Hi Molly, Saw your repeat query regarding Kolo or Kolouch at Forest Home Cemetery. Did you not receive the answer that I sent you way back in March? I volunteer every Friday at Forest HOme and answered directly to you address at discover-net.net that there are no Kolouch's located anywhere in the burial records of Forest Home Cemetery and that the only Kolo's listed are a John and a Helen Kolo. I also mentioned that there are no Gretzke's buried at the cemetery. Bob of Brookfield

Bobbie - If you're planning to do research in Waukesha County, the best place to start would be the Waukesha County Historical Society Museum & Research Center, located in downtown Waukesha. Information about the research center's holdings (including cemetery records), location and business hours may be viewed at: My Waukesha County Index http://members.aol.com/lakehist/corecord.htm You might also want to stop in at Waukesha Public Library (for Federal & State censuses on microfilm, archived newspapers - obits from the Waukesha Freeman are indexed) and the County Courthouse (for vital statistics, probate and land records). Location, business hours, etc., for the library and courthouse may also be found at the above URL. (Once there, you'll also find a brief description of the library's Family History Research holdings. Just follow the hyperlink.) I note that your ancestor was a physician in early day Waukesha County. When you're at the Waukesha County Historical Society Research Center, be sure to ask to see the notebook containing records compiled by the Women's Auxiliary of the Waukesha County Medical Society. This group made it their business (in 1939) to compile information about physicians who had early day practices in Waukesha County. Birth, death and biographical data, newspaper citations and interviews with the physician's (local) relatives are some of the items included in the Women's Auxiliary compilations. I found much useful info on my gg grandfather in this resource. Be sure to call in advance of your stay to confirm the research center's business hours. They've been short-staffed in recent times; this may affect the hours that they are open. Places to stay in Waukesha: For a list of accommodations and a handy map of Waukesha, go to: http://www.visitwaukesha.org/main.html If you wish to stay closer to Mukwonago, you might want to check out the Eagle Centre House Bed & Breakfast. Located on Hwy 67, near Eagle. Mukwonago is within a short driving distance as well. Their website is: www.eagle-house.com I hope you enjoy your stay in Waukesha. Best regards, Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com)

Please note that I found my father's discharge summary at the Waukesha County Museum and Research Center, filed in a file cabinet. He was in the Army Air Corps during WWII. If your family member served during WWII, you may (as I did ) naively assume that the federal government has maintained service records -- however, a fire destroyed most of those records. The Waukesha resource allowed me to find the unit with which my father went to Saipan at the end of the war and to better understand his military experiences. Penny Ziemer Ford Denver WilliamsWI@aol.com wrote: > Bobbie - > > If you're planning to do research in Waukesha County, the best place to start > would be the Waukesha County Historical Society Museum & Research Center, > located in downtown Waukesha. Information about the research center's > holdings (including cemetery records), location and business hours may be > viewed at: > > My Waukesha County Index > http://members.aol.com/lakehist/corecord.htm > > You might also want to stop in at Waukesha Public Library (for Federal & > State censuses on microfilm, archived newspapers - obits from the Waukesha > Freeman are indexed) and the County Courthouse (for vital statistics, probate > and land records). Location, business hours, etc., for the library and > courthouse may also be found at the above URL. (Once there, you'll also find > a brief description of the library's Family History Research holdings. Just > follow the hyperlink.) > > I note that your ancestor was a physician in early day Waukesha County. When > you're at the Waukesha County Historical Society Research Center, be sure to > ask to see the notebook containing records compiled by the Women's Auxiliary > of the Waukesha County Medical Society. This group made it their business (in > 1939) to compile information about physicians who had early day practices in > Waukesha County. Birth, death and biographical data, newspaper citations and > interviews with the physician's (local) relatives are some of the items > included in the Women's Auxiliary compilations. I found much useful info on > my gg grandfather in this resource. Be sure to call in advance of your stay > to confirm the research center's business hours. They've been short-staffed > in recent times; this may affect the hours that they are open. > > Places to stay in Waukesha: > > For a list of accommodations and a handy map of Waukesha, go to: > http://www.visitwaukesha.org/main.html > > If you wish to stay closer to Mukwonago, you might want to check out the > Eagle Centre House Bed & Breakfast. Located on Hwy 67, near Eagle. Mukwonago > is within a short driving distance as well. Their website is: > www.eagle-house.com > > I hope you enjoy your stay in Waukesha. > > Best regards, > Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com) > > ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== > The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Jan Cortez, > Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or > concerns, please contact me at cristian@netonecom.net > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

