Local historian Arnett C. Lines and his daughter, Phyllis, transcribed records from cemeteries in and near Barrington between 1931 and 1964. These transcriptions, along with additional information compiled by Barrington Area Library staff and volunteers are below. Accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed. Cemeteries visited by Barrington Area Library staff and/or volunteers: October 1998, October 2000, June 2002, May 2003, May 2004, August 2005, October 2006, March 2007, August 2008, September 2010 and November 2010.
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Barrington Center Cemetery
Transcription, by Michelle Safirstein and Barrington Area Library Staff, May, 2004
Transcription, Signal Hill Chapter NSDAR, 1989. Transcribed by Arnett C. Lines, 1943 and Lake County Genealogical Society, 1982.
Northeast corner of Sutton Road and Route 68, Barrington Hills. Barrington Township, Cook County, Illinois. Maintained by Barrington Township. The gate is locked. Entry may be obtained by calling the Barrington Township office, (847)381-5632. This cemetery is closed for burials. For more information: https://barringtontownship.com/township-cemeteries.
History
Barrington Center (also known as Miller's Grove) has graves that date from the 1840's. The first recorded burial was that of Jerusha Miller, wife of Seymour Miller, who died on November 7, 1840. About 30 pioneer graves were dug on the north side of the cemetery prior to 1853, when the first church, Barrington Center Wesleyan Methodist Church, was built. A plaque containing 91 names of Civil War soldiers—90 men and one woman—recruited from Barrington Township during 1861 to 1865 is mounted on a large boulder at the west side of the church.
"Barrington Center Church sold the cemetery to a bible group, headed by Miss Helen Grupe, for $1.00. The bible group was to maintain the cemetery. They did not, and the Barrington Center Cemetery Association was formed to maintain the cemetery. It was then deeded to, and cared for, to this day by Barrington Township. The original plan of the cemetery is in the possession of R. A. Sunderlage Excavating Company of Dundee, in East Dundee, Illinois." (Notes from Mrs. William Peters, 1980)
Barrington Union Cemetery/Union Cemetery/Henry Smith Cemetery
Transcription, by Michelle Safirstein, May, 2004
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1931, 1963; Cathy Trawinski, 1998
South side of Algonquin Road (Route 62), 1/2 mile east of Bateman Road, Barrington Hills. Barrington Township, Cook County, Illinois. Maintained by Barrington Township. Entry through the locked gate on Route 62 may be obtained by calling the Barrington Township office at (847)381-5632. This cemetery is closed for burials. For more information: https://barringtontownship.com/township-cemeteries.
History
Henry Smith deeded 1.03 acres from his farm for the cemetery. The original deed was recorded on July 5, 1866, for a sum of $1.00. Barrington Union Cemetery Association was formed in September 1866. At one time there was a Lithuanian Cemetery Society. In 1963, a 20-foot easement was added. In 1979, according to Opal Helm, there were about 100 graves. Very little upkeep was done over the years, except for the Helm and Jackson plots. Vandals and the encroaching forest destroyed many graves. In 1983, the Barrington Township trustees took over the maintenance of the cemetery. Some graves date from the Civil War and bear Barrington pioneer names (e.g., Freeman, Helm, and Jackson).
Bennett Cemetery
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, date unknown; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
South side of Miller Road at Indian Trail Road, west of Lake Zurich. Ela Township, Lake County, Illinois. Abandoned cemetery on private property.
History
Bennett Cemetery is abandoned, but some stones can still be found lying flat in the front yard of one of the homes built on the property. Arnett Lines transcribed these stones in the woods of the old Silas Robertson farm across from the Alexander farm on Miller Road northwest of Lake Zurich and west of Rand Road at an unknown date.
Bensenville Cemeteries
"These inscriptions taken from four cemeteries at Bensenville, Ill., are recorded as a hint(?) that they may be, or some in fact are, related to folks here or around here. At least for reference later." A "small E.U.B. Cemetery on abandoned road northeast of town in the west area of O'Hare Field, Chi." and "the larger E&R Evang. St. Johannes Kireke Cemetery on the same road near the garbage dump west of O'Hare Field." (Arnett C. Lines)
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, July 6, 1962; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
See also the listings for Immanuel United Church of Christ and Zion Church Cemetery.
