Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

Pilgrims Rest Cemetery

Pilgrims's Rest Lutheran Cemetery, situated on the Janesville Plank Road, about half a mile outside the city limits, was established in August, 1880, by St. Stephen's (Lutheran) congregation. It has an area of twenty-three and a half acres and cost $6,000. On the grounds have been built a small church. They are managed by a committee appointed for the purpose by the congregation, consisting of M. Meibohm, M. Thomas, J.G. Trentledge. From August to January 1, 1881, the number of interments aggregate sixty-three--the grounds were laid out in handsome style by Engineer Benzenberg. as written in The History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1881, Volume II.

Formerly this was a lutheran cemetery. It is now a non-sectarian cemetery.
This active cemetery is located near 3110 West Forest Home Ave. Milwaukee 53215
In 1996 the cemetery merged with Good Hope Cemetery under the name Good Hope/Pilgrims Rest Cemetery Corp.
The office at this cemetery was closed, and the phone number listed on several websites of (414- 645-0416) is no longer valid.

The records and maps for this cemetery are at:
Good Hope Cemetery
4141 S 43rd St.
Greenfield, WI 53220
414-541-3178

Select Burials and Interments

This is a partial list of interments.

ATTENBECH:
Ida Attenbech/b: 11 Aug 1874/d. 31 October 1896 Milwaukee/bur: 2 November 1896/
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records
Lillie Attenbech/b. 26 July 1896/d. 30 October 1896 Milwaukee/buried: 2 November 1896
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records
Willi Attenbech/b. 24 June 1869/d. 30 October 1896 Milwaukee./bur. 2 November 1896
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

BERTRAM:
Edmund J/b. 1890/d. 1955 
Edna/b. 1899/d. 1976 
Edwin/b. 1895/d. 1950 
Emma/b. 1891/d. 1945 

BLANKENBURG:
Caroline Blankenburg/b: 16 October 1820 Pommerin/d. 26 February Milwaukee/buried: 1 March 1897
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

BORGENHAGEN:
Fredrick/b. Dec 13, 1839/d. Jun 26, 1921/bur. Jun 29, 1921
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records
											
BROSSMAN:
Oscar/b. Sep 1884/d. Dec 23, 1906/bur. Dec 25, 1906

BUSKE:
Karl J./b. Mar. 22, 1882/d. Oct. 5, 1904 
Louisa/b. 1890/d. 1891 

CABRERA:
Sebastian Cabrera/d. March 25, 1912

GEINLER:
Wather Christ Johan Geinler/b. 22 November 1896/d. 5 January 1897 Milwaukee/bur: 7 January 1897
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

GEISSLER:
Hedwig Geissler/b. 22 November 1896/d. 19 December 1896 Milwaukee/bur: 20 December 1896
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

GERLACH:
August/b. Aug. 5, 1824/d. Jun. 26, 1900 
Augusta Jordan/b. Aug. 14, 1829/d. Mar. 12, 1912 

HAEFNER:
Arthur Haefner/b: 25 January 1896 Milwaukee/d: 9 January 1897 Milwaukee/bur: 11 January 1897
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records


HANSEN:
Johann Frederick/geb. 08 March 1867/gest. 19 November 1915
Wilhelmine (nee Neske)/geb. 22 October 1866/gest. 03 April 1930
George F./geb. 25 December 1896/gest. 01 November 1945
John/geb. 06 August 1898/gest. 24 June 1919
Edward/geb. 30 March 1901/gest. 15 August 1921

HANSEN
Arthur John/geb. 02 June 1891/gest. 19 January 1931
Mathilda (nee Strehlow)/geb. 30 November 1897/gest. 26 November 1964
	
HARCHGE (HARIHGE?):
Friedrich/b: 6 March 1840 Prussian/d. 2 February 1897 Milwaukee/buried 4 Feb 1897	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

HEINIG:
Alwin Alwin/b. 18 April 1848/d. 9 January 1897 Milwaukee/buried. 12 January 1897	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records
	
HELING:
Friederike Plautz/b. Dec. 12, 1824/d. Dec. 12, 1897 
Johann/b. Nov. 18, 1822/d. Apr. 15, 1901 
		
