Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

Oak Hill Cemetery

History

This cemetery is a bit difficult to find, because of it's proximity to the expressway. The cemetery is on the north side of Capital Drive, almost under the Expressway.

When the cemetery was transcribed, it was found to be in poor repair. There were some stones lying on their faces.

From an article published in the Wauwatosa News Times June 25, 1887

"Oak Hill became a burial ground in 1853 after Clark Brookins sold one of his 150(?) acres of land to the newly formed Oak Hill Burying Association. He charged $20 for the parcel and plots were sold for $1 each. The oldest grave belongs to Julia Knapp, who died in 1848. Although the area officially became a cemetery in 1853, farmers buried relatives there before that, which was the reason Brookins sold off the property."

The cemetery records were destroyed in a fire in 1912.

"The tiny, 1 acre glade, provices the resting place to the gentleman farmers of early Wauwatosa." There farmers were mostly German immigrants.

The transcriptions are from a book by Elizabeth Dohrety Herzfeld

See this Milwaukee Journal Article from 1931

Select Burials and Interments

OSSW = ON THE SAME STONE

ALBRIGHT:
Edward/b. 1862/d. 1842/father/NEXT TO:
Caroline F./d. Jul 1882	/Mother/wife of J.G./age 52y 3 mo/stone worn

BAHLER:
Johann/b. 1843/d. 1880/Pvt Co. 1 17 Wis Inf US on star marker/NEXT TO:
Johann/b. 1813 (??)/d. 1880/probably wrong birth date

BEGGS:
Daniel/b. 1856/d. 1820/father/OSSW:
Emma/b. 1858/d. 1928/mother

BEHLING:
Maria (DETTMANN)/b. 7 Feb. 1823/d. 23 Dez 1894

BELL:
Francis/b. 18 Nov 1816 Co. Tyrone, Ireland/d. 5 May 1911/seems to be 7 stones
	 in Plot/Mary Ann, Frank, Charles/3 mothers/1 father

BENZ:
Christine (GRUENWALD)/b. 9 Jan 1819/d. 26 April 1891/Ruhe Sanft/OSSW:
Johann/b. 4 Dec 1815/d. 12 Oct. 1894/Ruhe Sanft

BRADEE:
Carl J./b. 5 Sep 1866/d. 17 Jul 1889

BRAUN:
Johann/b. 15 Feb 1827/d. 14 Dez 1891/Vater, Ruhe Sanft/NEXT TO:
Wilhelmina (STRECE)/b. 28 Nov 1827/d. 2 Apr 1915/Mutter, Ruhe Sanft

BRAUN:
See GIENCKE

BREDE:
Wilhelm/b. 5 Jan 1834/d. 13 Aug 1910/Vater, Ruhe Sanft/between 
	Heinrich & Joseph Zimmer
Fred/b. 1860/d. 1933

BRIGGS:
Gardner/d. 17 Sept 1854/age 60 years

BROOKINS:
Clark/d. 30 Jan 1889/age 78 years/NEXT TO:
Mary A./d. 25 May 1891/age 75 years

CASH:
John/d. 1 Nov 1852/age 30 years

COGSWELL:
Maria/b. 31 Oct 1834/d. 5 Nov 1865/wife of W. Cogswell

CONOVER:
Frederick/d. 13 Aug 1853/husband/age 28 years 11 months 18 days

CRAIG:
Child/d. 11 May 1892/Child of John & ?/NEXT TO:
Emily L./d. 13 Jan 1852/Daughter of John & Lucinda/age 19 years

DEGNER:
Heinrich Jr./b. 3 Aug 1860/d. 20 Mai 1906

DENGER:
Henry F. W./b. 3 May 1829/d. 21 Nov 1911/NEXT TO:
Justine/b. 7 Sept 1831/d. 27 May 1911/wife of Henry F. W.

DENNY:
Osward/d. 12 Jan 1851/son of C.G. & S.M./age 9 years 3 months 25 days

DETTMANN:
See BEHLING

DRAEGER:
Karoline (KRUGER)/b. 22 Mar 1805/d. 16 Feb 1892/Ruhe Sanft

ELLIS:
Catherine/d. 1876/daughter of G. & C./age 3 years
Rueben H./son of G. & C/age: 8 years?/Hard to read

ENGLISH:
Eddie F. J./b. 15 Aug 1884/d. 26 Jan 1910
Abraham/b. 1858/d. 1936/Uncle/OSSW:
Matilda/b. 1860/d. 1939/Aunt

FOUQUET:
Fritz F./b. 22 Oct 1863/d. 19 Dec. 1913/Sohn, Ruhe in Frieden/NEXT TO:
F. William/b. 17 Sept 1831/d. 10 Dec. 1912/Vater/NEXT TO:
Wilhelmine/b. 16 Feb 1832/d. 2 Jan 1913/Mutter/NEXT TO:
Johanne (FOUQUET) GOEBEL/b. 14 Jan 1857/d. 5 Apr 1887