Briggs Family Cemetery
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1937; Cathy Trawinski, 1998
North side of Midlothian Road near Echo Lake Road about 1 mile northeast of the village of Lake Zurich. It was in Ela Township, Lake County, Illinois. The cemetery no longer exists.
History
The Briggs farm was across the road in an 1890's plot map. It was already abandoned with only a few worn stones when Arnett Lines visited it around 1937.
Cady Cemetery
Transcription, Michelle Safirstein, October, 2004
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1931; Cathy Trawinski, 1998
West side of Ela Road, 1/4 mile south of Dundee Road (Route 68), Inverness. Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois. Maintained by Palatine Township. The gate is locked. Call Anna at Palatine Township, (847)358-6700, for entry.
History
The Cady family farmhouse was located across from Cady Cemetery. The most recent burial was in the 1950's, but most of the graves are dated much earlier. This small cemetery has fewer than 50 graves, including many English settlers to the area.
Chunn's Burial Ground/Oak Glen Cemetery
Transcription, Barrington Area Library Staff, August, 2005
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, September 21, 1944; Cathy Trawinski, November, 1998
Landmark Dedication Ceremony, October 26, 2008
Video Tour of Chunn's Burial Ground, Staff of the Barrington Area Library, August, 2020.
Algonquin River Road, between Plum Tree Road and Crescent Parkway, Fox River Grove. Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois. Maintained by Algonquin Township. Closed for burials. Contact Algonquin Township, 847-639-2700.
History
In 1843, Mr. Frank Houghtailing donated a one-acre tract of land to be used for a school and the balance to be used as a burial place. The school was known as the Oak Glen School and the cemetery as Oak Glen Cemetery, after a nearby mill and creek. Mr. Thomas Chunn was an early settler in the area, and the Chunn school district was established in 1835. He was buried in this cemetery in 1843. The oldest marker dates to 1809, and at least one Civil war veteran, John C. Kelly, is buried there. It is a small cemetery with about a dozen markers. Maps of the cemetery from after World War II show about 50 graves, with possibly 50 more. The remains of the Houghtailing family were later moved to the Algonquin Cemetery. Arnett Lines read this cemetery September 21, 1944. At that time he found only two stones standing in a thicket of bushes and trees, behind the Houghtailing farm. When Arnett Lines read the stone of John G. Kelley, only half of the stone was there. He read it as though John's parents M. A. Kelly and Wm. G. Kelly were also buried in the same grave. In 1992, when the other half of John G. Kelley's stone was recovered, the words "son of" become very clear. Mr. William Kelley and Mary Klinck Kelley moved to the West Coast leaving the grave of their son John, a Civil War veteran, behind. Notes and conversations with Linda Stengele about the Chunn Burial Ground, October 1998.
David Haeger Cemetery/Spring Creek Cemetery
Transcription, Michelle Safirstein and Barrington Area Library staff, May, 2003
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, June 26, 1938
Transcription, Bonnie Duresa, 1998
One mile north of Spring Lake, on the southwest corner of Meadow Hill and Spring Creek Roads, Barrington Hills. Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois. Private property, closed for burials; maintained by owner.
History
David Haeger Cemetery began in 1860. A map of 1861 shows a school located on this corner. It is a very small, well-kept, private cemetery with 49 remaining headstones, David Haeger's being one of them. The Haeger farm was across the road, which is now a subdivision. David Haeger and his son D. H. Haeger started a grain elevator in Barrington and a brick business. This later led to the successful pottery business that the family is still known for today. According to Arnett Lines, Dave Haeger (of Haeger School and Haeger Cemetery) was of English origin and not related to other Hagers in Barrington. The 1860 census states that the members of the David Haeger family were all born in Germany. Debby Cook, Barrington Township official, remembers attending school in a one-room schoolhouse with a pot-bellied stove on the property. In 1944, Lines wrote, "It was full of trees, bushes and weeds and had cows tramping through it." The current owner, living in the schoolhouse which is now a private residence, maintains this quaint cemetery with shade plantings.
Notes and conversations with Linda Stengele about the David Haeger Cemetery, October 1998.
Other sources, McHenry County, suggest Welch-Haeger Cemetery.
