Highland Memorial Park was established in 1928 and is administered by Highland Memorial park, Inc. Cemetery Records are complete. There is a chart of the cemetery available, however the records are not available to the public for research. Mail requests will be answered. There is a variable charge. Contact Highland Memorial Park, Inc. 14875 West Greenfield Avenue New Berlin, 53151 262-786-6450 Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 10/18/02 at 7:01 AM Penny Ziemer Ford wrote: >As far as I know, Highland Memorial Park is a fairly "modern" cemetery -- >I would be very interested in knowing >when burials began there. My grandparents, who ran a gas station and ice >cream store at Calhoun Road and >Greenfield from the 20's til the late 40's, are buried there, as are my >aunt and uncle and some other relatives >of the Ziemer family. > >LLRoots@aol.com wrote: > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TFC.2ACE/568.1 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> The only cemetery that is listed in New Berlin is: >> >> Highland Memorial Park Cemetery >> 14875 West Greenfield Avenue, New Berlin, WI 53151 >> (262) 786-6450 >> >> You can contact them for individuals. I have spoken with them on several >occasions and they are very helpful. >> Linda >> >> ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >> The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >> Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >> concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com >> >> ============================== >> 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 > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > >============================== >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

As far as I know, Highland Memorial Park is a fairly "modern" cemetery -- I would be very interested in knowing when burials began there. My grandparents, who ran a gas station and ice cream store at Calhoun Road and Greenfield from the 20's til the late 40's, are buried there, as are my aunt and uncle and some other relatives of the Ziemer family. LLRoots@aol.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TFC.2ACE/568.1 > > Message Board Post: > > The only cemetery that is listed in New Berlin is: > > Highland Memorial Park Cemetery > 14875 West Greenfield Avenue, New Berlin, WI 53151 > (262) 786-6450 > > You can contact them for individuals. I have spoken with them on several occasions and they are very helpful. > Linda > > ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== > The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, > Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or > concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > > ============================== > 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

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TFC.2ACE/568.1 Message Board Post: The only cemetery that is listed in New Berlin is: Highland Memorial Park Cemetery 14875 West Greenfield Avenue, New Berlin, WI 53151 (262) 786-6450 You can contact them for individuals. I have spoken with them on several occasions and they are very helpful. Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TFC.2ACE/571 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Peter H Raap (1902-1973) I first learned of Peter Raap through his father’s death notice in the Chicago Tribune: March 29, 1946 RAAP - John Henry [Hank] Raap, suddenly, father of Peter H. and Vincent, brother of Robert R. and Ernest E. When I obtained my grandfather’s genealogy notes, it also confirmed that John H. Raap Jr. did indeed have a son named Peter. I looked up Peter Raap in the Social Security Death Index and found a likely match. This Peter was born July 9, 1902, and died in June of 1973. I then looked him up in the Chicago Tribune and found him on the death notices page of June 10, 1973: * Raap - Peter H. Raap, beloved husband of Blanche; dear father of John [Barbara] of Minneapolis, Minn., and Dolores [Eric] Jacobson of Augusta, Ga.; grandfather of Sheryl, Lauri, Eric, Elizabeth and Peter. Life member of Medinah Temple. ... Interment Elmwood. * So, I went to Elmwood cemetery, and found his tombstone. His wife Blance (Forke) was buried with him, they next to her parents, although her stone did not list a date of death. I later also found in the SSDI that she was born April 11, 1904 and died December 17, 1993. I snuck a peek in the cemetery’s office records, which indicated that Peter may have died in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I have since looked for Peter, and his brother Vincent via their father, in Illinois census records from 1910 and 1920 and have been unable to find anything there. John Raap Jr was still living with his mother, unmarried, in 1900. He had apparently gotten married and moved out in 1910 as I could not locate him anywhere in the Illinois census. By 1920, he was divorced and living with his mother again. I could only assume that his ex-wife now had the kids, but where did they live? A few years ago, I was contacted by Steve Wilhelmi (http://www.wilhelmisweb.com/) who told me that we may have common relatives in John Henry Raap Jr. and his son Vincent Patrick Raap. I checked it out, and after considering it for a long time, I decided that his “Hank” Raap and mine were indeed the same person. He knew very little of Hank, or his ex-wife Veronica Creamer, and knew nothing of Peter’s existence, but he was the first source from whom I could get information about Vincent, his great-grandfather. As Vincent was born September 30, 1909, in Chicago, and died May 27, 1981 in Waukesha Wisconsin, some things were starting to click. I have hypothesized that their mother, Veronica, must have moved to Wisconsin with the boys after the divorce. Perhaps she and John even lived in Wisconsin when they were married. Peter and Vincent may have spent time in both Illinois and Wisconsin as they lived their lives, having connections in both places. While Vincent apparently settled and stayed in Wisconsin ultimately, Peter seems to have had more roots in the Chicago area. His wife and their family are both buried in the suburbs of Chicago, so even if he did die in Green Bay, he was buried with them. The real mystery as far as I’m concerned is, what happened with Peter’s family? There are a lot of Raap’s here in the Chicago area, and they’d love to know what happened to them. I do know, from the 1973 death notice of Peter, that there was a son John [Barbara] of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and daughter Dolores [Eric] Jacobson of Augusta, Georgia. I also know that Peter had five grandchildren at the time - Sheryl, Lauri, Eric, Elizabeth and Peter - though whether they are Raap’s or Jacobson’s are unknown. Where do his children and grandchildren live now, and are they still alive after 30 years? Did he have more grandchildren after 1973? What about his great-grandchildren? Great-great grandchildren? Any help, clues, or information you can provide me with would be much appreciated. :) http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/a/Kevin-Baase-IL/index.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: alstad Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TFC.2ACE/570 Message Board Post: am looking for alstad family in waukesha co, wi, abt 1950-1970. looking for jacqulyn darlene annamarie alstad. she was in high school in late 1950 or early 1960. her father and brothers had a window cleaning business.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: alstad Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TFC.2ACE/11.49.265 Message Board Post: am looking for alstad family in waukesha co. looking for jacqulyn darlene annamarie alstad. all i know, she was in high school in the late 1950's early 1960's. don't know parents names.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rankin, Green, Ferry, Nolan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TFC.2ACE/133.1 Message Board Post: Have a Eva Irene Ferry in my line and looking for connections. She was married to Robert L. Green (1884-1976); was his first wife. Second wife being Ethel Nolan (1888-1986) married November 25, 1940 in Mukwonago, Waukesha Co, WI. Eva Irene and Robert had a daughter Helen Eva Green (1915-1921) who is buried with Robert and Ethel in Jericho Cemetery, Eagle, WI. Looking for info on Robert Green's family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TFC.2ACE/525.3 Message Board Post: Reference to Alvin Hagen My Mother married Alvin Hagen 29 June 1934 by the Justice of the Peace in Woodstock, McHenry Co, ILL Her name was Veda Burmeister at the time of their marriage. She was a widow, her husband died 16 Dec 1930. She and Alvin were divorced 3 Oct 1936 in Waukesha, Waukesha Cop, WI According to the Marriage Record Alvin was born in Cambridge, Jefferson Co, WI to Edward Hagan and Elizabeth Anderson. That is all I know, I would like to have the info on his first marriage if you have it and I also know that when Alvin was paying alimony to his first Wife as he had a daughter. If you have info on Florence Sharp I would really appreciate it as it would complete my records on my Mother a nd Alvin. Thanks!! Paul L. Gibbs

