Find A Grave - Allegheny County

Anthony (Bucchiarelli), Gerald b. July 31, 1951 d. May 28, 2004
Actor. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Anthony is best remembered for his television roles in soap operas inlcuding, 'Marco Dane' from 1977 to 1986, 1989 to 1990, and 'Dr. Mario Corelli' in 1978, on "One Life To Live," 'Rick Madison' from 1991 to 1992, on "Another World," and again as 'Marco Dane' from 1992 tom 1993 on "Another World." Anthony also appeared in the films, "The Secret Of The Ice Cave" (1989),"To Die Standing" (1990), "The Force" (1994), "Stag" (1997), and also was a...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Mausoleum
Armour, William Clark 'Bill' b. September 3, 1866 d. December 2, 1922
Major League Baseball Manager. Managed in the Major Leagues from 1902 to 1906 with the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. In 736 Games Managed he had a record of 382 Wins and 347 Losses. He was the Tiger's manager when future Baseball great Ty Cobb was brought up in 1905. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Homestead Cemetery, Homestead, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Armstrong, Joseph Gray b. February 2, 1867 d. November 19, 1931
Mayor of Pittsburgh. Born in Old Allegheny, Pennsylvania, he was a glassmaker by trade and active in the early labor movement. His union connections got him seated on Pittsburgh's City Council in the late 1890s and he was elected County Coroner in 1904. He served as the Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1914 to 1918. Armstrong was nicknamed "Joe the Builder" for the many public works projects begun during his administration, most notably the massive City-County Building (1917), which still stands...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Arsenal Monument d. September 17, 1862
This monument was erected in 1928 to honor the memory of 43 young women buried here, some of the approximately 78 young workers killed at the nearby Allegheny Arsenal by an explosion. The accident of Sept 17, 1862 was the worst industrial accident associated with the Civil War.
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Atwell, Charles A. d. November 2, 1863
Civil War Union Army Officer. He entered the Union Army during the Civil War with a commission of 1st Lieutenant in Knap's Battery E, Pennsylvania Volunteer Light Artillery. During the Battery's early days he was detached from it on recruiting duties, but rejoined it in February 1862. During the 1862 Spring Peninsular Campaign, he commanded the Battery's left section, but was again detached for recruiting duty in August 1862. While on that duty, his unit fought in the Battles of Cedar Mountain...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Babcock, Edward Vose b. January 31, 1864 d. September 2, 1948
Industrialist, Philanthropist. Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1918 to 1922. Born and raised on a farm near Fulton, New York, he had only a grammar school education and entered the lumber business in Detroit at age 20. He later moved to Pittsburgh, where in 1887 he and his brother Fred founded the very successful Babcock Lumber Company. Incorporated in 1897, it eventually comprised five factories in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Tennessee. In 1911 Babcock took a seat on Pittsburgh's...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Baldwin, Marcus E. b. October 29, 1863 d. November 10, 1929
Major League Baseball Player. A right handed pitcher, he made his debut with the Chicago White Stockings on May 2, 1887. For seven seasons he played for the Chicago White Stockings 1887 to 1888, Columbus Buckeyes in 1889, Chicago Pirates in 1890, Pittsburgh Pirates 1891 to 1892 and the New York Giants in 1893. He ended his career with 154 Wins, 165 losses, 14 shutouts, 5 saves, 1349 strikeouts and a 3.37 earned run average. He died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at age 66. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Barchfeld, Andrew Jackson b. May 18, 1863 d. January 28, 1922
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 32nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1905 to 1917. He was killed when heavy snow caused the collapse of the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
South Side Cemetery, Carrick, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Barney, Joshua b. July 6, 1759 d. December 1, 1818
United States Naval Officer. An acclaimed hero of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Destined for a naval career, Barney became a ship's mate at age 12 and a ship commander at 16. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1776 as a Lieutenant and took part in the defense of the Delaware River. In 1779 he was captured by the British and imprisoned in Plymouth, England until his escape two years later. As US Commander at the Battle of Delaware Bay (April 8, 1782) Barney defeated a superior...[Read More]
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 8 1/2, Lot 7/11
Bayne, Thomas McKee b. June 14, 1836 d. June 16, 1894
Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 136th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, a nine-month enlistment regiment, having been commissioned in July 1862. He led his command in the December 1862 Fredericksburg Campaign and in the May 1864 Chancellorsville Campaign. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 23rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1891. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Division 2, Section B, Range 19, Lot 19E1/2
Benedum, Michael Late b. 1869 d. 1959
Oil Magnate, Philanthropist. After an early career selling milling machinery, he became involved in the oil industry with the South Penn Oil Company, an affiliate of Standard Oil. He reached the position of Assistant General Land Agent for South Penn in 1892, but left and founded the Benedum-Trees Oil Company in partnership with Joseph Trees. Known as the "Great Wildcatter," for the next fifty years he traveled across the globe in search for oil and built one of the most successful oil and gas...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Benswanger, William Edward
Major League Baseball Team Official. The son-in-law of Pittsbirgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss, he became team President upon Dreyfuss' passing in 1932. He served as President of Pirates from 1932 to 1946.
West View Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section B, Plot 152, grave #5
Biddle, Richard b. March 25, 1796 d. July 6, 1847
US Congressman. He served in the United States military during the War of 1812. He was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to represent Pennsylvania's 22nd and 32nd Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1837 to 1840.
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Black, Samuel Wylie b. September 3, 1816 d. June 27, 1862
Civil War Union Army Officer. He led an active political and military career before the Civil War, serving during the Mexican War as the Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry, and as Governor of the Nebraska Territory from 1859 until 1861. Later in 1861, after the outbreak of hostilities between the North and the South, he was commissioned as Colonel and commander of the 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He led the unit in the operations of the 1862 Spring Peninsular Campaign...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 4, Lot 18
Brackenridge, Henry Marie b. 1786 d. 1871
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1840 to 1841. He also served as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Prospect Cemetery, Brackenridge, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brashear, John b. November 24, 1840 d. April 8, 1920
Inventor. Born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, he was a master machinist and astronomer whom built his first telescope in 1870. He established the John Brashear Company, a workshop for astronomical instruments, internationally known as a maker of superb precision optics lenses. He built many instruments which included spectroscopes for the observatories at Allegheny, Lick, Yerkes and Princeton, G. E. Hale's first spectroheliograph and two photographic optics for Max Wolf in Heidelberg. The...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Allegheny Observatory, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brewer, Francis Beattie b. October 8, 1820 d. July 29, 1892
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 33rd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1883 to 1885. He also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly in 1873. (Bio by: K)
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bricker Jr., Gene J. b. August 3, 1938 d. December 10, 1983
Musician. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bricker was a tenor singer with the rhythm and blues musical group, The Marcels. They are best remembered for their 1961 hit single, "Blue Moon." The song sold well over a million copies, hit number one on the UK singles charts, and was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. They were also one of the first group to turn doo wop into rock and roll. Formed in 1959, the group also included lead singer...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brockett, Don b. January 30, 1930 d. May 2, 1995
Actor. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is best known for his role as Chef Brockett on the children's television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". He also had parts in many major films including "Flashdance" (1983), "Day of the Dead" (1985), "Fletch Lives" (1989), "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) and "Houseguest" (1995). He died of a heart attack at age 65. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bronson, James H. b. 1838 d. March 16, 1884
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Sergeant in the Union Army in Company D, 5th US Colored Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia. His citation reads "Took command of his company, all the officers having been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Chartiers Cemetery, Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Veterans Section, Soldier's Tier 1

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