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Ingalls, Mrs.
President of Westchester PTA, 1931-1932.
Insull, Samuel
Chicago businessman interested and instrumental in the development of Westchester in the 1920's. See Samuel Insull.
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Jackson, Steve E.
First Village Clerk of Westchester, 1926.
Jackson, Curtis E.
In 1927 he became Westchester Village Magistrate.
Jacob, C. W.
See C W Jacob.
Jacobi, Ernst
See Ernst Jacobi.
Jirek, Lorraine F.
See Lorraine F. Jirek.
Jobson, Frank
See
Frank Jobson.
Jungkunz, Max
Max Jungkunz.See
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Kane, Jerome M.
Kane, Jerome M.See
Alphonse Kemman Jr.See
Kemman, Henry and Louise
Kemman, Henry and Louise.See
Kendall, Charles
Charles Kendall.See
Kettlestrings, Joseph and Betty Willis
Kettlestrings.See
Kirchner, Nikolaus
See
Kirchner.
Kirschbaum, William
See William Kirschbaum.
Kistenbroker, Arthur W.
Arthur W. Kistenbroker.See
Klutas, Jack "Handsome Jack"
Luurs, Josephine.See
Kluzak, Mrs. George
In 1964 Mrs. George Kluzak became the Vice-president of Broadview's Fire Department Women's Auxiliary.
Knuszmann
Barbara
Covell Family
George and Anna
Wife of Marion Covell. See
Kochler
Neighbors and friends of the Graues'. Former Hanovarian who settled in 1834 in present day Addison.
Kohner, John J.
See John J Kohner.
Kolzow, L. C.
See L C Kolzow.
Korrell, Lois
In the 1964 Lois Korrell, has been on the staff of Roosevelt School (Broadview) since 1931.
Korrell, Phillip H.
Phillip Korrell.See
Krause, W. A.
See W A Krause.
Krieger, Charles
See Charles Krieger.
Krob, James
See James Krob.
Krotz, Edward
Appointed as a Deputy Marshall to assist the Marshall Huszar of Broadview sometime between 1918 and 1921.
Kuettler, Arthur, Jr.
Mr. Kuettler was a Member of the Broadview Board of Education in 1964.
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Langan, Charles H., Reverend
Charles H Langan.See
LaForce, Roy L.
In 1927 he became a Village of Westchester Trustee.
Landall, John A.
In 1927 he became a Village of Westchester Trustee.
Lange, Erwin
See Erwin Lange.
LaRocca, Angeline
See LaRocca, Angeline.
LaRocca, Felicia
Felicia LaRocca attended Saint Domitilla and in 1927 became Sister Mary Immaculate, O.S.M.
Lau, Charlotte
Charlotte Lau.See
Laughton, David and Barney
David and Barney Laughton, two brothers from Bourbon Springs, built a house near the present day Burlington Railroad in Riverside in 1828.
Learned, G.
Vice President of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois during the 1920's development of Westchester
Lehmann family
See Lehmann family.
Also see Frank Lehmann.
Leitch, Robert
See Robert Leitch.
Leiter, Levi Z.
See Leiter, Levi Z..
Lommatzsch Family
Emma "Dollie"
Louis
Louise GeislerReinhold O., Sr.
Reinhold O., Jr. "Hans"
Ruth
Walter
Lommatzsch, Ruth
See Ruth Lommatzsch.
Lossin, Marie
Marie Lossin.See
Lubko, Ernest
Appointed as a Deputy Marshall to assist the Marshall Huszar of Broadview sometime between 1918 and 1921.
Lueker, Henry
See Henry Lueker.
Luhtala, Viona
In 1964 Viona Luhtala has been the principal of Roosevelt School (Broadview) since 1943.
See Josephine Luurs.
Lyman, David Brainard
See David Brainard Lyman.
See David Lyon.
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Macy, Albert William
See Albert William Macy.
Madigan, Walter J.
Madigan, Walter J..See
Mall, Carlton, Pastor
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.Pastor Carlton Mall replaced Pastor Comnick in 1947 at the
Mandel, Wilheim (William)
See William Mandel.
Mandel, Eleanore (Nellie) Degener / Mandel, Louis Heinrich Dietrich
See Eleanore Mandel.
Mann, Robert
In April 1935, Robert Mann became Marshall, serving until July 1935.
