Find A Grave - Cuyahoga County

Begg, James Thomas b. February 16, 1877 d. March 26, 1963
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 to 1929.
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Beidler, Jacob Atlee b. November 2, 1852 d. September 13, 1912
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 20th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1901 to 1907.
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Bender, George Harrison b. September 29, 1896 d. June 18, 1961
US Congressman, US Senator. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and a product of the public school system, he ventured into the field of insurance and started his own company. He founded the "National Republican" magazine in 1934 and was its editor and publisher. He entered politics and was a member of the Ohio state senate for over ten years and then became a perennial candidate for election the the United States House of Representatives in 1930, 1932, 1934 and 1936. Undaunted, he finally won...[Read More]
Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Family Plot
Berger, Charles 'Heine' b. January 7, 1882 d. February 10, 1954
Major League Baseball Player. Born in LaSalle, Illinois, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut with the Cleveland Indians on May 6, 1907. For four seasons, he played with the Cleveland Indians (1907-10), ending his career with a total of 32 wins, 29 losses, 42 complete games, 5 shutouts, 1 save, 337 strikeouts and a 2.60 earned run average. He died in Lakewood, Ohio, at the age of 72. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Sect. 42, Lot 840
Berger, David Mark b. June 24, 1944 d. September 6, 1972
Olympic Athlete. A weightlifter for the 1972 Israeli Olympic team, he was one of 11 Israeli athletes who were held hostage and murdered in Munich by Palestinian terrorists. He was the only American-born athlete among the victims, having emigrated to Israel after participating in the 1969 Maccabiah Games. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Bet Olam Cemetery, Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Bivins, Jimmy b. December 6, 1919 d. July 4, 2012
Hall of Fame Professional Boxer. He held the "Duration" Heavyweight Champion Title while Joe Louis served with the US Army during World War II. After relocating to Cleveland, Ohio, he turned professional at the age of nineteen and wasted no time rising among the ranks in the Heavyweight Division, as he won his first nineteen bouts. In 1942, he defeated Tami Mauriello for the "Duration" Heavyweight Title which was up for grabs as champion Joe Louis temporary relinquished his belt to serve with...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Bedford Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Bliss, Imogene b. February 24, 1918 d. January 14, 2003
Actress. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she had a long flourishing career on Broadway before entering feature films in the early 1970s. Among her most notable credits are "The King of Marvin Gardens" (1972), "Richard" (1972), "Chapter Two" (1979), "The Mating Story" (1980), "Heaven Help Us" (1985) and "The Christmas Tree" (1996). She also appeared in Lucille Ball's TV production film "Stone Pillow" (1985). (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Blythin, Edward b. October 10, 1884 d. 1958
Cleveland Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1940 to 1941. Also served as a Common Pleas Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Bolton, Chester Castle b. September 5, 1882 d. October 29, 1939
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 22nd District in the United States House of representatives, he served from 1929 to 1937, and in 1939. He also served as a Member of the Ohio State Senate from 1923 to 1928. (Bio by: K)
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Bolton (Bingham), Frances Payne b. March 29, 1885 d. March 9, 1977
Republican Congresswoman for 29 years. Supported projects in nursing, health and education. Persuaded Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, to establish an Army School of Nursing during WW1. Believing that nurses should have college educations as well as nurses training, she funded a school of nursing at Western Reserve University, renamed the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. (Bio by: Joyce)
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 9 Lot 40 Grave 7
Bolton, Oliver Payne b. February 22, 1917 d. December 13, 1972
US Congresman. Elected to represent Ohio's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1953 to 1957, and 1963 to 1965. Bolton also served in the United States Army during World War II. (Bio by: K)
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Bonda, Alva "Ted" b. June 1, 1917 d. October 22, 2005
Former owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team. A native of Cleveland, when the Indians franchise was floundering in the early 1970s, he led a group of 50 business owners in buying the team. The group lost money each year, but he used his own money to keep the team in town. In 1974, he hired Frank Robinson as the first African American manager in the major leagues. Robinson, managed the Indians until June 1977. He sold the Indians in 1979, but remained a minority holder and was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mayfield Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Bradburn, Charles b. 1808 d. 1872
Merchant and leader in the organization and development of the Cleveland Public Schools. Called the "Father of Cleveland Schools". He helped to establish Cleveland's first public high school, Central High School, which opened in 1846. (Bio by: Joyce)
Erie Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Briggs, Joseph W. b. 1813 d. 1872
Instituted free home mail delivery in Cleveland and was later appointed to a postal job in Washington to establish this system throughout the U.S. Briggs claimed he thought of home delivery during the winter of 1862-1863 while watching how women, coming for letters from loved soldiers, where exposed to the cold while waiting in line. (Bio by: Joyce)
Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 38 Lot 13
Britton, Helene Hathaway Robison b. 1856 d. 1928
Major League Baseball Team Owner. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, her father owned the Cleveland Spiders baseball team until the team folded after the 1899 season. In 1911, she inherited ownership of the St. Louis Cardinals after the death of her uncle Stanley Robison and became the first female owner of a major league baseball. While in position, she married the Cardinals president Schuler Britton. She continued to own the team until she divorced Britton in 1916 and sold her shares in the team in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 17
Brough, John b. September 17, 1811 d. August 29, 1865
Governor of Ohio, State Auditor, Newspaper Executive. Born in Marietta, Ohio, he apprenticed as a printer at the Marietta Gazette in 1823. He then moved to Athens, Ohio and began to work for the Athens Mirror in 1825 and later became a journalist. In 1832, Brough purchased a newspaper company, the Washington County Republican. He sold his interest the following year and entered into a partnership with his brother, Charles Brough, as an owner of the Lancaster Eagle. While running the newspaper...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Right side of Inner Circle.
GPS coordinates: 41.4904709, -81.6418381 (hddd.dddd)
Brown, Alexander Ephraim b. May 14, 1852 d. April 26, 1911
Inventor. He invented the "Brown Hoist", which revolutionized the lake shipping industry. The invention he designed was a cantilivered crane, rigged with wire cable to convey an automatic clamshell bucket to and from the ship's hold, removing the cargo. His hoist, first set up on the docks along Lake Erie, reduced lake transportation costs and greatly shortened the turn-around time of the vessels. Brown secured several hundred patents on his invention which was distributed all over the world. (Bio by: Joyce)
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 62 1/2 sw
Brown, Clint b. July 8, 1903 d. December 31, 1955
Professional Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball as a pitcher for fifteen seasons with the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. A control pitcher who seldom hit a batter or threw a wild pitch, he had the lowest walk ratio in 1932 and 1933. Debuting on September 27, 1928 with Cleveland when he was 25 years old, he was a starting pitcher during the early years of his career, but later became an effective relief pitcher as the bullpen in baseball was more regularly used. His...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Brush Sr.., Charles Francis b. March 17, 1849 d. June 15, 1929
Inventor. Invented the arc lamp, the first lamp to light any city electrically (1879).
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 10
GPS coordinates: 41.5102997, -81.5892029 (hddd.dddd)
Buhrer, Stephen b. 1825 d. December 11, 1907
Cleveland Mayor. He served as mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1867 to 1871. The house of Corrections and the Workhouse were constructed during his term. (Bio by: myssticalmoon)
Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 23

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