Find A Grave - Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Bias, Len b. November 18, 1963 d. June 19, 1986
College Basketball Player. He was an outstanding basketball player who died of a cocaine overdose two days after being drafted into the National Basketball Association. Playing for the University of Maryland Terrapins, he garnered that Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year and the Player of the Year awards in 1986. On June 17, 1986 he was drafted by the Boston Celtics as the number two overall pick. Two days later he suffered a cardiac arrhythmia after ingesting cocaine, and died hours...[Read More]
Cause of death: Drug related heart attack
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Plot: Frederick Douglas Gardens, Lot 342-B
GPS coordinates: 38.8563995, -76.9459229 (hddd.dddd)
Drew, Charles Richard b. June 3, 1904 d. April 1, 1950
Medical Pioneer. He developed a method for storing blood in plasma form; the technique, which is still in use today, has saved untold numbers of lives. After attending Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he was an All-American football player, he taught biology for a time at Morgan College in Baltimore, Maryland. With the money he saved, he entered McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and earned his medical degree. In 1935, he joined the faculty of Howard University in Washington...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Ford, Edward 'Len' b. February 18, 1926 d. March 14, 1972
Professional Football Player. He played defensive end for the Los Angeles Dons, and for the Cleveland Browns from 1950 to 1957, and Green Bay Packers in 1958. He also played for the University of Michigan. He caught 67 passes while with the Los Angeles Dons, learned altered defense moves and had great pass rushing skills. He overcame serious injuries in 1950 and earned NFL honors from 1951 to 1955. He played in four Pro-Bowls and received 20 opponents. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Frasier, Sarah b. January 29, 1830 d. April 9, 1933
Medical Pioneer. Pioneering doctor in the field of medicine and one of the first African-American female doctors in America. She was born in Syracuse, New York, the fifth of five children of abolitionist and religious leader Rev. James Loguen and his wife Caroline. Frasier later studied to become a doctor, she was admitted to the Syracuse University College of Medicine in October of 1873. She received her M.D. in the Spring of 1876. In September of that same year Frasier began her internship at...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Just, Ernest Everett b. August 14, 1883 d. October 27, 1941
Scientist. He was a biologist, zoologist, physiologist and research scientist in the field of physical chemistry. Also a founder of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at Howard University (November 17, 1911). He pioneered the fields of biology and chemistry at a time when it was extremely difficult for African-Americans to get a scientific education. He overcame many obstacles to leave a scientific legacy for generations to come studying cell life and human metabolism. In addition, he explored egg...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Plot: Section 1 plot # 226, Site# 12
Lacy, Sam Harold b. October 23, 1903 d. May 8, 2003
Pro Baseball Figure, Sports Editor. He was The (Baltimore) Afro-American weekly newspaper sports editor since 1944 and was a key figure in the integration of major league baseball. He filed his last newspaper column from his hospital bed. He was the first black reporter to become a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America and was inducted into the writers wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1997. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Kidney failure
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
McCoy, Van b. January 6, 1940 d. July 6, 1979
Prolific singer of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. He was a member of The Starlights, a group that included his brother Norman McCoy Jr. His songs include, "Baby, I'm Yours," "When You're Young And In Love," "Stop The Music," "Right On Top of My Tongue," "Lean On Me" and "Sweet Bitter Love." In 1975 he had a #1 hit with, "The Hustle," which sold over 1 million copies and won a Grammy. In 1978 he wrote the theme song for the television movie, "A Woman Called Moses" and he also appeared in the film "...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 105, Site 4
GPS coordinates: 38.8574600, -76.9478073 (hddd.dddd)
Miller, Dr. Kelly b. July 18, 1863 d. December 29, 1939
Sociologist, Essayist, Newspaper Columnist. Kelly Miller was a force in the intellectual life of black America for close to half a century. Miller was also a noted mathematician. Born in South Carolina in 1863, he worked his way through Howard University, then did postgraduate work at Johns Hopkins, the first black ever admitted to that university. Appointed professor of mathematics at Howard in 1890, Miller introduced sociology into the curriculum in 1895, serving as professor of sociology...[Read More] (Bio by: coni porter uzelac)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Robinson, Max b. May 1, 1939 d. December 20, 1988
First African-American news anchor for a major TV network, ABC. And at WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., he won six journalism awards for his coverage of such events as the 1968 riots after civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, the antiwar demonstrations, and the national election. Died from complications of AIDS. (Bio by: Marko)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Terrell, Mary Church b. September 23, 1863 d. July 24, 1954
Civil rights activist and suffragist. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee,the daughter of Robert Church and Louisa Ayers, both former slaves. Robert was the son of his white master, Charles Church. During the Memphis race riots in 1866 Mary's father was shot in the head and left for dead. He survived the attack and eventually became a successful businessman. He speculated in the property market and was considered to be the wealthiest black man in the South. Although she was fair skinned enough...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Walker Jr., Joseph A b. February 24, 1935 d. January 25, 2003
Playwright and Educator. He won a 1974 Tony Award for his play "The River Niger." He also wrote the screenplay adaption in 1976 which starred Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones. (Bio by: Chuck Kearns)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Washington, Walter Edward b. 1915 d. October 27, 2003
Washington, D.C. Mayor. Washington served as the Mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1975 to 1979. He was defeated in the primary in 1978. In 1967 he was appointed to the post of Mayor-Commissioner of Washington, D.C. by President Lyndon B. Johnson. (Bio by: K)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Wesley, Charles Harris b. December 2, 1891 d. August 16, 1987
Outstanding scholar, historian, author and educator. Wesley was a graduate of Fisk University and the Yale University graduate school. From 1914 to 1937, he served as an AME Church minister and elder. In 1918 Wesley became pastor at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, DC. In 1916 he began a long association with Carter G. Woodson's Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, serving as president from 1950 to 1965, and as executive director until 1972. In 1923, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Williams, Joseph 'Smokey Joe' b. April 6, 1886 d. February 25, 1951
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Seguin, Texas, he was a dominant right handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues for 27 seasons. From 1905 to 1932, he played for 13 teams to include the Austin Black Senators, Chicago Giants, New York Lincoln Giants, Homestead Grays and Detroit Wolves. In 1914, he won 41 games with 3 losses and strike out 27 batters in a single extra-inning game against the Kansas City Monarchs. Also in 1914, he struck out 20 batters for the win in an exhibition...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 543, Site 8
GPS coordinates: 38.8570595, -76.9486465 (hddd.dddd)
Woodson, Dr. Carter Godwin b. December 19, 1875 d. April 3, 1950
Historian. Sometimes referred to as "The Father of African American History." He earned his bachelors degree at the University of Chicago and, following some post-graduate work in Asia and Europe, earned his doctorate at Harvard. He dedicated himself to the study of black history. He published the "Journal of Negro History" and "The Negro History Bulletin," and several books, including "The Mis-Education of the Negro." (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

15 records found