Berkeley in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Old Settlers' Cemetery
1845
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 3, 2024
1. Old Settlers' Cemetery Marker (tablet 1)
Banholzer, John B: Mar. 25, 1861; D: Dec. 21, 1897.
Banholzer, Christian Dec. 20, 1827 - Apr. 23, 1885.
Banholzer, Katherine Mueller 25 Nov. 1838-7 June, 1910.
Bohlander, John 1760-1850, Born in Rhein-Pfalz Germany
Bohlander, Peter Jan. 30, 1803 - Sept. 18, 1870. Age 67 Y., 8 M., 15 D. Born in Herringen
Bohlander, John Mar. 11, 1855. Age 19 Yrs., 11 mos.
Bohlander, John Born in Herringen, Rhein Pfalz. B: Dec 31, 1808; D: Oct. 19, 1862.
Bohlander, Philipp Apr. 7, 1836 - Mar. 20, 1891
Bohlander, Margaret Langguth, Wife of Philipp Bohlander, Sept. 17, 1836 - May 3, 1876. Age 39 Yrs. 7 Mos. 16 ds.
Bohlander, Louisa G. 1870-1871
Bohlander, Dorothea, Nee Schmidt, Wife of Peter Bohlander, Apr. 16, 1871 Age 69 Yrs., 2 mos.
Bohlander, B: Mar. 10, 1887; D: Oct. 14, 1887
Bohn or Bohe, Margaretha, wife of Johann Bohn. D: July 26, 1857, Age 63 Yrs., 13 dys.
Buchspiehr, R. Mar. 17, 1865 - July 27, 1865
Conrad, Anna, Tochter von John and Carolin Conrad 1 Feb. 1862 - 2 Jan. 1864
Fippenger, Peter H. Geb 28 Juli 1812, Gest 11. Dec. 1881
Fippenger, Anna Maria, Geb. 27 Juni 1815. Gest. 12 Juni 1890
Fippenger, Heinrich, Geb 21 Decbr. 1848. Gest. 16 Mars 1895
Fippenger, Christine, Daughter of P.H. and Maria Fippenger, Nov. 11, 1837 - Sept. 22, 1861.
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Fippenger, Catherine B: Aug. 10, 1863. (Rest of the stone broken.) Fippenger, Marie 1859 - 1877
Fuchs, Katherine, The frau von Phil Fuchs. B: June 21, 1870 (Stone Broken: no other dates.)
Gleichauf, Cilestian Geb: den 31 Marz 1827. Gest: den 28 Oct. 1860.
Gobler, Milli D. 1873 Juli 1881
Gobler, Wilhelmine H. Born 1869
Glos, George B: Feb. 14, 1830 America 1853 D: Jan. 1, 1903. Glos, Elizabeth March 13, 1842 April 14, 1918.
Glos, Johannes Oct. 4, 1838- Feb. 20, 1911.
Glos, Elizabeth Aug 11, 1845 May 25, 1919
Glos, Johannes Bin Herringen Rhein Pfalz. B: July 18, 1788 D: Dec. 21, 1881 Age 93 yrs. 5 mo. 5da.
Glos, Margaretha Wanz, wife of Johannes Glos, Geb auf den Munchichwanderhof Rei Otterberg in Der Rheinpflaz Bayern Mar 3, 1863. Age 71 yrs. 4 mo. 1 da.
Glos, Ellen M. B: April 11, 1866, D: Aug 5, 1880
Glos, Caroline, 1874-1885
Glos, Wm E. B: Jan 5, 1881; D: Oct. 6, 1910. Served on U.S.S. Louisiana on its cruise around the world. Honorably discharged April 1, 1909
Hlemmer Dec 8, 1869 - Oct. 1873
Hoelscher: Matilda 1871 - 1872. Moritz 1828 - 1875. Julius Henry 1864 - 1925
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Holtz, Heinrich B: July 20, 1812; D: July 25, 1878
Jung, Stephen, son of Franz and Margaretha Jung Died Aug. 18, 1855 Age 19
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2. Old Settlers' Cemetery Marker (tablet 2)
Kiefer, John May 28, 1807 - May 17, 1862
Kiefer, Gertrude Feb. 6, 1809 Dec 22, 1858
Kuiggs, Sara, Daughter of L. and C. Kuigge B: March 29, 1861; 16 yrs., 11 mos., 17 dys.
Langguth, Katherine Feb. 11, 1806 Aug. 26, 1886
Langguth, Johann Jan. 1, 1806 Dec. 12, 1877
Langguth, Christian May 4, 1857 Age 41 yrs.
