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Portia Smiley

1858–1948 (age 90)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Portia Smiley was an American woman of note from Charleston Harbor active during the late 19th century.

Joseph Michael Gleason

1869–1942 (age 73)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Joseph Michael Gleason was an American professional from San Francisco active in the early 20th century.

Edward D. Vandeleur

1886–1943 (age 57)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Edward D. Vandeleur was an American of the early 20th century.

Aloysius Joseph Welch

1880–1949 (age 69)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Aloysius Joseph Welch was an American professional active during the early 20th century.

Will Marion Cook

1869–1944 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Will Marion Cook was an African American composer, conductor, and pioneering figure in early American musical theater.

Clyde O. DeLand

1872–1947 (age 75)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Clyde O. DeLand was an American businessman from Union City active in the early 20th century.

Edwin H. Fetterolf

1873–1941 (age 68)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Edwin H. Fetterolf was an American professional of the early 20th century.

Lucy Cooper Gendell

1874–1944 (age 70)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Lucy Cooper Gendell was an American woman from Pennsylvania active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Martin Meulenberg

1872–1941 (age 69)

Long Island National Cemetery

Martin Meulenberg was a German-born baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball during the early 20th century.

Wilson Eyre

1858–1944 (age 86)

The Woodlands

Wilson Eyre was a prominent American architect known for his residential and institutional designs in Philadelphia and t...

Ezra Townsend Cresson, Jr.

1876–1948 (age 72)

The Woodlands

Ezra Townsend Cresson, Jr. was a Philadelphia-based naturalist and entomologist who made significant contributions to Am...

Margaret Kuhl Kelly

1867–1940 (age 73)

The Woodlands

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

Anthony Joseph Drexel III

1887–1946 (age 59)

The Woodlands

Anthony Joseph Drexel III was a member of the prominent Philadelphia banking and industrial Drexel family.

Edsel Bryant Ford

1893–1943 (age 50)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edsel Bryant Ford was the son of Henry Ford and served as president of the Ford Motor Company during a critical period o...

Mary P. Burrill

1881–1946 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary P. Burrill was a Washington, D.C.-based playwright and educator known for her contributions to African American the...

J. Fred Hesse

1872–1941 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

J. Fred Hesse was a Hoboken-based businessman and industrialist active in the early 20th century.

Russell Gleason

1907–1945 (age 38)

Long Island National Cemetery

Russell Gleason was an American actor who appeared in numerous films and theatrical productions during the 1930s and 194...

Oscar L. Auf der Heide

1874–1945 (age 71)

Hoboken Cemetery

Oscar L. Auf der Heide was a New York-based businessman and entrepreneur of German heritage.

James H. Fay

1899–1948 (age 49)

Long Island National Cemetery

James H. Fay was a Manhattan resident whose life was cut short during the post-World War II era.

James Young Deer

1876–1946 (age 70)

Long Island National Cemetery

James Young Deer was a Native American filmmaker and actor, a pioneering figure in early American cinema.

Bernard J. Ray

1921–1944 (age 23)

Long Island National Cemetery

Bernard J. Ray (1921-1944) was an American serviceman from Brooklyn who was killed in World War II and buried at Henri-C...

George K. Shuler

1884–1942 (age 58)

Long Island National Cemetery

George K. Shuler was a Lyons-based businessman active in the early 20th century.

Clark Williams

1870–1946 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clark Williams was a New York City resident and businessman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Lewis Henry

1885–1941 (age 56)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lewis Henry was an Elmira-based businessman and community figure active in the early 20th century.

Stanton Davis Kirkham

1868–1944 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Stanton Davis Kirkham (1868-1944) was an American businessman and philanthropist from Nice.

Elliott Dexter

1870–1941 (age 71)

Kensico Cemetery

Elliott Dexter (1870-1941) was an American actor and silent film star from Galveston.

