Stovall, George Thomas 'Firebrand' b. November 23, 1877 d. November 5, 1951 Major League Baseball Player. He was a first baseman for four teams in twelve years in the majors. Stoval played for the Cleveland Blues (1904), Cleveland Naps (1905 to 1911), St. Louis Browns (1912 to 1913), and finished in the Federal League with the Kansas City Packers (1914 to 1915). In 5,222 plate appearances he batted .265 with 564 runs batted in. He had 142 career stolen bases. (Bio by: Mel Bashore) Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Taimah (Tama), Chief [cenotaph] b. 1790 d. 1830 Fox Chief. Taimah which roughly translates to ‘man who makes the rocks tremble.' He was chiefly remembered as the man who saved the Indian agent at Prairie du Chien from murder. In 1824, he traveled to Washington, D.C. to negotiate a treaty for the Fox. His memorial stone, located about five and a half yards from the purported grave reads: "In memory of Chief Taima (Tama) of the Fox Tribe, Thunder Clan. An Indian gentleman and a true friend of the early white settlers. Chief Tama proved proved...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Chief Taimah Memorial Site, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
b. November 23, 1877 d. November 5, 1951
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