Philanthropist Graves & Memorials

Minnie Dessau Louis

1841–1922 (age 81)

Salem Fields Cemetery

Minnie Dessau Louis (1841-1922) was a Philadelphia-based philanthropist and member of a prominent Jewish family.

Julia Wormser

1869–1921 (age 52)

Salem Fields Cemetery

Julia Wormser (1869-1921) was a member of a prominent New York family with interests in business and philanthropy.

Mary Clark Thompson

1835–1923 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary Clark Thompson was a 19th-century philanthropist and patron of the arts who lived from 1835 to 1923.

Charles P. Greenough

1844–1924 (age 80)

Mount Wollaston Cemetery

Charles P. Greenough was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts in Cambridge.

Belle Harris Bennett

1852–1922 (age 70)

Richmond Cemetery

Belle Harris Bennett (1852-1922) was a prominent Richmond-based community leader and philanthropist.

Henrietta Ash Bancroft

1843–1929 (age 86)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Henrietta Ash Bancroft (1843-1929) was an American philanthropist and women's advocate.

Sarah Cooper Hewitt

1859–1930 (age 71)

Brooklyn

Sarah Cooper Hewitt was a New York philanthropist and co-founder of the Cooper Hewitt Museum.

Alice Chapin

1857–1934 (age 77)

Keene

Alice Chapin (1857-1934) was an American philanthropist and society figure.

Caroline Henderson Griffiths

1861–1937 (age 76)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Caroline Henderson Griffiths (1861-1937) was an American society figure and philanthropist.

Anna Sands

1864–1932 (age 68)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Anna Sands (1864-1932) was an American philanthropist and society figure.

Eliza D. Keith

1854–1939 (age 85)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Eliza D. Keith was a San Francisco society figure and philanthropist who lived from 1854 to 1939.

Elizabeth Sears Gerberding

1857–1937 (age 80)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Elizabeth Sears Gerberding was a philanthropist and society figure who lived from 1857 to 1937.

Nellie B. Shafter Hascall

1875–1930 (age 55)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Nellie B. Shafter Hascall was a Michigan-based society woman and philanthropist who lived from 1875 to 1930.

Edna Brush Perkins

1880–1930 (age 50)

Lake View Cemetery

Edna Brush Perkins (1880-1930) was a Cleveland socialite and philanthropist.

Mary Cummings Browne Hatch

1861–1939 (age 78)

Lake View Cemetery

Mary Cummings Browne Hatch (1861-1939) was a Newark-based socialite and philanthropist.

Louise Whitfield Carnegie

1857–1946 (age 89)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Louise Whitfield Carnegie was an American philanthropist and widow of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie who continued his ch...

O'Rilla B. Willett Carmichael

1860–1940 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

O'Rilla B. Willett Carmichael (1860-1940) was an American philanthropist and society figure.

Sarah Phelps Stokes Halkett

1869–1943 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Sarah Phelps Stokes Halkett (1869-1943) was a wealthy American philanthropist and social figure.

Pauline Whittier

1876–1946 (age 70)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Pauline Whittier was a Boston-based woman of society and philanthropic interests.

Sarah Belle Pillsbury

1866–1944 (age 78)

Lakewood Cemetery

Sarah Belle Pillsbury was a member of the prominent Minnesota Pillsbury family.

Lucia Louise Peavey

1873–1941 (age 68)

Lakewood Cemetery

Lucia Louise Peavey was a member of the prominent Peavey milling family.

Edward Harkness

1874–1940 (age 66)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward Harkness was an American philanthropist and heir to the Standard Oil fortune who made significant charitable cont...

Elizabeth Kemper Adams

1872–1948 (age 76)

Conway

Elizabeth Kemper Adams was an American philanthropist and social activist from Wisconsin.

Mary Mackall Gwinn

1860–1940 (age 80)

Green Mount Cemetery

Mary Mackall Gwinn was a Baltimore resident and philanthropist who lived from 1860 to 1940.

Emily Sibley Watson

1855–1945 (age 90)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Emily Sibley Watson was a Rochester resident and philanthropist who lived from 1855 to 1945.

Marion Whipple Deering

1857–1943 (age 86)

Graceland Cemetery

Marion Whipple Deering was an American socialite and philanthropist associated with prominent Chicago families.