Still other sources, Algonquin the Beautiful by H. Peryce Millar, suggest that Joseph Smith Klinck "gave land for a school house and cemetery." (p.10-11).
Deer Grove Cemetery
Transcription, Michelle Safirstein, July, 2004
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1948; Cathy Trawinski, 1998
Transcription, Wendy Faber, Pattie Schultz, and Gloria (Landwer) Scott with assistance from Randy McGowan and Louis Scott, 1998
Corner of Dundee Road (Route 68) and Ela Road, 1/4 mile west of Route 14, Inverness. Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois. There is no sign at the entrance and the gate is unlocked. Owned and maintained by Salem United Methodist Church, 115 W. Lincoln, Barrington, IL 60010, (847)381-0524.
History
Deer Grove Cemetery contains the graves of German Evangelical settlers. Two graves for wives of H. Wolthausen read, "Amelia wife of H. Woltthausen died 1896." The second reads, "Caroline E. wife of H. Wolthausen, died 1900. She hath done what she could."
Evergreen Cemetery
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, date unknown
Transcription, A-B | C-D | E-G | H-J | K-M | N-R | S-U | V-Z
610 Dundee Avenue, between Hillside and Coolidge Avenues, Barrington. Barrington Township, Cook County, Illinois. It is open for burials. The Barrington Area Library has a grave map with names of those who purchased the lots.
Click on the satellite map below for approximate section locations.
History
According to Arnett C. Lines in his book, “A History of Barrington, Illinois,” Evergreen Cemetery was organized in 1867 under the Illinois law of 1855 as a private cemetery. The original five trustees, L.H. Bute, M.B. McIntosh, Henry Crabtree, Gilbert A. Applebee A.A. Cowdery. A committee of these trustees looking for a suitable plot of ground, reported a piece of five acres, now a part of the older section at the south end of the cemetery, was available. The committee procured the same from the owner Henry Clausen and gave their private note at 10% in payment. The trustees also contributed fifty cents apiece to buy a secretary book and several accessories. When the original five acres was bought, it was plowed and planted to oats. As the lots were sold off, the balance offered a considerable amount of hay which brought in some revenue.
The plot was designed by a Mr. J.W. Powers in 1868. A charter was granted them in 1869. It has now grown to 33 acres. Records show it was formally used as a cemetery in 1908. An additional piece of land was added in 1920.
The Civil War Monument is the focal point of the cemetery. It was dedicated in 1906 and is also called the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
The Veterans Memorial Section is a burial place for those Barrington residents without relatives or ability to provide for their own graves, was conceived by Roy Willmering in the Spring of 1954. A plot 40 x 82 feet, donated by Evergreen Cemetery Association, was designed for fifty-three graves, including the nine who were already buried there west of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument of 1906. A massive monument of split-faced native granite stone was erected in the center of the lot. This Veterans Memorial Section was dedicated by an impressive Memorial Day service, May 30, 1955.
Mr. Willmering informs us that, at the time of dedication of this Memorial Plot, there were buried in and about Barrington, 160 war veterans -- 10 of the War of 1812, 2 of the Indian Wars, 79 of the Civil War, 1 of the Spanish-American War, 45 of World War 1, 11 of World War II, and 2 of the Korean War. 118 of these graves are in Evergreen Cemetery. The others are in St. Paul, White, Smith, and Barrington Center.
As of November, 2022, the Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, has identified and verified 777 U.S. Military Veterans at Evergreen Cemetery, including those who served in Vietnam and the Persian Gulf.
Fairfield Cemetery
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1953; Cathy Trawinski, 1998
Transcription, Jim Johnson, January 25, 2012
Fairfield Cemetery Master List, from the Ela Township website.
Fairfield Cemetery Map, from the Ela Township website.
East side of Quentin Road, just south of Old McHenry Road, Lake Zurich, Illinois. Ela Township, Lake County, Illinois. Maintained by Ela Township. The gate is locked. Contact: Ela Township, 847-438-7823. For more information: https://elatownship.org/fairfield-cemetery/.
History
Fairfield Cemetery dates from 1853.
Fremont Center Church Cemetery/St. Mary's Cemetery
Transcription, surnames only, Arnett C. Lines, March 29, 1963; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
St. Mary's Cemetery Map, from the Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago website.
