Dirksen, Everett M. b. January 4, 1896 d. September 7, 1969 US Senator, US Congressman. A member of the Republican Party, he served Illinois' 16th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until 1949. He served as United States Senator from the State of Illinois from 1951 until his death. Born a twin of his brother in Pekin, Illinois, the son of German immigrants, his parents chose to give Everett the middle name McKinley after the governor of Ohio, William McKinley whom went onto become the 25th President of the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA Plot: Garden of Devotion, in the center, along the grass walkway
Murphy, Thomas C. b. 1842 d. December 31, 1920 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company I, 31st Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Voluntarily crossed the line of heavy fire of Union and Confederate forces, carrying a message to stop the firing of one Union regiment on another." (Bio by: Don Morfe) Green Valley Cemetery, Green Valley, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Smith, Dietrich Conrad b. April 4, 1840 d. 1914 US Congressman. Known as D.C. Smith, he was born in Ost Friesland, Hanover, Germany, and immigrated to Pekin, Illinois with his parents in 1850. Smith attended Quincy College and during the Civil War joined the Union Army as a Lieutenant in Company I, Eighth Illinois Regiment. He was discharged after being wounded at the battle of Pittsburg Landing and later enlisted in Company C, 139th Illinois Regiment, from which he was discharged as a Captain in 1863. He was an organizer and member of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Turner, Charles b. March 2, 1825 d. July 13, 1880 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 26, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services during the campaign against the city of Mobile and its defenses". (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA Plot: Oak Grove Section, Block 2, Lot 46
b. January 4, 1896 d. September 7, 1969