In the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference facebook group the other night there was some discussion about the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. Burr Oak is an African American cemetery, with several notable residents, including musicians and athletes.
Researcher Ted Knorr shared his 2005 remarks on the occasion of marking
eight previously unmarked graves of great Negro League baseball players. The graves were marked by the Negro Leagues Grave Marker Project.
Ted mentions 19 players. Burr Oak, in their their list of notable burials, shows only 17. Who were the other two?
From the Burr Oak list of notable burials I've transcribed information about the Negro League Baseball Players. If known I've added the FindAGrave.com listing and the Baseball-Reference.com listing.
Burley, Daniel Gardner - Sportswriter
FindAGrave listing
Location: Elmgrove, Lot 266, Gr. 1
Cornelius, William McKinley
Seamheads NL Database listing
Location: Locust Lane, Lot 44, Gr. 1
Crutchfield, John (Jimmie)
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
FindAGrave listing
Location: Burr Oak, Lot 51, Gr. 11
Davis, Roosevelt
Seamheads NL Database listing
Location: Sec. 6, Lot 11, Row 73, Gr. 47
De Moss, Elwood (Bingo)
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
Location: Sec. 7, Lot 1, Row 4, Gr. 29
Donaldson, John
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
FindAGrave listing
Location: Sec. 7, Lot 1, Row 17, Gr. 97
Garrett, Robert - Umpire
FindAGrave listing
Location: Fairlawn, Lot 626, Gr. 12
Hardy, Paul J.
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
Location: Sec. 9, Lot 1, Row 32, Gr. 8
Marshall, William J.
Seamheads NL Database listing
Location: Acacia Lawn, Lot 628, Gr. 5
McCurine, James Jr.
Baseball-Reference listing
Location: Acacia Lawn, Lot 421, Gr. 3
Ousley, Guy
Baseball-Reference listing
Location: Sec. 6, Lot 9, Row 80, Gr. 39
Phillips, John
Baseball-Reference listing
Location: Sec. 9, Lot 5, Row 16, Gr. 7
Powell, Clarence - although listed in Burr Oak's notable burials list it has never been confirmed that Clarence Powell played for a Negro League team.
(Milwaukee Graves)
Location: Fairlawn, Lot 81, Gr. 11
Strong, Othello L.
Location: Sec. 6, Lot 17, Row 41, Gr. 39
Taylor, James
Seamheads NL Database listing
FindAGrave listing
Location: Sec. 5, Lot 7, Row 12, Gr. 22
Trent, Theodore
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
Location: Sec. 5, Lot 5, Row. 6, Gr. 39
Tyson, Armand C.
Baseball-Reference listing
Location: Fairlawn, Lot 616, Gr. 9
It seems that there's still more work to be done here.
During my research I've found the obituaries for Jimmie Crutchfield and John Phillips. I'll be sharing them later.
UPDATE: Ted Knorr provided the name of another player, Wendell Smith. Poking around on the web turned up a story on the Chicago Baseball Museum site that listed a few more: Woodrow Wilson (Woody) Williams and Alec Radcliffe. I've also added links to the Seamheads.com Negro League Database.
Radcliffe, Alec
Baseball-Reference listing
Smith, Wendell - Sportswriter
Baseball Hall of Fame listing
Williams, Woodrow Wilson (Woody)
Baseball-Reference listing
UPDATE 2: Gary Ashwill provided five more player names and a bit of correction. Daniel Burley and Wendell Smith were not players, but sportswriters associated with the Negro Leagues.
Brazelton, Clarkson
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
Green, Joe
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
Harding, Halley
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
McAdoo, Tullie
Baseball-Reference listing - BBRef has a different death date than Seamheads
Seamheads NL Database listing
Walker, Admiral
Baseball-Reference listing
Seamheads NL Database listing
FindAGrave listing
UPDATE 3: Dr. Jeremy Krock shared another name and some more information.
Franklin L. Mann
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