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McHenry County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in McHenry County

Index to Locations Marengo Sacred Heart Cemetery Woodstock Oakland Cemetery Sacred Heart Cemetery Marengo, McHenry County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Thomas P. Higgins (1891-1957) — of Marengo, McHenry County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., December 14, 1891. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944, 1948, 1956. Catholic. Member, Farm Bureau. Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Marengo, McHenry County, Ill., December 12, 1957 (age 65 years, 363 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Higgins.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Oakland Cemetery Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Merritt L. Joslyn (1825-1904) — of Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill. Born in Livingston County, N.Y., September 10, 1825. Lawyer; village president of Woodstock, Illinois, 1855-57, 1866-67; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1864-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1868; member of Illinois state senate, 1876-80; mayor of Woodstock, Ill., 1881-82. Died in Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill., October 13, 1904 (age 79 years, 33 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.   Lawrence Smith Church (1820-1870) — also known as Lawrence S. Church — of Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill. Born in Nunda, Livingston County, N.Y., March 8, 1820. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Woodstock, Ill., 1867; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 54th District, 1869-70. Died in Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill., July 21, 1870 (age 50 years, 135 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, June 28, 1844, to Elizabeth Larraby Nixon.   William Stephen McConnell (1870-1937) — also known as William S. McConnell — of Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill. Born August 1, 1870. Republican. Postmaster at Woodstock, Ill., 1911-15; McHenry County Treasurer. Died March 15, 1937 (age 66 years, 226 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Hattie Susan (Potter) McConnell and Abram Bodine McConnell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles F. Renich (1871-1947) — of Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill. Born December 19, 1871. Republican. Postmaster at Woodstock, Ill., 1899-1911; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932. Swiss and German ancestry. Died March 13, 1947 (age 75 years, 84 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Frederick Renich and Catharine 'Katrina' (Stein) Renich; married, November 14, 1894, to Lucy Hannah Renich.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Lucy Hannah Renich (1875-1953) — also known as Lucy H. Renich; Lucy Hannah Augusta Hennings — of Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill. Born September 30, 1875. Republican. Postmaster at Woodstock, Ill., 1925-34. Female. Died July 3, 1953 (age 77 years, 276 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, November 14, 1894, to Charles F. Renich.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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