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Ammons, Gene 'Jug' b. April 14, 1925 d. August 6, 1974
Jazz Musician. Born Eugene Ammons, he was a tenor saxophonist and son of jazz pianist Albert Ammons. In 1943 he went on the road with trumpeter King Kolax and the following year he joined Billy Eckstine's Bebop Band and soon made a name for himself. In 1947, he made his first records as a leader, for the Chicago-based Mercury label and teamed up with Sonny Stitt in the 1950s, making many fine recordings to include "Jivin", "Golden Sax", "Funky" and "Groove Blues". During the 1960s, he went...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Anderson, George Alburtus b. March 11, 1853 d. January 31, 1896
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1889.
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Anderson, Johannes S. b. July 30, 1887 d. April 15, 1950
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Army during World War I as a First Sergeant in Company B, 132nd Infantry, 33rd Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Consenvoye, France, on October 8, 1918. His citation reads “While his company was being held up by intense artillery and machinegun fire, 1st Sgt. Anderson, without aid, voluntarily left the company and worked his way to the rear of the nest that was offering the most stubborn...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Poplar Section, Lot NE 25, Block 1, Grave 2
Anderson, William Black b. April 2, 1830 d. August 28, 1901
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. Served in the Civil War in 60th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned its Lieutenant Colonel on February 17, 1862. He was advanced to Colonel and commander of the unit on April 4, 1863. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "galantry and meritorious services during the war". After the war he was elected to represent Illinois' 19th District in the United States House of Representantives, serving...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon (Jefferson County), Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lot 465
Ankrum, Morris b. August 27, 1896 d. September 2, 1964
Actor. Born Stephen Morris Nussbaum, he was a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Law, when he started an acting career performing in Hopalong Cassidy westerns in the 1930s. His film credits were largely concentrated in the western and science fiction films such as "Hills of Old Wyoming" (1937), "North of the Rio Grande" (1937), "Dark Shadows" (1944), "Courage of Lassie" (1946), "Joan of Arc" (1948), "Son of Ali Baba" (1952) and "Vera Cruz" (1954) and "Earth vs. the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Trichinosis/parasitic disease
Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Annunzio, Frank b. January 12, 1915 d. April 8, 2001
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 7th and 11th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1965 to 1993.
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 12, Block 39, Lot 3, Grave 1
Anson, Adrian Constantine 'Cap' b. April 11, 1852 d. April 14, 1922
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Marshalltown, Iowa, he began to play professionally in the National Association (NA) as an infielder at the age of 19. Regarded as one of the greatest players of his era, he played a record 27 consecutive seasons 1876 to 1897, with the Chicago Cubs franchise, then known as the White Stockings and later the Colts. He led the team to five National League pennants in the 1880s and was the first to tally over 3,000 career hits. He finished his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section E, Division 4, Lot 10 (just off of paved road)
Apple, Andrew O. b. January 30, 1845 d. June 7, 1890
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Northampton, Pennsylvania, he served during the Civil War in Company I, 12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, rising to Corporal. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the Union Army assaults on Confederate positions at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads "Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg." The capture of Fort Gregg by the men of the 12th West Virginia and other troops was one...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 4, Lot 166
Applegren, Amy 'Lefty' b. November 16, 1926 d. April 3, 2011
Professional Baseball Player. A pitcher and first baseman, she played for 10 years in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Raised in Peoria, she manifested her athletic talent early, playing organized softball at 11. Following her high school graduation Amy tried out for the AAGPBL and was assigned to the Rockford Peaches for whom she recorded 16 wins against 15 losses in her 1944 rookie campaign; in 1945 she pitched a no-hitter and helped the Peaches win the league...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Calvary Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Arends, Leslie Cornelius b. September 27, 1896 d. July 17, 1985
US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War I (1914-1918). Elected to represent Illinois's 17th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1974. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1952, 1956, and 1960. (Bio by: K)
Melvin Cemetery, Melvin, Ford County, Illinois, USA
Arimondi, Vittorio b. June 3, 1861 d. April 15, 1928
Opera Singer. A respected bass over a long career, he is possibly best remembered as Mephistopheles in Charles Gounod's "Faust" and as the first Pistol of Giuseppe Verdi's "Falstaff". Raised in the northwestern Italian city of Saluzzo, he studied music while training for a career in business; after making his 1883 operatic bow at Varese in Carlos Gomes' "Il Guarany" he spent the next decade refining his art in provincial theatres. Arimondi made his 1893 La Scala Milano debut in as the hired...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section G, Block 12, Lot 149, 20 feet north of the Ceccarini Mausoleum
