Lisbon-Merton Union Cemetery
Lisbon Township

Location

This cemetery is located on the east side of Lake Five about 1/2 mile north of the intersection with Highway 74 in sections 18 and 19 Town of Lisbon.

History

It is an active cemetery and was established in 1842 but not officially organized until October 10, 1850. It is administered by the Lisbon-Merton Union Cemetery Board.

Records

There are Cemetery records available March 16, 1846 to date. There is a chart of the cemetery and records available to the public for research Monday-Saturday. Call for an appointment. Mail requests will be answered at no charge.

Contact:
Lisbon-Merton Union Cemetery Board
W275 N8391 Lake Five Road
Hartland, WI 53029

The Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum Research Center has Transcriptions of Tombstones 1842-1937 Also the pamphlet: List of Dead Buried in Lisbon and Merton Cemetery During the Space of 59 Years, Commencing March 16, 1846 and Ending July 31, 1905 by Dr. J.A. Rice, 1905
And a list of burials compiled 1905-1985, compiled by Alice Meissner in 1986

Transcriptions

The listings with a * next to the name were obtained with permission from Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society Webmaster. For more information, please see their website located at www.SLAHS.org

AINSWORTH:
Silas Ainsworth/1818-1907/OSSW:
Roxana/His Wife/1817-1892/OSSW:
Roderick/1842-1925/OSSW:
Huldah Phillips/His Wife/1845-1903

ANDERSON:
Henrietta M./Born July 11, 1830/Died July 28, 1896/At Rest
Henry Anderson/Born May 3, 1817/Died Aug. 13, 18?2

BATES:
In Memory of Elizabeth/wife of John Bates/Died March 26, 1885/Aged
	rest unreadable

BLOOD:
Warner/see stone unreadable from picture

BODENDOERFER:
Bernnardine/May 4, 1843/April 1, 1917

BONGARD:
Charles/died ? 4, 1858/rest illegible/see stone

BOUGHTON:
David/Died ???13, 186?/see stone

BURK:
*[Gary D./d. May 23, 2003/age 41]

CALKINS:
Betsey Calkins/Born Dec. 1, 1788/Died ??? 24, 1879
Margaret/Wife of Dr. G. W. Calkins/Died Aug 29, 1864/ae 51 yrs
Turner/Died Sept 11, 186?/see stone

CAMPBELL:
Father/William T./1839-1906/OSSW:
Mother/Margaret/1846-1907/OSSW:
Duncan/1867-1881/OSSW:
Maggie/1878-1881/OSSW:
Jessie/1872-1873/OSSW:
Infant Son/1883-1883

COLE:
Edward/illegible from photo/OSSW:
Mary Candy/wife of Edward Cole/illegible from stone
Martha J./Daughter/illegible from photo

CRAFT:
Eleanor I Craft/nee Meissner/Aug 12, 1910

CROUCH:
William/rest illegible from photo/OSSW:
Elizabeth Crouch/wife of William (Crouch could be maiden name)/
	Nov 22, 1915/Aged 81 years

DIBBLE:
*[Ruby M. (Meissner)/d. June 16, 1999]/SSDI b. 1 Aug 1908/d. 16 Jun 1999

DOBBERTIN:
*[Merrill G./d. Oct. 2, 2000]/SSDI b. 4 Apr. 1919/d. 2 Oct. 2000

DORN:
Mrs. Fred/b. Germany/d. Nov 1941/formerly Augusta Butt

DORS:
*[Hannelore (Zabel)/d. June 19, 2000]/SSDI (Hannclore/b. 21 Feb 1941/d. 19 Jun 2000

