Lincoln Cemetery (Cook County)
Lincoln Cemetery is a cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1911.[1] The cemetery is noteworthy for the number of famous African-American Chicagoans buried there, among them several notable blues and jazz musicians, as well as notables in literature, sports, and history.[2]
Notable graves[]
- Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1870–1940), newspaper publisher[2]
- Albert Ammons (1907–1949), Jazz/boogie-woogie pianist
- Gene Ammons (1925-1974), Jazz tenor saxophonist (son of Albert Ammons)
- Lillian Hardin Armstrong[3] (1898–1971), Jazz singer/pianist/second wife of Louis Armstrong (Garden of Peace Mausoleum)[2]
- Big Bill Broonzy (1893–1958), Bluesman
- Gwendolyn Brooks[4] (1917–2000), Poet, first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize[2]
- Bessie Coleman[5] (1892–1926), early African-American aviator[2]
- Johnny Dodds (1892–1940), Jazz clarinetist
- Warren "Baby" Dodds (1898–1959), Jazz drummer
- Charles "Pat" Dougherty (1879–1939) American baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues
- Andrew Rube Foster (1879–1930), American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. "The father of black baseball."[2]
- William "Bill" Francis (1879–1942) Third baseman and manager in the Negro leagues.
- Photographer[6] (d. 1944)
- (1872-1928), committeeman in the "Bloody 20th Ward", killed by the mobster Morris Elder.[2]
- Vivian Harsh (1890-1960), first African American librarian in the Chicago Public Library, created a monumental research collection on black life.[2]
- Al Hibbler (1915–2001), American baritone vocalist.[7]
- Papa Charlie Jackson (1887–1938), American blues singer, songster and banjoist/guitarist
- Tom "College Boy" Johnson (1889–1926) American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues
- Frank Leland (1869–1914), American baseball player, manager, and executive in the pre-Negro leagues[8]
- (1905–2007) Bronzeville socialite, worked for notables on both sides of the law: Al Capone, Attorney Roy Washington, The Honorable Harold Washington, first African American Mayor of Chicago and the Honorable Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz
- Jimmy Reed (1925–1976), Blues musician
- Elder Lucy Smith (1875-1952) first woman to pastor a major Chicago congregation, early radio evangelist.[2]
- Blanche Wilkins Williams (1876–1936), educator of deaf children
- Jesse Ernest Wilkins Sr. (1894–1959) Undersecretary of Labor in the Eisenhower administration.
- Ella (Wilson) Wright (b. 1884[9] – d. 1959)[10] schoolteacher and mother of writer Richard Wright 1908–1960.
- At least 14 victims of the Chicago race riot of 1919, including teenager Eugene Williams.[11][12][13]
References[]
- ^ Hucke, Matt and Ursula Bielski (1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County County. Chicago: Lake Claremont Press. p. 169. ISBN 0964242648.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rumore, Kori (2021-07-25). "As first victim of Chicago's 1919 race riots finally receives a grave marker, here's a look at other notable people buried in Lincoln Cemetery". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Tombstone Tourist
- ^ WTTW
- ^ Life of Bessie Coleman
- ^ Chicago Tribune
- ^ Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music
- ^ "1914FrankLelandDeathCertificate.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ US Census 1900
- ^ LDS Family Search: Cook County Death record
- ^ McWhirter, Cameron (2021-07-23). "Chicago Honors Victim of 'Red Summer' Race Riots—More Than 100 Years Later". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Marker coming for Black teen whose 1919 death roiled Chicago". Associated Press. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Palmer, J. Coyden (2020-02-29). "Half of victims of 1919 Chicago Race Riot located in unmarked graves at Lincoln Cemetery". Chicago Crusader. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
External links[]
- Lincoln Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Cemetery
Coordinates: 41°40′12″N 87°42′09″W / 41.6701153°N 87.7026071°W
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- Blue Island, Illinois
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