Northwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, It was established in 1878.
Notable interments George Bradley (1852–1931) Major League Baseball playerBaseball-Reference Duke Esper (1868–1910) Major League Baseball PlayerBaseball Almanac Born Charles Esbacher. William "Kid" Gleason (1866–1933) Major League Baseball player and managerSociety for American Baseball Research Eddie Griffin (1982–2007) Professional Basketball playerPhiladelphia Inquirer George Hesselbacher, Major League Baseball playerBaseball-Reference John Miller (1839–1882) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipientvconline (true name Henry Fey). He was a Private in the 8th New York Cavalry. Frank Bernard Nicholls (1877–1924), English-American golf professional Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973), gospel singer, songwriter, and recording artist Dave Zearfoss (1868–1945), professional Baseball player
The cemetery contains five Commonwealth war graves, a Canadian Army soldier of World War I and 4 British naval personnel of World War II. CWGC Cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.
References
External links
Northwood Cemetery at Find-A-Grave Northwood Cemetery at Interment.net