Collection: Forest Hill Cemetery - Glen Ellyn
The cemetery was founded in 1833 on the land donated by David Christian, one of Babcock’s Grove pioneers. He donated a small, wooded grove located at present-day Riford and St. Charles roads for a common burial ground for local settlers and those in the surrounding area.
In David Christian’s last will dated January 1845, verbal permission was given to the inhabitants to use the cemetery. The first two deaths to occur at Babcock’s Grove were Amanda Churchill, daughter of Deacon Winslow Churchill, and Almira Dodge, daughter of William Dodge. Both were originally buried on the family grounds and later their remains were reburied at the cemetery. Their graves became the first at the new cemetery.
In 1872, the Oak Grove Cemetery Association was formed by a group of local citizens as a non-denominational and not-for-profit organization. The first Board of Directors were William H. Wagner, president, John Weidman, secretary and treasurer, Isaac B. Churchill, Philo W. Stacy, and
In David Christian’s last will dated January 1845, verbal permission was given to the inhabitants to use the cemetery. The first two deaths to occur at Babcock’s Grove were Amanda Churchill, daughter of Deacon Winslow Churchill, and Almira Dodge, daughter of William Dodge. Both were originally buried on the family grounds and later their remains were reburied at the cemetery. Their graves became the first at the new cemetery.
In 1872, the Oak Grove Cemetery Association was formed by a group of local citizens as a non-denominational and not-for-profit organization. The first Board of Directors were William H. Wagner, president, John Weidman, secretary and treasurer, Isaac B. Churchill, Philo W. Stacy, and
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