The Only Lost President

Sites of John Hanson's vacated crypt and his reburial at
Oxon Hill Manor in Prince George's County, Maryland

  • November 22, 1783- John Hanson dies at nephew's Oxon Hill Manor, is put to rest in crypt made for him there
  • 1808- Addison family creates its cemetery 400 feet from crypt at Oxon Hill Manor 
  • 1810- Addisons sell Oxon Hill Manor to related Berry family and retain right to continue using cemetery 
  • 1871- Last known burial in cemetery 
  • 1878- When Oxon Hill Manor is put into receivership, the four in crypt are moved privately into adjacent Addison Cemetery
  • By 1930s- Reinterment of John Hanson has been forgotten, grave is now unknown