Hi, I have information from a newspaper obituary from the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune that states my grandfather, August Schalla and my grandmother, Lottie (Charlotte) Sowatzka (Sowatzke) were married April 24, 1886 at Waukesha. I have been unsucessful in finding any information concerning the Sowatzke side of my family. According to church records from St John's Lutheran in Pittsville, Charlotte Sowatzke's father's name was John. She was born August 12, 1868. My grandfather was August Schalla, born August 1, 1860. He died July 1932 and my grandmother died August 22, 1942. They both are buried in Pittsville, WI. I have found other Sowatzke's but have not been able to tied it all together. So I am hoping that since they lived in the Waukesha area in 1886, I might be able to get a clue starting from there. Any help or suggestions will be welcomed!! Thanks. Lois

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TFC.2ACE/569.2.1.1 Message Board Post: nothing in the 1910 or 1920 census.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TFC.2ACE/569.1.1 Message Board Post: I am looking for the years of between 1911 and 1915 for Edward Joseph Thomas

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TFC.2ACE/569.2.1 Message Board Post: I am looking for the years of between 1909 and 1915 for a Edward Joseph Thomasin the reform school

Thanks for the replies and the offers. I have been to Prairie Home Cemetery and found Elizabeth Stone's grave. They told me at the cemetery that Hiram who is my third great grandfather is buried there also but his name is not on the stone. So you see the Hiram H. Stone information was submitted by me. (and Yes the marriage certificate was for his second marriage - all kinds of information there on second wife who is no relation)! I have connected with another researcher on line who also has Hiram for 3rd great grandfather but we are trying to find Elizabeth's maiden name. Just thought maybe cemetery records or church records might have that. Thanks again, Joan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TFC.2ACE/569.2 Message Board Post: found the industrial school for boys in waukesha 1930 census. want lookup?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TFC.2ACE/569.1 Message Board Post: wisconsin industrial chool for girls was in milwaukee. 1930 census;district 217. do you want a lookup?

