Woodlawn Cemetery is the name of a cemetery in Elmira, New York,

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. Its most famous burials are Mark Twain and his wife

Olivia Langdon Clemens Olivia Langdon Clemens (November 27, 1845 – June 5, 1904) was the wife of the American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Early life Olivia Langdon was born in 1845 in Elmira, New York, to Jervis Langdon and Olivia ...

. 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

Elmira Prison Elmira Prison was originally a barracks for "Camp Rathbun" or "Camp Chemung", a key muster and training point for the Union Army during the American Civil War, between 1861 and 1864. The site was selected partially due to its proximity to the E ...

(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 in veteran, businessman * James Chaplin Beecher (1828–1886), Civil War general * Frank LaMar Christian (1876–1955), prison warden * Clara Clemens (1874–1962), concert singer and Mark Twain's only surviving child and widow of

Ossip Gabrilowitsch Ossip Salomonovich Gabrilowitsch (Осип Сoломонович Габрилович, ''Osip Solomonovich Gabrilovich''; he used the German transliteration ''Gabrilowitsch'' in the West) (14 September 1936) was a Russian-born American pianist, ...

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 drowned in a bathtub at Samuel's home on Christmas Eve 19 ...

(1880-1909), Mark Twain's youngest daughter *

(1845–1904), Mark Twain's wife and editor *

Samuel Langhorne Clemens Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

(Mark Twain) (1835–1910), author * Susy Clemens (1872-1896), Mark Twain's eldest daughter and a biographer of him * Ernie Davis (1939–1963), Heisman Trophy winner from Syracuse University *

Alexander S. Diven Alexander Samuel Diven (February 10, 1809 – June 11, 1896) was an American politician from New York and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Catharine, New York, Diven attended the common schools and t ...

(1809–1896), Civil War general *

(1853–1924), US Representative * Thomas S. Flood (1844–1908), US Representative *

(1878–1936), Russian-born American pianist married to Clara Clemens. *

Hiram Gray Hiram Gray (July 10, 1801 in Salem, Washington County, New York – May 6, 1890 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from New York who served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1837 ...

(1801–1890), US Representative * John W. Jones (1817–1900), ex-slave and sexton of Woodlawn National Cemetery *

Thomas Maxwell Thomas Maxwell (February 16, 1792 – November 4, 1864) was an attorney and politician, serving for one term from 1829 to 1831 as a U.S. Representative from New York, as well as in county and state offices. Early life and education Thomas Maxw ...

(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 Harry 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 Esther Baker Steele (, Baker; August 4, 1835 – November 23, 1911) was an American educator, author, editor, and philanthropist of the long nineteenth century. She aided her husband, Dr. Joel Dorman Steele, J. Dorman Steele in his fourteen-week B ...

(1835–1911), educator, author, editor, philanthropist * Asher Tyler (1798–1875), US Representative * Jonas S. Van Duzer (1846–1918), creamery manufacturer and assemblyman

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(1910s) * 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) {{ChemungCountyNY-geo-stub