Inventor Graves & Memorials

Herman Hollerith

1860–1929 (age 69)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Inventor of the electric tabulating machine that revolutionized census data processing.

Robert Fulton

1765–1815 (age 50)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat.

Eli Whitney

1765–1825 (age 60)

Grove Street Cemetery

Eli Whitney was an American inventor and manufacturer best known for inventing the cotton gin.

Oliver Evans

1755–1819 (age 64)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Oliver Evans was an American inventor and engineer known for pioneering steam engine technology.

Walter Hunt

1796–1859 (age 63)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Walter Hunt was a New York inventor who lived from 1796 to 1859 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Benjamin Tilghman

1785–1850 (age 65)

Christ Church Burial Ground

Benjamin Tilghman (1785-1850) was an American inventor and industrialist of the 19th century.

Linus Yale

1797–1858 (age 61)

Newport Cemetery

Linus Yale was a Middletown resident who lived from 1797 to 1858.

Thomas Davenport

1802–1851 (age 49)

Pine Hill Cemetery

Thomas Davenport was an American inventor and resident of Williamstown who lived from 1802 to 1851.

Elias Howe

1819–1866 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elias Howe was an American inventor best known for developing the sewing machine.

Elisha Otis

1811–1861 (age 50)

Oakland Cemetery

Elisha Otis (1811-1861) was an American inventor credited with developing the safety elevator.

Charles Sholes

1816–1867 (age 51)

Green Ridge Cemetery

Charles Sholes (1816-1867) was a Norwich resident known for his work in the 19th century.

Linus Yale

1821–1868 (age 47)

Arms Cemetery

Linus Yale was a New York resident and inventor who lived from 1821 to 1868.

Alexander Cummings

1810–1879 (age 69)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Alexander Cummings (1810-1879) was a Scottish-born inventor credited with developing the flush toilet mechanism.

Charles Ferson Durant

1805–1873 (age 68)

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

Charles Ferson Durant (1805-1873) was a Manhattan-based inventor and aeronautical pioneer.

Seth Boyden

1788–1870 (age 82)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Seth Boyden (1788-1870) was a Foxboro resident and inventor known for his industrial innovations.

Jonathan Browning

1805–1879 (age 74)

Ogden City Cemetery

Jonathan Browning (1805-1879) was a Sumner County resident and firearms innovator.

Charles Goodyear

1800–1860 (age 60)

Grove Street Cemetery

Charles Goodyear (1800-1860) was the New Haven inventor of vulcanized rubber.

James Densmore

1820–1889 (age 69)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Densmore was an inventor and businessman best known for his involvement with the development of the typewriter.

Joseph Rockwell Swan

1802–1884 (age 82)

Green Lawn Cemetery

Joseph Rockwell Swan (1802-1884) was an American inventor and pioneer in electric lighting technology.

Eli Whitney Blake

1795–1886 (age 91)

Grove Street Cemetery

Eli Whitney Blake was an American inventor and engineer known for developing improvements to stone-crushing machinery an...

Thaddeus Fairbanks

1796–1886 (age 90)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Thaddeus Fairbanks (1796-1886) was a Brimfield inventor and founder of the Fairbanks scale manufacturing company.

Heinrich Göbel

1818–1893 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Heinrich Göbel was a German inventor and pioneer in the development of electric light technology.

William Seward Burroughs I

1855–1898 (age 43)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

William Seward Burroughs I was a Rochester-born inventor who lived from 1855 to 1898.

Ottmar Mergenthaler

1854–1899 (age 45)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854-1899) was a Hachtel native and inventor of the Linotype machine, buried at Loudon Park Cemeter...

Horace Smith

1808–1893 (age 85)

Springfield Cemetery

Horace Smith was an American firearms designer and inventor who lived from 1808 to 1893.

William Moses Tebo

1828–1900 (age 72)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Moses Tebo (1828-1900) was an American inventor and engineer from Quebec.