Jennie Tuttle Hobart

1849–1941 (age 92)

Cedar Lawn Cemetery

Jennie Tuttle Hobart was an American philanthropist and wife of Vice President Garret Hobart.

Zipporah Michelbacher Cohen

1853–1944 (age 91)

Hebrew Cemetery

Zipporah Michelbacher Cohen was an American Jewish community leader and philanthropist.

Ellen Scripps

1863–1948 (age 85)

Greenwood Cemetery

Ellen Scripps (1863-1948) was a philanthropist and media pioneer known for her contributions to education and journalism...

Olive Edwards Palmer

1860–1943 (age 83)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Olive Edwards Palmer was an American socialite and philanthropist from Washington, D.C.

Bessie Morse Bellingrath

1878–1943 (age 65)

Magnolia Cemetery

Bessie Morse Bellingrath was an American philanthropist and wife of industrialist Walter Bellingrath, known for establis...

Margaret Kuhl Kelly

1867–1940 (age 73)

The Woodlands

Margaret Kuhl Kelly was a Philadelphia socialite and philanthropist involved in cultural and charitable endeavors.

Mary Onahan Gallery

1866–1941 (age 75)

Calvary Cemetery

Mary Onahan Gallery was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts in Chicago.

Alice Thacher Post

1853–1947 (age 94)

Woodside Cemetery

Alice Thacher Post (1853-1947) was an American socialite and philanthropist from Boston.

Clara Driscoll

1881–1945 (age 64)

Alamo Masonic Cemetery

Clara Driscoll was a Texas philanthropist and preservationist who lived from 1881 to 1945.

Lola Maverick Lloyd

1875–1944 (age 69)

Mission Burial Park

Lola Maverick Lloyd was a Castroville resident and philanthropist who lived from 1875 to 1944.

Caroline Sumner Wood

1875–1959 (age 84)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Caroline Sumner Wood (1875-1959) was an American philanthropist and society figure of the Gilded Age era.

Nelle Pendleton Winston

1878–1957 (age 79)

Lakewood Cemetery

Nelle Pendleton Winston was an American socialite and philanthropist known for her charitable work.

Esther Gracie Ogden

1866–1956 (age 90)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Esther Gracie Ogden was an American philanthropist and civic leader active in New Jersey during the late 19th and early ...

Mary Virginia Merrick

1866–1955 (age 89)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Mary Virginia Merrick (1866-1955) was a Washington, D.C. philanthropist and social reformer.

Jane Walker Burleson

1888–1957 (age 69)

Glenwood Cemetery

Jane Walker Burleson (1888-1957) was a Texas socialite and philanthropist involved in educational and cultural instituti...

Edith DeForest Lord

1915–1959 (age 44)

Flushing Cemetery

Edith DeForest Lord (1915-1959) was an American socialite and philanthropist.

Adella Prentiss Hughes

1869–1950 (age 81)

Lake View Cemetery

Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a Cleveland philanthropist and cultural patron.

Louise DeKoven Bowen

1859–1953 (age 94)

Graceland Cemetery

Louise DeKoven Bowen was a prominent Chicago philanthropist and social reformer who dedicated her life to improving cond...

Anne Morgan

1873–1952 (age 79)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

American philanthropist and businesswoman who was a prominent member of the Morgan family and supporter of the arts.

Sophie Guggenheimer

1882–1952 (age 70)

Cedar Park Cemetery

Sophie Guggenheimer (1882-1952) was an American patron of the arts and cultural philanthropist.

Jane Hedges Todd

1890–1966 (age 76)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Jane Hedges Todd was an American socialite and philanthropist.

Mabel Narcissa Cox

1880–1966 (age 86)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Mabel Narcissa Cox was an American socialite and philanthropist from Quincy.

Jane Boit Patten

1869–1964 (age 95)

North Burial Ground

Jane Boit Patten was a prominent Rhode Island socialite and philanthropist involved in civic and charitable activities.

Sarah Mellon

1903–1965 (age 62)

Allegheny Cemetery

Sarah Mellon (1903-1965) was a Pittsburgh resident and member of the prominent Mellon family buried in Allegheny Cemeter...