HENKE:
Auguste Henke/b. 21 November 1851/d. 27 December 1896 Milwaukee/bur. 30 December 1896	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

HENRICH:
Emilie/d. Nov. 1, 2002/age 93/at the Gil-Mor Manor, Morgan, MN/services 
	were held at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran in Muskego./Minnesota Valley 
	Funeral Home in New Ulm handled arrangements
		
JAHNKE:
Anna Jahnke/b. 17 May 1845 Schlesian/d. 8 February 1897 Milwaukee/bur. 12 February 1897	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records
Friederike Jahnke/b. no date/d. 8 March 1897 Milwaukee/bur. 11 March 1897	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

KLUG:
Walker Klug/b. 26 January 1892/d. 16 October 1896 Milwaukee/buried 18 October 1896 	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

KNABE:
Carl Knabe/b.30 November 1860/d. 22 January 1877 (sic in with the 1897 deaths) Milwaukee/
	bur. 24 January 1877 (sic)/Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

KUNN:
Wilhelmina/b. Dec. 17, 1837/d. Sep. 16, 1904 

LEMANSKI:
Joseph Valentine/b. Feb. 10, 1877/d. Apr. 10, 1933 

LOBITZ:
Friedrich Lobitz/b.28 March 1856 Prussian/d. 26 March 1897 Milwaukee/bur: 28 March 1897 	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

LUECHT:
August/b. Jan. 29, 1861/d. Nov. 6, 1937 
Johanna Heling/b. May. 29, 1863/d. Aug. 9, 1948 

LUELLWITZ:
Arthur R/b. Nov. 2, 1899/d. May. 15, 1980 
Ferdinand F./b. Feb. 20, 1865/d. Mar. 4, 1934 
Herman/b. Dec. 24, 1873/d. Jan. 8, 1929 
												
MARQUARDT:
Caroline/b. Oct 24, 1844/d. Oct 12, 1929/bur. Oct 15, 1929
		
MARTENS:
Bertha Martens/b. 20 March 1870 Milwaukee/d. 27 March 1897 Milwaukee/bur. 30 March 1897	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records
		
MENZEL:
Albertine Menzel/b. no birth listed/d. 4 November 1896 Milwaukee/bur. 6 November 1896	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

NABAKOWSKI:
[Lot 20 Blk 2 Sect 12 Gr 1] Gottfried Nabakowski/b. abt 1860/d. 1917/husband
[Lot 20 Blk 2 Sect 12 Gr 2] Anna (Dziomba) Nabakowski/b. 1861/d. 1933/wife
[Lot 20 Blk 2 Sect 12 Gr 3] Hermann Nabakowski/b. 1889/d. 1944/
					son of Gottfried and Anna
[Lot 20 Blk 2 Sect 12 Gr 4] Hattie (Nabakowski) Zimmerman/b. 1904/d. 1971/
					daughter of Gottfried and Anna
[Lot 20 Blk 2 Sect 12 Gr 5] William C G Zimmerman/b. 5 Apr 1899/d. 1994/
					husband of Hattie Nabakowski

NESKE
Karl a.k.a. Charles/geb. 05 September 1872/gest. 09 March 1935
Johanna (nee Lunow)/geb. 27 March 1878/gest. 30 December 1955
Arthur/geb. 02 August 1904/gest. 16 February 1905
Theodore/geb. 06 April 1906/gest. April 1980
Alma/geb. 1913/gest. 22 July 1930

PARCHIM:
[sec M blk 4 lot 3 gr 27]	Cyril/b. August 28, 1920/d. Feb 18,
				 1921/bur. Feb 21, 1921
[sec M blk 4 lot 9 gr 9]	unnamed daughter/b. Nov 26, 1925/
				  d. Nov 26, 1925/bur. Nov 27, 1925
	
PIEHL:
Maria/b. 1812/d. 1896 

PLAUTZ:
Fritz/b. Sep. 2, 1818/d. Apr. 22, 1891 

PONTOS:
August Theodor/b: 1846 2 April/d. July 5 1918/age 72 in 
		Cudahy/Cause: "Hypoplexy" (a stroke)/
		bur:  9 July 1918 

