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Here's a map of some notable graves and sites at Rosehill Cemetery. Not everyone famous is listed and not everyone listed is famous. Descriptions and links to photos and location are below the map.
sort Num | sort Section | Pics | Map Link | sort Name |
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1 | I | ![]() | ![]() | Fellows, Lulu (encased girl statue) |
2 | E | ![]() | ![]() | Hull, Charles J - Chicago real estate developer |
3 | A | ![]() | ![]() | Civil War Graves |
4 | C | ![]() | ![]() | Soldiers and Sailors Monument - "Our Heros" |
5 | F | ![]() | ![]() | Volunteer Firefighter Memorial |
6 | 91 | ![]() | ![]() | Wentworth, John Chicago Mayor, abolitionist |
7 | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | Dick, Albert Blake - Founder of AB Dick |
8 | B-ish | ![]() | ![]() | Veteran's Memorial |
9 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Bangs, George S - Builder of US Railway mail cars |
10 | 104 | ![]() | ![]() | Jauriet, Charles Fabian (statue) |
11 | F | ![]() | ![]() | Storey, Wilbur - Chicago Times editor and critic of Lincoln |
12 | F | ![]() | ![]() | Lill (obelisk) |
13 | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | Son of Union Veterens Rock |
14 | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | Strayer (thinker statue) |
15 | M | ![]() | ![]() | Baker (Elk Statue) |
16 | N | ![]() | ![]() | Volk, Leonard Wells - sculpter |
17 | T | ![]() | ![]() | Franks, Bobbie (Jacob Mausoleum) - kidnapped and murdered by Leopold and Loeb |
18 | U | ![]() | ![]() | Loeb - Family of Richard Loeb, one of the killers of Bobbie Franks |
19 | B | ![]() | ![]() | Pearce, Frances (encased reclining woman and child) |
20 | 17 | ![]() | ![]() | May Chapel |
21 | 15 | ![]() | ![]() | Mayer, Oscar - Founder of Oscar Mayer Company |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | East Gate | |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | Old train elevator used to move caskets from the train | |
24 | 102 | ![]() | ![]() | Burnett, Leo - Advertising agency founder |
25 | 109 | ![]() | ![]() | Keeler, Harry Stephen - Author, bizzare mystery writer |
26 | F | ![]() | ![]() | Sweet, Benjamin - Brigidier General Commander Camp Douglas |
27 | R | ![]() | ![]() | May, Mattie (reclining statue) |
28 | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | Schwimmer, Reinhart - Victim of St Valentine's Day Masacre |
29 | L | ![]() | ![]() | Dog statues |
30 | 106 | ![]() | ![]() | Shippey (statue) |
31 | 101 | ![]() | ![]() | Fisher, E.A. (underground mausoleum) |
32 | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | Tillstrum, Burr - Entertainer, creator of Kukla, Fran and Ollie |
33 | 102 | ![]() | ![]() | Windsor, Henry - Founder and publisher of Popular Mechanics |
34 | 102 | ![]() | ![]() | Dawes, Charles Gate - 30th United States Vice President, Nobel Prize Laureate |
35 | 121 | ![]() | ![]() | Ward, Montgomery - Montgomery Ward founder |
35 | 121 | ![]() | ![]() | Shedd, John - Businessman, Philanthropist |
35 | 121 | ![]() | ![]() | Mausoleum Building |
35 | 121 | ![]() | ![]() | Brickhouse, Jack - Cubs broadcaster |
36 | 109 | ![]() | ![]() | Kepler-Murdoch (statue) |
37 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Givins (statue) |
38 | E | ![]() | ![]() | Chicago Light Artillery Memorial |
39 | B | ![]() | ![]() | Southeast pond |
40 | 102 | ![]() | ![]() | Center pond |
41 | 122 | ![]() | ![]() | Southwest pond |
42 | 122 | ![]() | ![]() | Gazebo |
