Kurt

Roswell Otis Curtiss was a son of Samuel and Mary Hatch Curtiss. He came to Downers Grove with his family in 1836. He worked in the tavern his father owned

Mary Hatch was born and grew up in Windsor, Vermont. Her ancestors came to America and by the 1680s were among the founding fathers of Hartford, Connecticut. They fought on

Edna is one of two great granddaughters of the elder Samuel Curtiss and Mary Hatch who died at a very young age and are buried in the Main Street Cemetery.

Schuyler Wheeler was the last of three children of Allen and Elizabeth Wheeler to be buried in Main Street Cemetery. Allen, a civil war veteran, and Elizabeth were early settlers

Nora Wheeler was one of three children of Allen  Wheeler and Elizabeth Bateman to be buried in Main Street Cemetery. Nora, and her younger sister Myrtle both died in 1880 of scarlet

Myrtle Wheeler was one of three children of Allen and Elizabeth Wheeler to be buried in Main Street Cemetery. Myrtle and her older sister Nora both died in 1880 of

Samuel died in 1878. Little is known about Samuel and his connection to Downers Grove.