Writer Graves & Memorials

Bella Swisher

1837–1893 (age 56)

Mountain View Cemetery

Writer.

Henry Adams

1838–1918 (age 80)

Rock Creek Cemetery

American writer and descendant of two U.S. presidents, buried under the Adams Memorial.

Catherine Cate Coblentz

1897–1951 (age 54)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Writer and wife of physicist William Coblentz.

Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson

1737–1801 (age 64)

Christ Church, Philadelphia

Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson was a Philadelphia writer and intellectual known for her literary correspondence and verse.

Susan Huntington

1791–1823 (age 32)

Granary Burying Ground

Susan Huntington was a Connecticut-born religious writer and wife of Reverend Joshua Huntington.

Robert James Turnbull

1775–1833 (age 58)

St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery

Robert James Turnbull (1775-1833) was a South Carolina resident and contemporary of the early American nation.

Sophie Swetchine

1782–1857 (age 75)

Calvary Cemetery

Sophie Swetchine (1782-1857) was a Russian-born writer and religious thinker known for her philosophical works and salon...

Delia Bacon

1811–1859 (age 48)

Grove Street Cemetery

Delia Bacon (1811-1859) was an American writer and literary scholar known for her controversial Shakespeare authorship t...

Philip Pendleton Cooke

1816–1850 (age 34)

Old Chapel Cemetery

Philip Pendleton Cooke (1816-1850) was a Martinsburg writer and poet.

Eliza Lee Cabot Follen

1787–1860 (age 73)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Eliza Lee Cabot Follen (1787-1860) was a Boston-based writer and social reformer.

Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee

1780–1865 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee (1780-1865) was a Newburyport writer and educator.

Henry Harris Tuckerman

1783–1860 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Henry Harris Tuckerman (1783-1860) was an American writer and critic.

William Turner Coggeshall

1824–1867 (age 43)

Green Lawn Cemetery

William Turner Coggeshall (1824-1867) was a Lewistown resident and writer.

Hannah Webster Baldwin

1784–1866 (age 82)

The Woodlands

Hannah Webster Baldwin was a writer and wife of prominent figures who lived from 1784 to 1866.

Seba Smith

1792–1868 (age 76)

Lakeview Cemetery

Seba Smith (1792-1868) was a Buckfield resident and writer known for his satirical works.

Otto Wilhelm Christian Schack

1818–1875 (age 57)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Otto Wilhelm Christian Schack was a Danish writer and cultural figure from Copenhagen who lived from 1818 to 1875.

Thomas Appleton

1785–1872 (age 87)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Thomas Appleton (1785-1872) was an American writer and cultural figure of the 19th century.

Fanny Fern

1811–1872 (age 61)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Fanny Fern was an American writer and columnist who lived from 1811 to 1872.

Richard Henry Dana, Sr.

1787–1879 (age 92)

Old Burying Ground

Richard Henry Dana, Sr. (1787-1879) was an American writer and critic who lived for 92 years.

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

1790–1870 (age 80)

Oxford Memorial Cemetery

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet was an Augusta resident and notable writer who lived from 1790 to 1870.

Charles J. Lanman

1795–1870 (age 75)

Norwich City Cemetery

Charles J. Lanman (1795-1870) was a Norwich resident and writer known for his literary and historical works.

Edward Alfred Pollard

1831–1872 (age 41)

Oak Ridge Estate Cemetery

Edward Alfred Pollard (1831-1872) was a Nelson County resident and writer known for his historical works.

James Fairlie Cooper

1814–1869 (age 55)

Oakland Cemetery

James Fairlie Cooper was an American writer and son of novelist James Fenimore Cooper.

Marian Hooper Adams

1843–1885 (age 42)

Adams Memorial

Marian Hooper Adams was a Boston-based writer and wife of historian Henry Adams who lived from 1843 to 1885.

Fanny Parnell

1848–1882 (age 34)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Fanny Parnell (1848-1882) was an Irish nationalist and writer.

George Henry Calvert

1803–1889 (age 86)

Island Cemetery

George Henry Calvert (1803-1889) was a Baltimore resident interred in Island Cemetery.

