Unidentified Grave
Main St. Cemetery Marker: E12 We are unsure who was buried in this plot to the north of Nancy Foster’s headstone at this time. Perhaps future research will shed more […]
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Map: Illinois Underground Railroad historical sites, plus what to know before you go
By Darcel Rockett, Tina E. Akouris and Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was
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Johan & Elisabethe Sucher marker
Main St. Cemetery marker: N2 Johan Georg Sucher Elisabethe Gros Sucher
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Charles & Dora Meadal marker
Main St. Cemetery Marker: M3 Charles Meadal Dora Meadal
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Malcolm & Israel Blackburn Jr. marker
Main St. Cemetery Marker: M1 Malcolm A. Blackburn Israel L. Blackburn Jr.
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Mitchell and Catherine Heintz marker
Main St. Cemetery Marker: J2 Catherine Heintz Mitchell Heintz
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John Richard Pye
John Richard Pye now has a headstone in the Main Street Cemetery. He was one of the first to be buried here in 1856 even though he died in 1852.
Alice & Kate Oldfield marker
Main St. Cemetery Marker: G7 Alice Kate Oldfield Kate Dixon Oldfield
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Walter Sucher
Walter was one of three young children of Michael Sucher and Catherine Wolf buried in this cemetery. Walter shares a headstone with his brother Michael, even though their deaths were
Michael & Walter Sucher marker
Main St. Cemetery Marker: E8 Michael Sucher Walter Sucher
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