Find A Grave - Laramie County

Richards, William Alford b. March 9, 1849 d. July 25, 1912
Wyoming Governor. Served as Governor of Wyoming, serving from 1895 to 1899.
Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Rogers, Clifford Joy b. December 20, 1897 d. May 18, 1962
Acting Governor of Wyoming from 1953 until 1955. As Secretary of State, he assumed the duties of Acting Governor in 1953 upon the resignation of Frank Barrett. He was defeated in a re-election bid in the Republican primary in 1954. Elected Wyoming State Treasurer in 1959, he served in that position until his death (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Beth El Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Ross, Nellie Tayloe b. November 29, 1876 d. December 19, 1977
First female governor of Wyoming (and first in the country, as a whole). She served from January 5, 1925 to January 3, 1927. She was Director of the U.S. Mint (appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt) for 20 years, from 1933 to 1953. Wife of Willam B. Ross, governor of Wyoming.
Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Ross, William Bradford b. December 4, 1873 d. October 2, 1924
Wyoming Governor. Served as Governor of Wyoming from 1923 to 1924.
Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Thompson, Allen b. October 1, 1847 d. February 27, 1906
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company K, 4th New York Heavy Artillery. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 1, 1865 at White Oak Road, Virginia. His citation reads "Made a hazardous reconnaissance through timber and slashings, preceding the Union line of battle, signaling the troops, and leading them through the obstructions." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Warren, Francis E. b. June 20, 1844 d. November 24, 1929
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Wyoming Governor, US Senator. At the start of the Civil War he enlisted as a Private in Company C, 49th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. In actions at Port Hudson, L on May 27, 1863, Corporal Warren volunteers to take part in movements against Confederate Artillery position. After his entire platoon was destroyed by Confederate bombardment and Corporal Warren was wounded, he still disabled the enemy artillery. For...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Yount, Harry S. b. March 18, 1839 d. May 16, 1924
Western Frontiersman. Considered the "Founding father of the National Park Ranger Service", he served as the first and only gamekeeper in Yellowstone National Park, the world's first National Park. He enlisted twice in the Civil War Union Army, mustering out as a Company Quartermaster Sergeant. In 1866, he came to Wyoming Territory working along the Bozeman Trail. He worked as a contract hunter for the Smithsonian Institution, providing specimens of western fauna for exhibits. During the...[Read More] (Bio by: Eric Crow)
Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA

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