QUENTMEYER:
Frank/b. Aug. 25, 1864/d. Apr. 22, 1886 
Gustav/b. Mar. 19, 1887/d. Apr. 9, 1887 
Gustavus Herman/b. Sep. 20, 1857/d. Apr. 26, 1910 

PARCHIM:
Cyril Parchim/d. Feb 18, 1921/buried Feb 21, 1921, died Feb 18, 1921
[Sec M Blk 4 Lot 9 Gr 9] Unnamed daughter Parchim/d.  Nov 26, 1925/buried Nov 27, 1925 

ROHLEDER:
Albert/geb 8 Mai 1860/gest 16 Juli 1918 ossw:
Bertha/geb 19 Mai 1865/gest 31 Dec 1854 ossw:
Frieda Surprise Nee Rohleder/1909-19?3

RUEBNER:
Carl Ruebner/b.28 Sept 1858/d. 19 January 1897 Milwaukee/bur. 21 January 1897 	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

RUSCH:
Johanna Plautz/b. Sep. 1, 1857/d. Nov. 24, 1928 
Welhelm/b. Jan. 19, 1857/d. Oct. 7, 1933 
		
SCHAUZ:
Leonard Schauz/b.14 August 1825/d. 31 October 1896 Milwaukee/bur. 2 November 1896	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records
		
SCHENDEL:
Wilhelmine Schendel/b.28 October 1870/d. no death date/bur. 17 January 1897	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

SCHMIDT:
Elizabeth B. Brei/b. unknown/d. Jul. 24, 2005 

SCHNELL:
Anna/b. Oct. 27, 1856/d. Nov. 4, 1919 
Auguste Mathilde Draeger/b. Aug. 4, 1874/d. Nov. 10, 1904 
Charles/b. Jan. 21, 1863/d. May. 31, 1944 
Katherine/b. 1862/d. 1940 
Mina S. C./b. Jan. 25, 1853/d. Sep. 12, 1894 
Thelka/b. Mar. 7, 1876/d. Feb. 25, 1947

SENGBUSCH:
Fredericke/b. Mar. 7, 1835/d. Dec. 21, 1901 
Meta/b. Nov. 12, 1893/d. Feb. 27, 1894 
Meta/b. Nov. 12, 1893/d. Feb. 27, 1894 

SIMON:		
Johannes Simon/b. 3 April 1840/d. 4 November 1896 Milwaukee/bur 7 November 1896	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records
		
SPRINGER:
Emilie Springer/b.2 May 1856 Prussian/d. 10 February 1897 Milwaukee/bur. 13 February 1897	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

TANGER:
Alfred/b. Nov. 7, 1878/d. Jul. 7, 1893 
Augusta Dorothea Lueders/b. Aug. 15, 1850/d. Jun. 19, 1909 
Johann (Fred) Friedrich Carl/b. Dec. 28, 1840/d. May. 24, 1913 
Verna/b. Mar. 12, 1921/d. Mar. 17, 1921 

WALL:
Carl Wall/b. 2 August 1828/b. 5 February 1897 Milwaukee/bur. 7 February 1897	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records

WESTPHAL:
Herman/b. 1847/d. 1926 
	
WILLIAM:
Peter John William/b.30 October 1896/d. 3 November 1896 Milwaukee/bur. 5 November 1896	
	Source: Zion United Church of Christ Death Records/The name was written Peter John 
	William.  The names prior to his on the list were last name first, then first name.  
	Names afer are First name first, last name last

ZUBE:
Anna Sophie Caroline Tess/b. Jul. 15, 1867/d. Mar. 20, 1951 
Augusta Tess/b. Mar. 27, 1864/d. Dec. 1, 1940 
Charles/b. Jan. 28, 1863/d. Feb. 12, 1951 
Charles/b. 1851/d. 1914 
Fred/b. 1869/d. 1918 
Heinrich Wilhelm/b. Feb. 1, 1867/d. Feb. 26, 1904 
Walter/b. Apr. 5, 1897/d. Nov. 7, 1978 
William/b. Jan. 8, 1888/d. Apr. 5, 1958