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Ida Wikoff Baker was born in Decatur, Illinois, on July 31, 1859. Her father, Peter Montfort Wikoff (1826-1899), a butcher and farmer, was a native of Warren County, Ohio, who moved with his father to Illinois while quite young. He was a descendant of Peter Cloesen Wikoff, who came from Holland in 1636 and settled on Long Island, where he held ...
Robert W. McCarthy (May 28, 1924 – March 19, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Illinois. [1]McCarthy attended Lincoln College and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, earning a law degree.
The Alderwoods Group formed on January 2, 2002, after the Loewen Group, then the second largest funeral home and cemetery operator in North America, emerged from bankruptcy. [2] In November 2006, Alderwoods was acquired by Service Corporation International in a US$1.2 billion deal reached in April of the same year. [3] [4]
Born in Decatur James W. Loewen: Feb 6, 1942: Aug 19, 2021: Author, historian, and sociology professor Born in Decatur [3] Richard Peck: Apr 10, 1934: May 24, 2018: Children's author; 2001 Newbery Medal winner Born in Decatur Marvin A. Sweeney : Jul 4, 1953: Author, biblical scholar, and professor Grew up in Decatur Alice S. Tyler : Apr 27 ...
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Decatur, Illinois, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including Macon County, Illinois. Subcategories
The West End Historic District is a residential historic district located in western Decatur, Illinois. The district, which was primarily built in the first half of the 20th century, includes over 1,700 contributing buildings. The West End was a popular neighborhood for Decatur's business owners and managers at its large industries, and the ...
Plaque honoring 2,486 Macon County soldiers that fought in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65. According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 586 square miles (1,520 km 2), of which 581 square miles (1,500 km 2) is land and 5.2 square miles (13 km 2) (0.9%) is water.
At 5:00 p.m. on September 27, 1996, Karyn Slover left her job in the advertising sales department of the Decatur Herald & Review newspaper, with the intent to pick up her son Kolten and then shop for a dress at the Hickory Point Mall in Forsyth, Illinois. [3]