History of Reedsburg and the Upper Baraboo Valley, by Merton Edwin Krug, Publ. February 1929 by the author. Printed by Democrat Printing Company, Madison, Wis., Page 251-254
This cemetery and church, crowning a beautiful hill, stand majestic in all their beauty and sanctity, silent symbols of the noble intent and faithful purpose of the courageous men and women whose memory and achievements they commemorate. And the printing of the dates inscribed upon the many markers, may they not aid in this commemoration!
Here they lie, hundreds of the pioneers of Winfield, at rest forever. Here lie P. Martin KAVANAUGH and his wife Maggie, who died in 1887 and 1893 respectively, each sixty-nine years of age, and several minor children. This grave is under a hickory tree, invisible in the photo, beyond the church. Near by it is a willow, and here lie the HAGERITY family: Thomas, a native of County Clair, Ireland, who died May 12, 1886; then his good wife and widow, Hanorah, whose marker is inscribed "wife of John MAHON" which suggests a later marriage. Here too is the grave of Stephan MURPHY, 1859-1913; Catherine TIMNAY, who died in 1868; and the RAYS, Catharine, Andrew and Katie.
South of the hickory tree rest the family of M. MITCHELL, wife Catherine, county of Erin, and a daughter of Mary G. A short distance to the east is a shapely evergreen and within its shadows are the graves of the DALY family, father and mother, Martin, John and Patrick, the parents natives of County Mayo, Ireland. East of the pine and west of a lilac bush are the graves of the McCABE family: Michael, born June 6, 1830, died May 1, 1895, and his wife, who, born Aug. 5, 1830, died March 1, 1907. A little north of the lilac is a WHITTY monument, erected to Patrick WHITTY a native of County Wexford, Ireland, born in 1812 and died March 28, 1876. Then there is the grave of the wife and child of Daniel GREEN, the wife being a native of County Tipperary, Ireland.
Here slumber the KIVELLS, an early family of Winfield; Michael, the father, born in County Roscommon, Ireland, Oct. 29, 1801, and died in Winfield, March 27, 1872; Catharine, his wife, born 1790, died Nov. 28, 1890, aged 100 years, native of County Down, Ireland.
Nor have we missed the grave of Peter MURPHY, 1817-1901; and his wife, Martha, 1825-1915, aged 90 years. Nor that of Thomas HANNAFIN, native of County Cary, Erin, who died March 1, 1886, aged 52 years.
Here are the graves of the Richard WHITTY family: Richard, born 1840, died in 1921; his wife, Catherine McDONNNELL, 1842-1906. Then, west, is the ROSSITER lot, with the graves of Nicholas ROSSITER, who died Sept. 3, 1901, and Margaret, his wife, who, a native of Wexford, Ireland, died Aug. 3, 1877; and Martin S. ROSSITER, 1849-1924. Near by is a monument to Peter SWEENEY and his wife, Bridget CONWAY, old Irish pioneers of the town of Winfield, natives of Ballycroy, County Mayo, Ireland. He died Nov. 23, 1889, aged 84 years; she March 11, 1883.
Moving east we find a granite monument to Edward McCABE, a native of County Cootchill, Ireland, who died June 5, 1901; Mary, his wife, a native of Orange County, New York, dead since Nov. 13, 1898; and their child Rosetta. East of this is the memorial to Conrad ELSESSER, 1829-1892; his wife Cresense, 1828-1896; and Charles, 1859-1925. There are many members of the FISHER families interred here: Friedrich, born June 2, 1828, died Dec. 1, 1901; Agatha, his wife, born Jan. 7, 1836, died Jan. 5, 1918; and John and Anna H., their children; and Dorothea, who was the wife of J. N. FISHER. Going north we find memorial to another Patrick WHITTY, 1849-1908; to Michael GAHAGAN, who died Sept. 1, 1882, aged 71 years, and his wife, who died Dec. 24, 1877. More GAHAGANs, Cornelius, 1826-1879, and Mary, his wife, 1829-1901. And Mary, wife of E. FAHEY, born in County Mayo, Ireland, 1818, died Feb. 7, 1903.
Here too, are buried members of the LIGMAN family; also HURLEYS, Leo, 1912-1924, and his mother, Elise, 1891-1913; and more WHITTEY's, Robert, 1889-1913, Baby Patrick, 1911, and Mary E., wife of Frank J. WHITTY, 1875-1897.
RECORDS.
William HURLEY, 1824-1902; Mary, his wife, 1850-1907.
Gaston A. M. GLAEYSSENS, 1897-1918 (No. 1701, 17th Reg. U.S.N.). This grave is overflown with a flag.
Hugh CONWAY, July 10, 1874, d. Nov. 5, 1897 and Patrick H., April 18, 1881, died Sept. 12, 1903.
George E. FLOUTT, d. May 21, 1876; James d. April 24, 1870, and his wife Ann C., died Jan. 10, 1897.
Sarah, wife of A. V. RATHBUN, 176-1926.
Henry DIENER, 1857-1913.
Timothy HOWARD, a native of Co. Clare, Ireland, who died Aug. 8, 1889.
Jerome CONNORS, born Jan. 12, 1861, died Jan. 20, 1881.
Richard CONNORS, b. June 1, 1833, d. Dec. 15, 1891.
Bridget, wife of P. BYRNE, 1848-1914.
Dennis, son of Jeremiah SULLIVAN, died May 2, 1880, aged 24 yrs.
John Francis McCABE, b. July 16, 1851, d. June 30, 1902.
John McCABE, 1826-1903; his wife Mary, 1826-1912.
John McCORMICK, 1849-1916.
Byron CORRIGAN, b. Dec. 29, 1860, d. Aug. 17, 1915.
B. C. CORRIGAN, b. in Co. Tyrone, Ireland, Dec. 3, 1821, died July 23, 1893.
Bridget BYRNE, died Nov. 19, 1890, aged 84 yrs., a native of Elphin, Roscommon, Ireland.
Michael FITSGERALD, d. Nov. 7, 1912, aged 81 yrs.; another Michael, died Oct. 24, 1914, aged 55 yrs.; and Bridget, wife of the former, born in Co. Longford, Ireland, died Oct. 7, 1896.
Agnes CASE, 1901-1916.
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