St. Michael's Cemetery
This primarily Irish Catholic burial ground is located on the SW corner of Calumet Rd. and 43rd St., Brown Deer
History
Patrick Cashin donated one acre of land in the southeast corner of the north east 1/4, of section no. 14 Town No.8 North, Range 21 East, on Feb. 8, 1845 to Bishop John M. Henni, Rec. Vol. 36 for one penny to be used for the cemetery. Patrick died in 1879 at the age of 92 years. Many of his descendents are buried here.
St. Michael's Catholic Church was never next to the cemetery. Originally the church was located at one of the corners of old Brown Deer Road and old Green Bay Road. It was moved to the North 43rd street location when members of the church objected to the number of taverns surrounding the mission. Four Irish families each donated an acre of land for the new church building.
In 1906 St. Michael's parish combined with St. Catherine's parish on North 76th Street. St. Michael's building was moved to a site across the street from St. Catherine's. It served as a parish hall for many years and was eventually torn down and a parochial school was built.
St. Michael's was called the Irish Cemetery although there are other nationalities buried here. The tombstones are a little different as they often have the date of death and the age of the deceased rather than birth and death dates. Many of the tombstones also give the deceased's county and parish in Ireland. The cemetery has burials from 1849. Burial plots are not available for sale there, but burials still take place among the families who owned plots.
There were a lot of graves from the 1840s, 1850s, and 1860s that were not marked.
Trees were planted in the cemetery for beautification in the 1950s but were later removed.
In 1990, Milwaukee County tried to widen 43rd street in the area of the cemetery. The descendents of some of those buried there resisted. In 1992 Administrative Law Judge David Schwartz denied the counties request to take land from the cemetery to widen the road.
Select Burials and Interments
There is believed to be at least 37 graves in this cemetery. There are tombstone pictures available for some of the graves. These photos generously donated by Larry and Linda Kopet. See Contributors Page.
Instead of linking the surname we put a P in front of any person there is a photo for. Please email us for the photo.
This is a partial listing of interments. OSSW = ON THE SAME STONE WITH SSDI = SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX AHEARN: Denis/d. 11 Aug 1854?/Age 22 years/center area/OSSW: P-James/d. 20 Jun 1869/Native of Co. Cork, Ireland/age 55 yrs/OSSW: John/d. 1 Aug 1870/82 years (could be 32 years)/OSSW: Mary/d. 19 Oct. 1857/79 years(age could be 29 years)/OSSW: Patrick/d. 1856/Age: 6 years/OSSW: Thomas/d. 1857/Age 6 years AHEM: See JOHNSON AHRENS: John/d. 28 Nov 1910/PVT 18 US Inf/center area/next to: P-Maria/b. 6 Mar 1848/d. 29 Oct 1907 AMON: P-Charles/b. 1864/d. 1954/center area/OSSW: P-Rose/b. 1880/d. 1973/SSDI b. 3 Apr 1880/d. 15 Dec 1973 BAUDHUIN: Alfred J./b. 1913/d. 1979/center area/OSSW: Marian A./b. 1910/d. 1965 BERNHART: [Back area] Esther G./b. 1916/d. 1992/OSSW: [Back