Markey, Robert
Robert Markey was added to Broadview's Police Department in June 1953.
Marvil, Dorothy
Dorothy Marvil was the first woman elected to the La Grange Village Board of Trustees.
Masslow, William, Dr.
William Masslow, Dr.See
Mathews, L. G.
See L G Mathews.
McLaughlin, Anne E.
See McLaughlin, Anne E.
McInerney, Walter Timothy, Reverend, Divine Providence
Meine, Martha
Martha Meine.See
Meseke, August
August Meseke.See
Meseke, Charles
Charles Meseke.See
Mesenbrink, Heinrich (Henry), Senior
Heinrich Mesenbrink Sr. was born sometime around 1799 in Hanover, Germany. He is among one of the earliest inhabitants of the settlement area. He may have immigrated to the area prior to 1840. In the 1850 census it appears that all of his own children had been born in Germany.
Andreas writes in "A History of Cook County", under, "inventory of settlers of 1840 for Proviso Township... in J 8 40; Samuel Giles on Section 8, Nathan Dodson on S. 31,.Henry Mesenbrink on Section 19."
Heinrich's wife, whose name may have been Maria, was 48 years old according to the census of 1850. She was born between 1802 and 1804 in Hanover, Germany. Their children are: Henry Jr., born in 1830 in Hanover - he was over 20 years old in 1853 when the first schoolhouse was built and may also have had a one-year-old child. Another son named Henry born in 1834 and a son named John, born in 1840. Heinrich Sr. was in his late 40's or early 50's when the Franzosenbusch schoolhouse was built.
In 1852 he joined with eight other families to obtain permission from Zion Lutheran in Addison Twp. to form a school district in the immediate vicinity of "Franzosenbusch". In the following spring, along with 8 other "founding fathers" of the Southern School District of Zion Lutheran, he may also have helped to construct the first two- room schoolhouse. It was located on the NW 40 acres of land in section 29 of Proviso Township, Cook County, IL, in what is now Hillside, Illinois.
A "fact sheet" for Henry Mesenbrink can be found at Heinrich Mesenbrink Sr.
Mette, William G.
See William G Mette.
Metzger, Dorothea
Dorothea Metzger.See
Meyer, Friedrick
See Friedrich Meyer.
Meyer, Fred C.
Fred C. Meyer.See
Meyer, C., Pastor
Reverend C. Meyer was installed as the minister of the Immanuel Lutheran Church on December 18, 1858.
Michalsky, August C.
August C. Michalsky.See
Michelmann, G. H., Reverend
Reverend G. H. Michelmann.See
Miller, William
See Miller, William.
Mohr, Henry H.
Henry H Mohr.See
Moran, Mr.
Mr. Moran was the commercial manager for the William Zelosky Company during the 1920's when the Village of Westchester was being marketed as the 'ideal community'.
Morrissey, Gerald
See Gerald Morrissey.
Muehlenhaupt, Gustav
See Gustav Muehlenhaupt.
Mueller, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Mueller.See
Mueller, Jacob
Jacob Muller.See
Muir, Mr. (first name unknown)
th Century. Later, before the incorporation of the Village of Broadview, Mr. Muir's farm burned to the ground.Mr. Muir built his farmhouse on Ninth Avenue and 14th Street in the future Broadview at the end of the 19
Mundt, Henry
See Henry Mundt.
Murray, Mrs. Julia
Mrs. Julia Murray was one of several women in whose homes Miss Anne E. McLaughlin and Mary Cassidy taught Catechism classes. The classes were before the establishment of Saint Domitilla School in Hillside.
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Nawn, John
See John Nawn.
Nichols, William T.
Nelson, Stella and Ruben
Nixon Family
Nixon, Albert
Nixon, Carver
Nixon, George F.
Nixon, Robert G.
See George F. Nixon
See also:
Numerous sources were used in the compilation of these and subordinate entries including but not limited to:
From "Nature's Choicest Spot" ... a Guide to Forest Home and Germany Waldheim Cemeteries prepared by The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest.
Graveyards of Chicago by Matt Hucke and Ursula Bielski -- a book which describes many of the Chicago area cemeteries.
Other specific references are noted within individual entries.
We intend on adding much more information as it becomes available.
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Last Modified: 1/20/2006