Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

East Granville Cemetery

This cemetery was located on the northwest corner of 43rd St. and Good Hope Rd. Graves were moved in 1968 so that Good Hope Road could be widened. Those buried there were reinterred at various cemeteries around Milwaukee.

History

Daniel R. and Electra Small donated the land "for the purpose of a cemetery and no other" on Dec. 30, 1858. The land was 1369 sq. ft. insize.

Although a Methodist Church was next to it, this cemetery was a community burial ground.

One of the original plots of the cemetery was designated "strangers"

Nov. 1, 1845-14 Families purchased plots.
This was prior to the cemetery's incorporation.
A plot was given to the Smalls.
The Families were:
Thomas McKay
William Woodward
S.C. Enos (3 plots)
Fred Bunning
Fred. Luscher
Henry Tischaeffer (2 plots)
Ernest Zautke
J. R. Thomas
John Shiber
Wendelin Juger

In Oct. 1848
Henry Bunning bought a plot
Fred Zautke bought a plot.

In 1849
Ferdinand Otting bought a plot
Jacob Knoblauch bought one of S. C. Enos' plots
Benj. Newland bought a plot

In 1854
Gottfried Zeis bought a plot

In 1857 the following people bought plots:

Ernest Salomon
Amos Thomas
Henry Toegertr
John Hintz
Gottlieb Pipkorn
Fred Hassel
John Walslaeger
Chas. Krueger
Wm. Weyer
???? Woehlert
Chas Woolett

Between 1854 and 1864
Henry Hassel bought W. Inger's plot
Charles Shrader
C. Neilson
Fred Siebenhunner
Wm. Resler
John Henke

In the mid 1920's Tripoli country club purchased the Daniel Small farmland, north of the cemetery. With this land they purchased the church land and East Granville School land. By that time, both the church and school had been abandoned and were falling down.

In 1969, Good Hope Rd was widened and the cemetery was destroyed to make way for the road. At that time there were approximately 54 burial plots and approximately 90 individual graves. The majority of the remains were re-interred in Wisconsin Memorial Park, Section C, Block 12. There is a bronze plaque designating the removal and reburial. Other remains were removed to other cemeteries which included: West Granville and Calvary Cemetery.

See also articles that appeared in the Milwaukee newspapers regarding the cemetery's demise.

The following is a list of reinterments at Wisconsin Memorial Park.

ENOS:
Sylvia M./1843-1847

FORD:
Philip W./d. 1870

HINTZ:
Louise/b. Apr. 17, 1808/d. Dec. 8, 1845
Johann/b. Apr. 7, 1841/d. Oct. 1, 1872
Johann F./b. Oct. 13, 1802/d. Sept. 4, 1873
August F./b. Aug. 20, 1838/d. Sept. 24, 1868
Wilhelm/1871-1872

HINTZ:
See STARK

KINZER:
Phillip/1814-1875
Katharine/1802-1890

LOOMER:
David/d. 1875

LUSCHER:
Fredrick/b. Feb. 14, 1802/d. Mar. 18, 1891
Salama/b. Aug. 23, 1814/d. Feb 13, 1893
William J./1843-1924
Fred J./1837-1871
John F./1837-1908
Mary E./1848-1912
Ernest/1851-1853

MCKAY:
Joseph F./d. 1855
Margaret/1792-1876
James/d. 1855
William C./d. 1854
Thomas/1798-1874

MCKEY:
John/1830-1865

MUELLER:
Selma/d. 1892

OEFELEIN (OEFLEIN):
Leonhard/1847-1865
Samuel J./1812-1891
Barbara/1819-1916

OLDS:
Elizabeth/b. 1800

ROSSOW:
Milton/b. & d. 1909

SCHEIBE:
Maria/b. Aug. 8, 1804/d. Dec. 3, 1884
Gottfried/1794-1863

SCHMELING:
Amelia/1860-1911
Wilhelm/1856-1909

SIEBENHUNNER:
Friedrich/1828-1867

SPUHL:
August/b. Dec. 4, 1848/d. May 24, 1899

STARK:
Wilhelmina (Hintz)/1816-1901
Frederick/1819-1906

STARK:
See ZAUTKE

THOMAS:
Joseph R./d. 1872
Sarah/d. 1880
Ellen T./d. 1901

UNKNOWN:
There are several unknown remains that were 
removed to Wisconsin Memorial Park

UNKNOWN NAMES
10 plaques

WOODWARD:
William/1789-1860
Mary/1834-1843

ZAUTCK:
Fred J./1865-1916
George E./1866-1914

ZAUTCKE:
Frank/1863-1864
Oscar/d. 1879
Henry/d. 1884

ZAUTKE:
Lena/1875-1885
Anna M./1801-1875
Friedericho/1800-1854
Johanna (Stark)/1846-1826
Ida/1872-1885
Frederick/1834-1901

ZWIEFEL:
Louisa/1845-1871

REBURIED ELSEWHERE:

BOEHLKE: reburied Graceland Cemetery
Anna Catherine/

NEILSON: reburied West Granville Cemetery
Mary
Bessie B./b. 1880/d. 1962
Walter H. (prominent physician, died in 1922)
Elizabeth Margaret/b. 1861/d. 18?5 (daughter of Walter & Amilie Neilson)
Clara (Thomas) /1856-1906/wife of Dr. W. H. Neilson

(Of the above one is First wife of Walter H. Neilson
Daughter of Walter H. and infant sister of Walter H.)


PIPKORN:
plot in Gottlieb's name

SHALLOCK:
August