Cemetery: Holton Twp., Marathon Co., WI Burials

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Surnames: Proft, Wiese, Kiehl, Quinette, Hull, Wingler, Winter, Gierl

----Source: Holton, Twp., Marathon Co.'s heritage (1875 - 1975)

TOWN OF HOLTON, WISCONSIN BURIALS

Prior to 1900 some burials were made on the home farms and were mostly children.

In Section 12 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Proft buried two pre-school aged girls who died of diphtheria. They were buried on the home plot. This plot will be found on Marathon County A on the north side of the road. There are several evergreen trees on this plot.

Frank married Agnes Wiese September 28, 1885 in the Township of Holton, Marathon County Wisconsin

Marathon County Marriage Records Volume 1, Page 384, No. 00595 (3) - 1.) Full name of husband: Franz Proft, 2.) Name of father of husband: Franz Proft, 3.) Name of mother of husband before marriage: Katherine Nennethal, 4.) Occupation of husband: Farmer, 5.) Residence of husband: Town of Holton Marathon Co, Wis., 6.) Birthplace of husband: Bohemia, 7.) Full name of wife before marriage: Agnes Wiesse, 8.) Name of father of wife: Franz Wiesse, 9.) Name of mother before marriage: Francisca Radtke, 10.) Birthplace of wife: Precssen, 11.) Time when marriage was contracted: September 28, 1885, 12.) The place, town or township, and county where the marriage was contracted: Holton Marathon Co. Wis., 13.) The color of the parties: White, 14.) By what ceremony contracted: Civil, 15.) Names of subscribing witnesses: Peter Schubert, Louis Buchholz, 16.) Name of person pronouncing marriage: Chas Begoris Jusice of the Peace, 17.) Residence of person last named: Holton Marathon Co. Wis., 18.) Date of certificate or affidavit of marriage: September 28th 1885, 19.) Date of registration: October 8th, 1885, 20.) Any additional circumstances: (blank).  Proft Family Records
 

Children of Frank and Agnes PROFT

Mary Frances b. 8-14-1886 d. 8-12-1960 Ramsey, CO. MN, Henry b.3-7-1897 d.10-13-1897 Holton, WI (death record info), Bernhard (Ben) Anton b.2-22-1894, d. 6-3-1975 Stearns, CO. MN, Richard A. b.1890 d. 12-29-1918 Anoka CO. MN, Paul Peter b.6-29-1895 Dorchester d. 3-27-1966 Hennepin CO. MN, Lucy (Lucia) SMITH, b.11-1-1891 d.12-4-1985 Ramsey, Co., MN Herbert Albert b.3-21-1898, d. 6-8-1930.  Frank Proft buried two pre-school aged girls who died of diphtheria. They were buried on the home plot.

Henry PROFT March 7, 1897 - October 13, 1897, son of Frank and Agnes PROFT

Marathon County, Wisconsin Declaration of Deaths Volume 2, Page 00813, Certificate Record #01211 1.) Full name of deceased: Henry Proft , 2.) Color: white, 3.) Sex: male, 4.) Age: 7 mo. 4 da, 5.) Name of father of deceased: Frank Proft, 6.) Name of mother of deceased: Agnes Proft, 7.) Occupation: (blank), 8.) Place of birth: Holton Wis, 9.) Name of wife of deceased: (blank), 10.) Name of husband of deceased: (blank), 11.) Date of birth and date of death: 3/7/97 / 10/13/97 , 12.) Cause of death: leramps , 13.) Name of the place, town or twonship and county in which the person died: Holton Wis, 14.) Name and location of burial grounds in which interred: Cath. Cem, Dorchester, 15.) Name of person returning certificate: Charles Quinette, 16:) Residence of such person: Holton, Wis, 17.) Date of certificate: 10/20/97, 18. Date of registration: 10/27/97
 

In Section 14, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kiehl and two children were buried on the home farm plot. About 1912 these remains were removed and buried in a Dorchester cemetery. Mr. Kiehl was at one time Town Chairman of the Town of Holton.

In Section 15 Mr. and Mrs. August Hein buried an infant on the farm plot. This was also along Marathon highway County A. August Hein is buried in the Dorchester, WI Memorial Cemetery.

In Section 34, 3 children of the Chas. S. Quimette (& Clara Belle Hull) family was buried on the farm plot.

In Section 29 the now John Wingler farm, one of the pioneers was buried on his farm. The name of the pioneer was Frank Winter. He was injured by a falling branch while cutting timber. He died several days later leaving a wife and several children.

After careful research, there appears to be a definite search for gold in Section 35, around 1880 on the now Morris Gierl property.

Notes

The “south” cemetery located on South Fourth Street, was started by the Catholic, Baptist and Lutheran Churches.

Map

This drawing, believed to have been drawn at the time the cemetery association was organized; was found in a box with other old documents. It shows the location of the original plots as laid out years earlier by the various Dorchester churches in the South Memorial cemetery.

To the north of the cemetery, or going to the right of the road: the map denotes the land as belonging to the following families: Schneider, Bunke, Sauder, and Mead.

The “south” cemetery, largest of the three cemeteries, has been known by several names over the years. It was called the Union Cemetery in 1921, according to information found in the obituary of a local resident, Augusta Wilde Ulrich. She was buried in the St. Peter Lutheran Church section.

It was later renamed Dorchester Memorial Park in 1927, by members of the newly formed corporation, Dorchester Memorial Cemetery Association. Today, it is known as the South Dorchester Memorial Cemetery.