Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn

Holy Cross Cemetery
Details
Location	3620 Tilden Avenue, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°38′47″N73°56′19″W / 40.6465°N 73.9386°W / 40.6465; -73.9386
Type	Catholic
Owned by	Diocese of Brooklyn
Website	www.ccbklyn.org/our-cemeteries/holy-cross-cemetery/
Find a Grave	Holy Cross Cemetery

Holy Cross Cemetery, located at 3620 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, is a Catholic cemetery operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn. The cemetery opened on July 13, 1849.

Notable burials

• John J. Bennett Jr. – Soldier and lawyer
• Diamond Jim Brady – American businessman and philanthropist
• John Bullman – American jockey
• Tommy Burns – Canadian and U.S. Hall of Fame jockey
• James Kenneth Campbell (1920-2004) - American lawyer
• Louis Capone – organized crime figure
• James Carey – Medal of Honor recipient
• John Michael Clancy – U.S. Representative
• Walter Donaldson – songwriter
• Timothy Donoghue (1825–1908) – Medal of Honor recipient during American Civil War
• "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons – American Hall of Fame racehorse trainer
• Joseph C. H. Flynn – lawyer, politician, and magistrate
• Edward H. Garrison – American Hall of Fame jockey
• William Russell Grace (1832–1904) – Irish-American businessman and former Mayor of New York City
• Frank Hayes (1901–1922) – won a steeplechase despite suffering a fatal heart midrace
• Gil Hodges (1924–1972) – Major League Baseball player and manager
• Patrick Keely – Architect
• Ardolph Loges Kline – New York City Mayor, U.S. Representative
• Frank J. Macchiarola – Chancellor of the New York City Schools, 1978–1983
• Hugh McLaughlin – Boss of the Brooklyn Democratic Party in the late 1800s
• Jean H. Norris – lawyer and first female magistrate of New York City
• Mícheál Ó Lócháin (1836–1899) – one of the foremost activists in behalf of the Irish Gaelic language in the United States. Founded the first periodical in which Irish Gaelic had a major place.
• Samuel O'Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine.
• William R. Pelham – Medal of Honor recipient
• James J. Reynolds – educator ^{[1] [2]}
• Quentin Reynolds – journalist ^[3]
• Frank Thompson (1852–1925) – first major-league baseball player born in Portugal ^[4]
• Albert Weisbogel – two-time Medal of Honor recipient (unmarked grave)
• Frankie Yale (1893–1928) – organized crime figure

References

1. "J.J. Reynolds Dies; City Educator 50 Years". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 27, 1945. p. 27. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
2. "Dr. J.J. Reynolds, Educator, 71, Dead – Ex-Assistant Superintendent in Kings – Warned U.S. of Nazi Program of Hate in '33". The New York Times. May 27, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
3. "Reynolds, Famed Newsman". San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, California. March 18, 1965. p. 32. Retrieved August 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Augustus Fernandez". The Brooklyn Standard Union . October 31, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2023– via newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website
• Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn at Find a Grave
• Brooklyn Catholic Cemeteries
• Interment.net entry