The Miscellaneous Historical Figures Tour is where all the miscellaneous historical figures are buried or interred.

Miscellaneous Historical Figures Tour Maps

Miscellaneous Historical Figures Tour Map -> Google Maps

Miscellaneous Historical Figures Tour Information

Miscellaneous Historical Figures Tour Information -> PDF files

WILLA BEATRICE BROWN (1906-1992) – GRAVE

Aviator
Willa Beatrice Brown was the first Black woman to hold a commercial pilot’s license in the United States. She became a teacher and advocate for pilots and was indirectly responsible for the creation of the Tuskegee Air Men.
_{[Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island – Section 9, Lot 580, Grave N3-W 1/2 – 41°40’13.7″N 87°42’13.1″W]}

WILLA BEATRICE BROWN LINKS
Willa Brown -> Wikipedia

BESSIE COLEMAN (1892-1926) – GRAVE

Aviator
Bessie Coleman was the First Black Woman and the First Native American to earn a Pilot’s License. She is also the first black person to hold an International Pilot’s license. She became a stunt pilot and died when thrown from her plane. plummeting to her death.
_{[Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island – Section 9, Lot 580, Grave N3-W 1/2 – 41°40’13.7″N 87°42’13.1″W]}

BESSIE COLEMAN LINKS
Bessie Coleman -> Smithsonian
Bessie Coleman -> Wikipedia

EDDIE GARDNER (1888-1921) – GRAVE

Aviator
Eddie Gardner was the first person to deliver Air Mail between Chicago and New York in 1918. He died during an aerial stunt at a county fair.
_{[Plainfield Township Cemetery, Plainfield- Section A, Lot 367, Space 2 – 41°36’07.3″N 88°11’55.1″W]}

EDDIE GARDNER LINKS
Eddie Gardner -> Smithsonian

JOHN KINZIE (1763-1828) – GRAVE

Chicago’s First White Settler
John Kinzie was one of the first white, non-indigenous settlers in Chicago. He probably also committed the first murder in Chicago, killing Jack Lalime in 1812. He died in Chicago of natural causes.
_{[Graceland Cemetery, Chicago – Section A, Lot 367, Space 2 – 41°57’18.3″N 87°39’34.8″W]}

JOHN KINZIE LINKS
John Kinzie -> Wikipedia

CATHERINE O’LEARY (1827-1895) – GRAVE

Historical Folk Figure
Catherine O’Leary had two claims to fame. One was that she indirectly started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, as the cow she was milking had kicked over a lantern, igniting the hay in the barn. This is a myth, and was almost certainly NOT the cause of the Chicago Fire. Her other claim to fame was that she was mother of James Patrick O’Leary, who later became a top gambling boss in Chicago.
_{[Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Chicago – Section 10, Lot 94/110, Grave 16W – 41°41’27.1″N 87°41’38.6″W]}

CATHERINE O’LEARY LINKS
Catherine O’Leary -> Wikipedia