Oak Woods Cemetery

Reginald Melville Chase

1877–1946 (age 69)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Reginald Melville Chase (1877-1946) was a Simcoe-born individual buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Hannah Avis Perdue

1858–1941 (age 83)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Hannah Avis Perdue (1858-1941) was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Witt K. Cochrane

1866–1943 (age 77)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Witt K. Cochrane (1866-1943) was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Louise Cromwell

1890–1965 (age 75)

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Louise Cromwell was an American socialite and member of the prominent Cromwell family.

Jack E. Bairstow

1902–1963 (age 61)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Jack E. Bairstow (1902-1963) was a notable figure.

Herman Niels Bundesen

1882–1960 (age 78)

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Herman Niels Bundesen was a German-born individual who lived from 1882 to 1960 and was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery in B...

James Franck

1882–1964 (age 82)

Oak Woods Cemetery

James Franck was a German-American physicist who lived from 1882 to 1964, winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925 for...

Dorothy Hansine Andersen

1901–1963 (age 62)

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Dorothy Hansine Andersen was an American pediatrician and pathologist who lived from 1901 to 1963 and made significant c...

Marcel Schein

1902–1960 (age 58)

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Marcel Schein (1902-1960) was a notable figure whose life spanned the early-to-mid 20th century.

Barratt O'Hara

1882–1969 (age 87)

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Barratt O'Hara was a St. Joseph-born individual who lived from 1882 to 1969.

Frank C. Rathje

1882–1967 (age 85)

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Frank C. Rathje was a Bloomingdale resident who lived from 1882 to 1967.

John Christen Johansen

1876–1964 (age 88)

Oak Woods Cemetery

John Christen Johansen was a Copenhagen-born individual who lived from 1876 to 1964.

Will Judy

1891–1973 (age 82)

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Will Judy was a Garrett resident and lived from 1891 to 1973.

Hazel Frazee

1889–1972 (age 83)

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Hazel Frazee was a Chicago resident who lived from 1889 to 1972.

Henry P. Chandler

1880–1975 (age 95)

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Henry P. Chandler was a Massachusetts resident who lived from 1880 to 1975.

Reed G. Landis

1896–1975 (age 79)

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Reed G. Landis was an Illinois resident who lived from 1896 to 1975.

Clarence H. Cobbs

1908–1979 (age 71)

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Clarence H. Cobbs (1908-1979) was a Memphis resident and blues musician known for his harmonica playing.

Subby Byas

1910–1985 (age 75)

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Subby Byas was a Sabine County resident who lived from 1910 to 1985.

Evangeline S. Stenhouse

1893–1987 (age 94)

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Evangeline S. Stenhouse was a resident of LaSalle who lived from 1893 to 1987.

Mircea Eliade

1907–1986 (age 79)

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Mircea Eliade was a renowned Romanian historian of religion, philosopher, and author who profoundly influenced religious...

Jesse Owens

1913–1980 (age 67)

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Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Harold Washington

1922–1987 (age 65)

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Harold Washington was an American politician who served as the first African American mayor of Chicago.

Little Brother Montgomery

1906–1985 (age 79)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Little Brother Montgomery was an American blues pianist and singer from Louisiana.

Ben Wilson

1967–1984 (age 17)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ben Wilson was an American high school basketball player from Chicago whose promising career was cut short by tragedy.

Fred Below

1926–1988 (age 62)

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Fred Below was an American blues and rock and roll drummer who played with influential Chicago blues musicians.

Bernard Epton

1921–1987 (age 66)

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Bernard Epton was a Chicago politician and businessman who served as alderman and mayoral candidate.

Odie Payne

1926–1989 (age 63)

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Odie Payne was a Chicago blues drummer known for his work with Muddy Waters and other blues legends.

Keith Barrow

1954–1983 (age 29)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Keith Barrow was a Chicago resident whose brief life ended in 1983.

Joseph Zeisler

1858–1919 (age 61)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Joseph Zeisler (1858–1919) hailed from Bielice and is interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Alexander Hugh Ferguson

1853–1911 (age 58)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Alexander Hugh Ferguson (1853–1911) of Ontario is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Albert George Farr

1851–1913 (age 62)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Albert George Farr (1851–1913) of Brandon was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Charles Reid Barnes

1858–1910 (age 52)

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Charles Reid Barnes (1858–1910) of Madison was interred at Oak Woods Cemetery upon his death.

Frederic Woodman Root

1846–1916 (age 70)

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Frederic Woodman Root (1846–1916) of Boston was buried in Oak Woods Cemetery after his 1916 passing.

John H. Rice

1816–1911 (age 95)

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John H. Rice (1816–1911) of Mount Vernon was laid to rest in Oak Woods Cemetery after a long life that reached the ear...

John Harper Long

1856–1918 (age 62)

Oak Woods Cemetery

John Harper Long (1856-1918) hailed from Steubenville and is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Solon Spencer Beman

1853–1914 (age 61)

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Solon Spencer Beman (1853-1914) was born in Brooklyn and rests at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Celia Parker Woolley

1848–1918 (age 70)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Celia Parker Woolley (1848-1918) of Toledo is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Charles Richmond Henderson

1848–1915 (age 67)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Charles Richmond Henderson (1848-1915) from Covington rests at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Berthold Laufer

1874–1934 (age 60)

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Berthold Laufer (1874–1934) was a German-born American anthropologist and sinologist whose meticulous studies of East ...

Ida B. Wells

1862–1931 (age 69)

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Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) was an African-American journalist, educator, and activist who crusaded against lynching and ...

George Ellery Hale

1868–1938 (age 70)

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George Ellery Hale (1868–1938) was an American astronomer who founded major observatories such as Yerkes and Mount Wil...

Eliakim Hastings Moore

1862–1932 (age 70)

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Eliakim Hastings Moore (1862–1932) was an American mathematician whose pioneering work in algebraic topology helped la...

Paul Shorey

1857–1934 (age 77)

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Paul Shorey (1857–1934) was an American classical scholar celebrated for his translations and interpretations of Plato...

Clarence Herschberger

1876–1936 (age 60)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Clarence Herschberger (1876–1936) of Peoria lies at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Fred Andrus

1850–1937 (age 87)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Fred Andrus (1850–1937) of Washington Township was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Opie Read

1852–1939 (age 87)

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Opie Read (1852–1939) was an American humorist and novelist whose Southern-flavored tales made him a bestselling autho...

Jesse Holdom

1851–1930 (age 79)

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Jesse Holdom (1851–1930) served for decades as a Cook County Circuit Court judge, shaping Illinois jurisprudence aroun...

Lansing Campbell

1882–1937 (age 55)

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Lansing Campbell (1882–1937) was an American illustrator and writer best known for creating the Uncle Wiggily stories ...

Sigmund Zeisler

1860–1931 (age 71)

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Sigmund Zeisler (1860–1931) was an Austrian-born Chicago attorney celebrated for defending labor rights and civil libe...

Walter Eckersall

1883–1930 (age 47)

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Walter Eckersall (1883–1930) was a University of Chicago football star turned sportswriter who became one of the early...