area] Joseph H./b. 1914/d. No Date BRENNEN: [center area] P-Martin/d. 10 Mar 1863/53 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] P-Mary/d. 5 May 1862/50 yrs old BROWN: [center area] John/d. 13 Feb 1860/Native of Co. Kerry, Ire./Husband of Johanna 56 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Thomas D./d. 22 Nov 1882/29 yrs old [center area] Maggie H./b. 2 Feb 1860/d. 5 Jul 1884/Next to Daniel, Margaret & John Heathermon/Daughter of Daniel & Margaret Heatherman/ wife of Walter center area BUCHHOLZ: [Back area] P-George/b. 1906/d. 1985/OSSW: [Back area] P-George Jr./b. 1931/d. 1992/OSSW: [Back area] P-Mabel/b. 1907/d. No Date BUTLER: P-Michael A. and family P-Thomas A./son of Thos and Brig. Butler P-Butler, Thomas [east end] Alice/OSSW [east end] John Jr./d. 1881?/Sons of Thos & Brig/OSSW: [east end] Michael/d. 1885?/Sons of Thos & Brig/OSSW: [east end] Thomas A./d. 21 May 1881/Sons of Thos & Brig/OSSW: [east end] Thomas/d. 19 Mar 1914/OSSW: [east end] Bridget/b. 11 Jul 1811/d. 2 Jan 1881 BYRNES: [Center area] William R./b. 26 April 1858/d. 24 Feb. 1900/OSSW: Michael & Mary A. (DREW) CAMP: [east end] Mary C./b. 1888/d. 1962 CAPPEL: [east end] Paul/b. 1883/d. 1920/other side of Ferdinand Madden family CARMODY: [center area] Tommie F./d. 11 Feb 1880/2 yrs 2 mo 7 dys old/OSSW: [center area] Willie/d. 13 Oct 1880/11 mo old [center area] Dennis/d. 1854/32 yrs old CASAGRANDE: [east end] Evelyn/b. 1913/d. 1975 CASHIN: [east end] Alice I./b. 1918/d. no date/OSSW: [east end] Wayne C./b. 1920/d. 1993/OSSW: [east end] Patrick/d. 1879/Native of Co. Galway, Ireland/92 yrs old/OSSW: [east end] Catherine/d. 9 Feb 1881/65 yrs old/OSSW: [east end] Charles/b. 1894/d. 1929/Son/family plot with Patrick & Catherine [east end] Ellen/b. 1855/d. 1925/Mother/family plot with Patrick & Catherine [east end] James/d. 9 Apr 1901/56 yrs old/family plot with Patrick & Catherine [east end] Michael/b. 1849/d. 1898/Father/family plot with Patrick & Catherine [east end] Henry W./b. 1883/d. 1966/family plot with Patrick & Catherine/OSSW: [east end] Norma E./b. 1900/d. 1971/family plot with Patrick & Catherine CLARK: [center area] Catherine/b. 1810/d. 1888/OSSW: [center area] James/b. 1837/d. 1905/OSSW: [center area] Luke/b. 1803/d. 1881?/OSSW: [center area] Thomas/b. 1849/d. 1878/next to: [center area] Catherine/b. 1844/d. 1916 CONLEY: [center area] John/d. 30 Jul 1854/Brother of Timothy/Husband of Mary/58 yrs old [center area] Mary/d. 21 Nov 1884/Wife of John/70 yrs old [center area] Timothy A./d. 5 Nov 1860/Native of Kings Co., Ireland/72 yrs old [center area] John H./d. 10 Sep 1866/19 yrs old [center area] Esther A./d. 20 Feb 1877 [center area] Mary E./d. 25 Jun 1885/Died on Her Birthday/50 yrs old [center area] Peter F./d. 21 Dec 1882/16 yrs old [center area] William S./d 28 Jul 1859/31 yrs old [center area] William/d. 11 May 1896/72 yrs old CONNOLY: [center area] William/d 16 Mar 1846/Erected by Uncle Timothy/Native of Kings Co., Ireland/ next to Conley family/22 yrs old CROWLEY: [east end] Daniel/d. 1 Aug 1871/25 yrs old/OSSW: [east end] John/d. 15 Jan 1883/75 years old/OSSW: [east end] Patrick/d. 22 Mar 1862 CUDAHEY: [east end] Jane (L'Estrange)/d. 29 dul 1938/Next to Peter & Ann L'Estrange CULLATON: [Back area] Dennis/b. 1878/d. 1959/OSSW: [Back area] Mary A./b. 1882/d. 1934/OSSW: [Back area] Eleanore/b. 1917/d. No Date/OSSW: [Back area] James P./b. 1916/d. 1993/OSSW: [Back area] John F./b. 1870/d. 1963//OSSW: [Back area] Kathleen/b. 1942/d. No Date CULLATON: [center area] Mary A./b. 1873/d. 1944/Next to Joseph, Dennis & Mary Cullaton & Mary McPherson/Wife [center area] Joseph/b. 1882/d. 1940/Next to: [center area] Dennis/d. 20 Apr 1913/Father/Next to: [center area] Mary/d 13 Jan 1889/Mother DALEY: [east end] Edward/d. 28 Feb 1874/Erected by his Wife Mary Daley/64 yrs old/OSSW: [east end] Mary/b. 1813 Co Cork Ireland/d. 1885/Wife of Edward/72 yrs old/next to: [east end] John/d. 29 Oct 1884/next to: [east end] Frank/d. 14 Mar 1876/27 yrs old/Next to: [east end] George/d. 1954/Next to: [east end] John/d. 1967/Next to: [east end] John/d. 21 Apr 1872/55 yrs old?/Next to: [east end] Mary/d. 25 Jan 1875/54 yrs old?/Next to: [east end] Mary/d. 1926 DELANEY: [center area] Eliza/d. 5 Oct 1859/Natives of Queens Co, Ireland/50 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Patrick/b Queens Co. Ireland/d. 2 Feb 187O/90 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Sylvester/d. 25 Jan 1853/Son of P & E/25 yrs old DENISON: [center area] Ellen/d. 26 Aug 1849/Daughter of James & Marg/OSSW: [center area] James/b. Co Kilkenny, Ireland/d. 8 Feb 1869 DONNEL: [center area] Marion/b. 1908/d. 1981/OSSW: Cyril M. Schaughnessy/next to Margaret O'Shaughnessy & James, Rich'd DENNISON: [Back area] Nicholas/d. Mar. 1919/Only one Date/OSSW: Honora McCrory DOCKERY: [Center area] Michael/d. 12 Jan. 1871 19 Yrs./On His Birthday/Next to: [Center area] Patrick/d. 20 June 1871 58 Yrs./Erected by his Wife Rosanna DOWNEY: [center area] Rich'l/d. 9 Feb 1883/52 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Rob't/d. 22 Jul 18?5/Mich'l, stone cracked by date/50 yrs old DREW: [Center area] Mary A./b. 29 Aug. 1873/d. 16 Sept. 1873/OSSW: [Center area] Michael/b. 29 Sept. 1815/d. 18 Jan. 1899/OSSW: William R. Byrnes DUMMANN: [center area] Magdalena (Luy)/b. 30 Dec 1859/d. 20 Apr 1884/Next to Harry F. Luy/ 21 jahre 2 m 20 d ENRIGHT: [Back Area] Thomas/d. 24 May 1883 73 Yrs./OSSW: [Back Area] Michael/OSSW: [Back Area] James & Bridget O'Brian/Next to: [Back Area] John O'Brian; Back area FIX: [east end] Anne S./b. 1907/d. 1988/OSSW: [east end] Martin/b. 1910/d. 1961 FLANEDY: [east end] Edward/b. Co. Limerick, Ireland/d. 13 May 1856/Erect. By his Wife & Child, Hanora Flanedy, a Native of Parish Ballingarry/25 yrs old FOSTER: Thomas/d. 15 Dec 1865/Native of Co. Limerick, Ireland/56 yrs old/next to: Johanna Madden/b. no date/d. no date GARRIGAN: [east end] John/stone very worn/OSSW: [east end] Mary/OSSW: GRADY: [center area] Bridget/b. Mayo Co. Ireland/d. no date/Erected by their son Lackey/77 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Lackey/b. Mayo Co. Ireland/d. no date/Erected by their son Lackey/77 yrs old [center area] Lackey/b. Mayo Co. Ireland/d. 4 Oct 1882/Erected by sister Mr. Patrick Pentony/ 50 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Michael/b. 