You may want to poke around my Waukesha County Genealogy Website. Hiram Stone sounds very familiar. I did find this: STONE: H.H. (Hiram) to: FRENCH Abbie Marriage announcement in the Waukesha County Democrat 9/12/1874 (sent in by a researcher see contributors page) Which looks maybe to be his second marriage? I did not see any entries for Stone in Prairie Home cemetery, however, I only have a partial list on line. Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 10/1/02 at 1:00 AM IrishJB2@aol.com wrote: >I wonder if any such list exists for Prairie Home cemetery. My third >great >grandmother is buried there and I would like to find her maiden name. She >was Elizabeth Stone wife of Hiram H. Stone. She died in 1873. I also >found >her listed as a member of the First Baptist Church but that only gave her >married name and no other information. > >Thanks, >Joan > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > >============================== >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

I wonder if any such list exists for Prairie Home cemetery. My third great grandmother is buried there and I would like to find her maiden name. She was Elizabeth Stone wife of Hiram H. Stone. She died in 1873. I also found her listed as a member of the First Baptist Church but that only gave her married name and no other information. Thanks, Joan

Joan, I don't know if such a list exists but I live in the area and I could call the cemetery. They often will answer questions over the phone. Want me to call? Shari ----- Original Message ----- From: <IrishJB2@aol.com> To: <WIWAUKES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:00 AM Subject: [WIWAUKES] Re: Cemetery records > I wonder if any such list exists for Prairie Home cemetery. My third great > grandmother is buried there and I would like to find her maiden name. She > was Elizabeth Stone wife of Hiram H. Stone. She died in 1873. I also found > her listed as a member of the First Baptist Church but that only gave her > married name and no other information. > > Thanks, > Joan > > > ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== > The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, > Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or > concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > > ============================== > 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 >

In a message dated 9/30/2002 3:03:12 AM Central Standard Time, WIWAUKES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > The Waukesha History Museum research room has a typewritten record of Saint > Peter and Pauls Cemetery Burials to 1940, compiled from tomb stones, that > was > made by Mrs. E. Tallmadge. My copy from the museum has numerous > handwritten > additions and corrections to her original list but from my research is not > a > complete record. I was told that all the burial records were destroyed > possibly by a fire many years ago. However, I did find my great > grandparents > and grandparents on her list. > I was wondering if you could do a lookup in your records for St. Peter & Paul - Duplainville for a Lawrence Hurtgen who died in 1923 or 1933. Lenora from WIS researching: Burg, Kelley, Grim, Weber, Hengel, Burgerson, Rosar, Duppre/Dippre, Wick, Mulock, Pochowski, McMahon,

I agree with Pam. Quite often I find discrepencies in the information from Edith, however, it is a great place to start when doing research. Everything should be verified with another source anyway. Over the years of doing this in several different counties, I have found that the guys that make the tombstones make errors as well. So it is hard to say who is the cause of the discrepencies. The church (who often didn't record things until weeks or months after the event) and then they tried to remember. If a public cemetery the same thing happened. The tombstone maker who often put the burial date rather than the death date or the transcriber many years later, who had to rely on their eyesite and what was left over of the 70 year old tombstone. Bottom line, no matter where you get your information, double check or triple check when at all possible. Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 9/29/02 at 11:44 PM Pam wrote: >Edith Tallmadge was the first Waukesha County historian, which may not >have been an >official post at that time. She was the wife of a local photographer. >Many of the >records and ideas which eventually helped form the collections at the >Museum research >library would not exist if it were not for Mrs. Tallmadge's interest in >history and >genealogy and her efforts to collect, preserve, and make available >information relating >to the history of Waukesha County. She did not have professional training >for the >position as one would probably have today. She continued her work well >into advanced >years, so don't be too hard on her for errors. Genealogical facts should >be multiple >sourced whenever possible anyway. To the best of my recollection Mrs. >Tallmadge was not >paid or if so only a pittance, and had virtually nothing to work with and >little help. >I worked for the subsequent County Historian, Leona Postell, back in the >late 1960s >and 1970s. Both of these women deserve the highest praise for their work >under >difficult circumstances and have never been sufficiently recognized for >their >contributions. --Pam Berger > >"Penelope Z. Ford" wrote: > >> Mrs. Talmadge, whomever she may have been, and no doubt very well >meaning, now is >> nonetheless infamous for her clerical error in copying tombstones. Be >wary of her >> inclusions, of her exclusions, of her errors. >> I have found, for example with the now-abandoned Oak Hill Cemetery in >Wauwatosa, >> that it is best to go to the records of the church (if any) associated >with the >> cemetery for a list of funeral services of those who were buried there. >Good luck. >> Penny Ziemer Ford >> >> Henrum@cs.com wrote: >> >> > In a message dated 9/29/02 9:26:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >> > BrennaJne@aol.com writes: >> > > Does anyone know if the cemetery at Duplalinville has been >enumerated? >> > > >> > > Lenora from WIS >> > >> > The Waukesha History Museum research room has a typewritten record of >Saint >> > Peter and Pauls Cemetery Burials to 1940, compiled from tomb stones, >that was >> > made by Mrs. E. Tallmadge. My copy from the museum has numerous >handwritten >> > additions and corrections to her original list but from my research is >not a >> > complete record. I was told that all the burial records were destroyed >> > possibly by a fire many years ago. However, I did find my great >grandparents >> > and grandparents on her list. >> > >> > Henry >> > >> > ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >> > The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >> > Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >> > concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com >> > >> > ============================== >> > 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 >> >> ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >> The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >> Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >> concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com >> >> ============================== >> 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 > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > >============================== >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