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McCord Cemetery
Save our Heritage at McCord Cemetery
Photo used with permission from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Irving, Illinois
From a neighborhood burial ground for pioneers to the cemetery today
McCord Cemetery Association Archives
The years 1893 and 1894 were significant for our neighborhood burial ground. A formal cemetery association, named the McCord Cemetery Association, was formed in October of 1893 to "establish a permanent burial place" and to care for it. This collection of records represent the only known documents in existence of the association and are stored at the local county courthouse.
Constitution and Bylaws
Formation documents of the McCord Cemetery Association and a bylaw amendment dated April 20, 1939.
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Receipt Book of Lot Sales
Sales receipts of 19 cemetery lots, many undated, for the period 1920 -1964 for the following: Altevogt, Butler, Denny, Ellington, Golterman, Lipe, Lohr, Perry, Reynolds, Shepherd, Short, Snow, Strain, Tomamichael, Wright.
Minutes of Meetings
Minutes of the Association meetings for the years 1893, 1901-1923, and 1934-1939. (Large file 8.29 mb)
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Burial Agreement
Signed by the Association’s secretary-treasurer dated July 12, 1981, is a burial agreement re: Short and Altevogt families. This is the most recent dated record known to exist of the Association.
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Lease Agreement
Lease agreement with Gulf Refining Co. dated September 22, 1939.
Cemetery Plat Map
Hand-drawn cemetery plat map of burial lots.
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