Woodlawn Cemetery is the name of a cemetery in Elmira,

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, United States. Its most famous burials are

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Fau ...

and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens. Many members of the United States Congress, including

Jacob Sloat Fassett Jacob Sloat Fassett (November 13, 1853 – April 21, 1924) was a businessman, lawyer, and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life He was born on November 13, 1853, in Elmira, New York, the son of Newton Po ...

are also interred there. Within Woodlawn Cemetery is the distinct Woodlawn National Cemetery, begun with the interment of Confederate prisoners from the nearby

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(dubbed "Hellmira" by its inmates) during the

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. It is run by the

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. an
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Both cemeteries are still active and together were added to the

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in 2004.

Notable burials

* John Arnot, Jr. (1831–1886) US Representative, mayor, Civil War veteran, businessman * Tracy Beadle (1808–1877), member of the New York State Assembly * James Chaplin Beecher (1828–1886), Civil War general * Frank LaMar Christian (1876–1955), prison warden *

Clara Clemens Clara Langhorne Clemens Samossoud (formerly Gabrilowitsch; June 8, 1874 – November 19, 1962), was an American concert singer, and the daughter of Samuel Clemens, who wrote as Mark Twain. She managed his estate and guarded his legacy after ...

(1874–1962), concert singer and Mark Twain's only surviving child and widow of Ossip Gabrilowitsch *

Jean Clemens Jane Lampton "Jean" Clemens (July 26, 1880 – December 24, 1909) was the daughter of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (better known by his pen name Mark Twain) and Olivia Langdon Clemens. She founded or worked with a number of societies for the p ...

(1880–1909), Mark Twain's youngest daughter * Olivia Langdon Clemens (1845–1904), Mark Twain's wife and editor * Susy Clemens (1872–1896), Mark Twain's eldest daughter and a biographer of him *

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(1939–1963),

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winner from

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* Alexander S. Diven (1809–1896), Civil War general *

(1853–1924), US Representative * Thomas S. Flood (1844–1908), US Representative * Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878–1936), Russian-born American pianist married to

. * Hiram Gray (1801–1890), US Representative * John W. Jones (1817–1900), ex-slave and sexton of Woodlawn National Cemetery * Thomas Maxwell (1792–1864), US Representative * Anna Campbell Palmer (1854–1928), novelist * Samuel Partridge (1790–1883), US Representative * Alexander W. Randall (1819–1872), 6th Governor of Wisconsin *

Hal Roach Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, ...

(1892–1992), comedy film & television producer * Lucius Robinson (1810–1891), Governor of New York * Hosea H. Rockwell (1840–1918), US Representative * Horace B. Smith (1826–1888), US Representative * Esther Baker Steele (1835–1911), educator, author, editor, philanthropist *

(Samuel L. Clemens) (1835–1910), author * Asher Tyler (1798–1875), US Representative * Jonas S. Van Duzer (1846–1918), creamery manufacturer and assemblyman

Gallery

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References

External links

* {{National Register of Historic Places in New York Buildings and structures in Elmira, New York Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Tourist attractions in Chemung County, New York Cemeteries in Chemung County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Chemung County, New York 1864 establishments in New York (state)