Find A Grave - Stark County

Beatty, Samuel b. December 16, 1820 d. May 26, 1885
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. When the Civil War erupted, he helped organize the 19th Ohio Infantry and was elected the regiments first Colonel. He led the 19th Ohio in a series of battles in Virginia and commanded the 11th Brigade, Fifth Division, II Corps in Kentucky. In November 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General and led a brigade in the IV Corps of the Army of the Cumberland during the Atlanta Campaign in 1863. He was brevetted Major General in 1864, for his actions at the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 32, Lot 31
Bow, Frank Townsend b. February 20, 1901 d. November 13, 1972
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 16th District in the United States House of Representaitves, serving from 1951 to his death in 1972.
West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Brown, Paul E. b. September 7, 1908 d. August 5, 1991

Paul Eugene Brown was born on September 7, 1908, in Norwalk, Ohio. He was a champion high school and college coach before joining the Cleveland Browns organization in 1945. There is some debate in sports circles concerning the naming of the Cleveland Browns. It is widely held that one of the teams' owners, Arthur McBride, named the team after Brown. There is no debating Brown's coaching record during his tenure in Cleveland – 167 wins, fifty-three losses and eight ties. With him as coach...[Read More]
Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA
GPS coordinates: 40.8344116, -81.5036087 (hddd.dddd)
Carson, Henderson Haverfield b. October 25, 1893 d. 1971
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War I (1914-1918). Elected to represent Ohio's 16th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to 1945, and 1947 to 1949. (Bio by: K)
West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Cicchetti, Joseph J. b. June 8, 1923 d. February 9, 1945
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was killed in action. He served as a Private First Class in the United States Army in Company A, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on February 9, 1945 at South Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands. His citation in part reads "On one return trip the path was blocked by machine-gun fire, but Pfc. Cicchetti deliberately exposed himself to draw the automatic fire which he neutralized with his own...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Sandy Valley Cemetery, Waynesburg (Stark County), Stark County, Ohio, USA
Coxey Sr., Jacob Sechler b. April 16, 1854 d. May 18, 1951
Businessman and monetary reformer. Son of Thomas Coxey and Majry Ann Sechler Coxey.
Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Day, William Rufus b. April 17, 1849 d. July 9, 1923
US Supreme Court Associate Justice, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in Ravenna, Ohio, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 1870 and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1872. A successful lawyer, he befriended the future president William McKinley and was appointed district judge for the Northern District of Ohio in 1886. In 1898, President William McKinley appointed Day Secretary of State and he worked tirelessly to secure the neutrality of Europe during the Spanish-American War. As...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Fothergill, Robert Roy b. August 16, 1897 d. March 20, 1938
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball with the Detroit Tigers from 1922 to 1930, the Chicago White Sox from 1930 to 1932 and the Boston Red Sox in 1933. (Bio by: Shana Greer)
Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 10, Row 6
Greenawalt, Abraham b. 1834 d. October 27, 1922
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company G, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battel of Franklin, Tennessee on November 30, 1864. His citation reads "Capture of corps headquarters flag (C.S.A.)". His Medal was awarded to him on 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 Corporal Joseph Davis...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Alliance City Cemetery, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 88 W1/2
Hastings, Joe R. b. April 8, 1925 d. April 16, 1945
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was killed in action. He served as a Private First Class in the United States Army in Company C, 386th Infantry, 97th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 12, 1945 at Drabenderhohe, Germany. His citation in part reads "Observing that the 3d Platoon to his right was being met by very heavy 40-mm and machine-gun fire, he ran 150 yards with his gun to the leading elements of that unit, where he killed the...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Hershberger, Mike b. October 9, 1939 d. July 1, 2012
Major League Baseball Player. For eleven seasons (1961 to 1971), he played at the outfielder position with the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers. Born Norman Michael Hershberger, he attended Massillon High School (Ohio) where he excelled in baseball and football and later the University of Cincinnati on a football scholarship. He focused on a professional baseball career and was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox in 1959. He marked his Major League...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Sunset Hills Burial Park, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Hoover, Herbert W. b. October 30, 1877 d. September 16, 1954
