Find A Grave - Virginia

Allan, Frances Keeling 'Fanny' b. February 14, 1784 d. February 28, 1829
Literary Folk Figure. She was the foster mother and first teacher of, and arguably the only positive influence on, Edgar Allan Poe. The child a noted Richmond family, Frances married Scottish immigrant merchant John Allan on Febuary 5, 1803. Much to Frances' sadness the marriage remained childless, with a large dose of resentment as well since Allan was supporting one or more illegitimate children in Richmond. During actress Eliza Poe's terminal illness in the fall of 1811 she arranged for the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Allen Jr., Frank Albert b. June 19, 1896 d. November 20, 1979
US Army Major General. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, during World War I, he was an officer in the 77th Field Artillery, France, participating in the Aisne-Marne, St. Michael and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Promoted Brigadier General in September 1942, in World War II, he was commander of the 9th Armored Division in North Africa, 1942 to 1944, Chief of Public Relations Officer at General Eisenhower's headquarters and Commanding General of the 3rd Armored Division in 1945. He retired from active service...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 4 Lot 71-3
Allen, Harrison b. December 4, 1835 d. September 23, 1904
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as Major of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves, that as Colonel and commander of the nine-month enlistment regiment 151st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He led his unit at the Battles of Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, but missed the Battle of Gettysburg due to illness (where it was heroically commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George McFarland). He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 1506
Allen, Henry Tureman b. April 13, 1859 d. August 30, 1930
United States Army Major General, Explorer. In 1882, he graduated from West Point and was commissioned an officer in the US Cavalry. Serving with General Nelson A. Miles in 1885, he led the first extensive 1500 mile journey of exploration through central Alaska. He later served as a military attaché to Russia (1890-95) and to Germany (1897-98). During the Spanish American War, he commanded a troop of the 2nd Cavalry at the Battle of El Caney and on escort duty in the Santiago Land Campaign. In...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section B, Site 3892
Allen Jr., Hervey (William) b. December 8, 1889 d. December 28, 1949
Novelist. His many works include, "Wampum And Old Gold" (1921), "The Bride Of Huitzell: An Aztec Legend" (1922), "Carolina Chansons: Legends Of The Low Country" (1922), "The Blindman: A Ballad Of Nogent L'Artaud" (1923), "Earth Moods And Other Poems" (1925), "Christmas Epithlamium" (1925), "Toward The Flame" (1926), "New Legends: Poems" (1929), "Sarah Simon: Character Atlantean" (1929), "Songs For Annette" (1929), "Anthony Adverse" (1933), "The Book Of Poe: Tales, Criticism, Poems" (1934), "...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 1730-C
Allen, James b. February 13, 1849 d. February 19, 1933
United States Army General. Some consider him the "father" of the Air Force when he was appointed the first Chief of the Aeronautical Division of the Army Signal Corp. Graduating from West Point in 1872, he served in the calvary until he was transferred to the United States Army Signal Corp. He served in Cuba and the Philippines. He became the Chief Signal Officer in 1906. For his service, General Allen received the Distinguished Service Cross. (Bio by: Barry Charles)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 1890
Allen, James R. b. November 17, 1925 d. August 11, 1992
United States Air Force General. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1948. He flew combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnamese wars. From 1973 until 1976 he was the Chief of Staff for the Strategic Air Command. From 1979 until his retirement in 1983, he was the commander of the Military Airlift Command. He was the superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy in the late 1970s.
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 6, Lot 8507-A
Allen, John James b. September 25, 1797 d. September 18, 1871
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 20th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1833 to 1835. Also served as a Member of the Virginia State Senate in 1828, State Court Judge in 1836, and Justice of the Virginia State Supreme Court in 1840. (Bio by: K)
Lauderdale Cemetery, Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Allen, Otway Slaughter b. April 8, 1851 d. February 17, 1911
Businessman. A Richmond real estate developer, he began the development of Monument Avenue in Richmond and donated the land at Allen and Monument Avenues on which the Robert E. Lee statue was placed. Served as a member of the Virginia Convention of 1901-1902.
