Find A Grave - Riverside Cemetery

Bass, John b. 1850 d. September, 1888
Early Professional Baseball Player. Shortstop in first major league, National Assocciation, debuting May 4, 1871 with Cleveland Forest Citys where he played 22 games and batted .303 and led the team in triples and tied for most home runs; next year at age 22 hit a double for the Brooklyn Atlantics in seven at bats; with the Hartford Dark Blues he batted .250 in his final season, 1877. In 1888 living in Brooklyn he came down with tuberculosis; moved to Denver for the clean air to recover and...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
GPS coordinates: 39.7961388, -104.9591370 (hddd.dddd)
Belford, James Burns b. September 28, 1837 d. January 10, 1910
US Congressman. In 1876, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress and served until 1877, when he was succeeded by Thomas M. Patterson, who contested his election. In 1879, he was elected to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, serving until 1885. Unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he engaged in the practice of law in Denver, Colorado until his death. His cousin was US Congressman Joseph McCrum Belford. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Bennet, Hiram Pitt b. September 2, 1826 d. November 11, 1914
US Congressman. He was elected to represent the territory of Colorado in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1865. He was a member of the first Colorado State Senate in 1876. (Bio by: Eric Crow)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Bromwell, Henry Pelham Holmes b. August 26, 1823 d. January 7, 1903
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Illinois and served in the US Congress from 1865 to 1869. In 1879 he was appointed to compile the general statutes of Colorado. (Bio by: Eric Crow)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Buckingham, Richard Green b. September 14, 1816 d. 1889
13th Denver Mayor. He enlisted in 4th Virginia Cavalry in September 1861; his unit participated in various battles at Willimaburg, Manassas, Fredericksburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. Upon surrender in April 1865, only 20 of the original 450 members were present. After release from POW camp, Buckingham relocated with his family to Denver, Kansas Territory, where he was a successful physician and became the first president of the Denver Medical Society and the Colorado Mediacal Society. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 15
GPS coordinates: 39.7921486, -104.9635315 (hddd.dddd)
Cook, David J. b. August 12, 1840 d. April 29, 1907
Western Lawman and Detective. Began his career in the Rocky Mountain area tracking down Confederate Spies for the Colorado Cavalry during the Civil War. During the 1870’s he was a Denver City Marshall, Deputy U.S. Marshall, Arapahoe County Sheriff and General of the Colorado Militia. He started the Rocky Mountain Detective Association, the first formal network of law enforcement officers west of the Mississippi. This association operated throughout the western region, aiding lawmen for more...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 15
GPS coordinates: 39.7925186, -104.9630890 (hddd.dddd)
Day, David Frakes b. March 7, 1847 d. June 22, 1914
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation reads simply "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party". (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
GPS coordinates: 39.7914314, -104.9619064 (hddd.dddd)
Elbert, Samuel Hitt b. April 3, 1833 d. November 27, 1899
Colorado Governor. A Republican who was a member of the Nebraska territorial legislature, 1860; secretary of Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member of Colorado territorial legislature, 1869; Governor of Colorado Territory, 1873-74 and a justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1877-88. Finally, he was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1884. Well liked and respected, the Town of Elbert, as well as Elbert County, Colorado and Mount Elbert, one of Colorado's 52 "Fourteeners"...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 13
GPS coordinates: 39.7936096, -104.9621887 (hddd.dddd)
Evans, John b. March 9, 1814 d. July 3, 1897
Colorado Territorial Governor. The father-in-law of Samuel Hitt Elbert, Colorado Territory Governor from 1873 to 1874, he founded the Illinois Medical Society, researched the cholera epidemic of 1848 and 1849 and was instrumental in developing congressional quarantine laws to prevent the spread of this disease. Railroad investments made him wealthy and allowed him to become politically influential. By 1852 he was on the Chicago City Council and founded the Illinois Republican Party where he not...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 13
GPS coordinates: 39.7939186, -104.9616013 (hddd.dddd)
Ford, Barney Launcelot b. January 22, 1822 d. December 22, 1902
Colorado Pioneer, former slave and innkeeper. Colorado’s first great African-American was born a slave and is best known for his work to improve civil rights in early Colorado history. Joining the gold rush, Ford struck paydirt on "Barney Ford Hill" (formerly "Nigger Hill") and built a house in Breckenridge that still stands today. After becoming a prosperous Denver innkeeper, Ford helped negros by establishing literacy classes and seeking the vote for them. When the 13th Amendment passed in...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 20
GPS coordinates: 39.7915611, -104.9602814 (hddd.dddd)
Hastings, Smith H b. December 27, 1843 d. October 13, 1905
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Colonel in the US Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Captain in Troop M, 5th Michigan Cavalry for action at Newbys Crossroads, Virginia on July 24, 1863. His citation reads "While in command of a squadron in rear guard of a cavalry division, then retiring before the advance of a corps of infantry, was attacked by the enemy and, orders having been given to abandon the guns of a section of field artillery with the rear guard...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Hunt, Alexander Cameron [cenotaph] b. December 23, 1825 d. May 14, 1894
Colorado Governor. He served as the governor of Colorado from 1867 to 1869. During his years in Colorado, he also served as a United States Indian Agent.
