Find A Grave - St. Clair County

Baker, Jehu b. November 4, 1822 d. March 1, 1903
US Congressman and Ambassador. He moved to Illinois with his family in 1829, attended McKendree College, and became a lawyer. Baker was St. Clair County Master in Chancery from 1861 to 1865. In 1864 he was elected to Congress as a Republican and served two terms, 1865 to 1869. He was Minister to Venezuela from 1878 to 1885. Upon returning to the US, he was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1886, serving from 1887 to 1889. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Baltz, William Nicolas b. February 5, 1860 d. April 22, 1943
US Congressman. A successful agricultural developer, he served as president of the Millstadt Board of Education and on the Illinois, St. Clair County Board of Supervisors, 1892 to 1917. In 1913, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, serving until 1915. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed agricultural and industrial pursuits until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Biras, Steven A. b. February 26, 1922 d. April 21, 1965
Professional baseball player. Biras played for the 1944 Cleveland Indians. He singled in both games which represented his entire professional baseball career & had a batting average of 1,000. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre(Eastern) for the 1945 season, Biras refused to report because he was dissatisfied with the contract that had been offered him. The Indians suspended Biras in April 1945 & released him in June 1945. Although he never appeared in any other professional game, he continued to play semi-...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section L, Block 183, Lot 6 (south half), Grave 11
Engelmann, Adolph b. February 11, 1825 d. October 5, 1890
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Imsbach, Bavaria, he immigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings at six years of age in 1831. Even though he had a deep appreciation for agriculture, having grown up on the family farm in southern Illinois, he pursued a career in law. With the advent of the war with Mexico, he volunteered for service and was appointed a second lieutenant in the 2nd Illinois. He was wounded in the shoulder at the Battle of Buena Vista in...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Englemann Cemetery, Shiloh, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Row 2, Grave 12
French, Augustus C. b. August 2, 1808 d. September 4, 1864
Illinois Governor. Served as Governor of Illinois from 1846 to 1853.
College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Hacker, Warren Louis b. November 21, 1924 d. May 22, 2002
Major League Baseball Player. Pitcher Warren Hacker grew up wanting to be like his father, who was a coal miner. His father insisted that he take up and pursue baseball instead. Hacker began his career with the Cubs in 1948, but it was not until 1952 that he solidified himself in the Cubs rotation, going 15-9, with 2.58 ERA. The next season he led the NL in losses with 19. The good-natured Hacker was a knuckleball/sinkerball pitcher, who came within two outs of a no-hitter against the Milwaukee...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Oak Ridge Cemetery, New Athens, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Haefner, Mickey b. October 9, 1912 d. January 3, 1995
Major League Baseball Player. The left-handed knuckleball pitcher conceivably had a huge impact on the 1946 World Series, even though he never pitched in any Fall Classic. While the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers were playing the best-of-three playoff series to determine the National League champion, the Boston Red Sox played a team of American League All-Stars in three games to stay sharp. The Stars' roster included Joe DiMaggio, Hank Greenberg, Luke Appling, Hal Newhouser, Stan...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Oak Ridge Cemetery, New Athens, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Hall Sr., Kenneth 'Dean of the Senate' b. May 20, 1915 d. March 21, 1995
Mr. Hall was an Illinois political leader & statesman. He represented St. Clair County in the Illinois House of Representatives & the Illinois Senate from 1966 to 1995. He became the first Black senator from downstate Illinois & in 1975 he became the Senate's first Black assistant majority leader. During his political career he served as vice chairman of the Senate Executive Committee, the Senate Education Committee, and Audit Commission & the Council on Children. He also headed the Senate...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section K, Lot 1-168-K:10
Hecker, Friedrich Karl Franz b. September 28, 1811 d. March 24, 1881
Civil War Union Army Officer. He was a German Revolutionist of 1848 and an educated lawyer. He had ignited the revolt of 1848-1849 with one of his many speeches about Baden being declared a Republic. He was forced to leave the country and then made his way to America with other Germans. His arrival in America saw a huge reception. He then settled in Belleville just outside St. Louis and then in 1861 he enlisted as a Private in Franz Sigel's 3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He had assembled a...[Read More] (Bio by: Gregory Speciale)
Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Ingram, Luther b. November 30, 1937 d. March 19, 2007
Singer, Composer. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, he is best known for the 1972 song "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right". He also co-wrote the song "Respect Yourself" which was a hit for The Staple Singers in 1971. Ingram's other notable songs include "I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm)", "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)" and "Always". He also appeared in the films "Wattstax" (1973), "Only the Strong Survive", (2002) and performed on the 1970s television show "...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cause of death: Kidney failure
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Irwin, Edward Michael b. April 14, 1869 d. January 30, 1933
US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent Illinois' 22nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1925 to 1931.
