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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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