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Location
It is located on the west side of Hwy 67. Originally it was entirely in the Village of Eagle, but has expanded into the town in recent years.
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History
This active cemetery was established about 1869. It is administered by the Oak Ridge Cemetery Association which was established in 1884. It is believed that a group of women of the village went door-to-door to collect enough money to buy a piece of land to be used for a cemetery. Land was purchased from the estate of Thomas W. Pittman, who died in 1882.
The cemetery association was established in 1893. The articles of incorporation read as follows: Eagle Wisconsin, October 7, 1893 Meeting of citizens to form a Cemetery Association. The following named persons assembled at the Opera House in the Village of Eagle, Waukesha Co. Wisconsin. W.E. Mayhew, C.E. Lins, Albert Williams, Samuel Hage, Otto Lewandoske, Geo. W. Blackburn, J.A. Lins, W.W. Perry. On motion W.E. Mayhew was elected chairman, and W.W. Perry, Secretary and Treasurer.
On motion Resolved that the corporate name be and is hereby the Oak Ridge Cemetery Association of Eagle Wisconsin.
On motion Resolved, that we elect three trustees. The first one elected to be for three years, the second for two years, and the third for one year.
On motion, resolved our annual meeting shall be held on the first Saturday in October each year at 7:30 p.m.
In 1964, the Association purchased an adjacent 66 foot frontage lot from Matt Kau. Recently an additional 3 acres from the Harold Chapman estate was also purchased, 1.27 acres in the town and .73 in the village.
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Records
There is no known map of the cemetery. The burial records prior to 1910 were lost long ago. All burials prior to 1910 were taken from tombstone transcriptions by Mabel Thomas. The records are not available to the public for research, however mail requests will be answered at no charge.
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Transcriptions
A few photos have been taken of stones in this cemetery by Linda & Larry Kopet.
Photos with a ** were generously taken and contributed by Christine J.
B
Alexander H. Bannerman
Gilbert Bannerman
Bossingham Family Marker**
Edward Bossingham**
Elizabeth Bossingham**
John Bossingham**
Kate Bossingham**
Emma Broker Bovee
Halsey Wood Bovee
Jacob I. Bovee
C
Harvey Clemons
William And Fannie Cory
William Crank
G
James Griffin
H
Lottie A. Hubbard
L
Wm. Logan
O
Baxter W. Onyon
Thos. And Ann And Jane Onyon
P
Stephen S. Parrent
S
Keziah Salisbury
James And Sylvia Sherman
W
Josephine Clemons Wingerter
C. Witte
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