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Mary A Robinette

1862–1930 (age 68)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Mary A Robinette (1862–1930) was an American whose life story concludes with her interment at Loudon Park Cemetery.

Albert Russel Erskine

1871–1933 (age 62)

Maple Hill Cemetery

Albert Russel Erskine (1871–1933) was an American entrepreneur who guided the Studebaker Corporation through the boom ...

Richard Wilde Walker Jr.

1857–1936 (age 79)

Maple Hill Cemetery

Richard Wilde Walker Jr. (1857–1936) was an American jurist who served on the United States Court of Appeals, bringing...

F. Marion Simpson

1854–1932 (age 78)

Mount Hope Cemetery

F. Marion Simpson (1854–1932) was an American associated with Dixmont whose burial at Mount Hope Cemetery ties him to ...

Josie Frazee Cappleman

1861–1936 (age 75)

Mount Holly Cemetery

Josie Frazee Cappleman (1861–1936) was a Kentucky-born American whose gravesite in Mount Holly Cemetery marks her fina...

Heber Manning Wells

1859–1938 (age 79)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Heber Manning Wells (1859–1938) was the first governor of Utah, steering the new state through its earliest years afte...

Emily Emerson Lantz

1862–1931 (age 69)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Emily Emerson Lantz (1862–1931) was an American whose remains rest at Loudon Park Cemetery.

Berthold Laufer

1874–1934 (age 60)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Berthold Laufer (1874–1934) was a German-born American anthropologist and sinologist whose meticulous studies of East ...

Ida B. Wells

1862–1931 (age 69)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) was an African-American journalist, educator, and activist who crusaded against lynching and ...

George Ellery Hale

1868–1938 (age 70)

Oak Woods Cemetery

George Ellery Hale (1868–1938) was an American astronomer who founded major observatories such as Yerkes and Mount Wil...

Eliakim Hastings Moore

1862–1932 (age 70)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Eliakim Hastings Moore (1862–1932) was an American mathematician whose pioneering work in algebraic topology helped la...

Paul Shorey

1857–1934 (age 77)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Paul Shorey (1857–1934) was an American classical scholar celebrated for his translations and interpretations of Plato...

John McNaught

1849–1938 (age 89)

Oak Hill Memorial Park

John McNaught (1849–1938) spent a long life before being buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park.

John Woodford Farlow

1853–1937 (age 84)

Newton Cemetery

John Woodford Farlow (1853–1937) of Boston was interred in Newton Cemetery.

Kate M. Gordon

1861–1932 (age 71)

Metairie Cemetery

Kate M. Gordon (1861–1932) of New Orleans rests in Metairie Cemetery.

Courtland Hunter Young Jr.

1876–1930 (age 54)

Metairie Cemetery

Courtland Hunter Young Jr. (1876–1930) of New Orleans was buried at Metairie Cemetery.

H. Kellett Chambers

1867–1935 (age 68)

Middle Village

H. Kellett Chambers (1867–1935) of Sydney was laid to rest in Middle Village.

Elizabeth Myrthe Taylor

1854–1936 (age 82)

Metairie Cemetery

Elizabeth Myrthe Taylor (1854–1936) was interred at Metairie Cemetery.

Sophia Meta Moldenke

1876–1938 (age 62)

Middle Village

Sophia Meta Moldenke (1876–1938) spent her final days before burial in Middle Village.

Robert Ewing

1859–1931 (age 72)

Metairie Cemetery

Robert Ewing (1859–1931) of Mobile is buried in Metairie Cemetery.

Samuel J. Stokes

1889–1933 (age 44)

Metairie Cemetery

Samuel J. Stokes (1889–1933) rests in Metairie Cemetery.

Richmond H. Hilton

1898–1933 (age 35)

Old Quaker Cemetery

Richmond H. Hilton (1898–1933) of Westville lies in Old Quaker Cemetery.

Frances Matilda Abbott

1857–1939 (age 82)

Old North Cemetery

Frances Matilda Abbott (1857–1939) of Concord is interred at Old North Cemetery.

Jane Elizabeth Hoyt-Stevens

1860–1933 (age 73)

Old North Cemetery

Jane Elizabeth Hoyt-Stevens (1860–1933) of Concord rests in Old North Cemetery.

