Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  William T. Haskell (1818-1859) — of Tennessee. Born in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,July 21,1818.Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1840;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 11th District, 1847-49.Slaveowner. Died, in aninsane asylum,March12, 1859 (age40 years, 234days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Jackson, Tenn. | | G. W. Clason (d. 1881) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.U.S.Collector of Customs at Milwaukee, Wis., Wisconsin, 1857; memberofWisconsinstate assembly, 1860.Died in theinsane asylum at Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,1881.Burial location unknown. | | John Pierson Baird (1830-1881) — also known asJohn P. Baird — ofVigoCounty, Ind.Born inSpencerCounty, Ky.,January5, 1830.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1859; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1868.Was commander at Fort Granger in Tennessee in June 1863, when he wasrequired to execute by hanging Lawrence Orton Williams and WalterPeter as Confederate spies; an engraving of the execution was on thefront page ofHarper's Weekly. Both spies were related toGen. Robert E. Lee's wife and were descendants of Martha Washington. Baird was severely affected by this episode, and had a mentalbreakdown in 1875.Died in the IndianaHospital for the Insane, Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March 7,1881 (age51 years, 61days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Morrow B. Lowry (d. 1885) — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1862-70 (27th District 1862-64, 29th District1865-70).Died, in Kirkbride'sAsylum, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January20, 1885.Burial location unknown. | | Phillip S. Bolling (c.1849-1892) — ofCumberlandCounty, Va.Born inslaveryinBuckinghamCounty, Va., about 1849.Brickmason;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Buckingham & Cumberland counties,1883.Africanancestry.Died, fromtuberculosis,in the CentralLunatic Asylum,Petersburg,Va.,April18, 1892 (ageabout 43years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles William Jones (1834-1897) — also known asCharles W. Jones — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born inIreland,December24, 1834.Democrat. Member of Florida state legislature, 1874;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1875-87.Died in St. Joseph's Retreat, anasylum for the insane, inDearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,October11, 1897 (age62 years, 291days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla. | | Rowland Wardwell Stewart (1866-1904) — also known asRowland W. Stewart — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,December29, 1866.Commissionmerchant;Vice-Consulfor Uruguay inBangor,Maine, 1894-1904;ConsularAgent for Italy inBangor,Maine, 1896-1904;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inBangor,Maine, 1900-01.Died, in Eastern MaineInsane Hospital, Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,September29, 1904 (age37 years, 275days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine. | | Edwin Bird Allen (1836-1908) — also known asEdwin B. Allen — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born near Oberlin,LorainCounty, Ohio,March 7,1836.Republican.Physician;SedgwickCounty Coroner, 1870-71;mayorof Wichita, Kan., 1871-72; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1872-76, 1883-84;secretaryof state of Kansas, 1885-89.Member,Freemasons.Died, of acerebralhemorrhage, in the StateHospital for Insane, St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,March31, 1908 (age72 years, 24days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | Marcus M. Towle (1841-1910) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Danville,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,January12, 1841.Co-founder of the G. H. Hammondmeat packingplant, and of the city of Hammond; financed and builtrailroadsandportfacilities;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1884-88.Died, in LongcliffeAsylum for the Insane, Logansport,CassCounty, Ind.,September6, 1910 (age69 years, 237days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind. | | Henry Reed Rathbone (1837-1911) — Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1837.Lawyer;major in the Union Army during the Civil War; on April 14, 1865, hewas seated in the box at Ford's Theater with PresidentAbrahamLincoln; when John Wilkes Booth shot the president, Rathboneattempted to apprehend Booth, and suffered knife wounds; subsequentlyhis mental health deteriorated; U.S. Consul inHanover, as of 1882-83.On December 23, 1883, hekilledhis wife, and stabbed himself in a suicide attempt; he waschargedwith murder,convicted,and found insane; he died more than 25 years later, in theAsylumfor the Criminal Insane, Hildesheim,Germany,August14, 1911 (age74 years, 44days).Original interment atStadtfriedhof Engesohde, Hanover, Germany; reinterment 1952 tounknown location.  | Samuel Levis Gracey (1835-1911) — also known asSamuel L. Gracey — of Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.; Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Natick,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September8, 1835.Methodistminister; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Consul inFoochow, 1890-93, 1897-1911, died in office 1911.Methodist.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died bysuicide,when hecut histhroat with a razor, in the West NewtonSanitarium, WestNewton, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August19, 1911 (age75 years, 345days).Interment atMt.Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. | | | Andrew Jackson Clements (1832-1913) — also known asA. J. Clements — of Tennessee. Born in Clementsville,ClayCounty, Tenn.,December23, 1832.Physician;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1861-63; member ofTennessee state legislature, 1870.Died, ofpneumonia,in Central State Hospital (amental hospital where he wasconfined due tosenility),Lakeland,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,November7, 1913 (age80 years, 319days).Interment atGlasgowCemetery, Glasgow, Ky. | | James Sanford Patterson (1860-1917) — also known asJ. Sanford Patterson — of Spray (now part of Eden),RockinghamCounty, N.C.Born inDavidsonCounty, N.C.,December19, 1860.Postmaster atSpray,N.C., 1893-99, 1904-12.Died, fromchokingon food, in theState Hospital (now Broughton Hospital),Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,May 9,1917 (age56 years, 141days).Interment atLawson Cemetery, Eden, N.C. | | Alexander Cook Thayer (1865-1918) — also known asAlexander Thayer — Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 18,1865.U.S. Deputy Consul inTrieste, 1901-02; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inVenice, 1902-05; U.S. Vice Consul inVenice, as of 1916-17.Died, fromdementiaparalytica, in the BellevueSanatorium, Kreuzlingen,Thurgau,Switzerland,September16, 1918 (age53 years, 90days).Intermentsomewhere in Geneva, Switzerland. | | Joshua Eric Dodge (1854-1921) — also known asJoshua E. Dodge — of Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in West Cambridge (now Arlington),MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,October25, 1854.