1817 Mayo Co. Ireland/d. 8 Sep 186/next to Lackey & Bridget GRANT: [east end] Family stone, no othe names HARRINGTON: [center area] Anna/d. 13 Dec 1875/21 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Thimothy/d 17 Feb 1872/37 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Timothy/d. 5 Feb 1876/52? Yrs old HEATHERMON: [center area] John/d. 10 Jan 1903/49 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Margaret/d. 13 Jul 1889/63 yrs old/next to Daniel Heathermon & Maggie H. Brown [center area] Daniel/d. 23 Dec 1863/Erected by Dau. Elizabeth Heathermon/next to Maggie H. Brown HOOLIHAN: [east end] Ellen/can't read, very worn/OSSW: [east end] Michael/can't read, very worn JOHNSON: [center area] Honora Aheam/b. 30 Sep 1840/d. 27 Jun 1879/Next to James Ahem family KENNEY: [center area] Mary/b. 3 Mar 1825/d. 20 Nov 1885/OSSW: [center area] Patrick/b. 16 Mar 1832/d. 13 Dec 1894 KILLELAY: [center area] Father/no dates/OSSW: [center area] Mother/no dates/Next to: [center area] Jas./no dates/42 yrs/OSSW: [center area] Mary Ann/d. 20 Jan 1888 [center area] John/d. 22 May 1858/15 yrs 11 mo/OSSW: [center area] Mary/d. 11 Feb 1861/21 yrs KIRWAN: [center area] Elizabeth/d. 25 Oct 1853/Wife of John/39 yrs KOPFMUELLER: [East end of cem] Martha/b. 27 Jul 1908/d. 24 Sep 1975/OSSW: [east end of cem] Richard/b. 3 Feb 1900/d. 10 Feb 1975 LAHERTY: [center area] Anastasia/d. 23 Jan 1865/Wife of P., Natives of Co. Kilkenny, Ire./50 yrs/OSSW: [center area] John/d. 18 Apr 1869/Children of P & A/OSSW: [center area] Patrick/d. 13 Apr 1871/19 yrs old [center area] Peter/d. 1 Jan 1870/65 yrs old LANTRY: [center area] Anna/d. 1938/Mother/OSSW: [center area] Byron/d. 1962/Son/OSSW: [center area] James/b. 1935/d. no date/Father/OSSW: [center area] Martha/b. 1987/d. no date/OSSW: [center area] Ollie/d. 1969/OSSW: LEONARD: Family Plot [East end] Jeremiah/d. 29 Jan 1891/OSSW: [east end] John/d. 28 Oct 1860?/OSSW: [east end] Rose A./d. 20 Sep 1900/82 yrs old/OSSW: [east end] Mary E./d. 22 Jul 1859/1 mo old LESTRANGE: [east end] Ann/d. 11 Oct 1882/72 yrs old/OSSW: [east end] Peter/d. 12 May 1881/Father/73 yrs old LUY: [center area] Harry F./Next to: Magdalena (Luy) Dummann [center area] Johann Sr./b. 19 Oct 1819/d. 27 Dec 1904/OSSW: [center area] Margaretha/b. 23 Jul 1824/d. 28 Oct 1912/Next to: [center area] John J./b. 1854/d. 1913/Father/OSSW: [center area] Mary/b. 1860/d. 1946/Mother LYNCH: [Center area] Honora/d. 31 Oct 1853/Infant Daughter of Michael & Mary/3 mo 21 dys old/Next to: [center area] Mary/b. possibly Co. Cork, Ireland/d. 1 Apr 1869/37 years old/OSSW: [center area] Michael/b. possibly Co. Cork, Ireland/d. 5 Jul 1875/64 years old/Next to: Hanora Lynch MACHULAK: [east end] Chester/b. 1924/d. no date/OSSW: [east end] Dolores/b. 1923/d. 1964 MADDEN: [east end] Daniel D./b. 27 Jan 1926/d. 15 Sep 1942/Son/Next to: [east end] Ferdinand/b. no date/d. no date/Father/OSSW: [east end] Elizabeth/b. no date/d. no date/Mother/OSSW: [east end] Frank/b. no date/d. no date/OSSW: [east end] George/b. no date/d. no date/OSSW: [east end] Hattie/b. no date/d. no date/OSSW: [east end] John/b. no date/d. no date MAHLBERG: [center area] Catherine/b. 16 Jun 1815/d. 3 Jul 1901/OSSW: [center area] Johann P./b 10 Aug 1823/d. 28 Mar 1897 MAHONEY: [center area] Daniel/d. 20 Oct 1854/59 years old/OSSW: [center area] John/d. 1875?