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Anderson, George Alburtus b. March 11, 1853 d. January 31, 1896
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1889.
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Browning, Orville Hickman b. February 10, 1806 d. August 10, 1881
Civil War US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Served in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War. Elected as a Senator from Illinois to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Stephen Douglas, serving from 1861 to 1863. Appointed United States Secretary of the Interior by President Andrew Johnson, serving from 1866 to 1869. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Fichter, Hermann Emil b. March 30, 1845 d. August 5, 1912
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the United States Army in Company F, 3d US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 5, 1871 at Whetstone Mountains, Arizona. His citation reads "Gallantry in action." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Saint Boniface Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 1, Block 3, Lot 7
Finigan, Jim (James) b. August 19, 1928 d. May 16, 1981
Major League Baseball Player. The second baseman-third baseman played six years in the big leagues with the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics (1954 to 1956), Detroit Tigers (1957), San Francisco Giants (1958) and Baltimore Orioles (1959). He broke in with the New York Yankees' organization but was traded along with first basemen Vic Power and Don Bollweg, pitchers John Gray and Jim Robertson and outfielder Bill Renna and $25,000 on December 16, 1953 to Philadelphia for pitcher Harry Byrd...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Saint Peters Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Gates, George b. July 30, 1844 d. March 18, 1915
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Bugler in the United States Army in the 8th US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on June 4, 1869 at Picacho Mountain, Arizona. His citation reads "Killed an Indian warrior and captured his arms." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Division 12, Row 15
Glover, John Montgomery b. September 4, 1822 d. November 15, 1891
US Congressman. Elected to represent Missouri's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1873 to 1879.
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Hammond Jr., Lester b. March 25, 1931 d. August 14, 1952
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Hammond served as a Corporal, United States Army, Company A, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team. He was awarded his medal posthumously for service Near Kumwha, Korea, on August 14, 1952. His citation reads-Cpl. Hammond, a radio operator with Company A, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. Cpl. Hammond was a member of a 6 man reconnaissance patrol...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Hawkins, Martin J. b. 1830 d. 1886
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in Company A, 33rd Ohio Infantry, Union Army. In April 1862, he was one of the 22 men which included 2 civilians who penetrated nearly 200 miles south into Confederate enemy territory. There they captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta. For bravery in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in September, 1863 and later...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lot No. 182, Block 12
Morgan, James Dada b. August 1, 1810 d. September 12, 1896
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, at the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment on April 29, 1861. In July 1861, he was promoted Colonel in command of a brigade in the Army of Mississippi and fought at the Battle Corinth. He was promoted Brigadier General in July 1862, commanding the 2nd Division of the Reserve Corps during the Chickamauga Campaign, the siege of Chattanooga and at the Battle of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Morris, Isaac Newton b. January 22, 1812 d. October 29, 1879
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1857 to 1861. Also served as a member of the Illinois State Legislature. He was the son of Ohio Senator Thomas Morris, and the brother of Ohio Congressman Jonathan D. Morris.
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
O'Dea, John b. 1839
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company D, 8th Missouri Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Division 8, Row 4
Ostermueller, Frederick "Fritz" b. September 15, 1907 d. December 17, 1957
Major league Baseball Player. The left-handed pitcher spent 15 years in the big leagues with the Boston Red Sox (1934-40), the St. Louis Browns (1941-43), Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-44) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1944-48) and compiled a 114-115 record, 3.99 earned run average and 113 complete games. He had his best year in 1935 with Boston when he was 13-5. He had trouble with his control throughout his career, walking 835 in 2,067 innings. On July 30, 1934, as a rookie, he walked 12 Washington...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Richardson, William Alexander b. January 16, 1811 d. December 27, 1875
Civil War US Congressman, US Senator, Mexican War Army Officer. Served in the United States Army during the Mexican War as a Major in the Illinois Volunteers. He was twice was elected to represent Illinois 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1847 to 1856 (having been elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Stephen Douglas), then from 1861 to 1863. Unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Illinois in 1856, but served as Governor of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Schneidman, Herm b. November 22, 1912 d. August 12, 2008
Professional Football Player. He played at the blocking back and quarterback positions for six seasons (1935 to 1940) in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Cardinals. He was a member of two NFL Championship teams (1936 and 1939 Packers) that were coached by the legendary Curly Lambeau. After playing collegiate football at the University of Iowa, Schneidman appeared in 46 career regular season NFL games. His career began one season prior to the historic first NFL...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Sipek, Richard "Dick" b. January 16, 1923 d. July 17, 2005
Major League Baseball Player. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound outfielder was only the third deaf player to see extensive playing time in the big leagues when he appeared in 82 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1945. The previous ones were William "Dummy" Hoy, an outfielder who hit .292 for 15 big-league seasons from 1888 to 1902, and Luther "Dummy" Taylor, who won 115 games during a nine-year career from 1900 to 1908. Sipek lost his hearing in an accident around the time he was 5 years old. He was sent...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Taylor, William G. b. 1831
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War as a Captain of the Forecastle on board the "USS Ticonderoga". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the failed first Union Army-Navy assault on Fort Fisher, North Carolina on December 24 and 25, 1864. His citation reads "As captain of a gun, Taylor performed his duties with coolness and skill as his ship took position in the line of battle and delivered its fire on the batteries on shore...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Tillson, John b. October 12, 1825 d. August 6, 1892
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as a Captain in the United States Regular Army, then was Colonel and commander of the 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 10, 1865. After the war he served breifly in the Regular Army (resigning in 1866 with the rank of Captain), and served in the Illinois State Legislature. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Block 15, Lot 5
Tolton, Augustus b. April 1, 1854 d. July 9, 1897
First universally recognized black priest in the United States. Born a slave, John Augustus Tolton was raised in Quincy, Illinois after he and his mother and siblings escaped from slavery in Missouri. He began studying for the priesthood in 1873, and though initially refused admission at local seminaries, was eventually able to attend Quincy College and complete his studies in Rome, Italy. Father Augustus Tolton was ordained on April 24, 1886, as the first known and recognized Black priest in...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Saint Peters Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Wood I., John B. b. December 20, 1798 d. June 11, 1880
Illinois Governor. Wood came west from his native New York in 1818 and is recognized for founding the city of Quincy, Illinois in 1822. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1856 and became Governor in 1860 upon the death of elected Governor William Henry Bissell, serving the rest of his term. He was Colonel of the 137th Illinois Infantry Regiment in 1864 during the Civil War. (Bio by: Amy)
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA

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