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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Beallsville Monocacy Cemetery
Forest Glen St. John the Evangelist
Cemetery
Forest Glen St. John's Catholic
Cemetery
Gaithersburg Forest Oak Cemetery
Rockville Parklawn Cemetery
Rockville Rockville Cemetery
Rockville St. Mary's Cemetery
Rockville Union Cemetery
Sandy Spring Sandy Spring Friends
Cemetery
Silver Spring Gate of Heaven
Cemetery
Private or family
graveyard
Montgomery County, Maryland
Monocacy
Cemetery
Beallsville, Montgomery County, Maryland
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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James Edward Day (1914-1996) —
also known as J. Edward Day —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
11, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Implemented the ZIP code.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince
George's County, Md., October
29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18
days).
Interment at Monocacy Cemetery.
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Charles Waters Gilchrist (1936-1999) —
also known as Charles W. Gilchrist; Charlie
Gilchrist —
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
12, 1936.
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate 17th District, 1975-78; Montgomery
County Executive, 1978; Episcopal
priest.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., June 24,
1999 (age 62 years, 224
days).
Interment at Monocacy Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Eleanor Yates (Waters) Gilchrist and Ralph Alexander
Gilchrist. |
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memorial |
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St. John the
Evangelist Cemetery
Forest Glen, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) —
also known as Frederick N. Zihlman —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
2, 1879.
Republican. Glass
blower; president,
Maryland Federation of Labor, 1906-07; member of Maryland
state senate, 1910-17; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,
1914, 1930; investigated
in 1924 by the U.S. House over an accusation
that he accepted a
bribe of $5,000 from a "fixer"; the charges were not
substantiated; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); in December 1929, he, Daniel
R. Crissinger, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith
Company, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities,
were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Zihlman and Crissinger
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
Methodist.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April
22, 1935 (age 55 years, 202
days).
Interment at St. John the Evangelist Cemetery.
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St. John's
Catholic Cemetery
Forest Glen, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Daniel Carroll (1730-1796) —
of Maryland.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., July 22,
1730.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1781-90; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1781-83; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1781; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Rock Creek, Montgomery
County, Md., May 7,
1796 (age 65 years, 290
days).
Interment at St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
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Forest Oak
Cemetery
Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Melvin Lee Ridgely (1900-1975) —
also known as Melvin L. Ridgely —
of Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Montgomery
County, Md., September
5, 1900.
Democrat. Postmaster at Gaithersburg,
Md., 1937-45 (acting, 1937).
Died May 10,
1975 (age 74 years, 247
days).
Interment at Forest Oak Cemetery.
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Parklawn
Cemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Arthur Lewis Miller (1892-1967) —
also known as Arthur L. Miller; A. L.
Miller —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.
Born near Plainview, Pierce
County, Neb., May 24,
1892.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1937-41; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1940; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1943-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., March
16, 1967 (age 74 years, 296
days).
Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
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Harold Orrin Lovre (1904-1972) —
also known as Harold O. Lovre —
of Hayti, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Toronto, Deuel
County, S.Dak., January
30, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 14th District, 1941-44; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1949-57; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., January
17, 1972 (age 67 years, 352
days).
Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
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Frank W. Kuehl (1894-1991) —
of Fountain City, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born September
14, 1894.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924,
1928
(alternate).
Died November
19, 1991 (age 97 years, 66
days).
Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
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Rockville
Cemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1891-1971) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Lexington,
Va., August
23, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945-62.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died August
4, 1971 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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Richard Johns Bowie (1807-1881) —
also known as Richard J. Bowie —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 23,
1807.
Whig. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1836-37; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Maryland, 1839 (speaker); candidate for Presidential Elector for
Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1849-53; candidate
for Governor of
Maryland, 1853; state court judge in Maryland, 1861-81.
Slaveowner.
Died near Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., March
12, 1881 (age 73 years, 262
days).
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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John G. England —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Republican. Postmaster at Rockville,
Md., 1870-85; mayor
of Rockville, Md., 1894-96.
