Mary Bartee
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 […]
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
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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
Main St. Cemetery Marker: G5 We are unsure who was buried in this plot at this time. Perhaps future research will shed more light on this early resident.
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Henry Lester Hunt was another of the young men from Downers Grove who volunteered to serve in the Civil War. He was in 13th Illinois Infantry. Military records show he
Main St. Cemetery Marker: G3 This commemorative stone and plaque were placed in the cemetery in 2017 to honor the efforts of abolitionists of Downers Grove, many of whom are
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Kate Dixon Oldfield and daughter Alice Kate Oldfield share this same headstone as they died about one month apart from each other. Her husband Richard, who died two decades later,
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