Buford, Gen. Napoleon Bonapart b. January 13, 1807 d. March 28, 1883 Civil War Union Brigadier General. Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1831, and resigned his commission in 1835. Joined the Union Army in August 1861, and saw service at the Battles of Belmont, Island No. 10, Corinth, and in the Vicksburg campaign. In April 1862 he was appointed Brigadier General, US Volunteers and commanded District of East Arkansas. His half brother was Major General John Buford of Gettysburg fame. (Bio by: Don Connelly) Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Plot: Block 32, Lot 1
Cable, Ransom Reed b. September 23, 1834 d. November 12, 1909 Businessman. Served as president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. His uncle, Philander Cable, was president of the Rock Island-Peoria Railroad. Ransom donated to Rock Island its waterworks pumping station. Philander's son, Ben Cable, was a congressman from the Rock Island district for many years, after which time he spent some time living abroad. In 1891, while in France, he purchased a large bronze monument. This monument, designed and sculpted by Paul De Vigne, was...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett) Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Denkmann, Frederick b. 1824 d. 1905 Frederick Denkmann, a native of Germany, was a pioneer Rock Island lumber man, who, with his brother-in-law, Frederick Weyerhaeuser, formed the Weyerhaeuser-Denkmann Lumber Company. In 1860, the two bought the failed Mead, Smith and Marsh sawmill in Rock Island and renamed it Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann. Mr. Denkmann managed the mill's day-to-day operations while Mr. Weyerhaeuser worked to build the business, especially by securing timber rights in the coveted white-pine forests to the north...[Read More] Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Hoffman, Gen. William b. 1807 d. 1884 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. After graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1828. he fought in every major war until his death. During the Civil War he served first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 8th United States Regular Infantry, then as Colonel of the 3rd United States Regular Infantry before being placed in charge of all Union prisoner of war camps and hospitals. While in that capacity he contributed to the suffering of Confederate Prisoners by stifling...[Read More] (Bio by: T. Denardo) Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Mansill, Richard b. 1829 d. 1903 The monument is thought to represent the four pillars of the universe. Richard Mansill came to Rock Island with his parents from Staffordshire, England, at the age of 20. He first worked as a miner in Coaltown. He then, employing thrift and imagination, became involved in myriad interests, including a lumbar yard and coal mines of his own. He was also interested in countless matters concerning the natural sciences and was the author of many books about the origin and workings of the universe...[Read More] Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Thompson, Chester C. b. September 18, 1893 d. January 30, 1971 US Congressman. During World War I, he served as a Corporal in Headquarters Company of the 25th Coast Artillery. From 1922 to 1926, he was treasurer of Rock Island County, Illinois. He was mayor of Rock Island, 1927 to 1933 and member of the Democratic State central committee, 1930 to 1932. In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses, serving until 1939. Not a candidate for reelection, he was appointed chairman of the board of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Tipton, David M. b. 1828 d. 1904 Captain Tipton was a friend of Mark Twain and captain of government snagboat the "Colonel Alexander Mackenzie." He died at the wheel of his boat in the middle of Lake Pepin. His crew found an anchor at the bottom of the harbor at Keokuk, Iowa, brought it to Chippiannock Cemetery and placed it near his grave. Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Weyerhaeuser, Frederick b. 1834 d. 1914 Born in Niedersaulheim, Germany, he emigrated to America in 1852 and worked as a laborer in Erie, Pennsylvania. After marrying Elizabeth Bladel, he moved to Illinois where he found work in a sawmill. Weyerhaeuser saved as much money as he could and in 1857 managed to buy a sawmill and timber yard in Rock Island. The business was a great success and he acquired additional sawmills on the shores of the Mississippi. He also purchased large forests in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Idaho, Washington and...[Read More] Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
b. January 13, 1807 d. March 28, 1883