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1888;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1891-92;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1898-1910; appointed 1898;resigned 1910; Democratic Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1912.Died, in the Riverside Sanatarium (mental hospital),MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 2,1921 (age66 years, 189days).Interment atMt. Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, Mass.  | Thomas Allison Embrey (1861-1931) — also known asThomas A. Embrey — of Winchester,FranklinCounty, Tenn.Born in Winchester,FranklinCounty, Tenn.,February27, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1904,1924(alternate).Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from astroke,in Florida StateHospital for the Insane, Chattahoochee,GadsdenCounty, Fla.,April11, 1931 (age70 years, 43days).Interment atFlorida State Hospital Cemetery, Chattahoochee, Fla.| |  Relatives: Sonof Alexander Simmons Embrey and Louisa Summers (Cain) Embrey;married,October19, 1883, to Fannie Lindsay. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Chattanooga (Tenn.) DailyTimes, April 17, 1931 |
| | | Roderick Monroe Abercrombie (1856-1936) — also known asRoderick M. Abercrombie — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1856.Republican.Stonecontractor; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,1901-02; defeated, 1916.Scottishancestry.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Missouri State Hospital #2, aninsaneasylum, St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,January24, 1936 (age80 years, 10days).Interment atMt.Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof James Abercrombie and Agnes (Monroe) Abercrombie; married1878 toRosaline May Bailey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Austin Norton (1867-1947) — also known asFrank Norton — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 1,1867.Republican.Stonemason;florist;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1912-14.Methodist.Died, from astroke,while hospitalized forsenilepsychosis, at Ypsilanti StatePsychiatric Hospital, YorkTownship,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October2, 1947 (age80 years, 123days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Austin B. Norton and Sarah J. (Knapp) Norton; married to LenaEisenlord. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp (1875-1949) — also known asFlorence E. S. Knapp;Florence ElizabethSmith —of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1875.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; dean, College of Home Economics, Syracuse University;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1924(alternate);secretaryof state of New York, 1925-27; in 1927, aninvestigationdiscovered hermaladministrationof the 1925 state census; she had paid salaries torelativesand others who did no census work,forgedindorsements on checks,receivedmoney she was not entitled to, and burned state records toconcealevidence of these things;resignedher position at Syracuse University;indictedon various charges in 1928,triedtwice and eventuallyconvictedofgrandlarceny;sentencedto 30 days in jail.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Grange.Died, following aheartattack, in Marcy State Hospital (insane asylum), Marcy,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1949 (age74 years, 215days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter of James E. Smith and Mary (Hancock) Smith; married toPhilip Schuyler Knapp. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ada Byron Nafew (1854-1949) — also known asAda B. Nafew;Ada ByronMcIntire —of Eatontown,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,1854.Postmaster atEatontown,N.J., 1897-1903.Female.Presbyterian.Died, in the Marlboro Statemental hospital, Marlboro,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,December27, 1949 (ageabout 95years).Interment atGlenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, N.J.| | Relatives:Daughter of Benjamin McIntire and Roxanna (Stearns) McIntire; marriedto James Weed Nafew. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Francis Fisher Kane (1866-1955) — also known asFrancis F. Kane — of Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 17,1866.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1890; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1903; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1904;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1913-19.Episcopalian.Member,PhiKappa Sigma.Died, in McLeanHospital, Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 27,1955 (age88 years, 344days).Burial location unknown.  | James Henry Caulfield Jr. (1875-1958) — also known asJames H. Caulfield, Jr. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Southern Pines,MooreCounty, N.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1875.Republican.Investigator;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1917-22; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1922.Member,Elks;Moose.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, while also suffering fromsenility,in the North Carolinastate mental hospital at Butner,GranvilleCounty, N.C.,August30, 1958 (age83 years, 231days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Winchester,FranklinCounty, Tenn.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Oakland,GarrettCounty, Md.;Charlottesville,Va.; Stanardsville,GreeneCounty, Va.Born in Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.,November14, 1878.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church, Barton Heights, Va.,until 1908, when heresignedfollowing awidelyreportedfistfight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt;composer;poet;translator;prolific writer of opinion pieces for newspapers, expressing moderatepacifist views, along with strong support for the League of Nations;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support ofDemocratic presidential nomineeAlSmith; initially supported PresidentFranklinRoosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned towardisolationism and anti-Communism.Episcopalian.Died, fromcerebralvascular accident, while suffering fromchronicbrain syndrome due tocerebralarteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, amentalhospital, inAugustaCounty, Va.,December21, 1964 (age86 years, 37days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911-1983) — of New Jersey. Born in Wenonah,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,October1, 1911.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1951-53;NewJersey state attorney general, 1954-58; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1956.Died, from aheartailment, at the New York Hospital Westchester Divisionmentalhospital, White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1983 (age71 years, 217days).Interment atSiloam Cemetery, Vineland, N.J.
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