Northwood Cemetery

Northwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1878.

Notable interments

• George Bradley (1852–1931) Major League Baseball player.^[1]
• Duke Esper (1868–1910) Major League Baseball Player. Born Charles Esbacher.^[2]
• William "Kid" Gleason (1866–1933) Major League Baseball player and manager.^[3]
• Eddie Griffin (1982–2007) Professional Basketball Player.^[4]
• George Hesselbacher, Major League Baseball player.
• John Miller (1839–1882) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (true name Henry Fey). He was a Private in the 8th New York Cavalry.^[5]
• Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) Pioneering gospel singer, songwriter and recording artist.^[6]
• Dave Zearfoss (1868–1945) Professional Baseball Player.^[7]

External links

• Northwood Cemetery at Find-A-Grave
• Northwood Cemetery at Interment.net

References