St. Henry Cemetery
| St. Henry Catholic Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1863[1] |
| Location | Devon and Ridge Avenues, Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°59′51″N 87°40′43″W / 41.9975°N 87.67860°W |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Size | more than 2 acres (0.81 ha)[1] |
| No. of interments | more than 3,000[1] |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | St. Henry Catholic Cemetery |
St. Henry Catholic Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered by Devon Avenue on the north, near its intersection with Ridge Avenue.
History
[edit]The cemetery is named for Saint Henry, for whom the adjacent church was originally named.[2] It is the only churchyard in the city of Chicago.[3]
Robert Rueckheim (1913–1920), the "Sailor Jack" on Cracker Jack boxes, is buried here.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "St. Henry". Catholic Cemeteries Chicago. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "Things to See in Our Church". Blessed Aloysius Stepinac Croatian Catholic Mission. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "St. Henry's Cemetery". Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ Rice, Linze (November 1, 2016). "'Sailor Jack' On The Cracker Jack Box Was A Real Boy From Chicago". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ Hucke, Matt; Bielski, Ursula (November 1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries (1st ed.). Lake Claremont Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-9642426-4-8. LCCN 99-62509.