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Griffith Coombe
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b. 1768 – d. 14 Sep 1845
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71 yrs.
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Coombe Vlt.
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- Founder of the cemetery.
- Wealthy merchant and landowner from Philadelphia.
- Entertained George Washington at his home in an area of S.E. that is now occupied by the western end of the Navy Yard.
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John T. Frost
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d. 23 May 1854
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R48 S5
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- Founder of the Cemetery.
- Clerk in the House of Representatives.
- No stone.
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James Greenleaf
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b. 1765 - d. 17 Sep 1843
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78 yrs
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R49 S23
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- Early investor in Washington, D.C. Nearly bankrupted the city.
- The Donald Trump of his day, said to have amassed $2 million at an early age, lost it all in land speculation in D.C. His contract with the city required he build a larger number of houses per year than the market could bear.
- Abandoned a wife and child in Holland, remarried in the U.S.
- Died the same day as his sister, Mrs. William Cranch (William Cranch was nephew of Pres. John Adams, cousin of Pres. John Quincy Adams).
- Greenleaf’s Point was one of the primary areas in which he bought land (location of the Arsenal, now Fort. McNair).
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Samuel Smallwood
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b. 1772 - d. 29 Sep 1824
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52 yrs
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R49 S26
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- Superintendent of slaves during the building of the Capitol.
- Died a wealthy lumberman and supplier to the building the Capital City.
- Tombstone believed to have been designed by George Hadfield (first architect of the Capitol) who was a close friend.
- Daughter married Jonathan Prout, son of William Prout (owned 500 acres on Capitol Hill).
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George Blagden
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d. 3 Jun 1826
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Blagden Vlt.
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- Born Yorkshire, England.
- Living in Philadelphia at the time he was recruited to work on the Capitol.
- Head stone mason at the Capitol.
- Killed in cave-in while inspecting the foundation of the Capitol.
- Founder of the Cemetery.
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