Find A Grave - Kane County

Carlson, Cliffard Dale b. December 30, 1915 d. August 28, 1977
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 15th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1972 to 1973. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1960. (Bio by: K)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Cigrand, Bernard J b. October 1, 1866 d. May 16, 1932
Patriot who established Flag Day as an American holiday. Bernard Cigrand was first and foremost an American patriot. From the 1880s through the 1930s he preached respect and honor for the nation and its flag. In 1885, young, teenaged Cigrand entered dental college later that year, mixing his professional studies with the promotion of the flag. In June 1886, he made his first public proposal for the annual observance of the birth of the flag when he wrote an article entitled "The Fourteenth...[Read More] (Bio by: DHM)
Riverside Cemetery, Montgomery, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Corwin, Elmer Nathan 'Al' b. December 3, 1926 d. October 23, 2003
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Newburgh, New York, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut on July 25, 1951, with the New York Giants. For five season, he played with the New York Giants (1951-55) and was a pitcher for the Giants in the 1951 World Series. He ended his career with a record of 18 wins, 10 loss, 6 complete games, 2 shutouts, 5 saves, 142 strikeouts and a 3.98 earned run average. He died at age 76 in Geneva, Illinois. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
River Hills Memorial Park, Batavia, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Farnsworth, John Franklin b. March 27, 1820 d. July 14, 1897
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. Prior to the Civil War, he was a Representative from Illinois, elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses, serving 1857 to 1861. After his term, he organized the 8th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Cavalry and was commissioned Colonel in command in September 1861. He led the 8th Illinois Cavalry during the Peninsula Campaign and at the Battle of Williamsburg. In September 1862, he led a cavalry brigade in the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
North Cemetery, Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Grotberg, John E. b. March 23, 1925 d. November 15, 1986
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 14th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1985 until his death in 1986. Also served as a Member of the Illinois State House of Representatives from 1973 to 1977, and Member of the Illinois State Senate from 1977 to 1985. (Bio by: K)
Union Cemetery, Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Henry, James b. April 7, 1833 d. June 7, 1911
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company B, 113th Illinois 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)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Block G, Lot 140
Hopkins, Albert Jarvis b. August 15, 1846 d. August 23, 1922
US Congressman, US Senator. He was elected as a Republican to represent Illinois' 5th and 8th Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1903. He was then elected as a Republican Senator from Illinois to the United States Senate, serving from 1903 to 1909.
Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Mallory, Meredith b. January 31, 1781 d. September 22, 1855
US Congressman from New York. His family moved to Yates County, New York, where Meredith completed his education at local schools and became a farmer in partnership with one his brothers. In 1820 he served as Town Supervisor of Benton, Yates County. He later moved to Hammondsport in Steuben County, where he owned and operated a mill. He held several local offices, including New York Assemblyman in 1835 and Justice of the Peace in 1838. In 1838 he was elected to the US House as a Democrat...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
West Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lot 33, Grave 2
Powers, Wesley James b. October 26, 1845 d. December 14, 1902
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company F, 147th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 3, 1865 at Oostanaula River, Georgia. His citation reads "Voluntarily swam the river under heavy fire and secured a ferryboat, by means of which the command crossed." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
North Cemetery, Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Reid, Charlotte b. September 27, 1913 d. January 24, 2007
US Congresswoman. Her political career started shortly after the death of her husband, Frank Reid Jr., who won the GOP primary in 1962 for the 15th Congressional District Illinois. She was selected by precinct committeemen in the district to replace her husband on the ticket and went out campaigning. In 1963, she was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses serving until 1971. From 1971 to 1976, she was member of the Federal Communications Commission...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Truemper, Walter Edward b. October 31, 1918 d. February 20, 1944
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Truemper served as a Second Lieutenant, United States Army Air Corps. 510th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group. He was awarded his medal posthumously for service Over Europe, on February 20, 1944. His citation reads-For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy in connection with a bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe on 20 February 1944. The aircraft on which 2d...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Montgomery, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Wilson, Isaac b. June 25, 1780 d. October 25, 1848
US Congressman. He relocated to New York and settled in Batavia, Genesee County (now Attica, Wyoming County). He was a Cavalry Captain in the War of 1812, seeing combat in several battles on the New York-Canada border. He became active in several business ventures, including a store and a mill, and also served as Postmaster. Wilson served in the New York Assembly from 1816 to 1817 and the New York Senate from 1818 to 1821. From 1821 to 1823 Wilson was Judge of the Genesee County Court. In 1822...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
East Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 10, Lot 11

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