Jerusalem United Presbyterian Welsh Cemetery
Genesee Township

Location

This active cemetery is located on the east side of Highway 83 at the junction of Highway G, Section 9 Genesee Township. It is opposite Salem Cemetery.

History

Jerusalem Cemetery was established in 1842 when a group of Welsh settlers organized the Welsh Calvanistic Church of Genesee. The first log church, Capel Log, was built in 1845 at the site of the present cemetery. When they built a new church in 1849, they renamed it Jerusalem.

In 1851, some of the Jerusalem members were unhappy and established the Salem Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church The congregation was dissolved in 1878 and most of the members went back to Jerusalem Church.

The first regular pastor came in 1878, sharing a joint pastorate with Bethesda Church. The congregation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in 1921. It is now a member of the five-church Kettle Moraine Parish.

The Jerusalem and Salem Cemeteries, since March 10, 1921, have been under the direction of one cemetery association, first called the Genesee Welsh Cemetery Association. On April 5, 1948, the name was changed to the Wales Cemetery Association.

Records

There are cemetery records 1850-date. According to the association, the cemetery was established in 1850, although there are earlier burials here.

There is a chart of the cemetery and records are available for public research by appointment. Mail requests will be answered at no charge.

Contact:
Wales Cemetery Association
470 South Wales Road (Highway 83)
Wales, WI 53183
(262)968-3716

At the Waukesha County Museum, there are transcriptions of Tombstones 1844-1938.

Transcriptions

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

Some of these burials may be in the Salem Cemetery. I found that some of the photos submitted were duplicates.

Charles F. Backler


Frederick (Fritz) Backler & Clarice M. Backler


Grace E.Backler


Harlow and Grace Bielefeldt


Richard and Miriam Bowen


Emma A. Brownell


Marie E. Burke


Fred I. Byerly

C

Jack H. Christoffersen and E. Francis Thomas


George M. Chritzman


Mildred Fash Chritzman


William J. and Catherine L. Church


Manuel C. and Mary L. Cutler

D

Lloyd T. Davenport


Margaret Turmire K. Davenport


David R. Davies


Evan Davies & Catherine, Christmas, Griffith, William


David W. and Martha Davis


Katie M. Davis


Thomas M. Davis


Henry and Rachel Deck


Elizabeth Driscoll


Clarence and Avrinah J Dysart

E

Annie Edmunds


Jane Edmunds


W. Edmunds


David O. Edwards


D.L. Edwards and family


Edward G. Edwards


Evan Owen Edwards


Lillian Edwards


Thomas M. Edwards and family


Miriam Ellis


Ann Evans


David L. and Sara C. Evans


John B. Evans


John W. and Nettie E. Evans


Ruth Jones Evans


T. Arthur and Maymie Evans

F

Dr. M. H. Fash


Sarah A. Fash


Anna Richards Felix


Howell Felix


August E. and Barbara Fondrie

G

Daniel Garth


John Jones Garth


Margaret Garth


Maud H. Edwards Garton


William E. Garton


Edward H. and Catharine J. Griffiths


Evan J. and Jennie Griffiths


Humphrey E. Griffiths


James M. Griffiths and family


James R. Griffiths


Joshua J. and Hannah Griffiths


Morgan D. Griffiths

H

Arthur W. and Barbara J. Hargrave


Margaret Holland


Delbert R. and Gwendolyn W. Howell


David M. and Ellen Hughes


William Hughs

J

Ann James


Catharine James


Morgan R. James


Ann Jenkins


Elizabeth Jenkins


John Jenkins


David Jones


Edward Jones


Helen J. Jones


John Jones


John A. Jones


John M. Jones


Joseph W. and Jennie M. Jones


M. Jones


Margaret Jones


Marietta Jones


Mrs. John and family Jones


Mrs. John T. Jones


Owen and family Jones


Richard and Elizabeth J Jones


Richard W. Jones


Thomas R. Jones


Thos. D. and Margaret R Jones


Thos. R. Jones


Willie Jones

K

Sheng Khang


Theorore and Violett Kirchoff


Ernst W. Kriesel

L

Norman E. Larson


David Lewis


Margaret J. Lewis


David J. Lloyd


Mary Lloyd


W. Lloyd


Anne Long

M

G. Mary


Lettitia James Mason


Richard Mason


Cyril Elwood Maule


Howard W. and Martha J. Maule


Irving M. and Ena May


Eleanor Evans Morris


Hugh K. Morris


J. Russell and Jennie Morris


William T. Morris


Rev. John and Ann Davie Moses


Allen Muckleston


John Wm. Muckleston


Milton A. Muckleston

N

Ellef O. and Johanna Nelson


Emanuel O. Nelson


Marie A. Nelson

O

Margaret and Ruth Oliver


William Oliver


Wesley C. Olsen


E.D. (Duke) and Janet ORourke


Jennie E. Owen


Thomas Owen

P

Ann Jones Park


James and Winifred Parry


John Parry


Margaret Parry


Willard and family Parry


Robert J. and Marga Pritchard


John Pugh

R

Ann Roberts


David W. Roberts


Frances Roberts


Jane Roberts


John William and Sada Roberts


Owen Willard Roberts


T. Gordon and Betty L Roberts


Elsie G. Robertson


James J. Robertson


Wm. Roderick


Alexander and Margaret Roth


Mary C. Rowlands


Mary J. Rowlands


Richard Rowlands


William O. and Gwend Rowlands

S

Hannah J. Southard


Morris N. and Betty Spencer

T

Evan G. and Elizabeth Thomas


James and Martha Evans Thomas


John R. Thomas


Mary Thomas


Vernice Kriesel Tobin


Edith Girbble Turnmire


James W. Turnmire


Theodore R. Turnmire


Elinor Tytherleigh

W

Eliza Williams


Evan Lloyd and Jeane Williams


Griffith H. and Dais Williams


Henrietta Williams


Hugh and Elizabeth Williams


John Williams


John H. and Margaret Williams


John T. Williams


Lester C. Williams


Roy E. Williams


Wm. and family Williams


Wm.J. Williams

Y

Yiv Yaaj


Ker Yang

Z

Frank W. Zaydell


Vida M. Zaydell