Town of Grant Cemetery; Grant Twp., Clark Co., WI (partial) USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. Submitted: Monday, 15 July 2002 By: Rick Hagen E-mail: rick@kinquest.com Partial transcription. Town of Grant Cemetery; Grant Twp., Clark Co., WI (partial) Cemetery rows run north-south. The road is on the south side, and the cemetery driveway runs north, essentially dividing the cemetery into two halves. The west half consists of rows 1 through 8. The west half was transcribed May 14 and 15, 2002 by Rick Hagen and Lisa Petersen. Rows numbered here from west to east and stones numbered from south to north. Uncertain data is enclosed in brackets []. Slashes / indicate a new line in the inscription. Braces {} enclose transcriber comments. ROW STONE INSCRIPTION 1 1 Charlotte / wife of / Geo. Schummel / died / Aug. 1 1873 / aged [53] years 1 2 Blank stone 1 3 Harry King / Mar. 10 1897 / Mar. 11 1897 1 4 Frank G. / son of / W & A King / July 6 1889 / June 3 1901 1 5 KING / William / May 14, 1857 / Feb. 22, 1944 1 5 KING / Anna / Mar. 14, 1861 / Feb. 6, 1913 1 6 Bertha / Vinetta Wilding / wife of / Wm. Kurth / Born June 3, 1874 / Died Jan. 22, 1905 /KURTH 1 7 Elizabeth W. / Benedict / 1853-1933 1 8 WILDING {family stone} 1 9 William H. Wilding / 1849-1899 1 10 Alvin R. Wilding / 1872-1896 1 11 Archie E. Wilding / 1890-1903 1 12 Infant/ dau of / E. & M. Vine/ March 29 1922 1 13 Vine / Ernest J. / Apr. 25, 1899 / Apr. 27, 1977 {Am. Legion Marker} 1 13 Vine / Margaret A. / Jan. 6, 1900 / Jan. 23, 1992 1 14 VINE {family stone} 1 15 Father / Fred T. {Vine} / 1869-1959 1 16 Mother / Nellie {Vine} / 1874-1945 1 17 Uncle / Frank J. {Vine} / 1873-1961 1 18 Suckow / Glenn R. / Apr. 21, 1932 / Feb. 3, 2002 1 18 Suckow / Janice M. / May 21, 1936 1 19 Suckow / Roy J. / Feb. 20, 1899 / Aug. 31, 1987 1 19 Suckow / Lettie M. / Oct. 12, 1906 / Mar. 4, 1997 1 20 Vine / Helen / Apr. 2, 1904 / Apr. 26, 1995 1 20 Vine / William / Dec. 5, 1900 / Jan. 23, 1981 1 21 Marjorie / Vine / Aug. 15, 1924 1 22 Vine / Gordon / Nov. 11, 1923 {W.W.II Marker} 1 22 Vine / Faith / Mar. 9, 1926 / July 3, 1986 1 23 small stone marker with number 45 1 24 Father / Gottlieb / Stange / 1826-1880 1 25 Brother / Lucas / Stange / 1864-1876 1 26 Unreadable stone cross, lying flat, broken in half 1 27 {south face} Josephine / dau of / A & A Riley / died / May 21, 1875 / aged / 7 M's 10 D's 1 27 {east face} Abraham / Riley / died / Oct. 27, 1876 / aged / 39 Yrs. 2 1 Edmund / Waterman / born June 6, 1887 / died Mar. 13, 1902 2 2 John / Waterman / 1824-1903 2 3 Ellen {Waterman} 2 4 {west face} John E. / son of J & E / Waterman / died Jan. 18 / 1891 / aged 1[8] Yrs. / 5 M's & 20 D's 2 4 {east face} Ellen E. / wife of John / Waterman / died June 5 / 1891 / aged 53 Y's / 10 M's & 16 d's 2 5 John {Waterman} 2 6 small