Hi List, Does anybody know if Trinity Black Walnut Cemetery was ever called Crete Cemetery? My great great grandmother's Catharina Maria Oldendorf's death certificate says that she was to be buried in Crete Cemetery. Her grandson says she is buried in Trinity/ Black Walnut Cemetery. I did a walk through of both cemeteries when I was in Illinois last month and couldn't find her. Her husband is buried at Trinity/ Black Walnut and has a tombstone that could be inscribed on all four sides. The stone was tipped over and all I could get was his dates. There was nothing inscribed on the sides. Does anybody know where I could find burial records or is the cemetery abandoned? Thank You, Missy in Michigan

For Missy, There are two cemeteries in Crete township named: 1.-Trinity Lutheran(section 16-Zion Lytheran cem. also here))located one mile south of Crete on Halsted Ave ?Is this the one you went too? 2.-Trinity Lutheran(new)(section 19)Located on Monee Road Neither is called CRETE cemetery-that is a different one located (section 8) on Exchange & Vincennes Roads in the village of Crete. Could it be that her death certificate reads buried Crete and not specifically Crete cemetery? In the obit of Louise Cording you put up on 24 Aug 2000 Mention is made of St. James Hospital-that is in Chicago Heights(Cook County) and directly north of Crete-Monee area.Also mentions that she was born in Black Walnut,buried Zion Lutheran. Could it be that Black Walnut location is in southern Cook County on the county line with Will(Crete/Monee area)? OR according to the 1878 history of will county-10 or 12 sections of crete township were originally woodlands..most cut down to build with by 1878. I could not find a mention of Black Walnut as an early name for a location in Crete, Monee or Washington township. Because of the location of Crete-Monee-bounded on the north by cook county,on the east by Indiana state line,on the south by washington township and the west by monee township..it is possible that Black Walnut is in Indiana,just over the line. I found the following that might help. OHLENDORF,Johann F.C. married Will County MEIER, Catherine M.D. date 15 Nov 1855 1860 census,will county index Monee township OLDENDORF,John F.,page 446 1870 cenindex cook county,hanover township OLTENDROP Fred page 178 1920 census index will county-heads of households OLDENDORF William,age 46,Crete Henry age 47,Monee Dietrich,age 40,Washington cook county 1920 index head of household OLDENDORF Fred age 54,Rich township will county death index 1877-1915 OHLENDORF Aug age 54 yrs died 3 jun 1891 crete buried crete township Heinrich age 59yrs died 25 may 1888 crete buried crete township Wilhelmina age 71yr1mo7days died 23 dec 1906 crete twp buried eagle lake cem., washington twp Louisa age 68yr9mo23days died 7 jul 1914 crete buried eagle lake cem.,washington twp OLDENDORF J.F.(Mr) age 73yrs2mo6days died 19 jul 1905 monee buried crete township other misspellings of surname I found OLDENDORPH,OLTENDORP. A suggestion; Try to locate probate records for your ancestors. Because they are of German ancestry-should be a very good "proof of heirship" or letters of administration giving relationships,dates and places. would be at the will county courthouse,clerk of the circuit court office,14 west jefferson st.,joliet,il hope this helps kathy