title: Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)
text: # Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)
  
  Beechwoods Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in New Rochelle, New York. The cemetery was incorporated in 1854.
  
  ## Notable interments
  
  * Medal of Honor recipients:
     * Robert Temple Emmet (1854–1936), Lieutenant in the American Cavalry, for action in the Indian Wars
     * William B. Lewis (1847–1900), US Cavalry sergeant in the Indian Wars
  * Others
     * Nell Brinkley (1886–1944), the "Queen of Comics" illustrator and artist
     * Ruth Chatterton (1892–1961), American actress, novelist and aviator (cremated remains)
     * Thaddeus Davids (1810–1894), New York City businessman
     * William T. Emmet (1869–1918), New York lawyer, Public Service Commissioner
     * John Hunter (1788–1852), New York City merchant and landowner
     * Lou Jones (1932–2006), 1956 Olympic Gold Medal athlete
     * John Q. Underhill (1848–1907), U.S. Congressman
     * Max Wertheimer (1880–1943), one of the founders of gestalt psychology
  