Theodore Timby

1819–1909 (age 90)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Theodore Timby was a Dover Plains resident and inventor who lived from 1819 to 1909.

Sarah E. Goode

1855–1905 (age 50)

Graceland Cemetery

Sarah E. Goode was a Toledo resident and inventor who lived from 1855 to 1905.

Richard Jordan Gatling

1818–1903 (age 85)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Richard Jordan Gatling was a Hertford County inventor who developed the Gatling gun and lived from 1818 to 1903.

Martha Coston

1826–1904 (age 78)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Martha Coston (1826-1904) was a Baltimore-born inventor of signal flares buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

J. Elfreth Watkins

1852–1903 (age 51)

Rock Creek Cemetery

J. Elfreth Watkins (1852-1903) was a Virginia resident and inventor buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Jacob W. Davis

1831–1908 (age 77)

Hills of Eternity Memorial Park

Jacob W. Davis was an American inventor and businessman credited with developing the concept of work pants with reinforc...

John Philip Holland

1840–1914 (age 74)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

John Philip Holland was an Irish-born inventor and submarine pioneer who lived from 1840 to 1914.

Margaret E. Knight

1838–1914 (age 76)

Newton Cemetery

Margaret E. Knight was an inventor and businesswoman from York who lived from 1838 to 1914.

Frank Haven Hall

1841–1911 (age 70)

West Aurora Cemetery

Frank Haven Hall (1841-1911) was a Mechanic Falls resident and inventor known for his work on typewriter technology.

Benjamin Pitman

1822–1910 (age 88)

Hillside Chapel Crematory and Columbarium

Benjamin Pitman was a Trowbridge resident and shorthand inventor who lived from 1822 to 1910.

Eli Whitney

1847–1924 (age 77)

Grove Street Cemetery

Eli Whitney was an American inventor and manufacturer from New Haven.

Elijah McCoy

1844–1929 (age 85)

Detroit Memorial Park East

Elijah McCoy (1844-1929) was a Colchester resident and prolific inventor buried at Detroit Memorial Park East.

Elwood Haynes

1857–1925 (age 68)

Kokomo Memorial Park Cemetery

Elwood Haynes was a Portland resident and inventor who lived from 1857 to 1925.

Andrew Jackson Beard

1849–1921 (age 72)

Greenwood Cemetery

Andrew Jackson Beard (1849-1921) was an African American inventor credited with developing the automatic railroad coupli...

Charles Fey

1862–1944 (age 82)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Charles Fey was a Vöhringen-born inventor credited with developing the slot machine who lived from 1862 to 1944.

Vincent Hugo Bendix

1881–1945 (age 64)

Graceland Cemetery

Vincent Hugo Bendix was an American inventor and industrialist who founded the Bendix Corporation and lived from 1881 to...

Philip M. Sharples

1857–1944 (age 87)

Oaklands Cemetery

Philip M. Sharples was an American inventor and industrialist from West Chester.

Emile Bachelet

1863–1946 (age 83)

Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery

Emile Bachelet was a Nanterre-born inventor and engineer who lived from 1863 to 1946.

George Caster

1907–1955 (age 48)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

George Caster was an American inventor known for developing early electric vehicle technology.

Oliver Parker Fritchle

1874–1951 (age 77)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Oliver Parker Fritchle was an American inventor and pioneer of electric vehicle design.

Joseph Drbal

1874–1963 (age 89)

Howells

Joseph Drbal (1874-1963) was a Czech inventor from Osek nad Bečvou known for patenting a pyramid-shaped razor blade sha...

William Newell

1894–1967 (age 73)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

American inventor and engineer known for contributions to early motion picture technology and equipment.

Leo Gerstenzang

1892–1961 (age 69)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Leo Gerstenzang was an inventor best known for creating the cotton swab, which became a household staple under the brand...

Garrett Morgan

1877–1963 (age 86)

Lake View Cemetery

Garrett Morgan was a Claysville-born African American inventor known for developing the smoke hood and traffic signal wh...