Louis Santop Loftin

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Louis Santop Loftin

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tyler, Smith County, TX, United States
Death: January 22, 1942 (53)
U.S. Navy Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States (Tabes dorsalis)
Place of Burial: 3227 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, 19132, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Andrew Loftin and Belle Loftin
Husband of Minnie B. Loftin
Brother of Joseph Loftin; Octavia Kirk and Jessie Downes

Occupation: Baseball Player
Managed by: Tamás Flinn Caldwell-Gilbert
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About Louis Santop Loftin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Santop

Louis Santop Loftin (January 17, 1889 – January 22, 1942) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He became "one of the earliest superstars" and "black baseball's first legitimate home-run slugger" (Riley), and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Sources

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1942; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/171737124/?article=6dafc900-df3d-4...
  • Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number 22559. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  • Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: Louis Santop Loftin, SSN: 186030977.
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Louis Santop Loftin's Timeline

1889
January 17, 1889
Tyler, Smith County, TX, United States
1942
January 22, 1942
Age 53
U.S. Navy Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States
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Philadelphia National Cemetery, 3227 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, 19132, United States