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Notes about
the abandoned Catholic cemetery The assumption that the reinterments were all made in the Gethsemane cemetery is incorrect. It is very likely that the remains of some of the deceased continue to repose at the site of the old cemetery. The grounds of the old cemetery proved over time to be quite wet and boggy, and in the early 1890's it was decided that a higher burial site was needed. A new property was decided upon and Gethsemane cemetery was established in late 1893, with the first burial in 1894. This news blurb appeared in the Allamakee Journal, January 17, 1894: "A start has been made in the new Catholic cemetery near town, M. Schobert, SR, being buried there yesterday." Families were notified as much as possible that the remains of their deceased loved ones could and should be disinterred from the Catholic cemetery and reburied at Gethsemane or another cemetery. Most were, but an unknown number were not. Occasionally disinterrments were reported in the Lansing newspapers. The sad fact remains that without a record of some kind, many researchers cannot be entirely certain that their ancestor was reinterred elsewhere. Known & possible
reinterments: Amann, Carolina E.
1876-1883 Mrs. Charles Amann of Prairie du Chien is
here looking after the removal of her two children from
the old Catholic cemetery to a resting place beside their
father, the late Chas. Amann. Amann gravestone in Saint Gabriel cemetery ~~~ Fleming, William P. died
1895 ~~ Henssler, Joseph 1838 Feb 25 - 1874 Dec 25 The remains of Jos. Hennsler, buried in the old
Catholic cemetery twenty-three years ago, are being
removed to La Crosse, to-day, where the family now
resides. Gravestone of Joseph Henssler in the
Catholic Cemetery of La Crosse located in La Crosse, La
Crosse Co., Wisconsin ~~~ Quinn, Michael
(1819-1879) The remains of the deceased parents and
sister of Miss Mary and J.G. Quinn, were last week
removed from the old Catholic cemetery to Gethsemane and
soon there will be but few left in that neglected spot, a
large majority having already been transferred to other
burial places. Michael Quinn obituary ~~~ Troendle, Fridolin 'Fred'
1820-1899 Fred died at La Crosse, WI, his remains
were brought to Lansing, with "burial being in the
old Catholic cemetery beside his wife who died twelve
years ago." Note: Although the obituary gives burial next to his wife in the old Catholic cemetery, Fred & his wife Martha have a large gravestone in Gethsemane. Martha died prior to the establishment of Gethsemane cemetery, so their remains were either reinterred from the old Catholic cemetery, the obituary gave incorrect burial place, or the monument is a cenotaph. Obituary of Fridolin Troendle ~~~ Weipert, John died 1897 "Mr. Ferd. Weipert had the bodies of
his father and mother transferred from the old to the new
burying ground, Louis Trayer doing the work on Tuesday.
His mother died more than twenty-five years ago, the
father being buried about four years ago." |