I am planning a trip to the Mukwonago and Big Bend, as well as Waukesha, area in the next couple of months. I am interested in suggestions as to the best places to research, libraries, governemtal offices, etc. Locations and hours would also be appreciated. My main interests are the Collins family of Mukwonago. William Penn Collins was the first doctor there from about 1858. The family was buried in the Rural Home Cemetery of Big Bend. Was this cemetery compiled or are records available to be searched? Also, the Unitarian Universalist Church in Mukwonago. Can anyone tell me anything about what records might be available from the beginning of the church until about 1905? William Penn Collins was supposed to have been a charter member. Also, I am looking for accommodations that would be near to all of the above locations. Thanks for any assistance. Bobbie

Would any one be so kind to let me know if you ever see the surname of Kolo or Kolouch at Forest Home C. I have been looking for any info on the Kolouch side of my family. With out much luck. I am getting no place fast. I know they were in Milwaukee, and they were on the Milwaukee census records. 1900's . That is as far as I can get. Thank you, Molly

Will check the notes tonight and will let you know. Do you know where he is buried? If not, I will check the Forest Home Cemetery burial records on Friday when I volunteer there. Bob of Brookfield

For Gena re: Location of First (German) Evangelical Reformed Kirche Cemetery, Town of New Berlin. Cemetery location: According to "Cemetery Locations in Wisconsin", compiled by Linda M. Herrick & Wendy K. Uncapher, 1999: Evangelical and Reformed of New Berlin, in Section 18; on CTH Y, just south of Coffee Road. CTH Y is Racine Ave. The cemetery is located on the east side of the road. Best regards, Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com)

Thank you SO much! I have been trying to track down information on these ECKELs forever! Thank you! "-) Sincerely, Justina Cook justinacook@juno.com On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:56:53 EDT WilliamsWI@aol.com writes: > For Justina re: DAMM, ECKEL - First [German] Evangelical Reformed > Kirche - > Town of New Berlin > > Cemetery location: According to "Cemetery Locations in Wisconsin", > compiled > by Linda M. Herrick & Wendy K. Uncapher, 1999: Evangelical and > Reformed of > New Berlin, in Section 18; on CTH Y, just south of Coffee Road. > > NOTE: Transcribed tombstone inscriptions may contain errors. > Firstly, the > person viewing the stone may "misread" the inscription, especially > if the > stone is very old or in poor condition. Secondly, ALL transcribed > records are > subject to human error (i.e. typos, transposition, etc.). Therefore, > to > verify accuracy, be sure to cross-check the following transcribed > inscriptions against primary records whenever possible. Best regards > - Sue > Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com) > > Inscriptions copied from tombstones and transcribed by Mrs. Edith M. > > Tallmadge & Rev. F. Heilert (June 1936): > > DAMM, Christ L. (Lot #2) > d. 24 Jan 1874; age 76 yrs, 2 mos, 21 days. > > ECKEL, Christina (Lot #1) > 1811-1889 > > ECKEL, Heinrich (Lot #1) > 17 Dec 1842 - 17 Oct 1870 > > ECKEL, Jacob (Lot #1) > d. 17 Feb 1873; age 67 yrs, 4 mos, 20 days > > Notation of names assigned to each plot in the cemetery diagram: Jac > Eckel - > Lot #1; A.D. Prior - Lot#2. These [abbreviated] names may indicate > the owner > of each plot, although the diagram does not specifically state this. > > According to Tallmadge/Heilert, other persons buried in lots 1 & 2 > are as > follows: > > In Lot #1: > SAUR, Adam > d. 4 Oct 1875; age 35 yrs, 9 mos. > > In Lot #2: > PRIOR, Barbara > 1 Sep 1824 - 3 Feb 1895 > > PRIOR, Barbara > 9 Nov 1865; age 3 mos > > PRIOR, Mary > 1 Sep 1864; age 3 mos, 16 days > > > ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== > The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Jan Cortez, > Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or > concerns, please contact me at cristian@netonecom.net > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