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Kelley, George V. b. March 23, 1843 d. November 4, 1905
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company A, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee on November 30, 1864. His citation reads "Capture of flag supposed to be of Cheatham's Corps (C.S.A.)". His Medal was awarded to him in February 13, 1865. He was one of six 104th Ohio soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others being...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
McDaniel, Otis b. November, 1882 d. November, 1916
Entertainer. A noted Vaudevillian, he was the driving force behind the Henry McDaniel Minstrel Show. Brother of Hattie McDaniel. (Bio by: Laurie)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Neef, Frederick F b. March 6, 1846 d. 1939
Denver Brewing Magnate. Initially a clerk with Credit Lyonais in Lyons, France; emigrated to USA in 1871 and was a salesman working in wholesale paper firm in St. Louis; next to Omaha in wholesale sales. Came to Denver in 1873 and with brother, Max, opened saloon and dance hall; sold saloon in 1891 and bought Western Brewing Company; renamed as Neef Brothers Brewing Company and its Gold Belt Beer was nationally known; 1893 capacity was 65,000 barrels per year and increasing; Neef's "Wiener...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 15
GPS coordinates: 39.7919502, -104.9639435 (hddd.dddd)
Otero, Miguel Antonio b. June 21, 1829 d. May 30, 1882
First native New Mexican elected to Congress. A graduate of Pingree's College in New York, he studied law in St. Louis, Missouri and was admitted to the bar in 1851; practiced law in Albuquerque; then became a member of New Mexico Territorial House of Representatives from 1852 to 1854; in 1854 attorney general of New Mexico Territory; was a delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory from 1856 thru 1861; he was appointed by President Lincoln as secretary of the New Mexico Territory and...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 7
GPS coordinates: 39.7928581, -104.9615784 (hddd.dddd)
Routt, John Long b. April 25, 1826 d. August 13, 1907
Colorado Governor, Denver Mayor. He served as the Governor of Colorado from 1876 to 1879, and 1891 to 1893. Also served as the Mayor of Denver, Colorado, from 1883 to 1885, and Governor of the Colorado Territory from 1876 to 1879. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 6
GPS coordinates: 39.7918510, -104.9614029 (hddd.dddd)
Sharpley, Dr. William H b. 1854 d. 1929
Mayor of Denver. Democrat. Arrived in Denver in 1876; educated in the public schools of Denver; graduated in 1898 from the University of Denver. Served as police surgeon from 1898 to 1904 and health commissioner from 1904 to 1912; was superintendent of the county hospital (Denver General Hospital) in 1913 and 1914 and was elected commissioner of social welfare and then mayor of the Denver from 1915 to 1916. Later appointed manager of health and charity until 1923. Represented his district in...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Sopris, Capt. Richard b. June 26, 1813 d. April 7, 1893
Denver founder and Mayor. Richard Sopris spent the years 1836 to 1858 in Indiana, where he was a contractor on the Whitewater canal, then for five years captain of an Ohio River steamboat, and later, a railroad contractor. He arrived in Auraria, Colorado (competing precursor town to Denver) on March 15, 1859, and became one of the original shareholders of the town. He prospected for gold along the Platte River and at Gregory's Diggings (now in Gilpin County), where he engaged in mining. Elected...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 1
GPS coordinates: 39.7923508, -104.9630203 (hddd.dddd)
Steck, Amos b. January 8, 1822 d. 1908
Colorado Pioneer and second mayor of Denver. Admitted to bar of the Court of Common Pleas in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1843; later admitted to practice before the Supreme court of State of Pennsylvania; practiced law successfully for 6 years; joined the California gold rush of 1849; then Pike's Peak or Bust gold rush in Colorado where he settled in Denver. President of the Denver District 1 Board of Education from 1862 to 1866 and a founder of Denver University in 1864. Mayor of...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA

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