Armour, Philip Danforth b. May 16, 1832 d. January 6, 1901
Businessman, Meatpacking Magnate. He was born in Stockbridge, New York, where his parents were farmers. When he was 19, he left for California to join the gold rush, where he started a business building sluices for use in the gold mining enterprise. Around 1856, he took his profits from the sluice business and relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he started a wholesale grocery business. In 1859, he took up partnership with Frederick Miles who was in the grain business and later on he teamed...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Arms, Russell b. February 3, 1920 d. February 13, 2012
Entertainer. Best remembered as a featured vocalist on the music program "Your Hit Parade" (1952 to 1957). His parents divorced when he was young and during his high school years, he caught the acting bug. While attending junior college, he initiated his career in entertainment with parts in a radio drama for a local San Francisco station. He strengthened his skills at the Pasadena Playhouse and later marked his motion picture debut in the Bette Davis picture "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1942)...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Calvary Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Armstrong, George Buchanan b. October 27, 1822 d. May 5, 1871
United States Postal Official. While assistant Postmaster of Chicago, he proposed to send mail via the railway as a means of faster delivery. In 1864 Postmaster General Montgomery Blair first experimented, then implimented this practice. Thus George B. Armstrong is considered the founder of the United States Railway Mail Service. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section E
Armstrong, Lillian Hardin 'Lil' b. February 3, 1898 d. August 27, 1971
Musician. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she was a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, bandleader and the second wife of Jazz legend Louis Armstrong. As one of the most prominent woman in early jazz, she led her own band in Chicago, when she started arranging for bands in New Orleans. In 1921, she met Louis Armstrong and they were married in 1924. She was credited as was a major contributor to Armstrong's recordings. She played piano, sang and composed several of the Louis Armstrong group's...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Arnold, Isaac Newton b. November 30, 1815 d. April 24, 1884
US Congressman. He was elected to represent two Illinois Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1865. First represented the 2nd District from 1861 to 1863, then the 1st District from 1863 to 1865. He served as a volunteer aide on the staff of Colonel David Hunter during the First Battle of Bull Run.
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 187
Arnold, James Kokomo b. February 15, 1901 d. November 8, 1968
James "Kokomo" Arnold, often described as being one of the greatest bluesmen to come about in the period following the Great Depression, was born in the town of Lovejoy, Georgia. As a young man, he left the south and settled in Buffalo, New York where he began playing local venues. In 1929, Arnold settled in Chicago, Illinois and was soon recording for the Victor Record label and then later for Decca Records. He toured extensively during the 1930's as a blues guitarist, making numerous...[Read More] (Bio by: Adam Maroney)
Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Arnold, Laurence Fletcher b. June 8, 1891 d. December 6, 1966
US Congressman, Bank President. Elected as U.S. Representative from Illinois, 23rd District serving from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1943. He began his political career in the Illinois State House of Representatives, 46th District, serving from 1923 to 1927 and again from 1933 to 1937. He also served as the Illinois delegate to the Democratic National Convention at New York in 1924. He was the son of John Fletcher Arnold and Della (Barton) Arnold. Following graduation from the University of...[Read More] (Bio by: genealogyfever)
Westlawn Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois, USA
Arnold, William Wright b. October 14, 1877 d. November 23, 1957
US Congressman. Born in Oblong, Illinois, he attended Austin College in Effingham and graduated from the law department of the University of Illinois at Urbana. He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and started a law practice in Robinson, Crawford County, which he maintained for many years. A Democrat, Arnold held no public office until 1922, when he was elected to represent Illinois' 23d District in the US House of Representatives; he was reelected six times. In 1935 he resigned from...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
New Cemetery, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Artoe, Lee Robert Reno b. March 2, 1917 d. April 1, 2005
Professional Football Player. After growing up in Tacoma, Washington, he was recruited by Santa Clara University in California. After about a year, he got married. This was against the rules at the Jesuit institution and he was asked to leave. He became an All-American at the University of California at Berkeley, despite being too busy working in the oilfields to attend practice. He impressed NFL scouts, including Chicago Bears coach George Halas, in a collegiate all-star game in Chicago in...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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