Bickford, Matthew b. April 10, 1839 d. April 18, 1918 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Corporal in Company G, 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation reads “Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." His Medal was issued on August 31, 1894. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Higginson, Ella b. 1861 d. December 27, 1940 Poet. Born in Council Grove, Kansas, in 1888 moved to Bellingham, Washington, where she and her husband opened a drug store on Elk Street. She wrote and published poetry and short stories in national journals including McClures, Harper's Monthly, and Colliers. Her best known work, a poem entitled "Four Leaf Clover," was first published by West Shore Magazine in 1890. In June 1931, she was made poet laureate of Washington State. She died in Bellingham, Washington in 1940. (Bio by: Ron Buchinski) Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Kalloch, Isaac Smith b. July 10, 1832 d. December 9, 1887 Mayor of San Francisco. A Baptist minister and native of Maine, Kalloch arrived in California looking to spread the Baptist religion. In 1879 he decided to run for mayor of San Francisco. It wasn't long before he came under attack from the San Francisco Chronicle's editor-in-chief, Charles DeYoung, who was backing another candidate. DeYoung, with the hopes of taking Kalloch out of the mayoral race, accused the minister of having an affair. Kalloch responded by accusing Charles' mother, Amelia...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer) Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Mead, Albert Edward b. December 14, 1861 d. March 19, 1913 Washington Governor. Served as Governor of Washington from 1905 to 1909 following the term of Governor Henry McBride. He was a former Mayor of Blaine, Washington and a member of the Washington State House of Representatives. Former prosecuting attorney for Whatcom County, Washington. He received his formal education from Southern Illinois Normal University in Carbondale, Kansas and Union College of...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA Plot: 1094 Grave 1
b. April 10, 1839 d. April 18, 1918