43 | 105 | ![]() | ![]() | Morris, Nelson - Meatpacker |
44 | R | ![]() | ![]() | Gray, Elisha - Founder of Western Electric |
45 | U | ![]() | ![]() | Sachs, Morris B - Entrepreneur |
46 | 104 | ![]() | ![]() | Schwinn, Ignaz - Bicyle manufacturer |
47 | 104 | ![]() | ![]() | Ogden (monument) |
48 | E | ![]() | ![]() | Armstrong, George Buchanan - Founder of the United States Railway Mail Service |
49 | F | ![]() | ![]() | Willard, Frances Elizabeth - Social Reformer |
50 | 18 | ![]() | ![]() | Dooley, Jim - Chicago Bear wide receiver and coach |
51 | 103 | ![]() | ![]() | Schaaf, Adam (mausoleum) |
52 | S | ![]() | ![]() | Howe (dog statue) |
53 | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | Hoff (angel statue) |
54 | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | Hoiberg (angel statue) |
55 | 17 | ![]() | ![]() | Stan (angel statue) |
56 | 102 | ![]() | ![]() | Pirie (epitaph) |
57 | C | ![]() | ![]() | Perkins Bass (alter style monument) |
58 | B | ![]() | ![]() | Riddle (headstone) |
59 | Q | ![]() | ![]() | Klopfer (mausoleum) |
60 | Q | ![]() | ![]() | Straus (monument) |
61 | Ldia | ![]() | ![]() | Freund (mausoleum) |
62 | C | ![]() | ![]() | Boyington, William - Architect designed Water Tower and Rosehill gate |
63 | Y | ![]() | ![]() | Stumer (maisoleum) |
64 | 121 | ![]() | ![]() | Huynh (monument) |
65 | 110 | ![]() | ![]() | Heimann (statue) |
66 | 119 | ![]() | ![]() | Bridges (monument) |
67 | 112 | ![]() | ![]() | Ginocchio (monumnet) |
68 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | Evans, Kathryn - Actress in play where Lincoln was shot |
69 | 91 | ![]() | ![]() | Stafford, Joab Arwin - Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General |
70 | 91 | ![]() | ![]() | Finch, John B (statue) |
71 | C | ![]() | ![]() | Duvol, William - Rev War (unverified) |
72 | C | ![]() | ![]() | Peck, Ebenezer (rock) |
73 | B | ![]() | ![]() | McVicker, Mary - Wife of Edwin Booth |
74 | O | ![]() | ![]() | Loomis (monumnet) |
75 | O | ![]() | ![]() | Milligan (statue) |
76 | S | ![]() | ![]() | Vehon (former fountain) |
77 | 9 | ![]() | ![]() | Marx (truck headstone) |
78 | 9 | ![]() | ![]() | Drennen (statue pair) |
79 | Ladd | ![]() | ![]() | Wedeles (headstone) |
80 | 100 | ![]() | ![]() | Morton (statue) |
81 | 100 | ![]() | ![]() | Drake (statue) |
82 | K | ![]() | ![]() | Kahler (statue) |
83 | 104 | ![]() | ![]() | Porter, Eliza - First school teacher in Chicago |
84 | 102 | ![]() | ![]() | Snell, Amos Jerome - Murdered millionaire |
85 | A | ![]() | ![]() | Peck, Ferdinand - "This man had courage" |
86 | 91 | ![]() | ![]() | Cumming Cherry - Geologist |
87 | E | ![]() | ![]() | Wyman, John - Civil War Colonel |
88 | 108 | ![]() | ![]() | Baum, CF (statue) |
89 | H | ![]() | ![]() | Couch, Ira and James |
90 | 103 | ![]() | ![]() | Miller (statue) |
91 | 122 | ![]() | ![]() | Minahahis (epitath) |
92 | 105 | ![]() | ![]() | Love/Pyott - (monument) |
93 | N | ![]() | ![]() | Boone, Levi - Former Chicago mayor and member of the Knownothing party |
94 | F | ![]() | ![]() | Ludlam, Charles |
95 | G | ![]() | ![]() | Dickenson (statue) |
96 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | Pollard, John - African American decorated Union soldier |
97 | B | ![]() | ![]() | Bross, William - IL Lieutenant-Govenor, Chief Editor and President of the Chicago Tribune Newspaper |
98 | 15 | ![]() | ![]() | Hippach, Ida Sophia Fischer - Titanic survivor |
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