Mildred L. Drew
Mildred L. Drew was born in Downers Grove in 1914 and raised by her father and grandparents, Matthew A. Lamb and Luella Lyon Roe Lamb, after her mother, Olive Lamb […]
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Biography
These pages show biographical information about notable people from Downers Grove’s past.
Helen Kenyon
Affectionately known as “Aunt Helen,” Helen Kenyon spent 66 years in the same home at 5427 Main Street in Downers Grove. She passed away at the age of 90, remembered
Dr. Dieter M. Gruen
Dr. Dieter M. Gruen is a renowned scientist who fled Nazi Germany, worked on the atomic bomb and continues to push the bounds of alternative energy technology. Throughout his exceptionally
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Theodore S Rogers
Theodore Smith Rogers, who often went by T. S. Rogers, came to Downers Grove with his father and two brothers in 1844. He lived the rest of his life in
Lane K. Newberry
Lane K. Newberry was born in 1896 near Fort Madison, Iowa. He was an artist who wanted to preserve history by painting and was at the height of his career
Infant daughter Pratt
This third child of Mary Alzina Paige Pratt and Washington Burdett Pratt died after just twelve short days of life in March 1856. Her mother also died as result of
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Albert Sidney Root
Albert was the eldest of the three children of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and grandson of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root, to be buried in the Main Street Cemetery. He
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James Root
James was the son of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and granddaughter of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. He was one of three young siblings to be interred here. James
Helen Root
Helen was the daughter of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and granddaughter of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. Like many children of the time, she died as a small child.
Amos Root
Amos Root was one of the sons of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. He is the only child buried in the family plot in the Main Street Cemetery. Amos was