Big River Presbyterian Cemetery (aka Davison Cemetery) Pierce County, Wisconsin *************************************************************************** The following was written by Alice Chapman, who inventoried this cemetery: The 1941 Pierce County Plat Book map of Oak Grove Twp. shows the location of the cemetery and is marked "CH CEM".  Originally there was a Presbyterian church at this location.  If you search carefully in the overgrown grass, weeds and brush, you can locate some of the stones from the church foundation. The cemetery is not visible from the road.  It is located at the back of the lot separated by a wire fence.  This area is overgrown with grass, weeds, prickly bushes and large areas of lily type plants.  In places trees are broken down making it almost impossible to get through.  Anyone planning to visit this cemetery should do so in the spring before the growth takes over and be dressed for a rough walk.   The only record of the cemetery I could locate was the cemetery "Board" (two table leaves hinged together) upon which the 90 grave sites are marked off and labeled as to whom they were sold (not necessarily as to who is buried there).  This board is in the possession of Stanley Davison, River Falls, WI. Some of the gravestones and markers are broken, fallen off their bases and almost buried, or completely missing.  Stanley Davison thinks one or more graves have been relocated elsewhere.  All, I found a couple of gravestones not listed on the board and others not located as listed. To supplement the information available form the stones, I researched at the Pierce County Court House the death certificates of every name listed on the board to try to find the names of ones who were buried here.  I have also talked to some of the relatives and read some obituaries for further information.  All of this is included in this report. Since 2010 Dan Geister has been researching and found additional names and information about people here. For the most up to date information on this cemtery please go to findagrave.com *************************************************************************** If you are caught in someone else's frame, please go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce and click on the link provided to free you. *************************************************************************** *-Denotes information taken from death certificate **-Denotes information taken from obituary Surname Name Dates Notes Adams Daniel - No Stone Barrett J.W. 1837-1907 *John Barrett- age 70 years 3m 13d - Capitalist b. 23 Apr 1837- Rock Haben d. 6 Aug 1907- River Falls, WI.  Fa: Joseph b. Hartland Mo: Harriet b. Wilkes Barre, PA  " Rachael (his wife) 1839-1909 *Rachel Ann- Age 70y 1m 1d B. 25 Aug 1839 Delaware, d. 26 Sep 1909 River Falls, WI Fa: George Hyatt, Mo: Mary Alexander  " - 1879 Children of J.W. & R. A. Barrett Barrett Joseph 1810-1896 Ae 85y  " Harriet H. 1816-1902 *Barrett H.