Founder, with his father of W.H. Hoover Company, which made saddles until 1908. Company name changed to Electric Suction Sweeper Company, making the first successful vacuum cleaners. In 1922 it was renamed the Hoover Company. (Bio by: Ginny M)
North Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
GPS coordinates: 40.8522987, -81.3985977 (hddd.dddd)
James, Tommy b. September 16, 1923 d. February 7, 2007
Professional Football Player. He was a all Ohio State Buckeyes college stand out when he was drafted in the 17th-round by the Detroit Lions in 1947. His Lion career lasted only two games due to injury and he joined the Cleveland Browns the next season. His career took off as a cornerback in Cleveland's defense from 1948 to 1953 and as a safety in 1954 and 1955. He intercepted nine passes in 1950, to set a club record that stood until 1978. He was also a star defensive back at the 1953 Pro Bowl...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Lahm, Samuel b. April 22, 1812 d. June 16, 1876
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 18th district in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1847 to 1849. Also served as a member of the Ohio State Senate in 1842. (Bio by: K)
West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Leiter, Benjamin Franklin b. October 13, 1813 d. June 17, 1866
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 18th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1855 to 1859. Also served as Mayor of Canton, Ohio, and Member of the Ohio State House of Representatives in 1848. (Bio by: K)
West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
McClintock, Charles Blaine b. May 25, 1886 d. February 1, 1965
US Congressman, Judge. Elected as a Republican to represent Ohio's 16th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1929 to 1933. He graduated from the Western Reserve University Law School of Cleveland, Ohio in 1912, was admitted to the bar, and practiced as an attorney in Canton. In 1919, he became the assistant prosecuting attorney of Stark County. In 1923, he became the prosecuting attorney and served in that capacity for another four years. After his second...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Green Lawn Cemetery, Wilmot, Stark County, Ohio, USA
McKinley, Ida [original burial site] b. June 8, 1847 d. May 26, 1907
Presidential First Lady. She was born Ida Saxton in Canton, Ohio the daughter of a prosperous banker. She received the usual education given to daughters of the wealthy, a series of finishing schools and upon completion a tour of Europe. Ida worked at her father's bank as a teller and even managed it at times. A bank customer, the future president then Major William McKinley met the future First Lady and they were soon wed. Her first child lived to the age of three and the second died in...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Temporary vault, while monument was built
GPS coordinates: 40.8028107, -81.3959427 (hddd.dddd)
McKinley, Ida b. June 8, 1847 d. May 26, 1907
Presidential First Lady. She was born Ida Saxton in Canton, Ohio the daughter of a prosperous banker. She received the usual education given to daughters of the wealthy, a series of finishing schools and upon completion a tour of Europe. Ida worked at her father's bank as a teller and even managed it at times. A bank customer, the future president then Major William McKinley met the future First Lady and they were soon wed. Her first child lived to the age of three and the second died in...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
McKinley Memorial Park, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
McKinley, William b. January 29, 1843 d. September 14, 1901
25th United States President. His hometown was the small town of Niles, Ohio. William McKinley was the seventh of eight children, his father owned a small iron foundry. He attended Allegheny College and began teaching in a country school his career interrupted by the civil war He enlisted as a private in the Union Army. The postwar era found him studying law, then opening an office in Canton, Ohio. A courtship with [Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield (inactive))
Cause of death: Assassinated
McKinley Memorial Park, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
McKinley, William [original burial site] b. January 29, 1843 d. September 14, 1901
25th United States President. His hometown was the small town of Niles, Ohio. William McKinley was the seventh of eight children, his father owned a small iron foundry. He attended Allegheny College and began teaching in a country school his career interrupted by the civil war He enlisted as a private in the Union Army. The postwar era found him studying law, then opening an office in Canton, Ohio. A courtship with [Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA

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