stone marker with number 107 2 7 small stone marker with letter V 2 8 Mary A. / wife of / George Bates / born Jan 22, 1815 / died Nov 4 1884 2 9 Fred J. {Vine} / 1844-1917 / Father 2 10 VINE {family stone} 2 11 Mary J. {Vine} / 1843-1921 / Mother 2 12 blank stone 2 13 Etta Ann / wife of Thos. Huckstead / born in England / Dec. 29, 1829 / died June 22, 1896 2 13 Thomas Huckstead / born in Kent England / Oct. 8, 1823 / died Dec. 20, 1898 2 14 blank stone 2 15 William R. Vine / born / June 17, 1848 / died / Feb. 3, 1892 / Death is like a city full of crooked streets / The market place where all men meet / If death was like diamonds that gold could buy / Then rich would live but the poor alone must die 2 16 Robert H. / son of J.G. & C.A. / Vine / born Aug. 4 / 1877 / died May 22 / 1893 2 17 John G. {Vine} / July 6, 1850 / March 10, 1930 2 18 {footstone} Ernest J. Vine / Cpl US Army / World War I / Apr 25 1899 / Apr 27 1977 2 19 VINE {family stone} 2 20 Clara A. {Vine} / June 11, 1855 / Aug. 22,1930 2 21 Clayton I. {Vine} / Aug. 16, 1888 / Nov. 26, 1932 2 22 Donald {Vine} / June 23, 1919 / Feb. 21, 1966 {W.W. II Marker} 2 23 Richard C. / Hall / 1908-1952 2 24 Maurice Hall / 1901-1976 {punched into a tin plate} 2 25 Hall / Charles M. / July 30, 1864 / Dec 23, 1937 2 25 Hall / Sarah V. / Mar. 29, 1870 / Jan. 14, 1929 2 26 Hall / John L. / 1st Pvt Co A 128 Inf AEF / Feb. 4, 1897 / Apr. 6, 1918 {Am. Legion Marker} 2 27 Schulz / Father/ Fredrich / 1840-1920 2 27 Schulz / Mother / Ernestine / 1855-1934 2 28 Son / William Schulz / 1886-1938 2 29 Son / Charles Schulz / 1882-1956 2 30 Anderegg / Father / Peter / 1871-1934 2 30 Anderegg / Daughter / Julia / 1909-1931 3 1 Erickson / George A. / Oct. 6, 1915 / Apr. 6, 1999 3 1 Erickson / Ila R. / Oct. 10, 1914 / June 14, 1983 3 2 Katie E. / dau of / A. and P.A. / Hutchinson / died / Feb 9, 188[8] / 4 M's 8 Dy's 3 3 small stone marker with letter V 3 4 Gone but not forgotten / Richard / Buss / died / Mar. 11, 1883 / aged / 82 Yrs 11 Mo's / 5 Days 3 5 Buss / Catherine / 1854-1938 3 5 Buss / Joseph R. / 1853-1937 3 6 Sammie E. / King / died / Aug. 1, 1894 / 8 Mo's 12 Dy's 3 7 Erickson / Frances R. / Aug. 13, 1905 / Nov. 30, 1982 3 7 Erickson / Elmer G. / Sept. 13, 1893 / May 4, 1978 3 8 Philip Voeltz / Wisconsin / Pvt. Field Arty / February 4 1926 / October 6, 1944 {Women's Relief Corps Marker!} 3 9 Flora L. / Brown / Aug. 26, 1854 / Apr. 20, 1900 / May she rest in peace 3 10 Catherine / Ward / 1829-1908 3 11 WARD {family stone} 3 12 Katherine / Austin / 1889-1973 3 13 Loving Husband & Father / Robert Alan / Grottke / Nov. 21, 1963 / Mar. 6, 1996 3 13 {on reverse} Robert Alan Grottke / AT3 US Navy / Nov 21 1963 Mar 6 1996 {US Veteran Marker} 4 1 Ole G. / Lande / born June 2 / 1829 / died Nov. 30, 1898 / Rest in Peace / LANDE 4 2 Father / William {Ruege} / 1853-1914 4 3 RUEGE {family stone} 4 4 Mother / Mary {Ruege} / 1855-1944 4 5 Eisentraut / Father / Alvin F. / 1880-1966 4 5 Eisentraut / Mother / Rose M. / 1882-1967 4 6 Anna L. / Ruege / born Aug. 5 / 1880 / died Sept. 16, 1881/ Asleep in Jesus 4 7 Lottie King / wife of / Ed. Selves / Jan. 9, 1876 / Jan. 18, 1906 4 8 Mother 4 9 Edward King / June 25, 1825 / April 20, 1903 / KING 4 9 Elizabeth King / Mar. 8, 1839 / Jan. 25, 1900 4 10 Father 4 11 Jeremiah / Allen / 1806-1876 {south face} {GAR Marker} 4 11 ALLEN {west face} 4 11 Sybil / Allen / 1825-1895 {north face} 4 11 At Rest {east face} 4 12 Edward J. / Selves / 1865-1957 4 13 Clifford / Selves / 1900-1925 4 14 Llewellyn I. / son of / C.W & B.E. / Brooks / born Jun 17 / 1879 / died July 31 1890 4 15 Effia M. / dau of Geo. & / Bianca Brooks / born Apr. 16, / 1868 / died June 24, / 1884 4 16 Erickson / Ernest E. / Jan. 5, 1952 4 16 Erickson / Luann F. / July 1, 1953 / Oct. 2, 1993 4 16 ERICKSON {back side} 4 17 Keller / Robert / 1872 {Mason symbol} 1946 4 18 Christine Keller / March 19, 1868 / May 17, 1926 4 18 Rest in Peace {on back} 5 1 Drescher / Lydia / Jan. 7, 1885 / Jan. 25, 1974 5 1 Drescher / Oscar E. / Apr. 12, 1872 / Dec. 29, 1941 5 2 Drescher / Beverly / (Karl) / Aug. 25, 1914 5 2 Drescher / Warren H. / Dec. 4, 1904 / Jul. 25, 1982 5 3 William H. / Yorkston / 1855-1936 5 4 {top} Daughter {face} Thy memory shall ever be a guiding star to heaven 5 5 {top} Mother {face} Mother thou must ... 5 6 {west face} Elizabeth / Yorkston / Chandler / Born Apr. 7, 1857 / Died Mar. 11, 1927 / YORKSTON 5 6 {south face} Ann wife of Archibald Yorkston died May 25 1899 aged 77 Yr's 8 M's & 13 D's 5 6 {north face} Archibald Yorkston died Oct 28 1870 aged 51 Y's 5 7 {face} Though he sleeps his memory doth live ... 5 8 {top} Daughter {face} Ann / the golden gate was opened wide a gentle voice said come 5 9 Catherine A. / Yorkston / 1865-1952 5 10 Gilbert H Yorkston / Wisconsin / MUS1 US Navy / World War I / June 18 1889 Sept 11 1964 {Am. Legion Marker} 5 11 {top} Father 5 12 Amamda Rocelia / wife of Nelson Marsh / born Sept 1 1831 / died Oct 4 1896 / Marsh 5 12 Nelson Marsh / born Aug 14 1828 / died May 6 1905 {GAR Marker} 5 13 {top} Mother 5 14 Semantha L. Marsh / Died [...] 5 1868 / AE 26 Ys 1Ms / 23 Days 5 15 Justina / [...] / Marsh / Feb 8 1869 5 16 {south face} Abram / Taylor / Died Sept 14 1886 / Aged 82 Y's / 9 M's & 25 D's 5 16 {north face} Eunice / Wife of Abram / Taylor / Died May 21 1891 / Aged 91 Y's / & 3 M's 5 17 Marion / Wren / Jan 2 1908 / May 4 1910 5 18 Wren / Amy J. / 1878-1973 5 18 Wren / Thomas E. / 1879-1969 5 19 Helen A. Wren / Dec. 14, 1906 / Sept. 14, 1991 5 20 Alta daughter / Thomas & Etta Wage / Died May 20 1881 / AE 2 Y's 10 M's 25 D's 5 21 Wage / John D. Wage / 1782-1867 5 21 Susanah