The Free Sons' Cemetery Association was established by the Chicago Lodges of the Independent Order of the Free Sons' of Israel on November 2, 1875. The first trustees of the Association were - Simon Greenebaum, Abraham Abrams, Henry Greenburg, H. Eliassof, and Abraham Diamond.

The original purchase at Waldheim was five acres, to which six and one-half acres were recently added. The ground is used for the burial of members of the Order and their families. The present membership in Chicago today is 1,100. The cemetery is under the supervision of four officers and five trustees. Each of the nine local lodges elect three delegates to the Association, who, in turn, elect annually officers and trustees.