James Kingsley Thacher

1847–1891 (age 44)

Grove Street Cemetery

James Kingsley Thacher (1847-1891) was an American writer and editor.

Theodore Gaillard Hunt

1805–1893 (age 88)

Metairie Cemetery

Theodore Gaillard Hunt was a Charleston-based writer and literary figure who lived from 1805 to 1893.

Pearl Rivers

1843–1896 (age 53)

Metairie Cemetery

Pearl Rivers was a Pearlington-based writer and journalist who lived from 1843 to 1896.

Anne Hampton Brewster

1818–1892 (age 74)

The Woodlands

Anne Hampton Brewster was a Philadelphia-born writer who lived from 1818 to 1892 and was buried at The Woodlands.

Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber

1814–1890 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1814-1890) was a Portsmouth resident and writer known for his humorous sketches.

Rose Terry Cooke

1827–1892 (age 65)

Collinsville Cemetery

Rose Terry Cooke (1827-1892) was an American writer and Hartford resident buried at Collinsville Cemetery.

Rebecca Ruter Springer

1832–1904 (age 72)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

Rebecca Ruter Springer was a writer and religious figure known for her spiritual works and teachings.

John Torrey Morse, Sr.

1813–1906 (age 93)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Torrey Morse, Sr. (1813-1906) was a 19th-century American writer and intellectual.

Jessie Benton Frémont

1824–1902 (age 78)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Jessie Benton Frémont was a Rockbridge County-born writer and wife of explorer John C. Frémont who lived from 1824 to ...

John William De Forest

1826–1906 (age 80)

Grove Street Cemetery

John William De Forest (1826-1906) was a Seymour-based American writer and novelist.

Varina Davis

1826–1906 (age 80)

Hollywood Cemetery

Varina Davis was the wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a writer who lived from 1826 to 1906.

Charles Godfrey Leland

1824–1903 (age 79)

The Woodlands

Charles Godfrey Leland was a Philadelphia-based writer, illustrator, and folklorist who lived from 1824 to 1903.

Harriet E. Wilson

1825–1900 (age 75)

Mount Wollaston Cemetery

Harriet E. Wilson (1825-1900) was an American writer from Milford, Massachusetts.

Kate Chopin

1850–1904 (age 54)

Calvary Cemetery

Kate Chopin was an American writer and author born in St. Louis in 1850 who died in 1904.

Elizabeth Drew Stoddard

1823–1902 (age 79)

Oakland Cemetery

Elizabeth Drew Stoddard (1823-1902) was an American writer and poet from Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.

Bill Arp

1826–1903 (age 77)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Bill Arp was a Lawrenceville resident and writer who lived from 1826 to 1903.

Ignatius Loyola Donnelly

1831–1901 (age 70)

Calvary Cemetery

Ignatius Loyola Donnelly was a Philadelphia resident and writer who lived from 1831 to 1901 and was buried at Calvary Ce...

Richard Watson Gilder

1844–1909 (age 65)

Bordentown Cemetery

Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909) was a Bordentown City resident and writer known for his literary contributions.

Justus Miles Forman

1875–1915 (age 40)

Lakewood Cemetery

Justus Miles Forman was a New York-based writer and author who lived from 1875 to 1915.

Frank Dempster Sherman

1860–1916 (age 56)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frank Dempster Sherman (1860-1916) was a Peekskill resident and contemporary of the American literary renaissance.

Jane Marsh Parker

1836–1913 (age 77)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Jane Marsh Parker (1836-1913) was a Milan resident and literary figure of the 19th century.

James D. Corrothers

1869–1917 (age 48)

Columbian Harmony Cemetery

James D. Corrothers (1869-1917) was a Cass County-born American writer and poet.

Martha Louise Rayne

1836–1911 (age 75)

Forest Home Cemetery

Martha Louise Rayne (1836-1911) was a Halifax resident and writer active in the 19th century.

Ruth McEnery Stuart

1849–1917 (age 68)

Metairie Cemetery

Ruth McEnery Stuart was a writer and author from New Orleans who lived from 1849 to 1917.