For Penny re: KLUG - First [German] Evangelical Reformed Kirche - Town of New Berlin Inscriptions copied from tombstones and transcribed by Mrs. Edith M. Tallmadge & Rev. F. Heilert (June 1936): KLUG, Florence (lot# not shown) Dau of C. & H. Klug 3 Oct 1894 - 12 Nov 1894 Penny - With regard to the reliability of Mrs. Tallmadge's work, I agree - her work is flawed at times, but I have to wonder exactly how flawed it is with regard to the old German Lutheran Church Cemetery (also referred to as the German Evangelical Church Cemetery) at the corner of Calhoun Road and Capitol Drive in Section 4 in the Town of Brookfield. Here's why: My gg grandfather and his brother-in-law are both buried at the aforementioned cemetery. Their names and vital stats were inscribed on opposite sides of the same tombstone. Members of my family have been visiting the gravesite since the 1880s. In the mid-1970s, I had the presence of mind to "read" the stone, copy both inscriptions and take a rubbing of the stone. Some years later, I came across Mrs. Tallmadge's transcribed work on the cemetery and found that her notations matched what I had already discovered for myself. Last spring, I received a copy of a "revised" list of the cemetery's tombstone transcriptions obtained from the Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society. This list, compiled by Douglas Hennig in 1980, shows the tombstone transcription for both of my ancestors but states that the inscription for my gg grandfather's brother-in-law was "incorrectly" copied by Mrs. Tallmadge. Interestingly enough, Hennig's revised list also includes Mrs. Tallmadge's tombstone inscription for my gg grandfather, but indicates that his tombstone "is missing as of 1980". Actually, as of April 2000, the tombstone shared by my gg grandfather and his brother-in-law is STILL standing. My point? Transcribed records, perhaps particularly those pertaining to tombstone inscriptions, are not always reliable - and that goes double for transcriptions of transcriptions. To verify accuracy, ALWAYS check primary records whenever possible. - Best regards, Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com)

For Justina re: DAMM, ECKEL - First [German] Evangelical Reformed Kirche - Town of New Berlin Cemetery location: According to "Cemetery Locations in Wisconsin", compiled by Linda M. Herrick & Wendy K. Uncapher, 1999: Evangelical and Reformed of New Berlin, in Section 18; on CTH Y, just south of Coffee Road. NOTE: Transcribed tombstone inscriptions may contain errors. Firstly, the person viewing the stone may "misread" the inscription, especially if the stone is very old or in poor condition. Secondly, ALL transcribed records are subject to human error (i.e. typos, transposition, etc.). Therefore, to verify accuracy, be sure to cross-check the following transcribed inscriptions against primary records whenever possible. Best regards - Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com) Inscriptions copied from tombstones and transcribed by Mrs. Edith M. Tallmadge & Rev. F. Heilert (June 1936): DAMM, Christ L. (Lot #2) d. 24 Jan 1874; age 76 yrs, 2 mos, 21 days. ECKEL, Christina (Lot #1) 1811-1889 ECKEL, Heinrich (Lot #1) 17 Dec 1842 - 17 Oct 1870 ECKEL, Jacob (Lot #1) d. 17 Feb 1873; age 67 yrs, 4 mos, 20 days Notation of names assigned to each plot in the cemetery diagram: Jac Eckel - Lot #1; A.D. Prior - Lot#2. These [abbreviated] names may indicate the owner of each plot, although the diagram does not specifically state this. According to Tallmadge/Heilert, other persons buried in lots 1 & 2 are as follows: In Lot #1: SAUR, Adam d. 4 Oct 1875; age 35 yrs, 9 mos. In Lot #2: PRIOR, Barbara 1 Sep 1824 - 3 Feb 1895 PRIOR, Barbara 9 Nov 1865; age 3 mos PRIOR, Mary 1 Sep 1864; age 3 mos, 16 days

