Iowa County Cemetery Stones and History 1844-1975 (manuscript) by Pauline Lillie

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                    Denzler or BISHOP
                      Cemetery history by Pauline Lillie


Located
Washington township 81 Range 10 Section 16, one half mile north of 
Marengo, then 2 miles east and ¼ mile up a gravel road, to narrow 
lane, on the east side. All three sides are covered by timber, in 
fact the whole area is timber. Only that part where the cemetery 
is located and land in front.

History
The 1874 Atlas on page 21, lists only small land plots in this 
area. 1900 Atlas p. 40-41-This cemetery is up the lane of Section 
16, in the SW corner of the Jacob Stephens land (only a strip of 
land.) 1915 History p. 7; This is listed on the SW edge of town-
ship 16, but in field of the Jacob B. Denzler land and part of it 
on his land.

Cemetery never was completely filled, on that part of the north end, 
and west part has stones. The other part of the cemetery has grass, 
is mowed by township trustees by machine. Few weeds there. The back 
part where the stones, are used to be mowed and carefully cared for 
by John Schumacher, part of the early family group of people. After 
his death (burial here 1962) it has been little mowed. When I was 
there in 1962 the east half was not mowed on graves of Bishops or 
Denzlers. The Denzlers did have a nice iron fence around theirs, 
but it was down when I was there in 1970. I recall some years past 
that some of the Denzlers moved some relatives over into the Marengo 
I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Marengo (befor I copied.)

The Bishops had a large family listed in the 1850 census with 14 child-
ren most married into families of Marengo; The Denzlers and Stephens 
were a close family, for they all were a group of Germans. Most if 
not all attended Church at Marengo. Descendants still live around 
here.

Condition
As I stated it is cared for- only what is necessary by the township 
trustees. Altho hundreds of descendants living from every family 
buried in the cemetery. If you mention it to them, their attitude 
same as with others- Let the Township Trustees Hire Some One.

Remarks
No one cares

Researched by Pauline Lillie

Additional: Under supervision of the County Supervisors in 1977 as 
a work project for young people this cemetery was cleaned up and re-
stored ; Thanks to Supervisors- Ed. Shima Chairman- Bernard Elwood 
and Leonard Thys: Iowa County Supervisors goes the credit.


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