Reposted. Please send list postings to Wimilwau-L@rootsweb.com for immediate automatic posting. Thanks, Bob Fay ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: Bohlbuster@aol.com Date sent: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 01:33:33 EDT Subject: Needing Cemetary Assistance in Milwaukee To: WIMILWAU-admin@rootsweb.com I have been told that Bob of Brookfield is particularly resourceful in providing assistance in the oldest cemetaries in Milwaukee. The reason I am interested in the Milwaukee cemetaries is that I am trying to locate the cemetary where my grandparents were buried and secure whatever information that may be inscribed on the gravestone. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: My great-grandfather's name was Johann Carl Friedrich Grundemann better known as "Carl Grundemann". He and his first wife, Fredrika (nee: Henke) Grundemannn, came to the U.S. from Germany sometime during 1857 and moved to Milwaukee. She died sometime after giving birth to 2nd daughter in Dec 1858 and before Nov 1861. Carl remarried to Wilhelmina Panzram on 30 Nov 1861 and the minister's name was Rev. Fred Lochner per marriage certificate. Carl & Wilhelmina Grundemann had 3 more children. Carl died in a grain elevator accident (drowned in a bin of wheat, we think) approximately 1865. Wilhelmina Grundemann remarried to Martin Helwig on 13 Feb 1866 and the family moved to southern Minnesota sometime after that. I noted that on the marriage certificate of both of Wilhelmina's marriages that the pastor was Rev. Fred Lochner. According to the book, "History of Milwaukee", Rev. Fred Lochner was the minister of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on corner of Prairie and Nineth Streets in Milwaukee from 1850 to 1876. As far as I can tell, the Trinity Lutheran Church is still at the same location which current address is: 1046 N. 9th Street Milwaukee, WI 52233. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW: I think that the name of the minister and his church should be a big clue as to the whereabouts of the cemetary where Johann Carl Friedriche Grundemann (Carl Grundemann) and his first wife, Fredrika Grundemann are buried. Like I said before, the best estimate of the time of her death is during Dec 1858 through mid-1861. Carl Grundemann died approximately 1865, we think. If their cemetary can be located (assuming they are buried in the same cemetary, perhaps together), I would like to know any possible information that is inscribed on the headstone(s) and any possible information or records maintained by the administrative office for the cemetary. I want to thank you at this time for your time and effort in this project. I have been looking for my great-grandparents for a long time, and I am hoping that this request for look-up assistance may help me provide much more information about my grandparents than I have presently. Sincerely, Roy A. Bohlman 11488 Pine Drive Gulfport, MS 39503 Tele: 228 832-2745 E-Mail: bohlbuster@aol.com ------- End of forwarded message -------