Wage / 1812-1891 5 22 Winn / Dora W. / Apr 10 1885 / Oct 23 1966 5 22 Winn / Floyd E. / Apr 30 1886 / Nov 11 1965 5 23 Mother / Mary Garbisch / 1879-1943 5 24 Father / Otto Garbisch / 1875-1933 5 25 Savage / Asahel W. / Mar. 12, 1854 / June 28, 1906 5 25 Savage / Emma / June 12, 1853 / Jan. 28, 1933 5 26 J. Clyde Savage / Nov. 25, 1879 / June 1, 1955 5 27 Galbreath / Paul W. / Sept. 8, 1903 / Sept. 11, 1903 5 27 Galbreath / Beatrice M. / Aug. 16, 1902 / Sept. 12, 1902 5 28 Nathaniel / Savage / Apr. 26, 1886 / Mar. 24, 1897 5 29 Stanley / Drescher / 1918-1922 5 30 Drescher / Laura B. / Oct. 21, 1891 / June 13, 1966 5 30 Drescher / Arnold E. / Nov. 6, 1890 / Feb. 7, 1968 6 1 Oscar F.C. / Son of B & R / Kuechenmeister / Born Sept 2 / 1884 / Died June 2 / 1898 6 2 Sovia / Gattin von / Gotlieb Schubert / Geb. 1798 / Gest. / 18 [...] 1884 6 3 Mutter 6 4 Carl / Kuechenmeister / 1828-1907 6 4 Henrietta / Kuechenmeister / 1827-1908 6 5 Vater 6 6 Lillian K. / Foote / 1887-1933 6 7 {west face} Little Neb / and / [...] / children of / D. and S.A. / Kennedy 6 7 {south face} Little Deb / Died / Aug 13 1880 / Aged / 1 Y & 10 M's 6 8 Irma / Dau of / G. & A. Wilding / June 4, 1902 / Jan. 8, 1915 6 9 Brother / Wm. Wilding / 1866-1909 6 10 Father / Geo. Wilding / 1844-1892 {GAR Marker} 6 11 WILDING {family stone} 6 12 Mother / Mary Wilding / 1839-1872 6 13 small stone marker with letter M 6 14 Bernard H. / Stelljes / Feb. 9, 1921 / Jan. 6, 1983 {W.W. II Marker} 6 15 Jos. Noyes / [...] Batt'y / Born Oct. 2 / 1833 / Died Dec. 30 / 1876 {Confederate Veteran's Marker} 6 16 Jennie L. / [Hit]chcock / Died Dec 12 1881 / Aged / 29 years 5 Mos / & 15 days 6 17 Mariah / wife of Geo. Wilding / Born Mar. 20 1857 / Died Apr. 18 1888 {also verse} 6 18 C. Van Nocker / 1804-1888 / Grandmother 6 19 Edward / 1827-1900 / Father 6 20 CARTER {family stone} 6 21 Mary / 1835-1914 / Mother 6 22 Drescher / Arthur / 1886-1955 6 22 Drescher / Martha / 1884-1949 6 23 Mother / Natalie / Aug. 26, 1847 / Mar. 29, 1935 / Drescher 6 23 Father / Frank / Nov. 6, 1846 / May 18, 1921 / Drescher 6 24 Clara / Drescher / 1874-1958 6 25 Ida / Pohlkamp / 1881-1973 7 1 Schultz / Mary E. / 1876-1941 7 1 Schultz / Albert E. / 1880-1969 7 2 Schultz / Elmer F. / Sept 14 1917 / Jan 31 1988 7 2 Schultz / Grace E. / Apr 14 1923 / Apr 22 1993 7 3 fragment of a stone {W.W. I Marker} 7 4 in memory of / Jesiah / Johnson / died / Dec 8 1873 / aged / 43 years 7 5 Susan / Johnson / 1821-1920 / Mother 7 6 Katy M. / Johnson / 1861-1939 7 7 blank marble stone 7 8 Flora / McPherson / died / Mar 11 187[3] 7 9 Darius A. / son of / T & A / McPherson / died / Feb [8] 1863 / AE 2 Y's 11 M's / 15 D's 7 10 blank stone 7 11 Randy Short / Aug. 27, 1950 / Nov. 21, 1983 7 12 Casey Short / Aug. 29, 1974 / Oct. 16, 1976 7 13 William H. / Son of / J. & E. / Billings / died / Sept. 26, 1869 / AE 2 Y's 3 Mo's / & 26 Dy's 7 14 Mary A / Wife of / H.C. Chamberlain / Died / [.] 