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George Champion (1840-1928) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bristol, England,
February
24, 1840.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1892-93.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., July 2,
1928 (age 88 years, 129
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Champion (1804-1843) and Eleanor (Ellis) Champion; married
to Hattie Baker and Hannah McKnight. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Bloomington and Normal
Spring Souvenir (1905) |
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
30, 1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1934-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
15, 1943 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Daniel A. Roberts (b. 1884) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
15, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
elected Illinois
state house of representatives 23rd District 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Simonton (1871-1951) —
also known as "Cap" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
28, 1871.
Republican. Executive at Du Pont chemical
company; director of Delaware Maryland Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1923-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
9, 1951 (age 80 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
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