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About Illinois Burial Records

Illinois has some of the most historically significant cemeteries in the Midwest, including Graceland and Rosehill in Chicago, which hold the graves of industrialists, politicians, and everyday immigrants.

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Notable Illinois Records in Our Database

Here are a few records from Illinois — search the full database to find your ancestors.

Abraham Lincoln

b. 1809 — d. 1865

📍 Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield

16th President of the United States, led the nation through the Civil War.

Ida B. Wells

b. 1862 — d. 1931

📍 Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago

Journalist, abolitionist, and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States.

Ida Kowalski

b. 1908 — d. 1999

📍 Saint Adalbert Cemetery, Niles

Polish immigrant who ran a small bakery in Chicago for 40 years.

Stanislaw Kowalski

b. 1904 — d. 1978

📍 Saint Adalbert Cemetery, Niles

Steel worker and union member who helped build Chicago.

Maude Adams

b. 1872 — d. 1953

📍 Gladys Belle Cemetery, Nauvoo

Stage actress and the first actress to play Peter Pan on Broadway.

Harriet Monroe

b. 1860 — d. 1936

📍 Graceland Cemetery, Chicago

Poet and founding editor of Poetry magazine.

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Notable Illinois Cemeteries

  • ðŸŠĶGraceland Cemetery (Chicago)
  • ðŸŠĶRosehill Cemetery (Chicago)
  • ðŸŠĶForest Home Cemetery (Chicago)
  • ðŸŠĶResurrection Cemetery (Justice)
  • ðŸŠĶSaint Adalbert Cemetery (Niles)
  • ðŸŠĶMount Carmel Cemetery (Hillside)

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