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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John Trumbull Garvin (1892-1943) —
also known as John T. Garvin —
Born, of American parents, in Valparaiso, Chile,
July
29, 1892.
Importer
and exporter; U.S. Vice Consul in Valparaiso, 1916-20, 1921-27, 1928-33; Magallanes, 1927-28; Santiago, as of 1938-40.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
26, 1943 (age 50 years, 271
days).
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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St. Mary's
Cemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Union
Cemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
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John McDonald (1837-1917) —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in County Kerry, Ireland,
May
24, 1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Maryland
state house of delegates, 1882; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1897-99.
Episcopalian.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., January
30, 1917 (age 79 years, 251
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) —
also known as Walter P. Johnson —
of Germantown, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born near Humboldt, Allen
County, Kan., November
6, 1887.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1940.
Professional baseball
pitcher with Washington Senators, 1907-27; won 417 games, second only
to Cy Young; held major league record in career strikeouts (3508)
from 1921 until 1983; holds record for career shutouts (110) and
other records; was pitcher at the 1910 baseball game at which William
H. Taft became the first
President to attend Opening Day; also was manager of the Washington
Senators and the Cleveland Indians; elected to the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1936.
Died, of a brain
tumor in Georgetown Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1946 (age 59 years, 34
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Sandy Spring
Friends Cemetery
17715 Meeting House Road
Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
Founded 1754
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Olney, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March
15, 1874.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1944;
newspaper
columnist.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Interment at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery.
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David Scull (1917-1968) —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
16, 1917.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
business; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1958-60; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1962-64; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; member and chair,
Montgomery County Council, 1967-68.
Prominent civil rights advocate; successfully fought for a Montgomery
County law against racial discrimination in housing.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a County
Council meeting, in the Montgomery County
Building, Rockville; never regained consciousness; died soon
after in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
23, 1968 (age 50 years, 129
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery.
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Gate of Heaven
Cemetery
13801 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Thomas Ryan Byrne (1923-2014) —
also known as Thomas R. Byrne —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in West Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., February
4, 1923.
Historian;
economist;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1973-76; Czechoslovakia, 1976-78.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
20, 2014 (age 91 years, 44
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) —
also known as John B. Bennett —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., January
10, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;
defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August
9, 1964 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Herbert Sidney Bursley (1896-1961) —
also known as Herbert S. Bursley —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1896.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Sofia, as of 1921-22; Constantinople, as of 1924; U.S. Consul in Guaymas, as of 1926-29; Izmir, as of 1932; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1947.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., February
27, 1961 (age 64 years, 155
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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John Joseph O'Connor (1885-1960) —
also known as John J. O'Connor —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Raynham, Bristol
County, Mass., November
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1923-39; defeated
(Andrew Jackson), 1938; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Phi
Kappa.
Died in 1960
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Charles Francis McLaughlin (1887-1976) —
also known as Charles F. McLaughlin —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 19,
1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1935-43; defeated,
1942; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1949-64; took senior
status 1964.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
5, 1976 (age 88 years, 231
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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John Joseph Sirica (1904-1992) —
also known as John J. Sirica —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March
19, 1904.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1956;
U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1957-77; took senior
status 1977.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
14, 1992 (age 88 years, 148
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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John Miller Baer (1886-1970) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., March
29, 1886.
Civil
engineer; farmer; cartoonist;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated
(Non-Partisan League), 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1970 (age 83 years, 326
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) —
also known as Leo J. Callanan —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
18, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Genoa, 1924-26; Melbourne, 1926-27; Adelaide, 1926-29; Nassau, 1929-30; U.S. Consul in Port Said, as of 1931; Madras, as of 1932; Malaga, as of 1938; Oporto, as of 1940; Pernambuco, as of 1943; Victoria, as of 1947; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, as of 1949.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from chronic
emphysema, in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., January
5, 1982 (age 81 years, 352
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward John Callanan and Helena Clare (Murphy) Callanan; married,
February
20, 1935, to Helene English Bradley. |
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