Langguth, Madelena (Married a Glos)
Lasser, Michael Mar. 15, 1799 - Oct. 26, 1856
Limberger, Christopher July 18, 1856 - Nov. 8, 1865
Neumann, Karl 1840 - 1880
Meine, Herman D.L., son of B. & P. Meine May 1, 1857 (?) Age 1 yr. 10 days.
Meier, Johann G. Jan. 13, 1813 - Dec. 6, 1891
Meier, Catherine C. June 14, 1814 - July 8, 1888
Moritz, Eeinrich Geb 8 Marz 1833 Gest 23 Okt. 1882
Moritz, Werner 29 Dec. 1869 - 5 Juni 1878
Mueller, Johan 1798 Oct. 16, 1861 Age 66 yrs.
Mueller, Sarah, Nee Schmitturiler B: Mar 14, 1908; D: Nov. 27, 1871
Pfeifer - Kasper - John - Millie - Elizabeth (No dates)
Reining, Sophia M., wife of E. Reining Dec. 27, 1878 27 yrs. 5 mos. 23 dys.
Schranak, Christian D: June 1, 1858 Age 61 Yrs., 6 mos., 12 dys.
Schreiber, John D: May 14, 1861 Age 71 yrs., 10 mos., 30 dys.
Schreiber, John (Father) Oct. 6, 1822 - May 31, 1894
Schreiber, Anna Marie (Mother) May 30, 1827 - June 19, 1916.
Scheibler (No dates)
Schroder, Friederich D: Jan.
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3. Old Settlers' Cemetery Markers
Schroder, Karolinn Mar 4, 1859 - Aug. 16, 1859.
Schueretfager, Charlotte (Langguth) Jan. 15, 1841 - Mar. 27, 1868.
Siegel, Edward G., son of H. and H. Siegel 1894 - 1919.
Strelow, Madalena S. - Ceborn Bohlander B: Feb. 1, 1862; D: July 21, 1880.
Wellman, William Jan. 1864 - Dec. 1883.
Wellman, Johannes F. Oct. 16, 1871 - Oct. 29, 1903.
Wellman, Martin Boran and died Feb. 1, 1905.
William, Fordie 1889 - 1894
Located on St. Charles Road about 1/8 mile east of line between Cook and DuPage Counties. Section 7, Proviso Township, Cook county, within the village limits of Berkeley.
Placed with cemetery records of DuPage County because most of those interred were residents of York and Addison Townships in that county.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Immigration. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
Location. 41° 53.365′ N, 87° 54.746′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on St. Charles Road east of Taft Avenue, on the right when
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 3, 2024
4. Old Settlers Cemetery
Regionally, this marker 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bohlander (here, next to this marker); Berkeley Roll of Honor (approx. half a mile away); Berkeley Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Mater Dolorosa Seminary (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Darmstadt Farm (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berkeley.
More about this marker. Another marker related to the founding of this cemetery by Peter Bohlander in 1845 is a few steps away from these two markers.
Regarding Old Settlers' Cemetery. The list on these two tablets includes 72 different gravesites, a handful of which are for multiple people; the list lines up quite well with the 79 names included on this cemetery's Find a Grave listing. The inscription above includes any misspellings, of which there appears to be at least a handful (e.g., the name of the last person on the list was Fordie Williams, with
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 3, 2024
5. Old Settlers Cemetery markers (rear view)
The grave on the left is for Heinrich Fippinger, who died in 1895 at age 46. The engraved text on Fippinger's grave is in German.
The Martha Ibbetson chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1933 and remains active today in Elmhurst, the city just west of Berkeley. The border between Cook and DuPage counties ⅓ of a mile west of here along with the mid-20th century construction of expressways in the Chicago area and in this area the Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290 today) and the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) create a separation between two neighboring suburbs that had in earlier days shared much in common. For example, the Glos family, which has at least 9 gravesites here in Berkeley, is the namesake of the family graveyard with eight graves, about Ύ of a mile west of here in Elmhurst; another Glos, named Henry, was Elmhurst's first village president and is buried with his wife in a mausoleum near downtown Elmhurst.
Also see . . .
1. Find a Grave: Old Settlers Cemetery. (Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Still A Quiet Place With Come-Back Spirit. The Village Free Press, a local newspaper, discusses the cemetery in the context of Berkeley's 100th anniversary in 2024. (Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean Flynn, November 28, 2023
6. Old Settlers Cemetery cross
At the corner of St. Charles and Taft
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 6. submitted on November 28, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