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Allen, Robert b. July 30, 1791 d. December 30, 1859
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 17th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1833. Also served as a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1821 to 1826.
Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford City, Virginia, USA
Allen, Robert Gray b. August 24, 1902 d. August 9, 1963
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 28th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1937 to 1941.
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Allen, Roderick Random b. January 29, 1894 d. February 1, 1970
United States Army General. During World War II, he served first as the commanding officer of Combat Command A, 4th Armored Division, then as commanding general of the 20th Armored Division, then finally as commanding general of the 12th Armored Division. After the war, he served as the commander of the 1st Armored Division in Italy and Germany. He also served as the Chief Operations Officer, United States Forces Europe, Director of Intelligence Army Ground Forces and commanding general of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Barry Charles)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 1, Lot 145-K
Almond, Edward Mallory b. December 12, 1892 d. June 11, 1979
United States Army General. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1915 and was commissioned into the Infantry arm, and served during World War I with the 4th Division in France. After the war, he served in the Philippines, various intelligence Divisions of the General Staff and was promoted Brigadier General in 1941. In World War II, he was promoted Major General in command of the 92nd Infantry Division, leading his soldiers from 1942 and the entire combat Italy campaign, 1944 to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 2, Lot 4937-A
Almond Jr., James Lindsay b. June 15, 1898 d. April 15, 1986
US Congressman, Virginia Governor. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Elected to represent Virginia's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1946 to 1948. Also served as a State Court Judge from 1933 to 1945, Virginia State Attorney General from 1948 to 1957, Governor of Virginia from 1958 to 1962, and Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals in 1962. (Bio by: K)
Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
GPS coordinates: 37.2611008, -79.9726868 (hddd.dddd)
Alrubaeye, Ali Hussam Abass d. May 30, 2005
Iraqi Air Force Officer. He was the first Iraqi national to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. A pilot, he died with four United States Airmen aboard an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft. They had been on a mission to survey potential emergency landing sites in the region when the plane went down in the Diyala Province in eastern Iraq. Captain Abass and the unidentified remains of Maj. William Downs; [Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 60, Site 8237
Alvord Jr., Gen. Benjamin b. May 15, 1860 d. April 13, 1927
United States Army Brigadier General. He was the son of Civil War Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord, Sr. and a career military officer. In 1882, he graduated from the US Military Academy and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and the 20th US Infantry. After attending Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he was an instructor at West Point (1887-91), fought in the Philippines Insurrection and was Adjutant General of the Department of Northern Luzon in 1901. During World War I, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 4, Lot 3215-WS
Ambler, Rebecca Lewis b. May 20, 1746 d. August 5, 1806
Folk figure. Though she came from a well-connected family, was married to a prominent man, and became the mother-in-law of Chief Justice John Marshall, Rebecca Burwell is chiefly known today as the object of Thomas Jefferson's first adolescent crush. Born to wealth and position, and orphaned at 10, she was raised in Yorktown at the home of her aunt and uncle, Elizabeth and William Nelson. Rebecca was the sister of one of Jefferson's classmates at the College of William and Mary...just when and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Ambro Jr., Jerome Anthony b. June 27, 1928 d. March 4, 1993
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1975 to 1981. He was defeated in 1980. (Bio by: K)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 60, Lot 5537
Americal Division Memorial
Memorial to those who served in the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) during World War II, in Korea, and during the Vietnam War. The division is called the Americal, being a contraction of the words "Americans in New Caledonia." The patch consists of a dark blue sky and four stars, forming the Southern Cross constellation, and referring to the Pacific theater where the division was formed. During World War II, the Division was the only United States Army division without a number; in 1954, it...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 35 map grid Y/Z 15
Ammen, Daniel b. May 16, 1819 d. July 11, 1898
Civil War Union Naval Officer. Born in Ohio, he was a boyhood friend of future General and President Ulysses S. Grant. He entered the United States Navy as a midshipman on July 7, 1836, and was ordered to West Point for three months. While there he was taught by his brother, Jacob Ammen, who would later rise to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army. By 1861 Daniel Ammen had risen to the rank of commander with a reputation as a solid and responsible officer. His special...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 1, Lot 1460, Map Grid N/O 33

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