William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) — also known as
William T. Abbott — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Wells River, Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., February
16, 1868. Son of Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott;
married, June 28,
1905, to Elsie Parsons Bourland. Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creation
of first federal budget. Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
James Adams (1783-1843) — of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill. Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1783. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; one
of the first nine men to receive the "Endowment" ordinance from
Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church; participated in a
long-running newspaper battle with Abraham
Lincoln, over the transfer of a city lot; probate judge in
Illinois; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1834. Mormon.
Member, Freemasons. Died in Nauvoo, Hancock
County, Ill., August
11, 1843. Interment at Old
Pioneer Cemetery, Nauvoo, Ill.
William Robert Alstadt (b. 1916) — also known as
W. R. Alstadt — of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark. Born in Thebes, Alexander
County, Ill., October
7, 1916. Son of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt;
married, August
31, 1962, to Laura May Goodness. Democrat. Dentist;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Dental Association; Freemasons; Civitan.
Still living as of 1967.
Frederick Albert Britten (1871-1946) — also known as
Frederick A. Britten; Fred A. Britten — of
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
18, 1871. Son of Michael Britten and Eva (Fey) Britten; married,
March
4, 1907, to Alma Hand. Republican. Builder;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1913-35; defeated,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Member, Freemasons. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 4,
1946. Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
to unknown location.
Eli Perry Chatfield (b. 1846) — also known as Eli
P. Chatfield — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Prattsville, Greene
County, N.Y., August
14, 1846. Son of Ira D. Chatfield and Eliza (Case) Chatfield;
married, February
13, 1873, to Ida M. Parker. Republican. Secretary, J. E. Tilt Shoe
Company; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1900.
Member, Freemasons. Burial
location unknown.
