Find A Grave - Wheaton

Foulis Jr., James b. August 22, 1871 d. March 3, 1928
Professional Golfer. He won the second United States Open tournament in 1896. He and his brother David invented the bramble patterning for the new rubber-cored golf ball and developed a club called the "Mashie-Niblick", known today as the seven iron. In addition he designed many of the first golf courses in the midwestern United States. (Bio by: Douglas Kirk Sorensen)
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Hoffman, Elmer Joseph b. July 7, 1899 d. June 25, 1976
US Congressman. He completed his education in the Wheaton public schools and the enlisted in the Army for service during World War I. He served in the Artillery in France and afterwards returned to Illinois to assist in operating the family farm. Hoffman also operated a trucking business, which he owned from 1919 to 1930. In 1930 he became a deputy in the DuPage County Sheriff's Department, serving until 1938, when he was elected Sheriff. Hoffman was Sheriff from 1939-1942, Chief Deputy Sheriff...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Saint Michaels Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Hyde, Henry John b. April 18, 1924 d. November 29, 2007
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois' 6th District in the United States of Representatives, he served from 1975 to 2007. He also served as a Member of the Illinois State House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975, Republican Member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence from 1985 to 1991, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001, and as Chairman of the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007. Hyde is best known for his impeachment proceedings...[Read More]
Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Jones, Marcellus E. b. June 5, 1830 d. October 9, 1900
Civil War Union Army Officer. He joined the Union Army in the first summer of the war, and was mustered in as a Sergeant in in Company E, 8th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry on September 18, 1861. He rose in rank during the war, being promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on December 5, 1862, 1st Lieutenant on July 4, 1864, and and Captain and commander of his Company on October 10, 1864. He gained a lasting place in American military history in the early morning of July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Landon, Margaret b. September 7, 1903 d. December 4, 1993
Author. Born in Somers, Wisconsin, Margaret and her husband Kenneth moved to Thailand in 1924, where she served as Headmistress of the Anakul Satri Girls' School. During her stay in Thailand, Margaret completed the research to write the novel that made her famous "Anna and the King of Siam," the story of Anna Leonowens, a governess in the court of King Mongkut. Margaret Landon's work was adapted to the cinema by 20th Century Fox in 1946, under the novel title, starring Rex Harrison and Irene...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
McCormick, Robert b. July 30, 1880 d. April 1, 1955
Journalist.
Cantigny Estate, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Monroe, Pvt. James Howard b. October 17, 1944 d. February 16, 1967
Vietnam War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Private First Class, U.S. Army, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. At Bong Son, Hoai Nhon Province, Republic of Vietnam, on February 16, 1967, Pfc. Monroe’s platoon was deployed in a night ambush when the position was suddenly subjected to an intense grenade attack. Responding to the calls for help from the wounded men Pfc. Monroe moved forward through heavy small-arms fire to the foxhole but...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Moryn, Walt "Moose" b. April 12, 1926 d. July 21, 1996
Major League Baseball Player. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound outfielder was with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1954 to December 9, 1955, when he was traded with third baseman Don Hoak and pitcher Russ Meyer to the Chicago Cubs for third baseman Randy Jackson and pitcher Don Elston. The left-handed slugger hit .285 with 27 doubles, 23 homers and 67 RBIs in 1956, then .289 with 33 doubles, 19 homers and a career-high 88 RBIs in 1957. He got some revenge against the Dodgers by blasting three homers in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Schmale, Nina Jo b. December 27, 1941 d. July 14, 1966
One of the 8 Chicago nurses murdered by Richard Speck on July 13-14, 1966. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Cause of death: Murdered
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA

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