Bellwood in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pvt. Albert E. Fenhouse

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 17, 2024

1. Pvt. Albert E. Fenhouse Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of
Pvt. Albert E. Fenhouse
who served in the World War with the 1st Division Co. H 18th Infantry

Gave his life in the service of his country
June 4th, 1918
Near Cantigny, France

Erected 1929 by Memorial Park District.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World I.

Location. 41° 53.284′ N, 87° 52.792′ W. Memorial is in Bellwood, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of Marshall Avenue and Marshall Court, on the left when traveling north on Marshall Avenue. The marker is in southern corner of the small, triangular Fenhouse Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 212 Marshall Avenue, Bellwood IL 60104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the

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territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Bellwood Bell (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ralph "Babe" Serpico Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sharp Memorial Park (approx. one mile away); San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cpl. Robert H. Corley and Pfc. Ronnie L. Russell (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellwood.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Major League Players from Proviso East (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this memorial. Memorial Park District serves an area of Chicago's western suburbs that includes all of Bellwood and Stone Park and parts of Berkeley, Hillside and Melrose Park.

Regarding Pvt. Albert E. Fenhouse. Albert Earnest Fenhouse was a native of Bellwood and, according to a 1938 article about the history of Bellwood

Fenhouse Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 17, 2024

2. Fenhouse Park

in the Bellwood Star Progress newspaper, attended McKinley School. At the time he registered for the draft in 1917, he was living on 23rd Avenue in Bellwood, about a mile due east of the park that would eventually carry his name, and working for the American Can Company, a maker of tin cans, in the neighboring village of Maywood. The 1910 census indicates that his parents were both born in Germany. According to his military file, Fenhouse died of a non-hostile accident and was originally buried in France; details of his death could not be ascertained. Fenhouse's body was returned to the United States in 1921 and sent to an undertaker in Melrose Park, a suburb near Bellwood, but his final resting place is unknown.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.