South side of Erhart Road, just west of Route 60, next to St. Mary's church. Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois. Contact; Ascension Cemetery, 847-362-1247.
History
The church and the cemetery have been at this location since 1885. From 1865 to 1885, both were located on the northwest corner of Fremont Center Road and Route 176. Graves were moved from the original location to the present site gradually between 1885 and 1900.
Grant Cemetery/Shepherd's Burying Ground
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, date unknown; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
North side of Molidor Road, 3/4 mile east of Route 12, East Volo. Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois. Maintained by Fischer Brothers, (847)546-4701.
History
Grant Cemetery dates from 1845.
Highland Grove Cemetery/Mount Hope Cemetery, St. John United Church of Christ
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, date unknown
Transcription, May, 2004, Michelle Safirstein
1475 W. Algonquin Road, Corner of Algonquin and Roselle Roads, Palatine. Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois. Contact Anna at Palatine Township, 847-358-6700.
Hoosier Grove Immanuel
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, June 29, 1963; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
Transcription, Barrington Area Library Staff, October, 2006
Intersection of Barrington and Church Roads, Streamwood. Hanover Township, Cook County, Illinois.
History
"The Immanuel United Church of Christ is located just a short distance from this intersection, west on Church Road. There is a cemetery adjacent to the church; no reading has been published. The cemetery has been heavily damaged with tombstones missing and damaged. The records have been microfilmed by the LDS (film #1906282) and are on permanent loan at the Wilmette branch of the LDS library; the records end in 1958." (Notes from Pattie Schultz)
Immanuel United Church of Christ
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, date unknown; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
Bensenville, Illinois
Long Grove Cemetery
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, date unknown; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
North side of Long Grove Road, just west of the covered bridge, Long Grove. Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois.
History
Long Grove Cemetery dates from 1847.
North Northfield Cemetery
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, June 14, 1953; Cathy Trawinsk, 1998
Transcription, Northbrook Historical Society, 847-498-3404. Partial or complete listings for Aux Plains, Northfield Union, St. Peters, St. Mary at Techny, Sacred Heart, Northfield Oakwood, Russell at Techny, Emmanuel Lutheran (Glenview), St. John Lutheran, and Sunset Memorial cemeteries are also available.
North side of Dundee Road, 3/4 mile east of Sanders Road and two miles east of Route 45. Northfield Township, Cook County, Illinois.
Northfield Oakwood/West Northfield Cemetery
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, October 22, 1962; Cathy Trawinski, 1998
Transcription, Northbrook Historical Society, (847)498-3404. Partial or complete listings for Aux Plains, Northfield Union, St. Peters, St. Mary at Techny, Sacred Heart, Northfield Oakwood, Russell at Techny, Emmanuel Lutheran (Glenview), St. John Lutheran, and Sunset Memorial cemeteries are also available.
Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21), south of Wheeling. Northfield Township, Cook County, Illinois.
Northfield Union Cemetery
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, August 25, 1964; Cathy Trawinski, 1998
Transcription, Northbrook Historical Society, (847)498-3404. Partial or complete listings for Aux Plains, Northfield Union, St. Peters, St. Mary at Techny, Sacred Heart, Northfield Oakwood, Russell at Techny, Emmanuel Lutheran (Glenview), St. John Lutheran, and Sunset Memorial cemeteries are also available.
South side of Dundee Road, 1/4 mile west of Pfingsten Road, corner of Landwher and Dundee. Northfield Township, Cook County, Illinois.
Old Plum Grove Road Cemetery/Wolfrum Cemetery
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, date unknown; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
"North east of the bridge on Old Plum Grove Rd.: So. of Palatine on South end of Theis farm (chai folks). Found a few grave stone markers. Some were broken and used as stepping stones across the creek to the West side of creek." (Arnett C. Lines).
In 1994, Palatine Township took over the ownership of the cemetery from Cook County. Maintained by Palatine Township, Contact Anna at Palatine Township, 847-358-6700.
History
Wolfrum Cemetery is the oldest known cemetery in Palatine Township. It originated on Orrin Ford’s farm. Orrin Ford deeded the cemetery to Cook County in 1856. It was nicknamed the "Lost Cemetery" because for many years it was forgotten.
The cemetery is located west of Sunset Drive and Old Plum Grove Road. 5281 Old Plum Grove Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Palatine Lutheran Cemetery
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, date unknown.
