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Paul Markgraf

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Paul Markgraf

Birth
Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA
Death
27 Aug 1933 (aged 26)
Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Fairlawn Section- Lot 261- Grave 4
Memorial ID
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Paul Markgraf, a Joliet automobile race driver, met death while making practice spins at the Calumet speed bowl on Torrence avenue. No race had been announced for the day at the former dog track. Markgraf lost control of his car. it left the oval and rolled over several times.
Paul, his wife Evelyn and son Paul Jr.(who died at the age of 9, in 1939) are laid to rest in a plot bought by Roy L. Maxwell on 07/28/1920.
Paul Markgraf, a Joliet automobile race driver, met death while making practice spins at the Calumet speed bowl on Torrence avenue. No race had been announced for the day at the former dog track. Markgraf lost control of his car. it left the oval and rolled over several times.
Paul, his wife Evelyn and son Paul Jr.(who died at the age of 9, in 1939) are laid to rest in a plot bought by Roy L. Maxwell on 07/28/1920.


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