Swedish settlers came later to the area and were represented by the names Johnson, Peterson, Lenstrom and Holmes. Scotland was represented by the Patterson and Geddes families. John Patterson came to Owen Township originally and settled here in the 1850’s. He bought a farm on what is now Kishwaukee Road almost directly across from Maple Grove School. His daughter, Mabel, married Robert Geddes, also of Scotland and Owen Township, and they settled on this farm in the 1890’s.

As people moved in and settled in the community, earlier residents began to pass away. Thus, the cemetery became of more importance as survivors desired a decent burial ground for their deceased loved ones. On June 10, 1869 the three original owners gave deed to the property to the three trustees of the Kishwaukee Burying Grounds and to their successors in office, in perpetual succession by the will and for the use of the inhabitants of the adjoining district of country as a burial ground. This was a real mouthful but it is as the early guardians of the cemetery wanted it. They wanted it made clear that the property would be held in perpetuity as a burial ground.

After consolidation, when tempers had cooled and bruised feelings healed, the community returned to normal. Harry Stevens, reminiscing years later about the consolidation, claimed that he lost twenty pounds during deliberations.

Meanwhile, the cemetery was filling up and needed to be expanded. The first addition to the original acre of ground was made in 1877. Horace and Priscilla Hoisington deeded one half an acre to William Storey, William Erffmeyer and Samual Agnew on February 2, 1925. Again in 1941 more land was added from Horace Hoisington’s heirs and brought the total acreage to almost three. By 1941, the cemetery land reached to Kishwaukee Road. The Kishwaukee Cemetery Association was formed on February 1, 1928 and was composed of six trustees, three for three year terms and three for six year terms. The first three included S.H. Agnew, R.B. Geddes and Charles Beilke. The full term members were S.E. Hoisington, H.A. Stevens and Charles Noble. Meetings were to be held on the third Monday of May. In 1982, 2.4 additional acres were purchased across the driveway to the east from Helen and Arend Cox.