Barrington Area Cemeteries

Local historian Arnett C. Lines and his daughter, Phyllis, transcribed records from cemeteries in and near Barrington between 1931 and 1964. These transcriptions, along with additional information compiled by Barrington Area Library staff in 1998 are below. Accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed.

Briggs Family Cemetery

North side of Midlothian Road near Echo Lake Road about 1 mile northeast of the village of Lake Zurich. It was in Ela Township, Lake County, Illinois. The cemetery no longer exists.

Transcription

Read by Arnett C. Lines about 1937.
Transcribed by Cathy Trawinski, 1998.

Briggs, Wm., Died, 1875. Age, 64

Orrin, Died, 1853. Son.

A child, Died, 1853.

Bubbe, Died, 1847. Son.

Perry, Died, 1845. Son.

Catherine, Died, 1859. Dau.

Lucinda, Died, 1858. Age, 43. Wf. of Wm. Briggs.

Bacon, Ethel, Died, 1861.

Betsy, Died, 4/2/1871. Age, 22 yrs., 11 mo. Wf. of Sam Clarke. Dau. of W. & L. Briggs. She was mother of Mrs. Geo. Nightingale. Remains were removed to Evergreen Cem. by Geo. Nightingale. Stone left there.

Eva, Died, 3/18/1858. Dau. of C.G. or G.G. & E. Robinson.

Cornelia, Died, 1856. Dau. of G.G.R.

Briggs, Fannie, Died, 1863. Age, 9 mos.

Son of H. & W. Feddeler.

Clute, Marcus, Born, ??/29/1840. Died, ??/30/1887. Father of Herman, Theo., & Mary Anne? Schuerman. Husband of Lena, born, 9/2/1845.

Kuhlman, Sophie, Born, 9/24/1875. Died, 4/28/1909.

Greber & C.

Several buried in Fairfield Lutheran Cemetery.