Green Mount Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Catholic section
Karch, Charles Adam b. March 17, 1875 d. November 6, 1932
Karch was a member of the Illinois state house of representatives 1904 & a U.S. representative from Illinois 1931-32.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 470
Kern, Frederick John b. September 2, 1864 d. November 9, 1931
US Congressman. Born on a farm near Millstadt, Illinois he attended public schools there as well as Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. He worked as a coal miner early in his life and afterward taught in public schools for five years. He was hired by the East Saint Louis, Illinois Gazette newspaper and became known as a fiery and radical editor. In 1891 he became the owner of the Belleville News-Democrat in Belleville, Illinois. He was elected chief enrolling clerk of the...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Knepper, Arnold A. b. October 10, 1930 d. June 6, 1992
Race Car Driver. Born in Belleville, Illinois, he began professional career driving sprint cars on the Daytona 500 circuit in the late 1950s. He started competing in USAC midgets in the early 1960s, then entered into the USAC Championship Car series racing for ten seasons, (1963-72). He had 75 career starts, including five Indianapolis 500 formula one races (1965-69), finishing in the top ten 21 times, with his best finish being in 3rd position twice in 1966. He died of cancer at age 61 in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Kueffner, William Charles b. February 27, 1840 d. March 18, 1893
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was born in Germany and resided in Mecklenburg before he emigrated to the US, settling in the Hill Country of Central Texas where there was an existing community of German-Americans. He became an outspoken opponent of slavery and when the Civil War began, he relocated to Belleville, Illinois where he joined the Union Army and was commissioned as a captain in the 9th Illinois Infantry. He actively participated in 110 engagements with Confederate...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: 2nd Addition, Lot 91
Latina, Roland b. May 24, 1924 d. June 25, 2002
Baseball Glove Designer. Major league baseball teams called Latina "the Glove Doctor." He was the retired chief glove designer at Rawlings Sporting Goods Company in St. Louis. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he was a gunner for the Navy during World War II. He worked for Rawlings at its St. Louis headquarters for 39 years until 1986 and designed two major trademark features in today's gloves--the closed-back glove with an index-finger opening, and the basket web. In the 1970s, he worked with...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fairview Heights, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Garden of the Last Supper, 70-8 (3)
Miller, Otto Louis 'Otis' b. February 2, 1901 d. July 26, 1959
Major League Baseball Player. He was a third baseman who made his Major League Baseball debut on April 17, 1927 for the St Louis Browns. He also played for the Boston Red Sox from 1930 through 1932. Over the course of 272 games played during his four year career, he batted .274 with 229 hits, 95 runs scored, and 91 runs batted in. (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Mueller, Les b. March 4, 1919 d. October 25, 2012
Major League Baseball Player. Born Leslie Clyde Mueller, he attended Belleville Township High School prior to signing with the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher and marking his Major League debut with them on August 15th, 1941; he pitched in 4 games that year. After yielding three seasons due to service with the United States Army during World War II, Mueller returned to the Tigers in 1945 and earned a spot within Detroit's starting rotation that included Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout. In what may...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Nesbit, Walter b. May 1, 1875 d. December 6, 1938
U.S. Representative from Illinois 1933-1935. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Green Mount Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Catholic section
Price, (Charles) Melvin b. January 1, 1905 d. April 22, 1988
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War II in the Quartermaster's Corps. He was elected to representative five different Illinois Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1945 until his death in office in 1988, a span of 43 years. He represented the 22nd District from 1945 to 1949, the 25th District from 1949 to 1953, the 24th district from 1953 to 1973, the 23rd District from 1973 to 1983, and finally the 21st district from 1983 to 1988...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section E, Lot 6-53-E:9

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