Famous Business & Industry Graves

Famous Business & Industry Graves (A-G)

Innovation, invention, and enterprise helped build the modern world. From Melville Bissell and his famous sweepers to James Gamble of Procter & Gamble and inventor Charles Brush, discover the final resting places of men and women whose ideas became industries and household names.

Famous Business & Industry Graves (H-L)

Famous Business & Industry Graves (A-G)

From medicines to manufacturing, these innovators left their mark on American industry. Visit the graves of Col. Eli Lilly, John A. Hillenbrand, Cornelius Howell, and others whose companies, products, and ideas helped shape the communities around them.

Famous Business & Industry Graves (M-R)

Famous Business & Industry Graves (A-G)

Famous Business & Industry Graves (M-R)

Some names became products. Others became part of American history. William Procter helped create one of the world's best-known consumer companies, George Pullman changed railroad travel, and John D. Rockefeller built an oil empire. Explore their graves and those of other influential figures of business and industry.

Famous Business & Industry Graves (S-Z)

Famous Business & Industry Graves (M-R)

Paint, communications, manufacturing, retail and even flight. Henry Sherwin helped build Sherwin-Williams, Jeptha Wade helped shape Western Union, and Orville and Wilbur Wright changed transportation forever. Discover where these innovators and other builders of American industry were laid to rest.

Famous Food & Beverages Graves

Famous Business & Industry Graves (S-Z)

Famous Food & Beverages Graves

Some of America's most familiar names began with real people whose products ended up on our tables. From Jim Beam and Col. Harlan Sanders to W.K. Kellogg, Barney Kroger, Chef Boyardee's Hector Boiardi, and Bob Evans, visit the graves of the people behind foods, restaurants, beverages, and brands generations of Americans have known.

Famous Auto Industry Graves

Famous Business & Industry Graves (S-Z)

Famous Food & Beverages Graves

The automobile changed America, and these were some of the people who helped make it happen. Henry Ford, David Buick, the Chevrolet brothers, John and Horace Dodge, John DeLorean, Preston Tucker, and others helped turn an emerging invention into an industry that transformed how the world traveled.

Famous Department Store Graves

Long before online shopping and big-box retailers, department stores were destinations and many carried the names of the people who created them. Lyman S. Ayres, Simon Lazarus, John Shillito, George McAlpin, Edwin Higbee, and others, built stores that became landmarks and institutions in cities across the Midwest.

Famous Business & Industry Graves (A-G)

Harriet White Fisher Andrew

The Eagle Anvil Works

Princeton Cemetery

Princeton, New Jersey

Melville R. Bissell

Harriet White Fisher Andrew

Bissell Sweepers

Oak Hill Cemetery

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Charles Brush Sr.

Harriet White Fisher Andrew

Charles Brush Sr.

Inventor of the Arc light

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Joshua Cowen

Charles Brush Sr.

(Aug.-25-1877 - Sep.-8-1965)

Founder of Lionel Trains

Cowen founded the Lionel Corp. in 1900. Lionel had become one of the top 3 manufacturers in the US of electrical trains. By the 1950s, become the world's largest toy manufacturer.

Joshua Cowen

Cowen died from a stroke in Palm Beach Florida at 88 years old

Union Field Cemetery

Ridgewood, New York.

Seth Foster

Joshua Cowen

Stearns & Foster Mattresses

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

James Gamble

Francis K. Glidden

Procter & Gamble Co.

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

Francis K. Glidden

VP of Glidden Paint & Varnish Co.

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

William J. Gordon

Francis K. Glidden

William J. Gordon

Cleveland Iron Mining Co. &

W. J. Gordon & Co. (Grocer)

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Famous Business & Industry Graves (H-L)

William Hartness

John A. Hillenbrand

W. H. Hartness & Co. (Drug Store)

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

John A. Hillenbrand

Hillenbrand Industries

Saint Louis Cemetery

Batesville, Indiana

Cornelius Howell

Consolidated Knoxville Street Cars

Mound View Cemetery

Mount Vernon, Ohio

Col. Eli Lilly

Cornelius Howell

Eli Lilly and Co.

Crown Hill Cemetery

Indianapolis, Indiana

Famous Business & Industry Graves (M-R)

George D. Neal

William Procter

George D. Neal

Carriage Manufacturer

Mound View Cemetery

Mount Vernon, Ohio

Elihu Peck

William Procter

George D. Neal

Peck & Masters Ship Builders

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

William Procter

Procter & Gamble Co.

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

George Pullman

John D. Rockefeller

William Procter

Pullman Sleeping Train Car

Graceland Cemetery

Chicago, Illinois

William J. Rainey

John D. Rockefeller

W.J. Rainey Coke Ovens 'Coke King'

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

John D. Rockefeller

Standard Oil

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Famous Business & Industry Graves (S-Z)

Louis Severance

Levi T. Scoffield

Standard Oil- Treasurer

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Levi T. Scoffield

Architect, Philanthropist

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Henry A. Sherwin

Levi T. Scoffield

Henry A. Sherwin

Co-Founder of Sherwin/Williams Paint Co.

