Bancroft, David James 'Beauty' b. April 20, 1891 d. October 9, 1972 Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball as a shortstop for sixteen seasons (1915 to 1930) with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Possibly the best National League shortstop of his era, he had all the stellar defensive skills a team needed – quick hands, long range and a mental speed that augmented his physical talent. That, coupled with a good ability at the plate, helped him get into 4 World Series. In 1915...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Greenwood Cemetery, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA Plot: Block 5, Tier 2, Grave 4 GPS coordinates: 46.6352081, -92.1051636 (hddd.dddd)
Barry, David Francis b. March 6, 1854 d. March 6, 1934 Photographer. Went out on his own at about the age of 17 as a photography apprentice to Orland Scott Goff, and became a famous photographer of Native American Indians. He counted as friends such figures as Sitting Bull, Chief Gall, "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Kit Carson, General George Armstrong Custer among other late 1800s notables. Greenwood Cemetery, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA Plot: Block 11 GPS coordinates: 46.6341286, -92.1094894 (hddd.dddd)
Lenroot, Irvine Luther b. January 31, 1869 d. January 26, 1949 US Congressman, US Senator. He served as a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives from 1909 to 1918, and in the United States Senate from 1918 to 1927. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield) Greenwood Cemetery, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
b. April 20, 1891 d. October 9, 1972