Find A Grave - Ada County

Orchard, Harry b. 1866 d. 1954
Bomb slayer of scores of men in mine labor violence. Pleaded guilty to the dynamite slaying of former Idaho Gov. Frank Steunenberg in 1905. He was sentenced to hang, but the sentence was commuted to life. He was converted to Christianity, and wrote the book, "Harry Orchard: The Man God Made Again."
Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Plot: Section C-8-1
Ostner, Charles d. 1913
Artist. Known as "Idaho's Pioneer Artist," his gilded equestrian statue of George Washington stands in a glass case in the Idaho state capital building in Boise. It was carved from pine over a four-year period. To obtain Washington's likeness, he used a United States postage stamp. He also crafted several unique monuments for Pioneer Cemetery in Boise. (Bio by: David M. Habben)
Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Plot: Section E-146-5
Owen, Reginald b. August 5, 1887 d. November 5, 1972
Actor in 11 television series/shows and 133 films from 1911 to 1971 including: "Of Human Bondage," "Anna Karenina," "A Tale of Two Cities," "The Great Ziegfeld," "A Yank in the R.A.F.," "Random Harvest," "The Canterville Ghost," "The Miniver Story," "Mary Poppins," and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." (Bio by: Tony Scott)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Pfost, Gracie Bowers b. March 12, 1906 d. August 11, 1965
Politician. Served as a Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho in 1944. United States Representative from Idaho for the 1st District 1953-1963. Democratic candidate for United States Senator from Idaho in 1962. (Bio by: K)
Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Schoonover, Dan Dwain [cenotaph] b. October 8, 1933 d. July 10, 1953
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Schoonover served as a Corporal, U.S. Army, Company A, 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was awarded his medal for service Near Sokkogae, Korea, on July 8-10, 1953. His citation reads: "Cpl. Schoonover, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. He was in charge of an engineer demolition squad attached to an infantry company which...[Read More]
Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Plot: Field of Honor II, Memory Row
Shoup, George Laird b. June 15, 1836 d. December 21, 1904
Governor of Idaho Territory, 1889-1890; first Governor of Idaho, 1890; United States Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901.
Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Simplot, J. R. 'Jack' b. January 4, 1909 d. May 25, 2008
Businessman. Born John Richard Simplot, at his death he was the oldest billionaire on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans, with a fortune of over $3 billion. At age 14 he quit school and left home, working on a farm while looking for opportunities to make money, and eventually using the profit from several small ventures to found the J.R. Simplot Company. By World War II, Simplot was the nation's largest shipper of fresh potatoes and a major supplier of dried vegetables to the military...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Smylie, Robert Eben b. October 31, 1914 d. July 17, 2004
Idaho Governor. He served as Governor of the state of Idaho from 1955 to 1967. He was the only three term governor in Idaho's history. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Stevenson, Edward Augustus b. June 15, 1831 d. July 6, 1895
US Territorial Governor. He moved to California during the Gold Rush and served in its State Legislature 1854 to 1856 and 1860 to 1861, with a stint as Speaker in 1860. He later served the Idaho Territorial Council from 1866 to 1868 and again from 1876 to 1878. Stevenson was Territorial Governor of Idaho for President Grover Cleveland in 1885. In 1894 he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Idaho and soon after returned to California. (Bio by: Dr. Bob Schneider)
Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Vickers, David b. December 21, 1840 d. June 27, 1908
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. During the Civil War, he served as a captain in the 3rd New Jersey Infantry and was promoted to colonel in the 4th New Jersey Infantry. After the war, he served as a diplomat in Cuba. On May 31, 1865, he was made a brevet brigadier general "for faithful and meritorious services" during the war. (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Plot: Sec. 3, Block 51, Lot 6
Wilson, Edgar b. February 26, 1861 d. January 3, 1915
US Congressman. He graduated in 1884 from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, was admitted to the bar and moved to Idaho to establish his practice in Boise City. Elected city attorney in 1887 and district attorney in 1888, he was a member of the constitutional convention that framed the State constitution in 1890. Elected on the Republican ticket, he served in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897. Nominated for a seat on the State Supreme Court, he did not...[Read More] (Bio by: Beth Painter)
Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Plot: Sect. A, Block 37, Space 2

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