/18 yrsold/OSSW: [center area] Mary/d. 8 Jun 1872/wife of Daniel/65 years old/OSSW: John Moynaham MALONE: [center area] Bernard/d. 21 Dec 1877/family stone/61 years old/OSSW: [center area] Margaret/d. 19 Nov 1884/66 years old/OSSW: [center area] Katie/d. 1869/1 yr old/OSSW: [center area] Magie/d. 10 Jul 1865/1 yr 6 mo old/OSSW: [center area] Mary Ann/d. 18 Aug 1860/16 yrs 6 mo old [center area] MALONE name only family stone [east end] Joseph/b. Ireland/d. 11 Nov 1870/"Native of Ireland"/stone worn/79 yrs old? MARONEK: [center area] Arthur/b. 1905/d. 1976/Father MARQUARDT: [center area] Mary (Meinecke)/b. 1883/d. 1932/Mother/Next to Wm, Ernest & Elizabeth Meinecke MCCRORY; [east end] John M./d. 2 Nov 1866/53yrs old/OSSW: [east end] Mary/d. 13 May 1900/Beloved wife of John/82 yrs old/OSSW: [east end] Alice/no dates/Children of John & Mary/6 yrs 9 mo old/OSSW: [east end] Joseph/no dates/Children of John & Mary/5 yrs 2 mo old/OSSW: [east end] Mary/no dates/Children of John & Mary/11 yrs 6 mo old/OSSW: [east end] William/no dates/Children of John & Mary/2 yrs 2 mo 11 dys old/next to: [east end] George/b. 1877/d. 1963 MCGRATH: [center area] Annie/b. 1878/age could be 41 or 71 [center area] Frank/b. 27 Mar 1876/d. 25 Feb 1910/Beloved Son of John & Annie MCPHERSON: [center area] Mary/d. 15 Mar 1918/daughter/Next to: Mary A. & Joseph Cullaton/ with Dennis & Mary Cullaton, "Daughter" MEINECKE: [center area] Elizabeth/b. 1863/d. 1936/OSSW: [center area] Ernst/b. 1860/d. 1948/next to: [center area] Wm "Ed"/b 25 Aug 1888/d. 28 Jan 1944/Next to: Mary Marquardt MORAN: [east end] Rodger/d. 12 Dec 1862/62 yrs old/OSSW: [east end] William/d. 6 Sep 1817/1 yr old MOYNAHAN: [center area] John/d. 13 Feb 1887/53 yrs old/OSSW: John, Daniel & Mary Mahoney [center area] John/b. 1828/d. 1891/Husband of Elizabeth (Holland) Moynaham MURPHY: [center area] Bridget/b. 1848/d. 1848/ [center area] John/b. 1846/d. 1850/OSSW: [center area] Joseph/d. 21 May 1857/70 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Sarah/d. 19 Mar 1881/60 yrs old QUICK: [center area] Bessie/b. 1893/d. 1955/"God Gave Us A Wonderful Mother"/NEXT TO: {center area] Edward/b. 1893/d. 1940/"A Loving & Devoted Husband & Father" REILLY: [center area] Edward/d. 28 Jul 1851/"Son of Philip & Hanna"/22 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Ellen/d. 31 1854/"Their Beloved Daughter"/12 yrs old/next to: [center area] Norah/d. 22 Jul 1880/65 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Philip/d. 14 Feb 1876/62 yrs old RYAN: [east end] James Maher/b. 11 Apr 1845 Limerick Ireland/d. 18 Apr 1910/"Father of Cecelia & Edward Ryan"/NEXT TO: [east end] Mary E./b. 3 Jan 1849,Granville WI/d. 14 May 1914 SCHAUGHNESSY: [center area] Cyril M./b. 1898/d. 1974/OSSW: Marion Donnel, next to James & Richard & Margaret O'Schaughnessy [center area] James/b. 1851/d. 1919/Next to Marion Donnel, Cyril M. & Richard & Margaret O'Schaughnessy SCHEFFLER: [east end] Clara/b. 1893/d. 1968/OSSW: [east