1817-1882) was a New York City author and historian.

Herman Melville

1819–1891 (age 72)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Herman Melville was an American novelist and poet best known for his epic novel Moby Dick.

Horatio Alger

1832–1899 (age 67)

Glenwood Cemetery

Horatio Alger was an American author famous for his rags-to-riches novels who lived from 1832 to 1899.

Elizabeth Crocker Bowers

1830–1895 (age 65)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Elizabeth Crocker Bowers (1830-1895) was an American author and writer from Connecticut.

Guy Wetmore Carryl

1873–1904 (age 31)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873-1904) was an American author and humorist known for his witty literary works and poetry.

Willard W. Glazier

1841–1905 (age 64)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Willard W. Glazier (1841-1905) was a Fowler-area resident and author of the 19th century.

Mary Anne Sadlier

1820–1903 (age 83)

Calvary Cemetery

Mary Anne Sadlier was an Irish-born writer and author who lived from 1820 to 1903.

Katherine Prescott Wormeley

1830–1908 (age 78)

Common Burying Ground

Katherine Prescott Wormeley (1830-1908) was an American author and translator from Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Stephen Crane

1871–1900 (age 29)

Evergreen Cemetery

Stephen Crane was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his Civil War novel 'The Red Badge of Coura...

Mary Mapes Dodge

1831–1905 (age 74)

Evergreen Cemetery

Mary Mapes Dodge was an American author and editor best known for her children's novel 'Hans Brinker'.

Cornelia Peake McDonald

1822–1909 (age 87)

Hollywood Cemetery

Cornelia Peake McDonald (1822-1909) was an Alexandria resident and author known for her Civil War-era writings.

Augusta Jane Evans Wilson

1835–1909 (age 74)

Magnolia Cemetery

Augusta Jane Evans Wilson was a Columbus-based author who lived from 1835 to 1909.

Caroline Furness Jayne

1873–1909 (age 36)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Caroline Furness Jayne (1873-1909) was an author and string figure researcher buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Frank R. Stockton

1834–1902 (age 68)

The Woodlands

Frank R. Stockton was a Philadelphia-based author and writer who lived from 1834 to 1902.

Upton Beall Sinclair

1853–1907 (age 54)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Upton Beall Sinclair was an American author and social activist known for his muckraking novels.

Henry Harland

1861–1905 (age 44)

Yantic Cemetery

Henry Harland was a New York City-born writer who lived from 1861 to 1905.

Susan Wallace

1830–1907 (age 77)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Susan Wallace was an American author and wife of Lew Wallace who lived from 1830 to 1907 in Crawfordsville.

Lafayette Bunnell

1824–1903 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lafayette Bunnell was an American pioneer and author best known for his writings about Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa ...

Sarah Orne Jewett

1849–1909 (age 60)

Portland Street Cemetery

Sarah Orne Jewett was an American author and short story writer from South Berwick who lived from 1849 to 1909.

Hezekiah Butterworth

1839–1905 (age 66)

Butterworth Cemetery

Hezekiah Butterworth was an American author and editor from Warren who lived from 1839 to 1905.

Morgan Robertson

1861–1915 (age 54)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Morgan Robertson (1861-1915) was an Oswego native and author known for his maritime fiction, buried at Green-Wood Cemete...

Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

1831–1919 (age 88)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

English-American novelist and writer who authored numerous books and short stories during the 19th century.

L. Frank Baum

1856–1919 (age 63)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

L. Frank Baum was an American author best known for creating The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Susan Cornelia Warren

1825–1911 (age 86)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Susan Cornelia Warren was a Boston-area author and writer who lived from 1825 to 1911.

Joseph Alexander Altsheler

1862–1919 (age 57)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862-1919) was a Hart County-born prolific author of historical fiction.

Sara Agnes Rice Pryor

1830–1912 (age 82)

Princeton Cemetery

Sara Agnes Rice Pryor was a New York City-born author and socialite who lived from 1830 to 1912.

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

1844–1911 (age 67)

Newton Cemetery

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward was an American novelist and writer from Boston who lived from 1844 to 1911.

Anna Bowman Dodd

1858–1929 (age 71)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Anna Bowman Dodd (1858-1929) was a Brooklyn-born writer and author of utopian fiction.

Elizabeth Bisland

1861–1929 (age 68)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Elizabeth Bisland (1861-1929) was a St. Mary Parish resident and author who lived for 68 years.

George Randolph Chester

1869–1924 (age 55)

Spring Grove Cemetery

George Randolph Chester was a Cincinnati-based author and playwright who lived from 1869 to 1924.

Margaret Sidney

1844–1924 (age 80)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Margaret Sidney (1844-1924) was a New Haven resident buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

James Lane Allen

1849–1925 (age 76)

Lexington Cemetery

James Lane Allen was a prominent Lexington-based author and writer who lived from 1849 to 1925.

William Rheem Lighton

1866–1923 (age 57)

Evergreen Cemetery

William Rheem Lighton (1866-1923) was an author and writer.

Gustavus Hindman Miller

1857–1929 (age 72)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Gustavus Hindman Miller was an American author and dream interpretation expert who lived from 1857 to 1929.

Charlton Miner Lewis

1866–1923 (age 57)

Grove Street Cemetery

Charlton Miner Lewis was an American author and editor from Brooklyn.