Find A Grave - Douglas County

Allen, Forrest C. 'Phog' b. November 18, 1885 d. September 16, 1974
Hall of Fame College Basketball Coach. As a student, he played basketball for James Naismith (the inventor of the game) from 1905 to 1907. He was a coach at University of Kansas, Baker University, and Haskell Institute. (Bio by: Ginny M)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Section 13
GPS coordinates: 38.9596405, -95.2122498 (hddd.dddd)
Blood, James b. March 21, 1819 d. February 4, 1894
First mayor of Lawrence, Kansas 1857 and 1859. Colonel.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Bowersock, Justin De Witt b. September 19, 1842 d. October 27, 1922
Politician. Served as, Mayor of Lawrence, Kansas (1881), Member of Kansas State House of Representatives (1887), Member of Kansas State Senate (1895) and U.S. Representative from Kansas for the 2nd District (1899-1907).
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Brown, William Ripley b. 1840 d. 1916
US Congressman, State Court Judge. Elected to represent Kansas's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1875 to 1877.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Churchill, Samuel Joseph b. November 1, 1842 d. June 3, 1932
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during he Civil War as a Corporal in Company G, 2nd Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee on December 15, 1864. His citation reads "When the fire of the enemy's batteries compelled the men of his detachment for a short time to seek shelter, he stood manfully at his post and for some minutes worked his gun alone". His Medal was awared to him on January 20, 1897. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Comanche b. 1862 d. November 7, 1891
The sole surviving horse from General Custer's Battalion during the Battle of Little Bighorn, 25-26 June 1876. Comanche was owned by Captain Myles Keogh (Commander of Company C, 7th Cavalry, who was killed on Last Stand Hill, along with General Custer), and had been trained to lay down on command, to provide a shield if needed for the soldier. Comanche was found wandering near the Big Horn River two days after the battle, with seven major wounds. He was returned to Fort Abraham Lincoln...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Dietzler, George Washington b. November 30, 1826 d. April 11, 1884
Civil War Union Major General. From 1857 to 1859, he was a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives and served as Kansas State Indian Agent in 1860. At the beginning of the Civil War, he raised the 1st Kansas Infantry US Volunteers and was appointed Colonel. He was wounded leading the regiment at the Battle of Wilson's Creek Missouri, in August 1861 and was placed in command of the Kansas Third Brigade in early 1862. That same year, President Abraham Lincoln promoted him Brigadier...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Section 2, Lot 104
Fambrough, Don b. October 19, 1922 d. September 3, 2011
College Football Coach. For eight years (1971 to 1974, 1979 to 1982), he served as head coach of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. His lengthy association with the University of Kansas began as a player where he earned All-Big Six honors twice (1946 and 1947), while contributing to the Jayhawks' appearance in the Orange Bowl in 1947. Four 19-years he serves as an assistant coach at Kansas under Jules Sikes, Jack Mitchell[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Gautt, Prentice b. February 8, 1938 d. March 17, 2005
Professional Football Player. Gautt was an outstanding running back at the University of Oklahoma where he had accepted the challenge of becoming the first African-American to play for the "Sooners". During his collegiate career, he earned two-time All-Big Eight and Academic All-American honors. Gautt had been an All-State running back at Oklahoma City's Douglass High School and had played in Oklahoma's first integrated football game his senior year, when Douglass matched against the squad from...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Graham, Thomas N.
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War as a Second Lieutenant in Company G, 15th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee on November 25, 1863. His citation reads "Seized the colors from the color bearer, who had been wounded, and, exposed to a terrible fire, carried them forward, planting them on the enemy's breastworks". His Medal was awarded to him on February 15, 1897. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Hall, Henry Seymour b. September 26, 1835 d. July 1, 1908
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War first as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company G, 27th New York Volunteer Infantry, then as Captain on Company F, 121st New York Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at two separate occasions - the June 27, 1862 Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia, and at Rappahannock Station, Virginia on November 7, 1863. His citation reads "Although wounded at Gaines Mill, Va., he remained...[Read More]
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 96
Harris, William Alexander b. October 29, 1841 d. December 20, 1909
Politician. U.S. Representative from Kansas at-large (1893-1895), Member of Kansas State Senate (1896) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1897-1903).
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Haskell, Dudley Chase b. March 23, 1842 d. December 16, 1883
US Congressman. He was born in Springfield, Windsor County Vermont and when he was thirteen moved with his parents to Lawrence, Kansas. He returned to Vermont in 1857-1858 to attend school in Springfield; became a shoe merchant following the gold rush to Pikes Peak in Colorado in 1959 where he lived until 1861. He was assistant to the quartermaster of the Union Army in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and the Indian Territory during 1861 and 1862 when he decided to leave the service and continue his...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Section 3
Hoag, Charlie b. July 19, 1931 d. March 8, 2012
US Olympic Gold Medalist. He achieved both national and international fame as a member of the 1952 NCAA Tournament-winning University of Kansas squad and as a contributor to the 1952 US Olympic Basketball Team which captured the gold medal. Born Charles Monroe Hoag, he moved with his family to Oak Park, Kansas at the age of ten and attended Oak Park and River Forest High School. During his high school years, he was a multi-sport athlete who excelled at football, basketball, baseball and track...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Lane, James Henry b. June 22, 1814 d. July 11, 1866
American soldier and politician. Born in Lawrenceburg Indiana to Amos Lane, Lawyer and Democratic representative to Congress. James received a common school education and studied law in his fathers office and in 1840 was admitted to the bar. In the Mexican War he served as a Colonel in the 5th Indiana Regiment, which he raised. Lane was elected Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1849 to 1853, and from 1853 to 1855 was elected a Democratic member of Congress from Indiana. He emigrated to Kansas...[Read More] (Bio by: justin)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Metcalf, Wilder S.
US Army Brigadier General. Born in Milo, Maine, September 10, 1855, he enlisted as a Private in the US Army Kansas National Guard and held every position in the 1st Regiment from Private to Colonel. He was in command of his regiment during the Filipino insurrection and was promoted Brigadier General in October 1899. He soon afterwards resumed the position of commander of the First Infantry of the Kansas National Guard. In 1909, the Secretary of War appointed him a member of the National Militia...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Section 19 (next to a big mausoleum)
Miller, Josiah b. November 12, 1828 d. July 7, 1870
Senator, member of the First State Senate in 1861 as chairman of the Judiciary Committee. He suggested the motto of of the Kansas State Seal "O to the stars through difficulties." Miller was a probate judge during the territorial period. he was the treasurer of the Lawrence Bridge Company which was chartered by an act of the Territorial Legislature prior to the admission of the territory as a state in 1859.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Mitchell, Alexander Clark b. October 11, 1860 d. July 7, 1911
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Kansas's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from his swearing in on March 4, 1911 until his death in office just a few months later.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Monument to victims of William C. Quantrill
Monument to victims of William C. Quantrill's raid on Lawrence Kansas on August 21, 1863.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Moore, Ely b. July 4, 1798 d. January 27, 1860
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1835 to 1839.
Moore Estate Farm, Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas, USA

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