end] William/b. 1885/d. 1964/ SCHMIDT: [center area] Clara J./b. 1889/d. 1979/OSSW: [center area] Louis P. /b. 1888/d. 195 SHAUGHNESSY: [center area] Richard /d. 23 Sep 1860/Next to Margaret O'Shaughnessy, James & Cyril M. Schaughnessy & Marion Donnel/17 yrs 7 mo old STAPLETON: [center area] Mary/d. 1 Apr 1875/"Erected by Richard"/65 yrs old SULLIVAN: [center area] Anne/b. 1860/9 yrs old./Next to: [center area] Mary/d. 22 May 1895/"Mother"/75 yrs old/next to: [center area] Patrick /d. 26 Sep 1889/"Father"/86 yrs old/next to: [center area] Margaret/b. Mar 1844/d. 1861/17 yrs old [center area] Catherine/d. 20 Jun 1886/75 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Catherine/d. 28 Jun 1882/"Daughter of Catherine"/32 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] John/b. Co. Tipperary Ireland/d. 19 Jul 1854/"Native of Parish Ballengarry"/45 yrs old [center area] Wm./d. 23 Oct 1853/"Son of John & Catherine"/16 yrs 9 mo 11 dys old THOMPSON: [east end] Elizabeth/b. 1908/d. 1960/OSSW: [east end] Richard/b. 1900/d. 1960 TOBIN: [center area] stone is broken & lying flat [center area] Aloysius J./d. 8 May 1886/family stone/22 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Hanora/d. 7 May 1881/"Wife of Edward"/wife of Edward/37 yrs 3 mo old/ OSSW: [center area] Edward S./d. 24 Sep 1895/27 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] Johanna M./d. 4 Sep 1876/13 yrs 11 mo old/OSSW: [center area] William D./d. Oct 1885/19 yrs 8 mo old [center area] Catherine/d. 10 May 1869/"Wife of Willia"/37 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] William /d. 18 Jul 1881/65 yrs old [center area] Edward/d. 26 Oct 1870/30 yr old/OSSW: [center area] John/d. 17 May 186/57 yrs old/OSSW: [center area] James/d. 19 May 1853/3 yrs old [center area] John/b. 185?/d. 1928 [center area] Mary A./d. 15 May 1845/1 yr 6 mo old [center area] Mary/d. 19 May 186/"Wife of James", stone is broken & Lying flat/ 38 yrs old [center area] Nellie A./d. 27 Jun 1883/12 yrs 9 mo old [center area] Timothy F./d. 7 Nov 1875/23 yrs old [center area] William H./d. 11 Sep 1865/26 yrs old VAN DEN BOOMEN: [east end] Peter H./b. 1892/d. 1983/OSSW: [east end] Rose M./b. 1896/d. 197 WALSH: [center area] Ann (Lynch)/d. 18 May 1875/OSSW: Michael & Mary, next to Honara Lynch, "Dau. of Michael & Mary Lynch"/27 yrs old WEIDMAN: [east end] Lucille/b. 1912/d. 1965/"Mother" Surnames Buried in this cemetery: BRENNAN BROWN BUCHHOLZ BUTLER CAMP CAPPEL CARMODY CARRIGAN CASHIN CLARK CONLEY CONNOLY CONOLY CROWLEY CULLATON DALEY DALY DELANEY DENISON DENNISON DOCKERY DONOVAN DOWNEY DREW DUNMANN FIX FLANEDY FOSTER GRADY GRANT HARRINGTON HEATHERMAN HEATHERMON HOOLIHAN JENS KENNEY KILLELAY KIRWAN L'ESTRANGE LAHERTY LANG LANGHY LANGTRY LEONARD LESHANGE LUY LYNCH MACHULAK MADDEN MAHLBERG MAHONEY MALONE MARQUARDT MCCRORY MCGRATH MEINECKE MEISER MORAN MOYNAHAN MURPHY NOONAN O'BRIEN O'SHAUGHNESSY OLEARY PANTONY PATTON PENTONY QUICK RAETHER REILLY RODDY RYAN SCANLON SCHEFFLER SCHMIDT SHAUGHNESSY SHEEHAN SPARTZ ST. JOHN STAPLETON STEIN SULLIVAN TEHAN THIMM THOMPSON TOBIN TROKA VAN DEN BOOMEN WALSH WEIDEMAN WESTER
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