Emily Atwood Pye
Emily Atwood is the daughter of John and Sarah Atwood. She married William Pye when she was about 19 years old. Both families were from England. They were only married […]
Emily Atwood is the daughter of John and Sarah Atwood. She married William Pye when she was about 19 years old. Both families were from England. They were only married […]
William Bradfield Pye and his family are honored with an obelisk style monument that is the tallest monument in the Main Street Cemetery. William is buried between his two wives
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Mary Jane “Jennie” Thomas was 21 years old when she married William Bradfield Pye. It was his second marriage. William and Jennie probably lived near her parents in Chicago. They
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Little is known of the person who is buried here including their gender. Just the surname of Ahern is known. No first name is given. The specific date of death
Mitchell and Catherine Wolff Heintz were both born in Sessenheim, Alsace, France. They married there on October 26, 1830. The family immigrated with their nine children in the 1850s during
Walter Blanchard was one of the first pioneers of Downers Grove and one of the most prominent citizens of DuPage County. He was a respected local judge who organized a
Main St. Cemetery Marker: I2 We are unsure who was buried in this plot in front of Mary Bartle’s headstone at this time. Perhaps future research will shed more light
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Irene “Rena” Richards was the daughter Austin Richards and his second wife Elizabeth Cole. Irene died of typhoid while still in her teens.
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
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