Frank Craven

1881–1945 (age 64)

Kensico Cemetery

Frank Craven (1881-1945) was an American actor, playwright, and director from Boston.

Grace Henderson

1861–1944 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Grace Henderson (1861-1944) was an American actress from Ann Arbor known for early film work.

Benjamin I. Taylor

1877–1946 (age 69)

Kensico Cemetery

Benjamin I. Taylor (1877-1946) was an American businessman and civic leader from New York City.

Caroline Love Goodwin

1875–1943 (age 68)

Kensico Cemetery

Caroline Love Goodwin (1875-1943) was an American socialite and philanthropist from Perry.

Edward Locke

1869–1945 (age 76)

Kensico Cemetery

Edward Locke (1869-1945) was an American playwright and screenwriter from Stourbridge.

Edward W. Curley

1873–1940 (age 67)

Kensico Cemetery

Edward W. Curley (1873-1940) was an American businessman and industrialist from Easton.

Frank Gillmore

1867–1943 (age 76)

Kensico Cemetery

Frank Gillmore (1867-1943) was an American actor and theatrical producer from Manhattan.

Frank Mills Andrews

1867–1948 (age 81)

Kensico Cemetery

Frank Mills Andrews (1867-1948) was an American architect and urban planner from Des Moines.

Frederick E. Crane

1869–1947 (age 78)

Kensico Cemetery

Frederick E. Crane (1869-1947) was an American jurist and legal scholar.

George Summerville Ward

1867–1940 (age 73)

Kensico Cemetery

George Summerville Ward (1867-1940) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

George Washington Kirchwey

1855–1942 (age 87)

Kensico Cemetery

George Washington Kirchwey (1855-1942) was an American criminologist and prison reformer from Detroit.

James Edward West

1876–1948 (age 72)

Kensico Cemetery

James Edward West (1876-1948) was an American social worker and founder of the Boy Scouts of America from Washington, D....

Jules Brulatour

1870–1946 (age 76)

Kensico Cemetery

Jules Brulatour (1870-1946) was a French-American film producer and cinematographer from New Orleans.

Emanuel Feuermann

1902–1942 (age 40)

Kensico Cemetery

Emanuel Feuermann was an Austrian cellist renowned for his virtuosic performances and recordings during the early 20th c...

Sergei Rachmaninoff

1873–1943 (age 70)

Kensico Cemetery

Sergei Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer and pianist whose romantic compositions and concertos remain staples of class...

Edwin Stanton Porter

1870–1941 (age 71)

Kensico Cemetery

Edwin Stanton Porter was an American film pioneer credited with developing narrative filmmaking techniques in early cine...

Lou Gehrig

1903–1941 (age 38)

Kensico Cemetery

Lou Gehrig was an American baseball legend who played for the New York Yankees and became one of the sport's greatest fi...

Marion Harris

1896–1944 (age 48)

Kensico Cemetery

Marion Harris was an American jazz and blues singer popular during the 1920s known for her distinctive contralto voice.

Henry Burr

1882–1941 (age 59)

Kensico Cemetery

Henry Burr was a Canadian-American tenor singer and prolific recording artist who dominated popular music in the early 2...

Cassius Jackson Keyser

1862–1947 (age 85)

Kensico Cemetery

Cassius Jackson Keyser was an American mathematician and educator who made significant contributions to mathematical log...

Harry Davenport

1866–1949 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Harry Davenport was an American actor with a long career in theater and film spanning multiple decades.

Cecilia Loftus

1876–1943 (age 67)

Kensico Cemetery

Cecilia Loftus was a Scottish-American actress and singer known for her performances in theater and early films.

Oscar W. Swift

1869–1940 (age 71)

Kensico Cemetery

Oscar W. Swift was an American businessman and philanthropist associated with the Swift meat packing company.

Lucius J. Henderson

1861–1947 (age 86)

Kensico Cemetery

Lucius J. Henderson was an American film director and producer active in early cinema during the silent film era.