DeKalb's Fairview Park Cemetery

Henry Beard is buried here as is his wife.

Henry Beard, 1941-1924.  "This former slave was mustered into Company A of the 105th Illinois Infantry Regiment while in Tennessee in 1863.  he served as a cook with the DeKalb Country troops.

"When the war was over, he settled north of Sycamore with his wife who was also a former slave."

The cemetery is located at 1600 S. First Street in DeKalb.

--Old Secesh