George Augustin

1866–1935 (age 69)

Metairie Cemetery

George Augustin (1866–1935) of New Orleans is buried in Metairie Cemetery.

Clarence Herschberger

1876–1936 (age 60)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Clarence Herschberger (1876–1936) of Peoria lies at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Fred Andrus

1850–1937 (age 87)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Fred Andrus (1850–1937) of Washington Township was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Opie Read

1852–1939 (age 87)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Opie Read (1852–1939) was an American humorist and novelist whose Southern-flavored tales made him a bestselling autho...

Jesse Holdom

1851–1930 (age 79)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Jesse Holdom (1851–1930) served for decades as a Cook County Circuit Court judge, shaping Illinois jurisprudence aroun...

Lansing Campbell

1882–1937 (age 55)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Lansing Campbell (1882–1937) was an American illustrator and writer best known for creating the Uncle Wiggily stories ...

Sigmund Zeisler

1860–1931 (age 71)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Sigmund Zeisler (1860–1931) was an Austrian-born Chicago attorney celebrated for defending labor rights and civil libe...

Walter Eckersall

1883–1930 (age 47)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Walter Eckersall (1883–1930) was a University of Chicago football star turned sportswriter who became one of the early...

Noble Brandon Judah

1884–1938 (age 54)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Noble Brandon Judah (1884–1938) was a Chicago lawyer and civic leader involved in the city’s legal and philanthropic...

Joseph Brown Sanborn

1855–1934 (age 79)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Joseph Brown Sanborn (1855–1934) was a Chester native whose life unfolded in Illinois before he was laid to rest at Oa...

Ferdinand Lee Barnett

1852–1936 (age 84)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ferdinand Lee Barnett (1852–1936) was an African-American journalist, lawyer, and civil rights activist who co-founded...

Florence Holbrook

1860–1932 (age 72)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Florence Holbrook (1860–1932) was a Chicago educator and author who promoted progressive teaching methods and nature s...

George Francis James

1867–1932 (age 65)

Oak Woods Cemetery

George Francis James (1867–1932) was a lifelong resident of Normal, Illinois, whose life reflected the civic fabric of...

Viola Cole-Audet

1883–1936 (age 53)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Viola Cole-Audet (1883–1936) was a Chicago music teacher remembered by local music circles.

Olive May

1871–1938 (age 67)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Olive May (1871–1938) was an American stage actress active in the early twentieth century, remembered for her dramatic...

Joseph R. Lane

1858–1931 (age 73)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Joseph R. Lane (1858–1931) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa who served two terms in Congress at the turn of the cen...

Bix Beiderbecke

1903–1931 (age 28)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931) was a legendary jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer whose lyrical style influenced early...

Alice French

1850–1934 (age 84)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Alice French (1850–1934), better known by her pen name Octave Thanet, was an American writer famed for her regional no...

Joseph W. Bettendorf

1864–1933 (age 69)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Joseph W. Bettendorf (1864-1933) expanded Leavenworth's industrial base as co-founder and president of the Bettendorf Co...

Edward Kirby Putnam

1868–1939 (age 71)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Edward Kirby Putnam (1868-1939) spent his life in Davenport, Iowa, before being laid to rest at Oakdale Memorial Gardens...

William Andrew Dyche

1861–1936 (age 75)

Oak Woods Cemetery

William Andrew Dyche (1861-1936) was a Monroe native who spent his final years in Chicago and is buried at Oak Woods Cem...

Frederick William Rueckheim

1846–1934 (age 88)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Frederick William Rueckheim (1846-1934) hailed from Japenzin and ended his days in Chicago, where he was buried at Oak W...

John L. Porter

1864–1938 (age 74)

Oak Woods Cemetery

John L. Porter (1864-1938), originally of Alstead, lived out his life in the Chicago area and is interred at Oak Woods C...

Dr. John W. Watzek

1856–1934 (age 78)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Dr. John W. Watzek (1856-1934) was an Austria-born physician who emigrated to the United States and is buried at Oakdale...

Otto L. Schmidt

1863–1935 (age 72)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Otto L. Schmidt (1863-1935) was a Chicago resident whose final resting place is Oak Woods Cemetery.

William S. Kenyon

1869–1933 (age 64)

Oakland Cemetery

William S. Kenyon (1869-1933) served as a U.S. Senator from Iowa and later a federal appeals court judge before being in...