It is sort of odd that this Klug is alone there, isn't it? Looks like just what we need -- another Carl Klug! I wonder how many there are in Wisconsin? My Carl and Louise Klug of Wauwatosa are related at least by marriage to Ziemers of Mersin, Pomerania. They lived next door to my great grandparents Ziemer. I am always watching for related Klugs trying to track Ziemer movements to find the home village of my great grandfather. WilliamsWI@aol.com wrote: > For Gena re: Location of First (German) Evangelical Reformed Kirche Cemetery, > Town of New Berlin. > > Cemetery location: According to "Cemetery Locations in Wisconsin", compiled > by Linda M. Herrick & Wendy K. Uncapher, 1999: Evangelical and Reformed of > New Berlin, in Section 18; on CTH Y, just south of Coffee Road. > > CTH Y is Racine Ave. The cemetery is located on the east side of the road. > > Best regards, > Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com) > > ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== > The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Jan Cortez, > Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or > concerns, please contact me at cristian@netonecom.net > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Dear Bob of Brookfield, In your reading of Milwaukee History, have you come across anything about a George Eller, who reportedly had the largest lumberyard in Milwaukee in the early half of the 1900's? Thanks for any help you can offer! Sharyn At 10:54 PM 7/10/01 -0400, you wrote: >I am not researching the DOUSMAN name but know that it is one of the more >famous names around Milwaukee and its history, even to having a street named >after the family on the east side of town. George Dousman was probably the >most famous of them but believe it was his brother, Talbot, who left >Milwaukee and founded the city of Dousman. Am going on memory on that so it >is not positive as of yet. I am a great reader of Milwaukee History, 19 >volumes now, and keep records of all surnames appearing in each volume and >page on which it is found. I also volunteer to do family history lookups at >historic Forest Home Cemetery where some of the DOUSMAN's are buried. Should >you like me to look up any information, please - just ask I would be glad to >do so. > >Bob of Brookfield > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Jan Cortez, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at cristian@netonecom.net > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Hi Gary, I will check today whether I have extra copies of those pictures. If not, I will have some made; I need to do this for myself and some other Klock researchers anyway. James Klock is buried on a plot with son, George, and his family, so I will send pictures of the whole plot if I have them. Is the William you refer to as buried at Magnolia Cemetery the brother of George and Marsha Klock? Have you been there? Yours, Keith kmblasing@students.wisc.edu At 11:44 AM 7/10/01 -0400, you wrote: > > > Hi Keith; > > James and Marsha's daughter, Marsha, was married to Wm H. Bump. Their >daughter Ada is my grandmother Sellers' mother. William's father, also >William is buried in Magnolia cemetery, Rock co. > I would like a picture of James' headstone, that would be great. If you >sending by post, my address is ; 4911 Sidney St > Lansing, Mich 48911 > > Gary Sellers > > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Jan Cortez, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at cristian@netonecom.net > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

These were in the Steuben Co NY Farmers Advocate Index: US GenWeb Have not checked them out. Howard, Emeline D. Howard, Emily M. Howard, Lawren J. Howard, Nathaniel Howard, O. R. There was a town of Howard in Steuben Co., NY: 'Called up' this number of men from that town: Howard 32 !!

I am not researching the DOUSMAN name but know that it is one of the more famous names around Milwaukee and its history, even to having a street named after the family on the east side of town. George Dousman was probably the most famous of them but believe it was his brother, Talbot, who left Milwaukee and founded the city of Dousman. Am going on memory on that so it is not positive as of yet. I am a great reader of Milwaukee History, 19 volumes now, and keep records of all surnames appearing in each volume and page on which it is found. I also volunteer to do family history lookups at historic Forest Home Cemetery where some of the DOUSMAN's are buried. Should you like me to look up any information, please - just ask I would be glad to do so. Bob of Brookfield

Looking for anyone searchng the DOUSMAN surname. Note, Family help settle the village of Dousman, WI

These names do not look familar to me. What do you think? Mary

Do the records include the address/location of the FIRST EVANGELICAL REFORMED KIRCHE; Town of New Berlin? I am related to the SCHIFFMAN(N) and WINDRATH names (possibly one or two others). I already have a copy of the inscription information, thanks to the terrific lady in the Waukesha County Museum. My parents were recently visiting New Berlin and wanted to go see the cemetery, but didn't have directions. Any idea how to get to the cemetery? Thanks in advance. Gena Schmear Dallas, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <WilliamsWI@aol.com> To: <WIWAUKES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 3:54 PM Subject: INFORMATION TO SHARE > INFORMATION TO SHARE: Will do lookups from the following tombstone > inscription records. NOTE -- When requesting info, please include your > ancestor's full name and alternate spellings. Birth and death dates, name of > spouse (if known), also helpful. > - Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com) > > FIRST EVANGELICAL REFORMED KIRCHE; Town of New Berlin. > Tombstone inscriptions as read and transcribed by Edith M. Tallmadge, Rev. F. > Heilert, 1936. > > Surnames: > BEHEIM, BERNHARDT, BOEHEIM, BOETTCHER, BRAMAN > CHURCH, DAMM, ECKEL, FRANZ > GESKE, GRASER, HESSE, HUBMAN > INGERSOLL, IMIG, JENSKE > KERN, KICKHEFER, KLUG, KNOEPPEL, KOEFFLER, KORN, KRAMER, KUHTZ > LUKE, MARFERDING, PHILLIPS*, PIRNER, PRIOR, RINDT > SAUR, SCHAETZEL, SCHIIFFMAN, SCHREIBER, STERN, STALLMAN, SUBITCH**, SWARTZ > ULRICH, WAGNER, WESITCH, WILDE, WILKE, WINDRATH, WOLF >

Am researching the following surnames in Waukesha County: BARNARD, BUNDE, BUNDY HARRIS, HARTER, HENGSTLER KELLOGG, MARTIN, MCNAUGHTON SCHAEFLE, SCHAEFFEL, SCHUMACHER VAN HOUSEN, VAN HOOSEN Timeframe: 1840s and beyond. Areas: Townships of Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee, Vernon, Waukesha; City of Waukesha. Willing to exchange notes. Any info appreciated. - Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com)

INFORMATION TO SHARE: Will do lookups from the following tombstone inscription records. NOTE -- When requesting info, please include your ancestor's full name and alternate spellings. Birth and death dates, name of spouse (if known), also helpful. - Sue Ellen Williams (WilliamsWI@aol.com) FIRST EVANGELICAL REFORMED KIRCHE; Town of New Berlin. Tombstone inscriptions as read and transcribed by Edith M. Tallmadge, Rev. F. Heilert, 1936. Surnames: BEHEIM, BERNHARDT, BOEHEIM, BOETTCHER, BRAMAN CHURCH, DAMM, ECKEL, FRANZ GESKE, GRASER, HESSE, HUBMAN INGERSOLL, IMIG, JENSKE KERN, KICKHEFER, KLUG, KNOEPPEL, KOEFFLER, KORN, KRAMER, KUHTZ LUKE, MARFERDING, PHILLIPS*, PIRNER, PRIOR, RINDT SAUR, SCHAETZEL, SCHIIFFMAN, SCHREIBER, STERN, STALLMAN, SUBITCH**, SWARTZ ULRICH, WAGNER, WESITCH, WILDE, WILKE, WINDRATH, WOLF GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH CEMETERY RECORDS. Tombstone insriptons as read and transcribed by Mrs. Edgar Tallmadge. (1936?). Note: This cemetery is located at the corner of Calhoun Road and Capitol Drive in the TOWN OF BROOKFIELD (Section 4). Burials, 1865-1955. Trustees of the German Lutheran Church purchased land for the church and cemetery in 1863. The congregation later disbanded. It is said that the church records were destroyed in a fire. Some church officers and trustees of the German Lutheran Church participated in the 1869 formation of Trinity Church (predecessor of Trinity United Church of Christ). The Brookfield Cemetery Association maintained the cemetery until 1903, when it was sold to the Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church. The cemetery is currently maintained by Trinity United Church of Christ. Surnames: BAACHE, CONLEY, GERL, FIEDLER*, HENGSTLER, KROPLIN, NEU SCHAEFLE, SCHNEIDER, SCHEETS, STARK, STORCH, STORK see NEU ABANDONED CEMETERY - RECORDS FROM TOMBSTONES. Town of New Berlin. By Mrs. Ristow. (No date.) Surnames: KORN, KRAMER, LUKE, SITTEL, WILDE Notes by author: "Cemetery on W. side of Hwy Y between Swartz Road and Observation Road. Abandoned. 1st German Reform Church - Original one and this is the Churchyard cemetery. Cemetery is in very bad shape." ABANDONED CEMETERY - RECORDS FROM TOMBSTONES. Town of New Berlin. Mrs. Peter Swartz, RFD#3, Waukesha. (No date.) Only two burials listed, as follows: SITTLE, George - b. Griesfeld, Germany, 13 Oct 1790; d. 11 May 1873, Age 82 yrs 6 mos 26 days. "Sanft Rhue ifre ashe." SITTLE, Anna M. - wife of George SITTLE. b. Jly 1797; d. 30 Mar 1862. Age 64 yrs 8 mos. Notes by author: [The cemetery is located] near the Peter Swartz Alfalfa Farms, Hwy Y. The church was built in or about 1849 as George WAGNER, son of Peter and Mary SITTLE WAGNER was born April 29th, 1850 and was the first child bapt in the Reformed Church. Later the congregation broke up and the present Reformed Church was built in 1865. Peter WAGNER came to Waukesha County in 1848."