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Notable Births & Deaths for Dillon ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Dillon. 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.
- Amy 'Lefty' Applegren
- Professional baseball. She was born in Peoria (IL) on November 16, 1926 (a Tueday) and died in Washington (IL) on April 3, 2011 (a Sunday) at the age of 84.
- Peoria is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Dillon.
- Washington is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast of Dillon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Amy 'Lefty' Applegren<1>
- Robert Lee 'Bob' Caruthers
- Norm Cook
- Professional basketball. He was born in Chicago (IL) on March 21, 1955 (a Monday) and died in Lincoln (IL) on December 22, 2008 (a Monday) at the age of 53. He is buried at New Union Cemetery (Logan County, Illinois).
- Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dillon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Norm Cook<1>
- Joe Dowell
- Charles Edgar Duryea
- Inventor, automobile pioneer. He was born in Canton (IL) on December 15, 1861 (a Sunday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on September 28, 1938 (a Wednesday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
- Canton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Dillon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Edgar Duryea<1>
- Marie Litta
- Opera singer. She was born in Bloomington (IL) on June 1, 1856 (a Sunday) and died in Bloomington (IL) on July 7, 1883 (a Saturday) at the age of 27. She is buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery (McLean County, Illinois).
- Bloomington is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Dillon.
- Bloomington is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Dillon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marie Litta<1>
- Kathryn McGuire
- George S. Phalen
- John Joseph 'Jack' Powell
- Charles Gardner 'Old Hoss' Radbourn
- Harold Augustus Sinclair
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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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