Gracie Wells was the daughter of Arvilla Bond and John Manning Wells. Gracie passed away in 1883 at the tender young age of age of 5. In her memory, her father worked with the local officials to see that a cabin for the Girl Scouts was erected in the Maple Grove Forest Preserve just west of downtown Downers Grove. It was known as the Daddy Wells cabin. The cabin is no longer in existence.
Her original upright headstone is starting to deteriorate. A newer brass plate has been placed in the ground in front of the original headstone capturing her information.
