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Notable Births & Deaths for Skelton ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Skelton. 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.
- 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 5 miles [8 km] to the west of Skelton.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Norm Cook<1>
- Joe Dowell
- 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Skelton.
- Bloomington is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Skelton.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marie Litta<1>
- Charles Dean 'Dion' O'Banion
- Richard Peck
- Author. He was born in Decatur (IL) on April 5, 1934 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on May 23, 2018 (a Wednesday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery (Macon County, Illinois).
- Decatur is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Skelton.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Peck<1>
- John Joseph 'Jack' Powell
- Charles Gardner 'Old Hoss' Radbourn
- Harold Augustus Sinclair
- Jake Stahl
- Major League Baseball. 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Skelton.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jake Stahl<1>
- Eugene Earl 'Junior' Thompson
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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