4 188[.] 7 15 {actually between rows 6 and 7} Bernard H Stelljes / CMOMM US Navy / World War II / Feb 9 1921 Jan 6 1983 7 16 Viola / Wife of / [M] Conlan / Died / Apr. 2 1872 / aged 15 Y's 10 Mo's / & 11 D'y 7 17 {south face} Caroline 8 / Conrad / born / Mar 10 / 1832 / died / Sept. 9 1903 7 17 {west face} Sigmund / Conrad / born Mar / 21 1825 / died Aug / 26 1895 7 17 {north face} Hattie / dau of / S & S / Conrad / born Dec / 21 1872 / died Feb / 10 1880 7 18 Hattie 7 19 Amalie E. / dau of / E & M / Leidholdt 7 20 HEISLER {family stone} 7 21 Agnes A. / 1845-1918 / Mother 7 22 Charles / 1872-1899 7 23 Reinhalt H. sohn von G & A Hauster Geb. 24 Juli 1856 Gest. 20 Apr 1881 7 24 small stone marker with number 22 7 25 Elizabeth / Kuier / born Feb 5 1845 / died Oct 5 1928 7 25 {footstone} Mother 7 26 Henry R. Kiuer / Geb. 7 Apr 1833 / Gst. 20 Nov 1903 7 27 Hier ruhl in [...] Marie toch. von H.E. Keuer 5 Juli 1886 6 Juli 1886 8 1 Otto Hantke / 1872-1943 8 2 Leo Hantke / 1898-1952 {W.W. I Marker} 8 2 {footstone} Leo Albert Hantke / Wisconsin / Pvt 1967 Svc Comd Unit / World War I & II / Feb 26 1898 Feb 22 1952 8 3 Kuechenmeister / Clemens / 1867-1951 8 3 Kuechenmeister / Elizabeth / 1865-1940 8 4 Infant son of / Ira and Anita / Slocumb / Dec 30 1922 8 5 Odelia / dau of [.] / Eisentraut / born Dec 28 / 1883 / died Nov 13 / 1899 8 6 Vater 8 7 {west face} Karl / Hanschman / Geb. Hönigr. / Sachsen den / 5 Mai 1815 / Gest. den / 9 Aug 1893 8 7 {east face} Eva R. / gattin von / K. Hanschman / Geb. in Hönigr. / Sachsen den / 2 Feb 1822 / Gest. in Town / Grant den / 4 Dec 1884 8 8 Mutter 8 9 Lenzkow 8 10 Johann Kelpin / Geb. 24 Juli 1888 / Gest. 12 Jan 1898 8 11 Oscar Hantke / 1883-1963 8 12 Kuechenmeister / Ernest / Nov. 30. 1897 / May 22. 1985 8 12 Kuechenmeister / Ethel / Mar. 11. 1899 / Nov. 13. 1987 8 13 Dad-Grandfather / William / Kuechenmeister / 1924-1993 8 14 Hantke / Ruben F. / 1899-1955 8 14 Hantke / Genevieve / 1909-1992 8 15 McCarl / Dinah / 1844-1920 8 15 McCarl / George / 1818-1894 8 16 Margaret / 1888-1927 / Mother 8 17 WORCHEL {family stone} 8 18 William / 1884-1965 / Father 8 19 {west face} Christian H. Kaufman Geb. 22 Juli 1837 Gest. 4 Juli 1908 8 19 {north face} Mary C.S. Lauterbag Geb. 4 Nov 1814 Gest. 25 Marz 1907 8 20 Mother / Auguste / Kauffman / Aug. 22. 1847 / March 19. 1920 8 21 Frank Kauffman / born in Germany / July 9 1873 -- June 14 1962 8 22 Samuel J / 1869-1939 / Father 8 23 COOK {family stone} 8 24 Anna M. / 1877-1916 / Mother 8 25 Ernest / Hantke / born Mar 5 / 1879 / died Apr 14 / 1908 8 26 Ella M Magnuson / December 8 1901 June 10 1992 8 27 Alfred E. Magnuson / Wisconsin / Pfc Provost Guard Co / World War I / Nov 18 1894 July 18 1964