Arbor Vista History

Arbor Vista in History

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photo: 1939 Aerial of the Arbor Vista Estates and grounds / Route 45 & 120 intersection

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Willard Jones Family [original owner from 1835 - 1890+ ???

Willard Jones and family / original owners of property known now as Arbor Vista
  • Willard Jones,(1799-1872)
  • Marcia Baxter Jones (1809-1887) / wife of Willard lived at homestead till her death
    offspring of Willard and Marcia

    "The family at length embraced nine children, but that dread destryoyer, scarlet fever, carried off six of them, four dying within a few days. The living are: De Witt L., whose name heads this sketch; Jennie M., wife of Warren D. Ford, who resides on the old homestead, and Orpha C., who is living in Lake Forest."

The "four dying within a few days" likely refers to Ann (February 14, 1847), Mary (February 9, 1847), Levi (February 10, 1847), and Marcia (March 3, 1847), all of whom died in Feb/March 1847.

Sadly, Laura and Anna both died on May 13, 1860.

Fred Chard [owner 1890+ ~1923]

  • mentioned in Grayslake Times - 1933
  • buried in Warren Cemetary
  • Parents
    • George Chard (1826–1898) owned property to the west of Arbor Vista (Praire Crossing)
    • Elizabeth (1826–1898)
  • Siblings
    • George Hurd Chard (1859–1913)
    • Adolphus Chard (1865–1938)
    • Children
    • Everett Earl Chard (1915-1933)
    • Warren Adolphus Chard 1908-1992 mayor Grayslake 1966-1973
    • wife Pauline Florence (Sutton) Chard
      • [Everett Chard])() obituary
      • Lillian (Lawrence) Beshel of Short Hills, New Jersey
      • Florence Dacey of Cottonwood
      • Philip (Stephanie) Chard of Waukesha, Wisconsin
      • Douglas (Janet) Chard of Highlands Ranch, Colorado;
    • Martha Chard

Frederick Dobe

  • Frederic W. Dobe (1873-1960) gravesite
    In 1960 on Saturday, June 18 at the age of 87, Frederick Dobe passed away at St. Therese’s Hospital in Waukegan. He was interred at the Ridgewood Cemetery in Des Plaines.
  • Mary Elizabeth Bakalla Dobe (1868-1960)/ wife of Frederick
    • 1925 moved his school to Grayslake from Chicago/Lawrence & Damon [source: obit]
    • funeral: chapel at 410 Belvidere Grayslake [source: obit]
  • [Johanna Dobe / daughter of Fredrick & Mary(1896-1969) gravesite]()
  • [son()TBD & wife]
    • Joan Dobe Johnson (1963-present)/ / Elgin, IL /
Business owned by Fred Dobe/owner of the Dobe tree Farm now Arbor Vista
1800s 1900s General Wikipedia
1861 Lake County 1907 Warren township Lake County Links to resources Warren Township
1870 Lake County 1907 Lake County Lake County - U of Illinois Funk Library Lake County
1876 Lake County Landowner 1939 Lake County Aerial Photo DB AV Archives Illinois
1840 Warren Tsp Plat 1939 IL Aerial Photo database TIF/jpeg AV Maps
1851 Avon Township 1919 Indian Trails by Albert F. Scharf IL State Archive
1885 Avon Township: IL Plats
1885 Libertyville Township IL Landowner DB

Maps - Arbor Vista is highlighted

1840 Warren Township Map

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1861 Arbor Vista / Southern Warren Township

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1861 Warren Township [Arbor Vista owner: W.Jones]

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1870 Lake County

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1870 Lake County / Central Townships

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1876 Warren Townships

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1907 SW Warren Township [Arbor Vista owner: Fred Chard, WS Hawthorn]

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1939 Arbor Vista

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1939 Center of Arbor Vista to Almond Marsh - detailed

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1939 South Arbor Vista to farm in Oak Openings - detailed

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1939 Warren and Avon Township Aerial

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1939 Route 45 and 120 - Sears Estate

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1939 Route 45 - 120 - Almond Marsh

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1939 Wide area[116]

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1939 Wide area[116]

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1939 Grayslake to Arbor Vista

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