September 2023

The Austin Richards Family is remembered here with the graves of several family members. Coming to Downers Grove in 1855, Austin and Angeline were from New York. Of their 5 […]

The Austin Richards Family is remembered here with the graves of several family members. Coming to Downers Grove in 1855, Austin and Angeline were from New York. Of their 5

Samuel Richards was the oldest son of Austin and Angeline Trusdell Richards. When he was 20, Samuel decided to enlist in the Union Army. On September 2, 1862 he enlisted

Charles Bartee was born in England in 1833. After moving to America he married Scottish born Jane McGregor in 1858. By 1875 they made their way to Downers Grove. They

Mary Bartee was the daughter of Charles Bartee and Jane McGregor. The family moved to Downers Grove in 1875 but in 1891 they moved to Remington, Indiana. Mary is the

This replacement headstone unfortunately has incorrect birth information, probably as a result of misreading the original illegible headstone. Austin Pye was actually born about 1810 in Norfolk, England, the son

Alvin was the son of Avah and Abigail Andrews Porter. His parents moved to York Township having come from the east. Upon his marriage to Abigail, they purchase 100 acres

Nathan Alonzo Belden was born Saratoga County, New York in 1819 to Scottish parents Simeon and Caisina Belden. He was a blacksmith by trade. The Belden family was just passing

While James has a headstone here, James is actually not buried in the Main Street Cemetery. While James did buy a plot here, he was actually buried in Parkholm Cemetery

Dr. George S. Otis was born in Wisconsin in 1846. He graduated from the Boston Veterinary College about 1861 and came to Chicago about 1867 to open his practice. He