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Notable Births & Deaths for Bobtown ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Bobtown. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.
- Richard Mann Allan (Actor)
- Smiley Burnette (Actor, singer, songwriter, musician)
- Floyd Eldon Davis (Race car driver)
- Geraldine Hall (Actress)
- Eliza Poor Donner Houghton (Author)
- Theodore A. 'Ted' Lapka (Professional football)
- Emil 'Dutch' Leonard (Major League Baseball)
- Mary Lincoln (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861 - 1865))
- Born: Mary Ann Todd
- She was born in Lexington (KY) on December 13, 1818 (a Sunday) and died in Springfield (IL) on July 16, 1882 (a Sunday) at the age of 63.
- Springfield is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Bobtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Lincoln<1>
- Lindsay Vachel Lindsay (Poet)
- He was born in Springfield (IL) on November 10, 1879 (a Monday) and died in Springfield (IL) on December 5, 1931 (a Saturday) at the age of 52.
- Springfield is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Bobtown.
- Springfield is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Bobtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lindsay Vachel Lindsay<1>
- Frank McErlane (Crime figure)
- Red Norvo (Musician)
- Born: Kenneth Norville
- He was born in Beardstown (IL) on March 31, 1908 (a Tueday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on April 6, 1999 (a Tueday) at the age of 91.
- Beardstown is located 23 miles [37 km] to the west of Bobtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Red Norvo<1>
- Al Papai (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Divernon (IL) on May 7, 1917 (a Monday) and died in Springfield (IL) on September 7, 1995 (a Thursday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Brush Creek Cemetery (Sangamon County, Illinois).
- Springfield is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Bobtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Papai<1>
- Charles Edgar Ray (Actor)
- William G. 'Billy' Rogell (Major League Baseball)
- Jake Stahl (Major League Baseball)
- Born: Garland Stahl
- He was born in Elkhart (IL) on April 13, 1879 (a Sunday) and died in Monrovia (CA) on September 18, 1922 (a Monday) at the age of 43. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
- Elkhart is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east of Bobtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jake Stahl<1>
- Liam Sullivan (Actor)
- Benjamin Platt Thomas (Historian, author)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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