Find A Grave - Champaign County

Bolger, Robert b. December 22, 1937 d. August 23, 1969
Actor. Born Robert Erin Bolger, he was a popular character performer most noted for appearing as a regular on many television series. He began his career appearing in the film "The Story of Mr. Hobbs" (1947). In 1952, he assumed the lead role of Captain Walker on the TV series "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and remained in that character until the series final show in 1955. His other TV credits include "The Dick Powell Theatre", "Death Valley Days", "12 O'Clock High" and "The High Chaparral". He was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Calvary Cemetery, Philo, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Busey, Samuel Thompson b. November 16, 1835 d. August 12, 1909
U.S. Congressman, Civil War Commander, Mayor, Banker. From 1861 to 1862, he served with the Urbana Zouaves as first sergeant and later as first lieutenant. In 1862 he helped organize the 76th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served as Captain of Company B. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel August 22, 1862 and to colonel January 7, 1863. On April 9, 1865, he was given the honorary promotion of Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers. He mustered out on July 22, 1965. Along with his...[Read More] (Bio by: Eric)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 10, Block 4, Lot 6
Butler, John b. August 13, 1946 d. April 11, 2003
Sports figure. He was the former General Manager of the NFL's Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers. He is credited with putting together the Bills teams in the 1990s which went to four straight Super Bowls. He was hired by the Chargers in 2001. (Bio by: John Sheets)
Cause of death: Lymphoma
Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Dobbins, Donald Claude b. 1878 d. 1943
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 19th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1937. (Bio by: K)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Gregory, John Milton b. July 6, 1822 d. October 19, 1898
Educator. The second president of Kalamazoo College in Michigan between 1864-1867, left to become the first president of the Illinois Industrial University, later renamed University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was there for 13 years until his resignation in 1880, and is credited with shaping the direction the university would go by advocating adding liberal arts curriculum in addition to the industrial & agricultural that many lawmakers and residents wanted. He is also co-founder and...[Read More] (Bio by: coan.net)
Gregory Burial Plot, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Between Henry and Altgeld Halls
McKinley, William Brown b. September 5, 1856 d. December 7, 1926
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 19th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1905 to 1913, and 1915 to 1921. Also served as a United States Senator from Illinois from 1921 to his death in 1926, and Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1924.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Miller, Henry August b. March 22, 1839 d. June 12, 1919
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army in Company B, 8th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama. His citation reads "Capture of flag." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section B, Block 10
Miller, John G. b. 1841 d. June 11, 1909
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Sergeant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Corporal in Company G, 8th Ohio Infantry for action on July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His citation reads "Capture of two flags." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Block 9, Lot 55
Mills, Douglas R. 'Gaga' b. April 9, 1908 d. August 12, 1993
He was a University of Illinois ('30) letterman in baseball, football, and basketball. He was a member of the national championship football teams in 1927 and '28. Mr. Mills returned to the University of Illinois in 1936, after being the head football and basketball coach and athletic director at Joliet Township High School. Mr. Mills became the head basketball coach in 1937, having such memorable teams as the 1942-43 Whiz Kids. Mr. Mills served as Athletic Director for the University of...[Read More]
Cause of death: Congestive heart failure
Mount Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Pfeffer, Francis Xavier 'Big Jeff' b. March 31, 1882 d. December 19, 1954
Major League Baseball Player. He was a right-handed pitcher for four teams in six seasons in the major leagues. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1905, 1910), Boston Beaneaters (1906), Boston Doves (1907 to 1908), and finished with the Boston Rustlers (1911). During his career, he played in 147 games. He was a starting pitcher in 69 games, compiling a 31-39 won-loss record. He had an earned run average of 3.30 and pitched a no-hitter in 1907. (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Randall, Ruth b. November 1, 1892 d. January 22, 1971
Author. Known for the books that she wrote on the Lincoln Family, such as "Mary Lincoln, A Biography of a Marriage", "Lincoln's Sons", and "The Courtship of Mr. Lincoln". (Bio by: Laurie)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Schroeder, Dorothy A. b. April 11, 1928 d. December 8, 1996
Professional Baseball Player. A shortstop for four teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), she is the only girl to play in all 12 seasons of the circuit's existence. Raised in central Illinois, she manifested athletic talent early, playing fastpitch softball at 11 and proving herself good enough for a college team at 12. In 1943 Dottie tried-out for the AAGPBL and was assigned to the South Bend Blue Sox making her, at 15, the youngest girl in the league. In her...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Craw Cemetery, Sadorus, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Springer, William Lee b. April 12, 1909 d. 1992
US Congressman. He graduated from Depaw University in 1931 and the University of Illinois in 1935. He maintained a private law practice from 1935-1940 when he was elected Champaign County States Attorney. From 1950-1971 he served in the House of Representatives, leaving because of poor health. He was a veteran of WWII. He was a member of Western Star Lodge No. 240 A.F. and A.M. (Bio by: David Godwin)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Vance, Gene b. February 23, 1923 d. February 16, 2012
Professional Basketball Player. For five seasons (1947 to 1952), he played at the guard and forward positions in the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball Association with the Chicago Stags, Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Milwaukee Hawks. Born Ellis Eugene Vance, he attended Clinton High School (Illinois) and played collegiate basketball at the University of Illinois. While with the Fighting Illini, he was a component of their squad dubbed the "Whiz Kids" (not to be confused with...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Wheat, William Howard b. February 19, 1879 d. January 16, 1944
U.S. Congressman. In 1909, he relocated to Illinois, as president of a banking institution. For many years he was evolved in community affairs and served as treasurer of the Rantoul school district. He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, and Seventy-eighth Congresses serving from 1939, until his death in office. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Zuppke, Robert Carl 'Bob' b. July 2, 1879 d. December 22, 1957
Football coach at the University of Illinois from 1913 to 1941. Won four national championships. Invented such staples of the game as the huddle, the "flea-flicker" play, the screen pass, the pass-block, the long snap and the linebacker position. Bitter opponent of football scholarships, believing that "the honor of playing for Illinois is payment enough." (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, USA

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