Find A Grave - Talbot County

Baker, John Franklin 'Home Run' b. March 13, 1886 d. June 28, 1963
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer. Nicknamed "Home Run" not for the amount of homers he hit, but for the timeliness of them. He was an integral part of Connie Mack's early 1910's Philadelphia Athletics. He helped them to four World Series appearances (the A's winning 3 of them). He received his nickname during the 1911 series against the New York Giants when he hit game-winning home runs on two consecutive days (one being hit off of the great Cristy Mathewson). Baker was sold to the Yankees...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Cause of death: stroke
Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Plot: Division K, Section 38
Barber, Isaac Ambrose b. January 26, 1852 d. March 1, 1909
US Congressman. He had a medical practice and engaged in the milling business when appointed a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates in 1895. In 1897, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress, serving until 1899. After his term, he resumed the milling business and engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Bronson, David b. February 8, 1800 d. November 20, 1863
US Congressman. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1819, studied law and began practice in North Anson, Maine in 1823. Bronson served in the Maine House of Representatives in 1832 and 1834, and served in local offices including Justice of the Peace. In 1841 he was the successful Whig nominee for the US House of Representatives in a special election to fill the vacancy caused when George Evans was elected to the US Senate, and served one partial term from May, 1841 to March, 1843. Bronson...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Saint Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Buchanan, Franklin b. April 17, 1800 d. May 11, 1874
Civil War Confederate Navy Admiral. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, prior to the Civil War, he was a US Navy Captain, served as the first superintendent of the US Naval Academy and commanded the USS Susquehanna in the Perry Expedition to Japan. Believing that his home state of Maryland would be soon seceding from the Union, he tendered his resignation from the US Navy on April 22, 1861. When he realized that Maryland was not to leave the Union, he asked Navy Secretary Gideon Welles if he could...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Wye House Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Plot: Lloyd Family Cemetery Grave 5
GPS coordinates: 38.8545494, -76.1679688 (hddd.dddd)
Durney, Austin Joseph b. November 26, 1867 d. November 17, 1926
Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Navy during the War with Spain as a Blacksmith on board the "USS Nashville". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the cutting of the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 11, 1898. His citation reads "Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Durney set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action." His Medal was awarded to him on July 7, 1899. (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Saint Joseph's Cemetery , Cordova, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Hayward Jr., William b. 1787 d. October 19, 1836
US Congressman. An 1808 graduate of Princeton College, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1809. Establishing a practice in Easton, Maryland, he served in the Maryland house of delegates from 1818 to 1820. He was elected to Congress from Maryland and served a single term, from 1823 to 1825, before returning to his law practice in Easton. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Shipshead Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Kerr, John Bozman b. March 3, 1809 d. January 17, 1878
US Congressman. The son of Senator John Leeds Kerr, he was an 1830 graduate of Harvard University. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and began the practice of law in Easton, Maryland. After serving in the Maryland house of delegates from 1836 to 1838, he served a single term as a Whig Congressman from Maryland from 1849 to 1851. He did not run for reelection, but was appointed Chargé d'Affaires to Nicaragua by President Fillmore, from 1851 to 1853. He resumed the practice of law in Baltimore...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Belleville Cemetery, Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Kerr, John Leeds b. January 15, 1780 d. February 21, 1844
US Congressman, Senator. After graduating from St. John's College in Annapolis, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing in Easton, Maryland. He commanded a company of militia in the War of 1812 and was appointed agent of the State of Maryland in 1817 to prosecute claims against the federal government growing out of the War of 1812. He served two terms in Congress from 1825 to 1829 and a third from 1831 to 1833. Elected to the Senate as a Whig to fill the vacancy caused by...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Belleville Cemetery, Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Lloyd, Edward b. July 22, 1779 d. June 2, 1834
Republican politician from Maryland. He served in the House of Representatives (1806-1809), as Governor of Maryland (1809-1811) and in the US Senate (1819-1826). (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Wye House Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Lloyd IV., Col. Edward b. December 15, 1744 d. July 8, 1796
US Continental Congressman. From 1771 to 1774, he was a member of the General Assembly and in the Maryland State House of Representatives in 1780. He served in the State Senate in 1781, 1786 and 1791. In 1783, he was elected to the Second Continental Congress, serving until 1784. His son Edward Lloyd, was a US Congressman, Governor of Maryland and a US Senator. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Wye House Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Martin, Daniel b. 1780 d. July 11, 1831
Governor of Maryland, 1829-30. Elected again as governor in 1831, died in office. Previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1813-20. (Bio by: daytonflyers (inactive))
Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Morton, Rogers Clark Ballard b. September 19, 1914 d. April 19, 1979
Chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1969-1971; United States Representative from Maryland, 1963-1971; United States Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Nixon and Ford, 1971-1975; Secretary of Commerce under President Ford, 1975-1976.
Wye Mills Cemetery, Wye Mills, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Stevens Jr., Samuel b. July 13, 1778 d. February 7, 1860
Maryland Governor. Served as the Governor of Maryland from 1822 to 1826, and as a Member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1807 to 1813, 1817, and 1819 to 1820. Also served in the United States Army during the War of 1812.
Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Thomas, Philip Francis b. September 12, 1810 d. October 2, 1890
Presidential Cabinet Secretary, Governor of Maryland. A Democrat, Thomas served in the US House of Representatives from 1839 to 1841. He was elected governor in 1847, and would later serve as Comptroller of Maryland. After Howell Cobb's resignation, President James Buchanan appointed Thomas the 23rd Secretary of Treasury in December 1860. He resigned the following month after sectional controversy prevented him from securing a loan from Northern bankers to pay down public debt. He served again...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas J Fraser)
Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Plot: A 34
Tilghman, Tench b. December 25, 1744 d. April 18, 1786
Aide-de-camp to General George Washington. Born on his father's plantation on Fausley Creek in Talbot County, Maryland, he was educated privately until the age of 14, when he went to Philadelphia to live with his grandfather, Tench Francis. In 1761, he graduated from the College and Academy of Philadelphia. In 1776, Tilghman was commissioned captain in the Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp. In August 1776, he joined George Washington's staff as aide-de-camp and secretary. He served...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Winder, Charles Sidney b. October 18, 1829 d. August 9, 1862
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Talbot County, Maryland, he graduated 22nd in the West Point class of 1850. He served on garrison and frontier duty for the next decade. While en route to California in 1854, he displayed outstanding heroism when the troopship he was on was battered by a hurricane. His performance earned him promotion to Captain, supposedly the youngest man of that rank in the army at the time. Resigning his commission on April 1, 1861, he entered Confederate...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Wye House Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA

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