"Pilgrims's Rest Cemetery, situated on the Janesville plank road, about half a mile outside the city limits, was established in August, 1880, by St. Stephen's (Lutheran) congregation. It has an area of twenty-three and a half acres and cost $6,000. On the grounds have been built a small chuch. They are managed by a committee appointed for the purpose by the congregation, consisting of M. Meibohm, M. Thomas, J.G. Trentledge. From August to January 1, 1881, the number of interments aggregate sixty-three--the grounds were laid out in handsome style by Engineer Benzenberg." as written in The History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1881, Volume II. At 05:30 PM 4/13/2002 -0500, you wrote: >http://www.uwm.edu/Library/arch/findaids/micro70.htm > >SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) and the >Wisconsin Historical Society have cooperated in a project to borrow and >film Wisconsin church and cemetery records of interest to genealogists. >The church records typically contain registers of baptisms, >confirmations, marriages, funerals, church membership, and occasionally >church constitutions, histories, and minutes. Cemetery records list >burials and lot owners. A wide range of Christian denominations are >included. The records are indexed by church or cemetery name, location, >and denomination. > >The Golda Meir Library staff will research and copy thing for you, for >a charge, of course. Here's the order form: >http://www.uwm.edu/Library/arch/serchrch.htm > >Here's information for Susan about the films in MILWAUKEE MICRO >COLLECTION 70 that pertain to Pilgrim's Rest. > >Name/Place/Denomination/Date/Types of Records/Language/Reel/Item No. > >Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Milwaukee --- 1886-1978 Internment A-H >English 13 1 >Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Milwaukee --- 1886-1978 Internment I-Ri >English 63 1 >Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Milwaukee --- 1881-1947 Single Grave >Internment Kre-Sta English 16 1 >Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Milwaukee --- 1882-1944 Single Grave >Internment Sta-Z English 17 1 >Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Milwaukee --- 1882-1944 Single Grave >Internment Bor-Kre English 15 1 >Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Milwaukee --- 1898-1978 Internment Ro-Z, >Single Grave Internment A-Bor English 14 1 > > > >>> snokes@tscnet.com 04/13/02 01:39PM >>> >I think there are burials from before 1880 in Pilgrim's Rest, but I >could be >wrong...Does anyone know the date that -that particular cemetery was >opened/started? > >Thank you, >Susan >snokes@tscnet.com >----- Original Message ----- >Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] FREIBERG obituary location for 1893 > > > > Susan (and other's interested) > > > > I doubt there are any plans for any cemeteries to put their >information >online. > > That is typically quite an undertaking. > > > > It is rare that the Milwaukee Archdiocese has an online database. > > It is my experience from my work with other counties/states, that >many >churches tend to keep their information to themselves. I am pretty >happy to >see that Milwaukee has this database available. > > > > I was poking around this morning in the LDS Library Search. > > There is 6 microfilm Reels available through the Family History >Center for >Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery in Milwaukee. The records are 1880-1979. > > > > Do you have a family history center available to you? > > > > Ellen- > > > > >==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== >For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please >see >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== >For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Pray for Peace, Maxine Capezza

Thank you for the info on Pilgrim's rest Cemetery!! Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph J & Maxine M. Capezza" <jcapezza@cafes.net> To: <WIMILWAU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 7:32 AM Subject: [WiMilwau] Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery > "Pilgrims's Rest Cemetery, situated on the Janesville plank road, about > half a mile outside the city limits, was established in August, 1880, by > St. Stephen's (Lutheran) congregation. It has an area of twenty-three and > a half acres and cost $6,000. On the grounds have been built a small > chuch. They are managed by a committee appointed for the purpose by the > congregation, consisting of M. Meibohm, M. Thomas, J.G. Trentledge. From > August to January 1, 1881, the number of interments aggregate > sixty-three--the grounds were laid out in handsome style by Engineer > Benzenberg." > as written in The History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1881, Volume II. >

Ellen and all: Does anyone know if Pilgrim's rest and Wanderer's Rest Cemetery, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are different Cemeteries? I also have ancestor's buried in Wanderers Rest... Perhaps I have gotten the names of these cemeteries mixed up?? Did Wanderer's Rest exist before Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery? Thank you in advance, Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph J & Maxine M. Capezza" <jcapezza@cafes.net> To: <WIMILWAU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 7:32 AM Subject: [WiMilwau] Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery > "Pilgrims's Rest Cemetery, situated on the Janesville plank road, about > half a mile outside the city limits, was established in August, 1880, by > St. Stephen's (Lutheran) congregation. It has an area of twenty-three and > a half acres and cost $6,000.