Since he was buried in this cemetery, we'll be taking a sroadtrip to see some othersof interest buried there.
** MARY ELIZABETH JANE COLTER (1869-1958)
Architect, interior designer credited as "The Architect of the Southwest" for her designs that incorporated Spanish and Indian influences with contemporary designs.
She worked with the Fred Harvey Company and completed 21 projects for them and the Santa Fe Railroad. Also designed the Navajo Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico, in 1923 and the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona, in 1929.
This is of special interest to Route 66 fans.
** ALBERT WALTER McMILLAN (1862-1948)
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor recipient. Awarded it as a member of Co. E, 7th U.S. Cavalry for action at Wounded Knee in December 1890. His father, SAMUEL JAMES RENWICK McMILLAN (1826-1897)) is also buried there. His father was a 2nd lieutenant with the Stillwater Guards in the Dakota Wars in 1862.
Of interest, I already have written about Samuel's brother, Charles, who was a Union general as well, whose daughter Isabel married John Chowning Gesham who was also in the 7th Cavalry and received a Medal of Honor at Wounded Knee.
** Quite a few Civil War brigadier generals are also buried at Oakland Cemetery.
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