Allen, John Clayton b. February 14, 1860 d. January 12, 1939 US Congressman. He moved to Nebraska in 1881, engaged in mercantile pursuits and was a member of the McCook City Council, 1887 to 1889. He was elected Mayor of McCook in 1890 and was the Secretary of State of Nebraska from 1891 to 1895. In 1896 he moved to Monmouth, Illinois, became president of the People's National Bank of Monmouth and was a member of the State School Board, serving 1917 to 1927. In 1925, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the three succeeding...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Vermont Cemetery, Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Kinney, Thomas Jefferson b. May 28, 1828 d. May 4, 1909 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. As a merchant, he was elected circuit clerk of Schuyler county, Illinois in 1860. When President Lincoln called for volunteers to prevent the dissolution of the Union, he answered the call by organizing the 119th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in August of 1862. He led that unit as its colonel and was assigned to the 16th Corps at Jackson, Tennessee where the 119th performed guard duty on the road from Columbus to Bolivar, Tennessee. He was taken prisoner...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher) Vermont Cemetery, Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Plot: Original Section, Lot 38
b. February 14, 1860 d. January 12, 1939