FROEMING:
Berta A./b. 13 Jul 1870/d. 26 Jul 1870/OSSW:
Dochter/d. 9 Jun 1877/OSSW:
Chas/b. 1842/d. 1921/OSSW:
Emilie/b. 5 Feb 1845/d. 14 Oct 1874/OSSW:
Lisa/b. 22 Apr 1874/d. 2 Mai 1874

GARFIELD:
E.J./son of ? & Johnson/age 27 years/broken stone

GEORG:
Heinrich/b. 6 Jun 1823/d. 23 Sep 1892

GIENCKE:
Martha (BRAUN)/b. 6 Apr 1871/d. 29 Oct 1896/Mama, Ruhe Sanft/NEXT TO:
Bertha/b. Dec 1914/d. Dec. 1914/stone broken, surname could be wrong

GLASEN:
See KLINGER

GLASS:
Lizzie/b. 1858/d. 1939/OSSW:
Luther/b. 1865/d. 1846

GOEBEL:
See FOUQUET

GRAF:
Wm. M./b. 1854/d. 1920

GRUENWALD:
Charles/b. 20 Oct 1811/d. 2 Jun 1860/dates could be wrong
Henrietta/b. 1836/d. 1923/Mother/NEXT TO:
Wm./b. 1836/d. 1919

GRUENWALD:
See BENZ

GRUETT:
Mutter/b. 12 Oct. 1841 Germany/d. 15 Aug 1907 Milw./(from death records 
	vol. 262 pg 121/(Henriette F.)/widow/b. Germany/daughter of Fred 
	Gaulke and Carolina Hauke/res: 489 39th St. Milw./OSSW:
Vater/b. 23 Feb 1827/d. 23 Feb 1887/(Ch. Gruett?)

HALSTEAD:
Dr. L. C. (Levi)/b. 1817/d. 12 Dec 1902/Surgeon 7 Wis Vol Batry Lt. Arty/age 84 
	years 8 months/US on star marker/NEXT TO: (HALSTED)

HALSTED:
Harriet/age 31 years

HARDT:
Louise/b. 14 Feb 1814/d. 2 Jun 1882

HARRISON:
Joseph/b 1829/d. 1910/parent/OSSW:
Mary/b. 1837/d. 1889/parent

HEITMANN:
See SCHROEDER

HIGGINS:
Relief/d. 10 Sep 1865/wife of Thomas/age 77 years

JACOB:
Johann/b. 24 Apr 1802/d. 6 Mar 1872/OSSW:
Johanna/b. 20 Mar 1791/d. 5 Jul 1880/OSSW:
Gottlieb VOELZ/b. 2 Oct 1802/d. 16 Sep 1881/OSSW: Johanna & Johann Jacob

KLINGER:
Annie/b. 1862/d. 7 Jun 1894
Dorethe (GLASEN)/b. 11 Feb 1827/d. 1 Aug 1886/OSSW:
Ida/b. 19 Apt 1863/d. 25 Mae 1883/OSSW:
Justus/b. Jun? 1815?/d. 9 Dez 1865/hard to read
Frank/b. 1848/d. 1913/NEXT TO:
Louisa E./b. 1862/d. 1932

KLUG:
Carl/b. 24 Apr 1856/d. 16 Dec. 1940/father/OSSW:
Louise/b. 13 Jun 1863/d. 19 Jan 1931/mother

KNAPP:
Emmily OLDS/b. 31 Mae 1807/d. 1878/wife of G. F./NEXT TO:
George F./b. 15 Jun 1804/d. 20 May 1873
Julia A./b. 9 Sept 1807/d. 29 Jun 1848/wife of Geo. F.

KOPKE:
August J.L./b. 21 Jun No year/stone broken

KRAEBLEN:
William J./b. 1874/d. 1949/father/OSSW:
Johanna/b. 1875/d. 1922/Mother/OSSW:
Anita/b 1918/d. 1919/daughter/OSSW:
Elmer/b. 1915/d. 1924/son

KROENING:
Henry/b. 6 Feb 1880/d. 14 Dec 1917/NEXT TO:
Gustav/b. 20 Oct 1834/d. 28 Sep 1909/NEXT TO:
Fredericka/b. 14 Sep 1839/d. 8 Nov 1922/Ruhe Sanft/OSSW:
August/b. 19 Sep. 1866/d. 9 Mar 1903/Ruhe Sanft/NEXT TO:
Norma/b. 20 Nov 1907/d. 7 May 1908

KRUGER:
See DRAEGER

LAIB:
Maria B./b. 13 Mar 1832/d. 4 Jul 1916/mother

LAST:
Emma/b 1881/d. 1944/Wife/OSSW:
Frank/b. 1882/d. 19__/Husband

LEITH:
Family Stone/no other information

LILLY:
Elizabeth/b. 20 Oct 1827 England/d. 21 Jun 1895/OSSW:
John/b. 20 Oct 1821 England/d. 21 Sep 1903

MOOHOLD:
See WETZEL

NEU:
See SCHMIDT/NEU

OSTEN:
Gustav/b. 23 Aug 1854/d. 17 Sep 1909/Ruhe Sanft/NEXT TO:
Max O/b. 1880/d 1913/Ruhe Sanft

PHILLIPS:
Alby/d. 31 Jan 1852/child of E. & D. L. Phillips/age 18 
	years 6 months/NEXT TO:
Delany L./d 6 Aug 1854/wife of Eli/age 44 years 26 days

PIERCE:
Edwin D./d. 19 Apr 1859/son of Russel & Mary R./age 17 years

PILGRIM:
Elizabeth/b. 12 Aug 1849/d. 14 Nov 1915/Mother/NEXT TO:
Mary Ann/b. 4 Dec 1846/d. 24 Mar 1915
Jane/b. 16 Aug 1823/d. 4 Apr 1889/OSSW:
Joseph/b. 11 Jan 1818/d. 10 Mar 1896
John/age 27 years/stone broken/can't read other name
Illegible/d. 1870/age 52/NEXT TO:
Roseltha M./no other data

PILGRIM:
See VOELZ

SCHMIDT/NEU FAMILY STONE
Christ SCHMIDT/b. 1847/d. 1921/NEXT TO:
Katharina SCHMIDT/b. 1863/d. 1944/NEXT TO:
Fredrich NEU/b. 4 Aug 1857/d. 4 Jun 1909/Ruhe Sanft/family 
	stone here (SCHMIDT/NEU)/
George/b. 3 Mar 1829/d. 21 Aug 1910/RuheSanft/OSSW:
Susanna/b. 17 Mar 1832/d. 23 Mar 1910/Ruhe Sanft

SCHROEDER:
Caroline (HEITMANN)/b. 12 Feb 1836/d. 14 Mar 1909/OSSW:
Johann/b. 30 Oct 1833/d. 16 Oct 1894

SCHULTZ:
???Hann/b. 9 Jun 1876/d. 24 Oct 1889/OSSW:
Wilhelmine/b. 2 Jul 1842/d. 5 Jan 1915/Mutter/OSSW:
Gustav/b. 2 Sep 1891/d. 2 Oct 1891/OSSW:
Bertha/b. 28 Apr 1879/d. 10 Nov 1899/OSSW:
Charles/b. 24 Mar 1842/d. 11 Feb. 1914/Vater

SCHUMACHER:
Carl/b. 24 Nov 1859/d. 23 Nov 1901/NEXT TO:
Friedericka/b. 1832/d. 1915/Mother/other stones in Plot Broken

SIMERLEIN:
Willy?/d. 1894/child's grave/hard to read

SIMMERLEIN:
George/b. 1859/d. 1892/broken stone

SKEPPER:
Hannah/b. 12 Mar 1826/d. 7 Apr. 1913/Mother/NEXT TO:
Joseph/b. 21 Nov 1821/d. 1 May 1913/Father

STARK:
Charles/b. 1862/d. 1922Father/NEXT TO:
Lydia/b. 1866/d. 1918/mother

STORCH:
Elizabeth/b. 27 Jun 1826/d. 1 Mai 1895/OSSW:
Heinrich/b. 6 Jul 1823/d. 8 Apr 1895

STRECE:
See BRAUN

TESCH:
Johann F.F. /b. 6 Aug 1812/d. 12 Apr 1871/OSSW:
Elisa W S WEGNER/b. 7 Oct 1865/d. 17 Jan 1877/OSSW:
Emma J.W. WEGNER/b. 17 Sep 1872/d. 27 Mai 1873/OSSW:
Heinrich C. WEGNER/b. 9 Apr 1874/d. 9 Mai 1874

TURNER:
Mary/d. 31 Oct 1854/wife of Lyman/age 32 years

UNKNOWN:
Little Nellie/age: 2 yr 1m 8 days

VOELZ:
Wilhelm/b. 6 Nov 1828/d. 12 Jan 1884/Between Elizabeth & Jane Pilgrim

VOELZ:
See JACOB

WEBER:
Ida/b. 1872/d. 1920

WEGNER:
Rosea/age: 1 year 8 months/broken stone

WEGNER:
See TESCH

WENDT:
Wilhelmine/b. 11 Oct 1817/d. 23 Sep 1900

WETZEL:
Heinrich/b. 16 Sep 1820/d. 14 Mai 1900/Ruhe Sanft/OSSW:
Louise (MOOHOLD)/b. 12 Apr 1832/d. 6 Apr 1889

WILLIAMS:
Jacob/b. 1850/d. 1930/father/OSSW:
Louise/b. 1861/d. 1834/mother

WOLFGRAM:
Carl/b. 11 Jan 1838/d. 30 Oct 1922/NEXT TO:
Wilhelmine/b. 1 Mar 1841/d. 10 Jan 1913

ZIMMER:
Joseph/d. 1 Jul 1880/age 70 years/OSSW:
Maria/d. 5 Dec 1859/age 15 years
Heinrich/b. 15 Jul 1856/d. 8 Aug 1917/OSSW:
Henriette (WEGNER)/b. 26 Jul 1856/d. 1 Jul 1886

ZIMMER:
See BREDE