Find A Grave - Ogle County

Hack, Stanley Camfiled b. December 6, 1909 d. December 15, 1979
Major League Baseball Player. A player of reliability and durability, he was also one of the Cubs best players in the postseason, hitting .348 in four World Series. Stan was a popular player with both the fans and his teammates. He was an ebullient man who seemed to enjoy his work. Writers dubbed him "Smiling Stan." He led the league in putouts five times, twice in fielding percentage and twice in assists. In 1942 he went 54 games without committing an error at third base, which was a record at...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Martinek)
Grand Detour Cemetery, Grand Detour, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
Hitt, Robert Roberts b. January 16, 1834 d. September 20, 1906
US Congressman. He was educated early at Rock River Seminary and later at De Pauw University. An expert short hand writer and only one at that time who represented that skill, he became a very close friend of Abraham Lincoln - so close that when the famous Lincoln-Douglas debate was to happen in 1858, at the request of Lincoln, Hitt was used as a short hand note taker at these debates. Lincoln had first used him in many trials in Chicago, Illinois when Mr. Lincoln was a lawyer. In 1872 his was...[Read More] (Bio by: David Lee Zellers)
Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
McNeill (Hoffman), Kitty (Katherine) b. 1861 d. April 23, 1937
Opera Singer. The daughter of Dr. Francis A. McNeill and Barbara (Wagner) McNeill, she married Dr. Walter Hoffman in 1900. She studied voice in Chicago, Boston, and Paris and made her debut in America with John A. McPaul Opera Company, with which she sang several seasons. She was also with the Tavaray Opera Company, with Jules Levy, the Innes Band and the Metropolitan Opera Company. She possed a rich, and powerful contralto of wide range and great sweetness. She was professionally known as "...[Read More] (Bio by: David Lee Zellers)
Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
Potter, Nelson T. b. August 23, 1911 d. September 30, 1990
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Mount Morris, Illinois, he was a right handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1936, Philadelphia Athletics 1938 to 1941, 1948, Boston Red Sox 1941, St. Louis Browns 1943 o 1948 and Boston Braves 1949. He helped the Browns win the 1944 American League Pennant, the Braves win the 1948 National League Pennant and played with each team in the World Series. In 12 seasons he had a 92-97 win-loss record, 22 saves, 6 shutouts, 747 strikeouts and a 3.99 earned...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
Sheets, Benjamin Franklin b. October 6, 1832 d. April 22, 1922
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A graduate of the Rock River Seminary in 1855, he became a dry goods merchant in Mt. Morris, Illinois. In January of 1861, he moved to Oregon, Illinois and became deputy circuit clerk for Ogle county. In May of 1862, he was elected sheriff of Ogle county but served only a few months. During the summer of 1862, in response to President Lincoln's call for volunteers to fight against secession, he joined the 92nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry as a lieutenant...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Riverview Cemetery, Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
Wickam, Jerry Wayne b. January 19, 1942 d. January 6, 1968
Viet Nam Congresional Medal of Honor Recipient. Wickam served as a Corporal, United States Army, Troop F, 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. He was awarded his medal posthumously for service Near Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam, on January 6, 1968. His citation reads-For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Cpl. Wickam, distinguished himself while serving with Troop F. Troop F was conducting a reconnaissance in force...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Lightsville Cemetery, Leaf River, Ogle County, Illinois, USA

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