Index to Locations AuroraCatholic CemeteryAuroraSpring Lake CemeteryAuroraWest Aurora CemeteryBataviaEast Batavia CemeteryBataviaWest Batavia CemeteryElginBluff City CemeteryGenevaOak Hill CemeterySt. CharlesNorth CemeterySt. CharlesUnion CemeteryNear Sugar GroveJericho Cemetery
CatholicCemetery
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Edward M. Mangan — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1916.Interment at Catholic Cemetery.
Spring LakeCemetery
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Alschuler (1859-1939) — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November20, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1892; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1896-1900; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1904,1908,1912(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker);Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1915-36; tooksenior status 1936.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November9, 1939 (age79 years, 354days).Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.  | Albert Jarvis Hopkins (1846-1922) — also known asAlbert J. Hopkins — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born near Cortland,DeKalbCounty, Ill.,August15, 1846.Republican.Lawyer;KaneCounty State's Attorney, 1872-76; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1878-80; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Illinois,1884;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1885-1903 (5th District 1885-95,8th District 1895-1903);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1903-09; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1904,1908(chair,ResolutionsCommittee).DiedAugust23, 1922 (age76 years, 8days).Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery. | | Frank R. Reid (1879-1945) — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,April18, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1911-12;chair ofKane County Republican Party, 1914-15;U.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1923-35; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Woodmen.DiedJanuary25, 1945 (age65 years, 282days).Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery. | | Ira Clifton Copley (1864-1947) — also known asIra C. Copley — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born near Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,October25, 1864.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1911-23; defeated inprimary, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1912.Died in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,November1, 1947 (age83 years, 7days).Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery. | | Charlotte Thompson Reid (1913-2007) — also known asCharlotte T. Reid;Charlotte LeotaThompson;Annette King —of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Kankakee,KankakeeCounty, Ill.,September27, 1913.Republican.Professionalsinger;U.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1963-71; member,Federal Communications Commission, 1971-76.Female.Died in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,January25, 2007 (age93 years, 120days).Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery. | | John Crocker Sherwin (1838-1904) — also known asJohn C. Sherwin — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in New York,1838.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1879-83.Died in1904(ageabout66 years).Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery. | | Benjamin Philip Alschuler (1933-2001) — also known asBenjamin P. Alschuler — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,February5, 1933.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1968.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;ZetaBeta Tau;American BarAssociation;Elks.DiedMarch 1,2001 (age68 years, 24days).Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery. | | Jacob Edward Alschuler (1902-1977) — also known asJacob E. Alschuler — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,July 9,1902.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1940.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;ZetaBeta Tau;Elks;Moose;Freemasons;B'naiB'rith.DiedMay 23,1977 (age74 years, 318days).Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
West AuroraCemetery
543 Wilder Street
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
Founded 1834
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Byron Plato (c.1809-1874) — also known asWilliam B. Plato — of Geneva,KaneCounty, Ill.Born inChautauquaCounty, N.Y., about 1809.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate senate 22nd District, 1849-50; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1859-61; Republican PresidentialElector for Illinois,1860.Died inKaneCounty, Ill.,May 21,1874 (ageabout 65years).Interment at West Aurora Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof James Plato and Elizabeth (Fletcher) Plato; father of Julia Plato(who marriedJoelDemetrius Harvey). |
East BataviaCemetery
Batavia, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Isaac Wilson (1780-1848) — ofGeneseeCounty, N.Y.; Batavia,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.,June 25,1780.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Genesee County, 1816-17; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1817-21; county judge in New York,1821-23, 1830-36;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1823-24; postmasteratBatavia,Ill., 1841-46.Died in Batavia,KaneCounty, Ill.,October25, 1848 (age68 years, 122days).Interment at East Batavia Cemetery.
West BataviaCemetery
Batavia, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Meredith Mallory (1781-1855) — of Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.; Hammondsport,SteubenCounty, N.Y.; Batavia,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Watertown,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January31, 1781.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1835;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1839-41.Died in Batavia,KaneCounty, Ill.,September22, 1855 (age74 years, 234days).Interment at West Batavia Cemetery.
Bluff CityCemetery
Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Myron M. Lehman (1889-1977) — of Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.,June 22,1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayor ofElgin, Ill., 1931-43, 1951-55; defeated, 1943.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Whitehaven,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,August7, 1977 (age88 years, 46days).Interment at Bluff City Cemetery. | | Clinton Fillmore Irwin (1854-1923) — also known asClinton F. Irwin — of Oklahoma; Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Franklin Grove,LeeCounty, Ill.,January1, 1854.Justiceof Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1899-1907; circuit judgein Illinois 16th Circuit, 1913-19.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, frompneumonia,in Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.,November4, 1923 (age69 years, 307days).Interment at Bluff City Cemetery. | | Edward J. O'Beirne — of Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1912,1928;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1922, 1926.Interment at Bluff City Cemetery.
Oak HillCemetery
Geneva, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cliffard Dale Carlson (1915-1977) — also known asCliffard D. Carlson — of Geneva,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,December30, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1972-73.Died near Dixon,LeeCounty, Ill.,August28, 1977 (age61 years, 241days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Joel Demetrius Harvey (1836-1911) — also known asJoel D. Harvey — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Geneva,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in St. Charles,KaneCounty, Ill.,November17, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1876-85.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Geneva,KaneCounty, Ill.,June 25,1911 (age74 years, 220days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
NorthCemetery
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Franklin Farnsworth (1820-1897) — also known asJohn F. Farnsworth — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; St. Charles,KaneCounty, Ill.Born inCanada,March27, 1820.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1857-61, 1863-73;general in the Union Army during the Civil War.DiedJuly 14,1897 (age77 years, 109days).Interment at North Cemetery.
UnionCemetery
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John E. Grotberg (1925-1986) — of Illinois. Born in Winnebago,FaribaultCounty, Minn.,March23, 1925.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1973-77; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1977-85;U.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1985-86; died inoffice 1986.Died in St. Charles,KaneCounty, Ill.,November15, 1986 (age61 years, 237days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
JerichoCemetery
Near Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lee Mighell (1870-1948) — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Jericho,KaneCounty, Ill.,December1, 1870.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 14th District,1920-22.Died in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,1948(ageabout77 years).Interment at Jericho Cemetery.
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