DUNGEY:
Edward/1827-1912/OSSW:
Jane/1833-1895

EASTMAN:
Eli/Apr 14, 1821/FEb 24/1907/Civil War Star and flag next to grave

FOSTER:
Libbe W./Daughter of J.H. & E. Foster/Died rest underground

FULLER:
*[Elizabeth (Betsy) Fuller/b. 24 May 1798]/Died Feb. 24 1876/Aged 78 yrs 9 mos
Norman C. Fuller/Died March 21, 1886/OSSW:
Olive F./Wife of N.C. Fuller/date illegible/OSSW:
Eliza R./Wife of N.C. Fuller/date illegible
George/date illegible see stone/OSSW:
Earnest S./18?2-1903
*[John Fuller/[b. 15 Aug 1793]/Died 
	Jan 23 1878/Aged unreadable/[Husband of Betsy Clark]]
*[John Wright Fuller/b. 01 Jun 1833/d. 09 Dec 1908/son of John & 
	Elizabeth (Betsy Clark)]

GOLNER:
*[Jerome F./b. June 11, 1926/d. Sept. 7, 1999]/SSDI b. 11 Jun 1926/d. 7 Sep 1999

GOODWIN:
Ira D. Goodwin/1820-1895/OSSW:
Mary A./Wife of I.D. Goodwin/1815-1852/OSSW:
Mathilda/Wife of I.D. Goodwin/1830-1854/OSSW:
Phrelove/Wife of I.D. Goodwin/1825-1860

GROCHOWSKI:
*[Lottie A.( Gaura)/d. Nov. 9, 1999]/SSDI 25 Jun 1917/d. 9 Nov 1999/issued IL

HALL:
John M./1815-1906/OSSW:
Elizabeth/1817-1893

HARTLEY:
William Hartley/Born in ???England/Nov. 16, 1822/Died in
	Monches, Wis/JUly 14, 1898/OSSW:
Margaret/His wife/May 13, 1827/May 20, 1907

HAYBURN:
Father/Christopher Hayburn/1779-1860
Mother/Martha/wife of Christopher Hayburn/1794-1856

HELING: 
Eda W./1883-1967/Mother (name sometimes seen as Ida/nickname Edie)
William C./1886-1970/Father
Laura T./11 Nov 1887-15 Feb 1975
Paul W./7 Jan 1888-26 July 1955

HIEMER:
*[Gerold F. "Jerry"/d. Nov. 27, 2001]/SSDI b. 3 Feb 1910/d. 27 Nov 2001

HORNE:
*[Franklin J./d. Feb. 15, 2001]/SSDI b. 5 Feb 1951/d. 15 Feb 2001

KAUFMANN:
Eddie/Son of G. & M. Kaufmann/Died Jan. 18, 1873

KNUTH:
Friedrich/Geb 9 Feb 1825/Gest 30 Nov 1903

KOEHLER:
*[Clarence E./d. Oct. 31, 1999/US Army Major]/SSDI b. 23 Feb 1931/d. 31 Oct 1999

LARSEN:
*[A. Geneva, (Young)/d. April 4, 2002/age 100 years]/SSDI b. 18 Oct 1901/d. 4 Apr 2002

LUND:
Emma L./1885-1970 
John L./1873-1959

MARQUARDT:
Helen M./1909-___
Arthur J./1906-1983

MAYHEW:
*[Florence H./d. August 7, 1999]/SSDI b. 17 Jan 1915/d. 7 Aug 1999]
*[Leland W./d. Sept. 10, 2001]

McCORMICK:
Wilminia/wife of E. McCormick/Died July 14, 1877/
	Aged 60

MEISSNER:
*[Alice Ruth/d. 2 Aug 2000]/SSDI b. 4 FEb 1925/d. 2 Aug 2000
*[Grace C. (Schley)/d. Nov. 19, 1998/age 92 years]/SSDI b. 6 Dec 1905/d. 15 Nov. 1998
*[Helen A./d.  Jan. 15, 2001/age 91 years]/SSDI b. 11 Sept 1909/d. 15 Jan 2001

MEISSNER:
See CRAFT

PEARL:
Elisha Pearl/March 7, 1819/Nov. 20, 1896????/OSSW:
Sarah Trowbridge/his wife/Jan. 13, 1820/Feb. 3, 1896

