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Farwell, Charles Benjamin b. July 1, 1823 d. September 23, 1903
US Senator and Congressman from Illinois. (Bio by: Bill in Oregon)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Florsheim, Milton b. July 27, 1868 d. December 22, 1936
Shoe czar.
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Forsythe, Mimi b. December 13, 1921 d. August 17, 1952
Actress. Born Marie G. Armstrong. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Forsythe only appeared in three motion pictures, but she is best remembered for her role as Tamara, in the 1943 film, "Three Russian Girls." The role was supposed to go to Oona O'Neill (the future Mrs. Charlie Chaplin) but she bowed out at the last minute. Miss Forsythe's other credits include, "The Bridge Of San Luis Rey" (1944), and "Sensations Of 1945" (1944). In 1941, she married film producer Benedict Bogeaus, and retired...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Franks, Robert Emanuel 'Bobby' b. September 19, 1909 d. May 22, 1924
Leopold and Loeb kidnapping and murder victim.
Cause of death: Murdered, suffocation
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Gage, Lyman Judson b. June 28, 1836 d. January 26, 1927
US Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in the village of DeRuyter, New York, Gage developed an early aptitude for mathematics. He attributed this skill to his father who was a toll taker; the son would often help his father complete the daily account book. Moving to Rome, New York Gage received some schooling at the Rome Academy, but was forced to abandon his formal education by age 14. His early career included positions as a store clerk, mill worker and a night watchman. Eventually Gage...[Read More] (Bio by: EddieM)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Garrett, Augustus b. 1801 d. November 30, 1848
Chicago Mayor. Twice served as mayor of Chicago (1843-1844 and 1845-1846)

Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Gibson, Bob b. November 16, 1931 d. September 28, 1996
He was a singer/songwriter and leader of the folk music movement in the late 1950s. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Goldberg, Sol H. b. 1880 d. 1940
Businessman. Founder of the Hump Hairpin Manufacturing Company, he made his fortune and earned the thanks of hairpin users when he put ridges in hairpins, so they would not fall out of the hair. (Bio by: Ginny M)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section U, Lot 22
Goodrich, Albert E. b. February 11, 1826 d. September 14, 1885
Original owner of The Goodrich Transit Co., the largest of the Great Lakes steamship lines.
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 102.
Goodrich, Albert W. b. November 24, 1868 d. March 30, 1938
Inherited The Goodrich Transit Co. from his late father, but had a fascination for the Chicago Fire Department, and eventually served as Fire Commissioner from 1927 to 1931. Goodrich is credited with ordering the red and green lights placed on either side of the firehouses and apparatus, just like on a shipping vessel, to mimic port and starboard. To this day, Chicago continues this tradition. (Bio by K. Kruse)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 102.
Gray, Elisha b. August 2, 1835 d. January 21, 1901
Inventor, Educator. He was a giant in the history of telecommunications not only for his inventions (almost 70 patents), but also for the founding of the Western Electric Company, which became the manufacturing side of the old Bell System. Gray was in direct competition with Alexander Graham Bell for the invention of the telephone. Bell beat Gray to the patent office by only a few short hours. Also, Gray conceived the idea of a primitive closed-circuit television system which he called the "...[Read More] (Bio by: Bradley Gray)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section R, Plat 261
Green, Dwight Herbert b. January 9, 1897 d. February 20, 1958
Illinois Governor. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Served as Governor of Illinois from 1941 to 1949.
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Gunther, Charles Frederick b. March 6, 1837 d. February 10, 1920
Founder of Cracker Jacks. Confectioner, Collector, Historian and Politician.
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Haines, John b. May 26, 1818 d. July 4, 1896
Chicago Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1858 to 1860.
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Hinckley, Otis Ward b. 1861 d. 1924
Chicago business magnate. He was partners with and is buried next to George Schmidt.
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Holtzman, Jerome b. July 12, 1926 d. July 19, 2008
Baseball Hall of Fame Sportswriter. Known as "the Dean" of baseball press boxes, he chronicled the Chicago White Sox and Cubs for over four decades. A columnist at the Chicago Sun-Times and the Tribune from 1957 to 1999, he was also the author of six books, including the classic "No Cheering in the Press Box," an oral history of baseball as recounted by 24 sportswriter legends. In 1966, he was responsible for the institution of the "save" rule which acknowledges relief pitching as a Baseball...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Hotchkiss, Charles Truman b. May 3, 1832 d. August 28, 1914
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He entered his Civil War service with a commission of Captain in the 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was then assigned to serve as the Assistant Adjutant General on the staff of Major General William H.L. Wallace, then on the staff of Major General. John A. McClernand. Finally, he was advanced to Colonel, and was named the commander of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volulunteers on March 13, 1865 for "...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 165
Hull, Charles J. b. 1820 d. 1889
Chicago real estate developer. Jane Addams leased his mansion in 1889, and founded Hull House.
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Jonas, Edgar Allan b. October 14, 1885 d. November 14, 1965
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1949 to 1955. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1923. (Bio by: K)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Keeler, Harry Stephen b. 1890 d. 1967
Possibly the world's most bizarre mystery writer, Keeler wrote such novels as "The Case Of The Barking Clock, "The Man With The Magic Eardrums," "X. Jones Of Scotland Yard," "The Man With The Wooden Spectacles," "The Case Of The Transposed Legs," and "The Riddle Of The Traveling Skull," all in a spectacularly overdriven pulp style. The following passage from "The Riddle Of The Traveling Skull" is typical: "For it must be remembered that at the time I knew quite nothing, naturally, concerning...[Read More]
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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