Hilderbrand Graveyard Carole Goggin and I have completed a visit to the Hilderbrand Graveyard on March 28, 2007. This cemetery is erroneously listed on topo maps as Skullens Cemetery. However I have a deed stating it is Helterbrand Graveyard. The original deed of the land was to Samuel Hilderbrand. Goodspeed list the family as Hilderbrand. After examining many documents I have come to the conclusion that the name is spelled variously about 4 or 5 different ways so I will use the Hilderbrand spelling as I feel this is most correct. This cemetery is also know as Skullens, Sullens, Helterbrand, and Cedar Hill. The cemetery, located west of Cedar Hill, is about ½ acre in size, being 116 X 214 feet. It is in poor condition being VERY overgrown. Could be as many as 200 graves in this cemetery, with possibly 10 rows head to foot by 20 graves wide. This cemetery is also deeded out as a “public” cemetery. This could explain its size and the number of markers. There are many fieldstones laid out in clean rows under the brush. An old gate is present at the road and the cemetery has old fencing. This cemetery is in T42 R3 S13. Below are the monuments located; J H D DI FEB (This is a hand carved fieldstone) 23 1842 Unknown Broken Monument and base, no name, date or other information Unknown, Name broken off, Died Oct. 5, 1864, Aged 27 ys. & 28 ds. SULLENS (Family section monument with the following other monuments.) Two [S] Corner monuments Lue 1867-1953 Katie 1900-1909 Jim 1861-1936 SULLENS, James Elis, born Apr 9, 1888, died Apr 9, 1899, aged 11 years, Our darling one hath gone before. To meet us on the blissful shore. PEPPER, Samuel P., born D. 22, 1868, died O. 22, 1871 (very worn) Dave Hallemann Sleuth.Em@sbcglobal.net