Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA: Wikipedia Oakwood Cemetery was begun by donations of land from Andrew Dexter and General John Scott in the years 1817 and 1818 respectfully. The earliest part of the graveyard was known as Scott's Free Burying Ground, with Mary Pouncey Jones, 1790-1818 being the first recorded burial. Scott's Free Ground 1-6 are the original bur...
Oakwood Cemetery, West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois, 60185 USA: Find a Grave Oakwood is the oldest cemetery in the city of West Chicago. It was opened in 1858 and is located at the northwest corner of Oakwood Avenue and E. York Avenue.Do not confuse this small cemetery with the very large OAK WOODS cemetery in Chicago, which is more than 35 miles to the east. Illinois death records and Chic...