Macon County
Illinois
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Macon County
Illinois
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Macon County
Index to Locations FrantzCemetery Macon County, Illinois
UnknownLocation Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
FairlawnCemetery Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Founded 1913
|  William Francis Calhoun (1844-1929) — also known asWilliam F. Calhoun — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born inPerryCounty, Pa.,November21, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;dentist;newspapereditor; postmaster atDecatur,Ill., 1897-1913.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,June 10,1929 (age84 years, 201days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.
| Samuel Sloan Jack (1836-1909) — also known asSamuel S. Jack — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born inWestmorelandCounty, Pa.,October17, 1836.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;newspaperpublisher;real estatebusiness; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1875-78; postmaster atDecatur,Ill., 1887-91.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Halifax,NovaScotia,August17, 1909 (age72 years, 304days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.
GracelandCemetery Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
GreenwoodCemetery Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
| Jesse Hale Moore (1817-1883) — also known asJesse H. Moore — of Illinois. Born near Lebanon,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,April22, 1817.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1869-73; U.S. ConsulinCallao, 1881-83, died in office 1883.Died, fromyellowfever, in Callao,Peru,July11, 1883 (age66 years, 80days).Original intermentsomewherein Peru; reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery.
| Isaac Campbell Pugh (1805-1874) — also known asIsaac C. Pugh — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born inChristianCounty, Ky.,November23, 1805.Republican. Postmaster atDecatur,Ill., 1831-34, 1871-74; served in the U.S. Army during the BlackHawk War; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; colonel inthe Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Decatur, Ill., 1868.Died in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,November19, 1874 (age68 years, 361days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
| Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) — also known asBradford K. Durfee — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born in Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.,March25, 1838.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1892.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Glen Arbor,LeelanauCounty, Mich.,July 19,1916 (age78 years, 116days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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