PHILLIPS:
See AINSWORTH

POLER:
Ella/Daughter of ???? Poler/Apr 29, 1862/Aged 3 years
Eunice/??? J.P. Poler/Born May 9, 18??/Died Apr. ?0, 1857
George W. Poler/Born Dec. 21, 18?6/Died Nov 10, 1856
Jeremiah Poler/Born April 3, 1801/Died oct. 18, 1882
Mary Eliza Poler/Oct. 24, 1829/Feb 4, 1916

PRITZLAFF:
John F./1845-1923/OSSW:
Lena M/his wife/1849-1904

RATHBONE:
See THOMPSON

REGO:
*[Kenneth W./d. Jan. 18, 2000]/SSDI b. 20 Sep 1954

RIDLEY:
Henry Albert Ridely/d. Feb. 1946

ROBERTS:
Joseph Roberts/Jan. 25, 1835/May 20, 1914/OSSW:
Esther/His wife/Apr 10, 1838/July 6, 1905/OSSW:
Evertt James/FEb. 20, 1878/Aug 19, 1879/OSSW:
Edith Estelle/Dec 22, 1875?/Aug 25, 1878

ROE:
Elizabeth/??? of Thomas Roe/rest illegible see stone

ROWELL:
Little Belle/daughter of ???? Rowelle/Born Dec. 14, 1879/
	Died Sep ??, 1882

SCHELLER:
In memory of George Scheller/born Mar 2?, 1817/Died
	July 2?, 1878
Julius/son of George & ? Scheller/rest illegible see stone

SCHNEIDER:
Husband/John P. Schneider/1854-1920

SEDGWICK:
Richard J. Sedgwick/Dec. 1, 1858/Jan. 24, 1922
Richard/Died Nov. 13, 1881/Aged unreadable
William M./1890-1968/OSSW:
Isabell K. 1893-1969

SEDGWICK:
See STEELE

SMITH:
Annette A. Smith/born Mar 2, 1835/Died Mar 11,1892
Charlotta/??? of Jos. Smith/Died March 17, unreadable/Aged 72 years
Stephen Smith/Born May 12, 182?.Died Dec 31, 1892

STEELE:
Margaret Sedgwick/Wife of Wm. Steele/Born Sep 18, 1834/Died
	May 25, 1873/Aged 38years 6 mos 
Wm. Steele/Born Mar 2, 1845/Died Spt 27, 1889/Aged 44 yrs
	6 ms & 25 dys

TEMPERO:
Thomas Tempero/Born Oct. 31, 1815/Died Dec. 15, 1865/Rest in Peace/OSSW:
Mary Tempero/Wife of Thomas Tempero/Born July 21, 18??/Died Sept 29, 1874

TEUTEBERG:
*[Willard L./d. Jan. 6, 2002/age 93 years]/SSDI b. 6 Nov 1908/d. 6 Jan 2002]
*[Marie K./d. Feb. 2, 2003/age 94]
Louisa Teuteberg/1853-1937

THOMPSON:
Father 1816-1884/OSSW:
Mother/1826-1875/OSSW:
George/1849-1872/OSSW:
Mathew/1851-1871/OSSW:
Sarah/1853-1914/OSSW:
Elizabeth/1855-1855
Father/James S. Chapman Thompson/18?3-1889/OSSW:
Mother/Jane E. Rathbone Thompson/1818-1894

TOBEY:
Elizabeth/wife of S.W. Tobey/died Apr rest illegible see stone

TROWBRIDGE:
See PEARL

WEEKS:
Maria/wife of William Weeks/Aged 57 years

WORTH:
Lewis A. Worth/His Wife Sophia Worth/no dates/OSSW:
Martin L. Worth/Born July 28, 1881/Died Nov. 2, 1934
Serson L. Worth/Born April 9, 1830/Died June 24, 1907/OSSW:
Josephine Worth/Born June 15, 1838/Died April 12, 1915
William J. Worth/Born April 25, 1860/Died Aug 14, 1931

WRIGHT:
Aaron Wright/Died Dec. 28, 1888/Aged 93 yrs/OSSW:
Eleanor/his wife/Died Dec. 18, 1881/aged illegible
Charlie A./son of Peter & Betsey G. Wright/Died July 3, 187?

YOUNG:
F.C. Young/1870-1942