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

George Stearns

Phillip L. Van Every

Henry A. Sherwin

Stearns & Foster Mattresses

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

Paul Tulane

Phillip L. Van Every

Paul Tulane Co. (Retail)

Princeton Cemetery

Princeton, New Jersey

Phillip L. Van Every

Founder of Lance Inc.

Elmwood Cemetery

Charlotte, North Carolina

Jeptha Wade

Edward Williams

Western Union Telegraph

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Edward Williams

Co-Founder of Sherwin/Williams Paint Co.

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

John L. Woods

Edward Williams

Orville & Wilbur Wright

Lumber & Merchandising

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Orville & Wilbur Wright

Inventors of Flight, Bicycle Makers

Woodland Cemetery

Dayton, Ohio

Famous Food & Beverage Graves (A-K)

Philip D. Armour

Armour and Co.

Graceland Cemetery

Chicago, Illinois

Jim Beam

Bourbon Maker

Bardstown City Cemetery

Bardstown, Kentucky

Hector Boiardi

Chef Boy-ardee

All Souls Cemetery

Chardon, Ohio

Adolphus Busch

Anheuser/Busch Breweries

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

Adolphus Busch III

Anheuser/Busch Breweries

Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Affton, Missouri

Bob Evans

Bob Evans Sausage & Restaurants

Mound Hill Cemetery

Gallipolis, Ohio

Charles Fleischmann

Fleischmann Yeast Co.

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

Frank Haserot

Charles Fleischmann

Northern Haserot Co.

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Duncan Hines

Charles Fleischmann

Duncan Hines Hines/Park Co.

Fairview Cemetery

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Theodore Hudnut

Inventor Mazoil Cooking Oil

Highland Lawn Cemetery

Terre Haute, Indiana

William Kellogg

Theodore Hudnut

William Kellogg

Kelloggs Cereal Co.

Oak Hill Cemetery

Battle Creek, Michigan

William Knapp

Theodore Hudnut

William Kellogg

Bill Knapp's

Oak Hill Cemetery

Battle Creek, Michigan

Famous Food & Beverage Graves (K-Z)

Barney Kroger

Kroger Grocery Co.

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

Celeste Lizio

Barney Kroger

Mama Celeste Pizza

Queen of Heaven Cemetery

Hillside, Illinois

Douglas Odom

Barney Kroger

Douglas Odom

Tennessee Pride Sausage

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

C.W. Post

Col. Harlan Sanders

Douglas Odom

Post Cereal

Oak Hill Cemetery

Battle Creek, Michigan

Col. Harlan Sanders

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Cave Hill Cemetery

Louisville, Kentucky

Vernon Stouffer

Col. Harlan Sanders

Stouffer Corp. (Frozen Food)

Lakewood Park Cemetery

Rocky River, Ohio

James Vernor Sr.

William John White

Vernor's Ginger Ale

Woodmere Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

William John White

Created the Chewing Gum Industry- American Chicle Co.

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Famous Automotive Industry Graves

David Buick

Arthur Chevrolet

Buick Motor Co.

Woodmere Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Arthur Chevrolet

Chevrolet Motor Co.

Unknown Cemetery

Slidell, Louisiana

Gaston Chevrolet

Arthur Chevrolet

Gaston Chevrolet

Chevrolet Motor Co.

Holy Cross / St. Joseph Cemetery

Indianapolis, Indiana

Louis Chevrolet

Gaston Chevrolet

Chevrolet Motor Co.

Holy Cross / St. Joseph Cemetery

Indianapolis, Indiana

John DeLorean

DeLorean Motor Car Co.

White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery

Troy, Michigan

Horace Dodge

John DeLorean

Dodge Brothers Co.

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

John Dodge

Dodge Brothers Co.

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Henry Ford

Ford Motor Co.

Ford Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Lee Iacocca

Clement Studebaker

Chrysler Corp.

White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery

Troy, Michigan

Clement Studebaker

Studebaker Auto Co.

Riverview Cemetery

South Bend, Indiana

Preston Tucker

Clement Studebaker

Preston Tucker

Tucker Car Co.

Michigan Memorial Park

Flat Rock, Michigan

Famous Department Store Graves

Lyman S. Ayres

L.S. Ayres Dept. Store

Crown Hill Cemetery

Indianapolis, Indiana

Arthur Beerman

Lyman S. Ayres

Elder Beerman Dept. Store

Riverview Cemetery

Dayton, Ohio

Joseph T. Carew

Mabley & Carew Dept. Store

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

Edwin Higbee

George McAlpin

Higbee's Dept. Store

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

George McAlpin

McAlpin's Dept. Store

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

Simon Lazarus

George McAlpin

Lazarus Dept. Store

Greenlawn Cemetery

Columbus, Ohio

John Shillito

Shillito's Dept. Store

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio