Ottawa Town Cemetery
Ottawa Township
Waukesha County Wisconsin

Location

This active cemetery is located on the east side of Highway 67, 2 1/2 miles south of Highway 18, Section 14, Ottawa Township.

History

Ottawa Town Cemetery was established circa 1844. The Ottawa Cemetery Association was formed Sept. 16, 1914 and was incorporated June 22, 1923. The Association has nine directors and they hold an annual meeting.

Records

There are cemetery records available 1844 to date. All monuments have been documented. Burial certificates began circa 1925 and are maintained by the Supervisor. Ottawa Association minutes, September 16, 1914-date. There is a chart of the cemetery and there are three sets of records with maps. The President, Superintendent and the Secretary of the Ottawa Cemetery Association each have a set. Records are available by appointment with the Secretary. The cemetery will answer mail requests at no charge. Please sent a self addressed stamped envelope for your reply. Contact:
Ottawa Cemetery Association
3035 Highway 67
Dousman, WI 53118
262-965-2549

At the Waukesha County Museum there are transcriptions from the tombstones 1844-1939.

Transcriptions

The transcriptions below were copied from Tombstones, 1844-Jan 1939 by the Waukesha County Historical Society, under personal supervision of Mrs. Edgar Tallmadge, Secretary, Waukesha.

Head of families appear first when known.

Location of graves may be had from the Cemetery Association.

There are a few unmarked graves, which no information can be found.

A few photos have been taken of stones in this cemetery by Linda & Larry Kopet. Click on the surname to see the photographs available. Obituaries when available are linked to the individual's name.



These photos were generously taken and contributed to these pages by 
Larry & Linda Kopet!

A

Charles Aplin


J. Aplin


James/Margaret Aplin


Judson/Freeland Aplin


Robert Aplin


Elizabeth B Audiss


John/Elizabeth Audiss


Robert Audiss


Thomas Audiss

C

Neumann/Cynthia M Chubb/Laura M (Chubb) Cobs


Sardine R/Dylla Chubb


Eunice Cumming

D

Henry/Katherine M (Schreier) Dech


Charles W Dreyer


Fredrick/Elisabeth Dreyer


Henry Dreyer


John F Dryer

E

Eliza Jane Eales


Eva J Edmonds


Josiah Elting


Evan Evans

F

Catherine Forbes


John Forbest

G

Jacob/Catherine Gaul


Maggie Gaul


Elma C Garnsey


David W Grant


Peter/Grace Grant


Jacob Grub


Magdelina Grub


Susannah Grub

H

Charles Hanes


Wilhelm Hansen


Kate Harrison


Thomas B Hawkins


Alen Helgerson


Martha Helgesen


Henry C Helgeson


Hiram Helgeson


Mary Ann Honey


Eddie Howell


Babies - Evan/Evan/Anna Howells


Samuel/Ann Howell


James Hunter


Robert/Mary Hunter


Sarah Hunter

J

Anne Jones


John Jones


Jabez/Obediah Jones

L

E.W. Lurvey


Jacob Lurvey


James Lurvey


Joseph Lurvey


Joseph J Lurvey


Myrtle M Lurvey


Rebecca Lurvey


William A/Mary E Lurvey

M

Duncan/Ann B (Reed) Maule


Elisabeth Maule


John Maxwell


Margaret Maxwell


Wm E Sr/Jane (Sloan)/Wm E Jr/Susan J (Allen) McClure


Wm E McClure


Herman/Anna Margaretha Mueller

N

Norman J/Mary A (Wallace) Nichols

O

Henry Owen

P

John Pugh

R

Charles Reed


William/Mary (Porter) Reid


William Runyard

S

Martin Schraier


Elizabeth Smith


Theresa Stephan


William Stephan Jr


David Stewart


George/Mary A (Hunter) Stewart


James/Rebecca C Stewart


Samuel/Evaline T (Hammond) Stewart

T

Mary Thayer


Ruel Thayer


Cornelius Tinus


Prudence Tod


John Turner

W

Mandy Werner

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