Lindenwood Cemetery

Lynnville Township

Lindenwood Cemetery is just south of the village of Lindenwood at the end of a lane off of Lynnville Road under many beautiful evergreen trees. The land for this good-sized cemetery was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pullin who were married at Stratford-On-Avon in England. It was established in the 1800's. The entrance lane has been designated a Prairie Preserve Area.

CORRECTION:
Ogle County history confirms that the land for the Lindenwood Cemetery, two acres, was donated by John Dresser in 1851. (In that year, John and Elizabeth Pullin, still teenagers, were living in England.) John and Jane Ryan Dresser arrived in Ogle County about 1846/7 and were joined by John's brother, Elijah. Elijah Dresser is said to have donated adjoining land for the school and church and to have organized a fundraiser for the construction of the first Union Church. In the 1890s, he organized another drive to raise an endowment for the cemetery. John Dresser and his family moved on to Sibley County, Minnesota, in 1856. Elijah Dresser, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, remained in Ogle County and is buried with his family in this cemetery.

Information provided by:

Jane Dresser, Simsbury, CT

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