Calvary Cemetery, Cook County, IL - More information on burials

1. Dollard - he was a Chicago fireman. He is buried in the Lane family plot (source: #46)

2. Fitzgerald - he was a Capt. in Mulligan's Brigade and a son-in-law of James Lane, who was one of the first elected aldermen in Chicago, IL. Prior to the war, James J. had been in Cincinnati, OH studying for the priesthood. He could not complete his studies after the war because his lungs had gone bad from the smoke on the battlefield. Priests had to be in good health in those days. (source: #46)

3. Healey, Daniel - he was President of the Cook County Board in the 1890s. He joined the Army in Chicago in November 1861 but was discharged in February 1862 when the Army found out that he was only 14 yrs. old. (source: #46)

4. Healey, John- he was Clerk of the Superior Court and Clerk of the Appellate Court of Cook County and a son-in-law of James Lane. He served in the Civil War in Mulligan's Brigade as a Captain. (source: #46)

5. Healey, James - he was deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of Cook County and a brother of Daniel D. and John J. Healey/Healy. He also served in Mulligan's Brigade. He was a Lieutenant. (source: #46)

6. Taylor, Ezra - he was a Colonel in the Civil War. He started the Illinois Light Artillery unit early in the Civil War, not the Light Infantry. The unit was called Taylor's Battery. It was composed of six guns (cannon) and 207 men, which saw action at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga and Atlanta. Old Ezra was revered in Chicago. He has a huge monument in Calvary Cemetery because he was a war hero in every sense of the word. He was also a very rich man. He and James Lane made their money in real estate. After the death of his first wife, Sabina, he married Annie M. Lane Fitzgerald in 1884, widow of James J. Fitzgerald and a daughter of James Lane. (source: #46)

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