Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsBeallsvilleMonocacy CemeteryForest GlenSt. John the EvangelistCemeteryForest GlenSt. John's CatholicCemeteryGaithersburgForest Oak CemeteryRockvilleParklawn CemeteryRockvilleRockville CemeteryRockvilleSt. Mary's CemeteryRockvilleUnion CemeterySandy SpringSandy Spring FriendsCemeterySilver SpringGate of HeavenCemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Montgomery County, Maryland
MonocacyCemetery
Beallsville, Montgomery County, Maryland
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  James Edward Day (1914-1996) — also known asJ. Edward Day — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,October11, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1952;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1960;U.S.Postmaster General, 1961-63.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Psi.Implemented the ZIP code. Died, of aheartattack, in Hunt Valley,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,October29, 1996 (age82 years, 18days).Interment at Monocacy Cemetery. | | Charles Waters Gilchrist (1936-1999) — also known asCharles W. Gilchrist;CharlieGilchrist —Born inWashington,D.C.,November12, 1936.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate senate 17th District, 1975-78;MontgomeryCounty Executive, 1978;Episcopalpriest.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa.Died inBaltimore,Md.,June 24,1999 (age62 years, 224days).Interment at Monocacy Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Eleanor Yates (Waters) Gilchrist and Ralph AlexanderGilchrist. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
St. John theEvangelist Cemetery
Forest Glen, Montgomery County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) — also known asFrederick N. Zihlman — of Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.Born in Carnegie,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October2, 1879.Republican.Glassblower;president,Maryland Federation of Labor, 1906-07; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1910-17;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,1914, 1930;investigatedin 1924 by the U.S. House over anaccusationthat heaccepted abribe of $5,000 from a "fixer"; the charges were notsubstantiated; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee); in December 1929, he,DanielR. Crissinger, and five others, officers of the F. H. SmithCompany, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities,wereindictedon federalchargesof using the mails to commitfraud;most of those indicted went to prison, but Zihlman and Crissingerwere never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.Methodist.Swissancestry. Member,Moose.Died in Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,April22, 1935 (age55 years, 202days).Interment at St. John the Evangelist Cemetery.
St. John'sCatholic Cemetery
Forest Glen, Montgomery County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Carroll (1730-1796) — of Maryland. Born in Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 22,1730.Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1781-90;Delegateto 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,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 7,1796 (age65 years, 290days).Interment at St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
Forest OakCemetery
Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Melvin Lee Ridgely (1900-1975) — also known asMelvin L. Ridgely — of Gaithersburg,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Md.,September5, 1900.Democrat. Postmaster atGaithersburg,Md., 1937-45 (acting, 1937).DiedMay 10,1975 (age74 years, 247days).Interment at Forest Oak Cemetery.
ParklawnCemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arthur Lewis Miller (1892-1967) — also known asArthur L. Miller;A. L.Miller —of Kimball,KimballCounty, Neb.Born near Plainview,PierceCounty, Neb.,May 24,1892.Republican. Member ofNebraskaunicameral legislature, 1937-41; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1940;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1943-59.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Lions.Died in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March16, 1967 (age74 years, 296days).Interment at Parklawn Cemetery. | | Harold Orrin Lovre (1904-1972) — also known asHarold O. Lovre — of Hayti,HamlinCounty, S.Dak.; Watertown,CodingtonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Toronto,DeuelCounty, S.Dak.,January30, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;member ofSouthDakota state senate 14th District, 1941-44;U.S.Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1949-57; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota,1956.Member,LambdaChi Alpha;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January17, 1972 (age67 years, 352days).Interment at Parklawn Cemetery. | | Frank W. Kuehl (1894-1991) — of Fountain City,BuffaloCounty, Wis.BornSeptember14, 1894.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1924,1928(alternate).DiedNovember19, 1991 (age97 years, 66days).Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
RockvilleCemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1891-1971) — of District of Columbia. Born inLexington,Va.,August23, 1891.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945-62.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedAugust4, 1971 (age79 years, 346days).Interment at Rockville Cemetery. | | Richard Johns Bowie (1807-1881) — also known asRichard J. Bowie — of Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,June 23,1807.Whig. Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1836-37; delegate to Whig National Convention fromMaryland, 1839 (speaker); Whig Presidential Elector for Maryland,1840(voted forWilliamHenry Harrison andJohnTyler);U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1849-53; candidateforGovernor ofMaryland, 1853; state court judge in Maryland, 1861-81.Slaveowner. Died near Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March12, 1881 (age73 years, 262days).Interment at Rockville Cemetery. | | John G. England — of Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Republican. Postmaster atRockville,Md., 1870-85;mayorof Rockville, Md., 1894-96.Interment at Rockville Cemetery. | | John Trumbull Garvin (1892-1943) — also known asJohn T. Garvin — Born, of American parents, in Valparaiso,Chile,July29, 1892.Importerand exporter; U.S. Vice Consul inValparaiso, 1916-20, 1921-27, 1928-33;Magallanes, 1927-28;Santiago, as of 1938-40.Died inWashington,D.C.,April26, 1943 (age50 years, 271days).Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
UnionCemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John McDonald (1837-1917) — of Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in County Kerry,Ireland,May24, 1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1882;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1897-99.Episcopalian.Died in Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January30, 1917 (age79 years, 251days).Interment at Union Cemetery. | | Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) — also known asWalter P. Johnson — of Germantown,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born near Humboldt,AllenCounty, Kan.,November6, 1887.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1940.Professionalbaseballpitcher with Washington Senators, 1907-27; won 417 games, second onlyto Cy Young; held major league record in career strikeouts (3508)from 1921 until 1983; holds record for career shutouts (110) andother records; was pitcher at the 1910 baseball game at whichWilliamH. Taft became thefirstPresident to attend Opening Day; also was manager of the WashingtonSenators and the Cleveland Indians; elected to theBaseballHall of Fame in 1936.Died, of abraintumor in GeorgetownHospital,Washington,D.C.,December10, 1946 (age59 years, 34days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
Sandy SpringFriends Cemetery
17715 Meeting House Road
Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
Founded 1754
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) — also known asHarold L. Ickes — of Hubbard Woods,CookCounty, Ill.; Winnetka,CookCounty, Ill.; Olney,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Frankstown,BlairCounty, Pa.,March15, 1874.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1920;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1936,1940,1944;newspapercolumnist.Presbyterian.ScottishandGermanancestry. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi.Died, in EmergencyHospital,Washington,D.C.,February3, 1952 (age77 years, 325days).Interment at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery.  | David Scull (1917-1968) — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September16, 1917.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;real estatebusiness;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1958-60;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1962-64; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; member and chair,Montgomery County Council, 1967-68.Prominent civil rights advocate; successfully fought for a MontgomeryCounty law against racial discrimination in housing.Suffered aheartattack during the noon recess of aCountyCouncil meeting, in the MontgomeryCountyBuilding, Rockville; never regained consciousness; died soonafter in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January23, 1968 (age50 years, 129days).Cremated;ashes interred at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery. |
Gate of HeavenCemetery
13801 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Ryan Byrne (1923-2014) — also known asThomas R. Byrne — of Pennsylvania. Born in West Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,February4, 1923.Historian;economist;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toNorway, 1973-76;Czechoslovakia, 1976-78.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March20, 2014 (age91 years, 44days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.  | John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) — also known asJohn B. Bennett — of Ontonagon,OntonagonCounty, Mich.Born in Garden,DeltaCounty, Mich.,January10, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;OntonagonCounty 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,GammaEta Gamma;American BarAssociation;Rotary;Elks.Died in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August9, 1964 (age60 years, 212days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. | | | Herbert Sidney Bursley (1896-1961) — also known asHerbert S. Bursley — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,September25, 1896.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inSofia, as of 1921-22;Constantinople, as of 1924; U.S. Consul inGuaymas, as of 1926-29;Izmir, as of 1932; U.S. Ambassador toHonduras, 1947.Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,February27, 1961 (age64 years, 155days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. | | John Joseph O'Connor (1885-1960) — also known asJohn J. O'Connor — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Raynham,BristolCounty, Mass.,November23, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1921-23;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1923-39; defeated(Andrew Jackson), 1938;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936.Member,PhiKappa.Died in1960(ageabout74 years).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. | | Charles Francis McLaughlin (1887-1976) — also known asCharles F. McLaughlin — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,June 19,1887.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;delegateto 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 seniorstatus 1964.Died inWashington,D.C.,February5, 1976 (age88 years, 231days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. | | Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) — also known asJoseph P. O'Hara — of Glencoe,McLeodCounty, Minn.Born in Tipton,CedarCounty, Iowa,January23, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;McLeodCounty Attorney, 1934-38;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 4,1975 (age80 years, 40days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. | | John Joseph Sirica (1904-1992) — also known asJohn J. Sirica — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March19, 1904.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1956;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1957-77; took seniorstatus 1977.Italianancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,August14, 1992 (age88 years, 148days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. | | John Miller Baer (1886-1970) — of North Dakota. Born in Black Creek,OutagamieCounty, Wis.,March29, 1886.Civilengineer;farmer;cartoonist;postmaster;U.S.Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated(Non-Partisan League), 1920.Congregationalist.Died inWashington,D.C.,February18, 1970 (age83 years, 326days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. | | Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) — also known asLeo J. Callanan — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January18, 1900.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inGenoa, 1924-26;Melbourne, 1926-27;Adelaide, 1926-29;Nassau, 1929-30; U.S. Consul inPort 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 inHankow, as of 1949.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromchronicemphysema, in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January5, 1982 (age81 years, 352days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward John Callanan and Helena Clare (Murphy) Callanan; married,February20, 1935, to Helene English Bradley. |
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