Find A Grave - Oak Woods Cemetery

Anson, Adrian Constantine 'Cap' b. April 11, 1852 d. April 14, 1922
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Marshalltown, Iowa, he began to play professionally in the National Association (NA) as an infielder at the age of 19. Regarded as one of the greatest players of his era, he played a record 27 consecutive seasons 1876 to 1897, with the Chicago Cubs franchise, then known as the White Stockings and later the Colts. He led the team to five National League pennants in the 1880s and was the first to tally over 3,000 career hits. He finished his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section E, Division 4, Lot 10 (just off of paved road)
Ayres, David b. April 29, 1841 d. December 11, 1916
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Kalida, Ohio, he was 20 years old when he enlisted in the 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on September 2, 1861 at Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Mustered in as a Private in Company A on September 23, 1861, he would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi while a Sergeant on May 22, 1863 (his name is listed as "David Ayers" in Civil War records, and his Medal was issued under that name). His citation simply reads "...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Bacon, Faith b. July 19, 1910 d. September 26, 1956
Actress, Burlesque Dancer. A Broadway starlet of the late 1920s, she is remembered for her erotic dance routines at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Born Frances Yvonne Bacon, little is recorded of her early years save that she at some point lived in the Northern California community of Placerville and along the way apparently received at least a modicum of classical ballet training before making her way to New York where she had her Broadway debut in the revue "Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1928"...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Barrow, Keith b. September 27, 1954 d. October 24, 1983
Singer and composer. Keith Barrow was the only son of civil rights and human activist, Rev. Willie T. Barrow of the Operation Push organization and is best remembered for his Top 30 hit, "You Know You Wanna Be Loved." "Mr. Magic Man," "Turn It Up," "Physical Attraction," and "Step Into My Garden" were among his other popular recordings. In his teens, Barrow headed a gospel group called the Soul Shakers. A song he composed, "Teach Me (It's Something About Love)" charted as a single for the group...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cause of death: Complications of AIDS
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section X, Lot 439
Brown, Willa Beatrice b. January 22, 1906 d. July 18, 1992
African-American aerospace pioneer, the first African-American woman to hold a commercial pilot's license in the United States and the first African-American female officer in the Civil Air Patrol. As a young high school teacher in Gary, Indiana, and later a social worker in Chicago, Willa Brown felt that her talents were being wasted. She sought greater challenges and adventures in life, especially if they could be found outside the limited career fields normally open to African-American's...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burris, Roland Wallace [future burial site] b. August 3, 1937
US Senator. He was elected Attorney General of the State of Illinois and served from 1991 to 1995. In late 2008, he was selected by Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the vacated seat of President Barack Obama. (Bio by: Robert)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Campbell, Delois b. March 12, 1926 d. August 2, 2011
Gospel singer. Soprano member of the award-winning Barrett Sisters Trio who electrified audiences worldwide with their powerful gospel harmonies for more than six decades. She started singing at a earlier age in the church and sang with the Roberta Martin singers for 18 years before organizing her Barrett Sisters Trio. In the mid-1960s, the sisters recorded their first album on the Savoy Records, "Jesus Loves Me," on...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Colosimo, Jim b. 1877 d. May 11, 1920
Organized Crime Figure. Colosimo was ten years old when he left Italy with his family destined for Chicago. As a teenager he began supplementing his income with thievery, including pickpocketing, and by the time he was 18 he began engaging prostitutes to work for him. Early in his career he took up the Italian practice of sending Black Hand letters to wealthy citizens of Chicago. These anonymous messages threatened violence unless money was paid, and were usually signed with an imprinted black...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Confederate Mound [memorial]
The Confederate Mound is the burial place of about 6000 Confederate prisoners who died at Camp Douglas. (Bio by: Natalie Huntley)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Cook, Burton Chauncey b. 1819 d. 1894
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 6th Distrivt in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1865 to 1871. Also served as a Member of the Illinois State Legislature, and Member of the Republican National Convention from Illinois from 1866 to 1868. (Bio by: K)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Davis (Bartlett), Jessie b. September, 1859 d. May 14, 1905
Opera Singer. She and her older sister Belle, before they were twelve years of age, were noted as vocalists throughout their neighborhood. They appeared frequently in Morris, Illinois and surrounding villages and cities in concert work. They soon attracted the attention of traveling managers, one of whom succeeded in securing them for a tour of the western cities to sing in character duets. The older sister was of delicate constitution and died soon after the engagement was made. Jessie then...[Read More] (Bio by: Ginny M)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section B-4-16
DeBeck, Billy b. April 16, 1890 d. November 11, 1942
Cartoonist. He drew the comic strip "Barney Google" from 1919 to 1942. Another of his well known characters was 'Snuffy Smith'. (Bio by: Ginny M)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section J, Division I, Lot 358
Deneen, Charles Samuel b. May 4, 1863 d. February 5, 1940
Illinois Governor, US Senator. Served as Governor of Illinois from 1905 to 1913. Elected as a Senator from Illinois to the United State Senate, serving from 1925 to 1931.
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Dorsey, Thomas 'Georgia Tom' b. July 1, 1899 d. January 23, 1993
African-American composer and arranger, the acknowledged "father of gospel music." Thomas Andrew Dorsey remains arguably the most influential figure ever to impact the genre. A versatile composer whose material shifted easily from energetic hard gospel to hymns. Dorsey penned many of the best known and familiar songs in gospel, among them "Precious Lord," "Peace In The Valley," "I Don't Know Why," "Search Me Lord," "Old Ship Of Zion," and "The Lord Will Make A Way." He was born in Villa Rica...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Life, Chapel Floor, AW 63
Eckersall, Walter H. b. June 17, 1887 d. March 24, 1930
College Football Player, Journalist. A pioneering football great, he played for the University of Chicago from 1904 to 1906. His drop-kick punting abilities helped the team to maintain a 56-game winning streak. He was later a sportswriter for the "Chicago Tribune", and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section B Division 1 Lot 53
Eckstein, Henry G. b. January 15, 1860 d. April 11, 1935
Son of the inventor of Cracker-jacks, he invented Gold Dust washing powder, as well as the waxed candy carton and its liner.
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section K Division 1 Lot 12
Excell, Edwin Othello b. December 13, 1851 d. June 10, 1921
Edwin Excell wrote the text and melody for the wonderful hymns "Count Your Blessings" and "Since I Have Been Redeemed." (Bio by: Mike Reed)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section D-1, directly in front of cemetery office
Fermi, Enrico b. September 29, 1901 d. November 28, 1954
Physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938. He was the first to split the atom, designed the first atomic piles, and produced the first sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Born in Rome, Italy in 1901, he was the oldest son of Alberto Fermi, Chief Inspector for the Ministry of Communications, and Ida de Gattis. While attending the local grammar school, his early aptitude for math and physics was quickly recognized and encouraged. Fermi studied at the University of Rome, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Ford, Louis Henry b. May 23, 1914 d. March 31, 1995
Bishop. Founded the Church of God in Christ. There is a major highway in the Chicago area named for him.
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Just off of paved road
Guzik, Jack (Jake) b. March 20, 1886 d. February 21, 1956
Gangster.
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Jewish Cemetery, Deliverance section, D5

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