Borchers, Charles Martin b. November 18, 1869 d. December 2, 1946 US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1897, commenced law practice in Decatur, Illinois and served as Mayor of Decatur, 1909 to 1911. In 1913, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, serving until 1915. A unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed legal practice and again served as Mayor of Decatur, 1919 to 1923. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) West Frantz Cemetery, Oakley, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Holland, Lemuel F. b. July 28, 1840 d. January 13, 1914 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Burlington, Ohio, he served during the Civil War in Company D of the 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, a unit that served from August 1862 to June 1865. Enlisting as a Private on August 27, 1862, he rose to the rank of Sergeant, and was honorably mustered out on June 6, 1865 with the rest of his unit, having served the duration of the war. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery while a Corporal at Elk River, Tennessee on July 2, 1863...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Logan, Jacqueline b. November 30, 1901 d. April 4, 1983 Actress. She appeared in several dozen Hollywood features during the 1920s. The child of a well-off family, she visited Colorado Springs for her health while a teenager and at one point studied journalism there with future baseball executive Ford Frick; traveling to Chicago with a theatrical troupe, she lied about both her intentions (telling her family she was going to college) and her age, and secured work as a dancer. Moving on to New York, she made her Broadway debut in 1920's "Flora Dora"...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
McMillen, Rolla Coral b. October 5, 1880 d. May 6, 1961 US Congressman. Elected to represent two different Indiana Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1944 to 1951. Elected to the 19th District to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William H. Wheat, serving from 1944 to 1949, then elected to represent the 22nd District, serving from 1949 to 1951. (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy) Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Millikin, James b. August 24, 1827 d. March 2, 1909 Founder of Millikin University and James Millikin National Bank, both in Decatur, Illinois. Beginning as one of the first easterners to drive cattle west in the 1850s, James Millikin gradually became a respected livestock broker and a wealthy landowner. In 1860, he divested his holdings to start the James Millikin National Bank, which remains a presence in Central Illinois. In 1901, Millikin founded Millikin University, a Presbyterian liberal arts college that now boasts 2,400 students. (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy) Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Moore, Jesse b. April 22, 1817 d. July 11, 1883 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. Born in Lebanon, Illinois, he was a clergyman at the start of the Civil War, helped organize the 115th Illinois Regiment and was appointed Colonel. He commanded the regiment at the Battle of Chickamauga and led the 2nd Brigade in the Army of Cumberland. For distinguished service, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers in March 1865. After war he returned to the pulpit and was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA Plot: Section 5, Lot 199
Schenck, Benjamin W. b. August 12, 1837 d. February 19, 1916 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Butler County, Ohio, he served as a Corporal in Company D, 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, enlisting at Maroa, Macon County, Illinois, on September 6, 1862. He would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation simply reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." On the day in question 150 men were called to volunteer to make a "forlorn hope" diversionary...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
b. July 28, 1840 d. January 13, 1914
b. November 30, 1901 d. April 4, 1983