Find A Grave - Northampton County

Mutchler, Howard b. February 12, 1859 d. January 4, 1916
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represented Pennsylvania’s 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving 1893-1895, 1901-1903. (Bio by: Richard H.)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mutchler, William b. December 21, 1831 d. June 23, 1893
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives, serving 1875-77, 1881-85, 1889-93 (10th District 1875-77, 1881-85, 8th District 1889-93). He died in office 1893. (Bio by: Richard H.)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Myers, Elizabeth Lehman b. June 29, 1869 d. January 6, 1936
Author. Wrote such books as "A Century of Moravian Sisters: A Record of Christian Community Life," as well as numerous papers of historical subjects. (Bio by: Laurie)
Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Page (Stofflett), Dorothy (Dorothy) b. March 4, 1904 d. March 26, 1961
Actress. Performing under her stage name of Dorothy Page, she was Hollywood's first "Singing Cowgirl". She was given a starring roles in Grand National Studios films such as "Ride'em Cowgirl", "The Singing Cowgirl" and "Water Rustlers". She died of cancer (Bio by: William Barritt)
Allen Union Cemetery, Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Porter, James Madison b. January 6, 1793 d. November 11, 1862
Founder of Lafayette College. He was a Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. U.S. Secretary of War 1843-1844. (Bio by: Richard H.)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Randolph, Joseph Fitz b. March 14, 1803 d. March 19, 1873
US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, taking part in the the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses, and serving from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1843. (Bio by: Richard H.)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Reeder, Andrew Horatio b. July 12, 1807 d. July 5, 1864
The first Governor of the Territory of Kansas. President Franklin Pierce appointed him governor on June 29th, 1854, and he was removed for his refusal to use his position to aid in making Kansas a slave state. He was elected the first delegate to congress from the territory, and first United States senator after its admission to the Union. He was appointed brigadier-general in the regular army, by President Lincoln, at the outbreak of the Civil War. (Bio by: Richard H.)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis b. November 5, 1838 d. December 19, 1912
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. At the outbreak of the Civil War, President Lincoln appointed Rodenbough a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons in March 1861, at the request of Andrew H. Reeder a prominent in the Republican Party. When he finally joined the regiment in January 1862, he was appointed a Captain in the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry. He commanded cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign and for his actions in the Battle of Trevalion...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sachs, Eddie b. May 28, 1927 d. May 30, 1964
Known as the Clown Prince of Auto Racing. Race car driver. Eight USAC National Championship wins, ten USAC Sprint Car wins. USAC Midwestern Sprint Car Champion, 1958. 8 time starter of the Indianapolis 500. Indianapolis 500 Pole Winner, 1960, 61. Best Indianapolis 500 finish, 2nd 1961. Killed in a firey crash on the 2nd lap of the 1964 Indianapolis 500, which also claimed the life of Dave MacDonald and injured Ronnie Duman and future 3 time 500 winners Johnny Rutherford and Bobby Unser. (Bio by: Jim Adams)
Cause of death: Killed in second lap crash at Indianapolis 500, 1964
Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Schweder, John A. "Bull" b. December 23, 1927 d. June 9, 2005
Professional Football Player. Selected as a 1st Team All-American lineman in his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania in 1949. He played for the Baltimore Colts in 1950 and then was the left guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1951 to 1955. From 1956 to 1958 he was an assistant football coach at Villanova University followed by four years as line coach at Lafayette College. In the late 1960's he was a coach with the Pottstown Firebirds of the ACFL and in 1999 the University of...[Read More] (Bio by: Decal)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Mausoleum
Sitgreaves, Samuel b. March 16, 1764 d. April 4, 1827
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1783 and began law practice in Easton. In 1790 he was a Delegate to Pennsylvania's constitutional convention. He was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Federalist in 1794. He was reelected in 1796 and served from March, 1795 until his resignation in 1798. While in Congress Sitgreaves was the primary manager of impeachment against Senator William Blount, the first federal official to be removed for misconduct. Sitgreaves resigned to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Steele, Henry Joseph b. May 10, 1860 d. March 19, 1933
US Congressman. He graduated from Stevens Business College in 1875, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began a practice in 1881. Steele was a member of Eastons's Board of Education from 1889 to 1893 and was City Solicitor from 1889 to 1895. In 1891 he was a Delegate to the state constitutional convention. Active in the state and national bar associations, in 1914 Steele served as President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. In 1914 he was elected as a Democrat to the US House of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Taylor, George b. 1716 d. February 23, 1781
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, the son of a Protestant minister. As a young man, he wanted to come to America, but couldn’t pay for his passage, so he became an indentured servant. Indentured servants were people whose passage was paid by the colonists already living in America, and in exchange for the passage, they had to agree to work for free for five to seven years for the people who paid their way. While some indentured servants were...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Troxell, Barbara b. September 10, 1916 d. September 23, 1984
Singer. Internationally known opera soprano. She performed with the New York Metropolitan Opera and was the Artistic Director of the Ithaca Opera Association, the longest running small opera company in the United States. (Bio by: Dennis)
Hope Cemetery, Hecktown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wagener, David Douglas b. October 11, 1792 d. October 1, 1860
US Congressman. He was educated in Easton and involved in several business ventures, including mills, farms, orchards and banking. He was an active member of the militia, serving as Captain of a unit called the Easton Union Guards from 1816 to 1829. Wagener served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1828 to 1832. In 1832 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Jacksonian. He won reelection once as a Jacksonian and twice as a Democrat, serving from 1833 to 1841. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wikoff, Charles A. b. 1837 d. July 1, 1898
Spanish-American War United States Army Officer. A veteran of many Civil War battles including Shiloh and Chickamauga, he was the Colonel and commander of the 22nd United States Regular Infantry regiment at the outset of the Spanish-American War. He led his men from its frontier outpost in Nebraska to its troop deployment in Cuba in June 1898, then was transferred to command the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division of Major General William Shafter's V Army Corps. While leading his brigade in the assault...[Read More] (Bio by: Richard H.)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wright, Willard James 'Dick' b. May 5, 1890 d. January 24, 1952
Professional Baseball Player. He was a catcher for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League in 1915. He played in four games in the middle of that season. He went hitless in five at bats. (Bio by: Robert)
Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Zulick, Conrad Meyer b. June 3, 1838 d. March 2, 1926
Arizona Territorial Governor. He served as governor of the Arizona Territory from 1885 to 1889 and as a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1890. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1860 and served during the Civil War as Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry. He was instrumental in dam construction and water irrigation projects throughout the state of Arizona and signed the order moving the state capital from Prescott to present day Phoenix...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Zulick, Samuel Morton b. March 1, 1824 d. June 10, 1876
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as an officer in the 29th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, rising from Captain of Company E to Colonel and commander of the regiment. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "bravery and efficiency as an officer". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section E, Lot 123

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