Find A Grave - District Of Columbia

Abbe, Cleveland b. December 3, 1838 d. October 28, 1916
Scientist. A native of New York City, New York, he studied and taught mathematics and astronomy at the Free Academy in New York, the University of Michigan, Cambridge Massachusetts, and at Pulkova, Russia. In 1868 he was named director of the Cincinnati Observatory in Ohio. While there he developed a system of telegraphic weather reports, daily weather maps and weather forecasts. At his urging Cincinnati became the meteorological observation headquarters for the United States. His project was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Section M, Lot 292, Range 5
Abert, William Stretch b. February 1, 1836 d. August 25, 1867
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. The son of Colonel John J. Abert, who was the United States Army's Chief of Topographical Engineers for many years before the Civil War, he was commissioned directly into the United States Army as a Lieutenant of Artillery in 1855. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he was promoted to Captain, and served first in the 3rd United States Regular Cavalry, then in the 6th United States Regular Cavalry, and participated in the early battles of the Spring...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 128A
Acheson, Dean Gooderham b. April 11, 1893 d. October 12, 1971
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S Truman from 1949 to 1953.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Achilles, Theodore Carter b. December 29, 1905 d. April 8, 1986
US Diplomat. Served as United States Ambassador to Peru from 1956 to 1960.
Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Georgetown, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Adams, Henry Brooks b. February 16, 1838 d. March 27, 1918
Author, Historian. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to one of America's most prominent families, his father was American Diplomat and scholar Charles Francis Adams, his grandfather was 6th United States President John Quincy Adams, and his great-grandfather was 2nd United States President ...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul G. Healy)
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Aldrich, William Farrington b. March 11, 1853 d. October 30, 1925
US Congressman. He was thrice elected to represent Alabama's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1896 to 1897, then from 1898 to 1899, then finally from 1900 to 1901. He was the brother of Congressman Truman H. Aldrich.
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Allen, George Venable b. November 3, 1903 d. July 11, 1970
US Diplomat. Served as the United States Ambassador to Iran from 1946 to 1948, United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia from 1949 to 1953, United States Ambassador to India from 1953 to 1954, United States Ambassador to Nepal from 1953 to 1954, and United States Ambassador to Greece from 1956 to 1957. From 1958 to 1960, he was director of the United States Information Agency. In 1966, he was named as a Career Ambassador, the highest post in the Foreign Service. (Bio by: K)
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Anderson, Isabel b. March 29, 1876 d. November 3, 1948
Author. Her known books are "Topsy Turvy and the Gold Star," "Circling Africa," "Zigzagging the South Seas," among several others. Besides being a noted author, she was an Ambassador to Japan, and during World War I she was with the District of Columbia Red Cross Refreshment Corp. During World War II, she was a volunteer nurse's aid, and was decorated with the Elizabeth Croix de Guerre. (Bio by: Laurie)
Chapel of Saint Mary, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Anderson, Joseph b. November 5, 1757 d. April 17, 1837
United States Senator. Following service throughout the Revolutionary War, in which he attained the rank of Major, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Delaware. Appointed United States Judge of the Territory South of the Ohio River in 1791, he later was a member of the first Tennessee Constitutional Convention. He was elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee and served from 1797 to 1815. He served as the first Comptroller of the United States Treasury from 1815 to 1836. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Ansberry, Timothy Thomas b. December 24, 1871 d. 1943
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1907 to 1915.
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Armstrong, Frank Crawford b. November 22, 1835 d. September 8, 1909
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. A Regular Officer in the US Army, he fought for the Union at the First Battle of Bull Run. He didn't decide to join the Confederacy until August 1861, when he resigned. He served on the staffs of CSA Generals James McIntosh and Ben McCulloch (who were both killed at the Battle of Pea Ridge). Promoted to Brigadier General, CSA in 1863. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Section L, Lot 41
Aswell, James Benjamin b. December 23, 1869 d. March 16, 1931
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1931.
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Babcock, Joseph Weeks b. March 6, 1850 d. April 27, 1909
US Congressman. Elected to represent Wisconsin's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1893 to 1907. Alos served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1889 to 1893.
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Bache, Alexander Dallas b. July 9, 1806 d. February 17, 1867
Graduated West Point in 1825 at the top of his class. Professor of natural philosophy and chemistry University of Pennsylvania. Appointed Superintendent of the Coast Survey by Pres. Tyler in 1843, a position he held until 1861. Bache introduced many new and innovative ideas into the Coast Survey including the involvement of many of the top scientific minds of the day. When President Lincoln established the National Academy of Sciences in 1863, Bache and about four dozen other scientists, many...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Connelly)
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Baird, Spencer Fullerton b. February 3, 1823 d. August 19, 1887
Naturalist. The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, he graduated from Dickinson College in 1840 and became professor of natural history there in 1845. Becoming assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1850, he began amassing the Smithsonian's huge collection of birds, reptiles, and other animals. He published "Birds" (1858), "Mammals of North America" (1859), and "History of North American Birds" (1875 to 1884). He was appointed Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries in 1871 and...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Baldwin, Abraham b. 1754 d. 1807
US Senator and Congressman, Signer of Constitution. He attended Yale in his native Connecticut with the desire to become a minister, but his involvement as an army chaplain during the Revolutionary War changed his career path. While in the Army the young theologian began to study law. Following the war he was encouraged to move to Georgia to help establish the frontier state's education system. He moved there in 1784 establishing a law practice near Augusta. In 1785 he was elected to the state...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Ball, William Lee b. January 2, 1781 d. February 29, 1824
US Congressman. He served in the 92nd Virginia Regiment and served as paymaster in the War of 1812. Elected as a Representative from Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1817 to 1824, when he died in office. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Barbour, Philip Pendleton b. May 25, 1783 d. February 25, 1841
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Range 57, Site 144
Barnes, Joseph K. b. July 21, 1817 d. April 5, 1883
Civil War Union Brigader General
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Lot 626
Barrett, Richard b. 1838 d. 1898
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Sergeant in the US Army in Company A, 1st US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Sycamore Canyon, Arizona on May 23, 1872. His citation reads "Conspicuous gallantry in a charge upon the Tonto Apaches." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
US Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Section K-6765

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