Palatine, Illinois
Pioneer Cemetery
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, June 29, 1963; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
Transcription and photographs, Bonnie Duresa, Novermber 20, 2010
Grounds of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia.
St. John Nepomucene Cemetery
History, Bonnie Duresa, September, 2010
Transcription, Michelle Safirstein, July, 2004
Algonquin River Road, Barrington Hills. Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois. Contact: 1-847-658-2700 x2203.
St. Paul Cemetery
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1943; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
Transcription, Richard C. Price, 2002
North side of East Main Street, just east of Route 14, Barrington. Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois. Maintained by St. Paul United Church of Christ.
History
The St. Paul congregation was organized in 1863, and land for the cemetery was purchased shortly thereafter. Many Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Church settlers are buried here. Seven Civil War veterans are buried here. There are many graves from German families who began to settle the area in the 1840's and 1850's.
Salem Cemetery
Transcription, Ed Mosteig, 2007
2200 South Plum Grove Road Rolling Meadows. Maintained by Palatine Township, Contact Anna at Palatine Township, 847-358-6700.
History
This cemetery dates from 1850 and was the family cemetery of Frederick and Dorothea Thies.
Sutherland Cemetery/Bennett Cemetery/Sayles/Stafles Corners Cemetery
Transcription, Michelle Safirstein, 2004
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, April 3, 1963; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
Additional listings, Palatine Historical Society.
Old Hicks Road and Aster Avenue, east of Rand Road (Route 12), behind Menard's near Knupper's, Palatine. Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois. Maintained by Palatine Township, Contact Anna at Palatine Township, 847-358-6700.
History
Sutherland Cemetery was established in 1840. The Palatine Historical Society notes show that in 1863, Silas and Lucinda Sutherland gave it to Cook County.
Volo Cemetery
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, September 19, 1944; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
West side of Fox Lake Road, 1/2 block north of Route120, Volo. Wauconda Township, Lake County, Illinois. Maintained by the Wauconda Historical Association. Contact Wauconda Township, 847-526-1800.
History
Volo Cemetery was founded in 1835. The Wauconda Historical Association read the cemetery in 1980 and worked to restore it in the 1990's.
Wauconda Historic Cemetery
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, September 19, 1944; Cathy Trawinski, 1999
East side of Barrington Road (Route 59), just south of Route 176, Wauconda. Wauconda Township, Lake County, Illinois. Maintained by the Wauconda Historical Association. Contact Wauconda Township, 847-526-1800.
History
Justice Bangs purchased four acres of land to be set aside for a burial ground when Wauconda was barely inhabited. Wauconda Cemetery was established in 1850 and registered with the state of Illinois in 1873. It is the burial site of many of the town's early inhabitants and some Revolutionary and Civil War veterans. The Wauconda Historical Association read the cemetery in 1980 and restored it in 1998.
White Cemetery
Transcription, Michelle Safirstein and Barrington Area Library Staff, May, 2004
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, July 10, 1942; Cathy Trawinski, 1998
Transcription, Arnett C. Lines, July 10, 1942; Cathy Trawinski, 1998, Janet Hardison, 2011
Additional listings, Karyn Erickson
Northeast corner of Cuba Road and Barrington Road on Prestwick Drive, Barrington, Illinois. Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois. It is maintained by Cuba Township, and is open for burials. The gate is locked. Entry may be obtained by calling the Cuba Township office, (847)381-1924.
History
White Cemetery is the final resting place for some of Cuba and Ela Township's original settlers. T. W. White and Innis Hollister, two area farmers, charted the White Cemetery Association in 1855. Burials probably took place before then. Francis Kelsey, a veteran of the War of 1812, died in 1865 and is buried there. There are several newspaper articles from the 1970's in The Barrington Courier-Review concerning vandalism and ghosts in the cemetery. Since the township took over maintenance of the cemetery, such stories no longer appear in the newspaper.
Zion Church Cemetery
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1963
"Dunklees Grove" S.W. of B'ville. Lutheran of Mo. Synod. Bd. individually, not in lots. This church oldest of Mo. Synod in state to celebrate 125 state anniversary - 1963 and 100 anniversary of that ch." (Arnett C. Lines, 1963)