-Age 85y 6m 25d-widow b. 1 Oct 1816 Millall, PA d. 7 Apr 1902-Trimbelle, WI Hus: Joseph Barrett Fa: George Ferris b. Lancaster, PA Mo: Margret Hrzlett (?) b. PA Barrett Helen 1844-1886 stone found in Martell in 2016- used to be here. wife of Albert Barrett Bliss Harry 1895-1899 *Bliss Harry-9 Sep d. 13 Sep Age 4--4d River Falls cause of death: accidental-instantaneous Fa: Frank M. Bliss b. Tenney, Traverse Co., MN Mo: Nettie Morrow b. River Falls Boles C. - No stone  " Mary Jane 1880-1906 *Age 26y 4m 16d B. 4 Mar 1880-Clifton, WI d. 20 Jul 1906, Clifton, WI Fa: Charley Boles b. Ireland Mo: Matilda McDonald b. Ireland Boles J. - No Stone Boles S. - (Possibly Samuel Boles d. 20 May 1915) Brant Julius - No Stone Burnett J. - No Stone Cameron John d Jan 16, 1883 No Stone Campbell James 23 Aug 1824-29 Feb 1896 Gone Home Cubbit Lucy 1907-1907 *b. June 7, Clifton d. 10 Jun 1907, Clifton Age 3d Fa: Lyle Cubitt b. Ireland Mo: Esther b. Scotland Dale Jesse 1850-1879 Davison John B. 1 Jan 1822-17 Mar 1886 -  " Mary R. 8 Nov 1829-20 Oct 1897 w/o John B. Davison Davison Jas. B & Corrie 21 Oct 1886-10 Aug 1887 Marker EBD (must be a child) Dunseath J. (?) - No Stone Dunseath Jas. S. - No Stone Ferguson John C. d. 16 Jan 1884 Ae 9y (This is a stone in the area where Ferguson should be-last name broken off) Gore Anna 1831-1903 (see Malone) Graham Asaph 7 Aug 1814-10 Sep 1874 -  " Frederick H. 7 Mar 1855-Apr 1872 s/o A & L Graham Hall Peckham d. 24 Jul 1896 AE 91y 7m 14d (This stone is located where the W.W. Hall lot is located on the board) *Peckham b. 10 Dec 1804, Westley, R.I. d. Oak Grove Fa: Stanton Hall Mo: Mercy Hall  " Abigail d. 24 May 1891 Ae 83y 9m 7d  " W.W. - (his death certificate lists him as being buried in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, WI.  Peckham Halls stone is on this lot.  Following info on W.W. Halls death certificate) b. 4 Feb 1837, Connecticut d. 18 Aug 1908, River Falls, WI Fa: Peckham Hall Rhode Island Mo: Abigail Taylor, Connecticut Hamilton - - No Stone Johnston Fred d. 2 1897 (There are two narrow stone markers leaning against a tree in this are marked: JAJ & ELJ) Mae or Mar - - No Stone Malone/Gore Jas. - -  " Mary 1841-1893 **River Falls Journal-12-21-1893: "Mary Malone The remains of Miss Mary Malone of Trimbelle were brought here for burial last Wed. and were laid to rest in Big River Cemetery"  " Anna Gore 1831-1903 - McCollor Lester 1903-1904 *Lester Leroy McCollor, Age 5m 1d, b. 25 Sep 1903 d. 26 Feb 1904-accidental suffocation Fa: Ulay McCollor b. Maine Mo: Elizabeth b. Pierce Co. McKeever John 1838-1913 " Margarette 1840-1892 McEwin or McEiven J. (?) - No Stone McMillan Robert 28 Mar 1831-5 Mar 1914 -  " Thomas d. 29 Mar 1870 Ae 83y  " Eliza d. 31 Mar 1874 His wife, Ae 83y  " Thomas, Jr. d. 2 Sep 1907 *Thomas S. b. 1 Feb 1821 Autrum or Antrum Co., Ireland d. 2 Sep1907, Rifer Falls City Fa: Thomas McMillan b. Ireland Mo: Eliza Nicholas b. Ireland Wife: Mary Jane Boyd Morrow - - No Stone Morrow G.O. (?) - No Stone Morrow J. - (Thomas James-known as Jay) No Stone  " Sarah A. 1847-1916 *Sara b. 17 Mar 1847-Delaware Co., IN, d. 31 Oct 1916, Trimbelle, WI Fa: Wm Taylor b. Delaware Mo: ?, b. Delaware Morrow Thomas 1847-1931 *Thomas David, b. 31 Jul 1847, Ireland, d. 2 Oct 1931, Trimbelle, WI Fa: Thomas Morrow, b. Ireland Mo: Unknown, b. Ireland Wife: Nancy McClure Morrow Norman J. 1904-1911 *Norman J. b 2 Oct 1904, River Falls d. 8 May 1911 Fa: Vernon, B. WI Mo: Clara Stoetzal b. WI  " Vernon - *Vernon, b. Pierce Co. 1881 (?) d. 2 Apr 1907 Fa: Thomas James (Jay) Mo: Sarah Ann Taylor Wife: Clara Stoetzal (According to a family relative, Vernon (Father) & Norman (Son) are buried in the Big River Cemetery but are listed on the family stone in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls) Morrow W.J. - No Stone Morrow - - No Stone Mullen James S. 1842- 1 Jan 1880 Ae 38y 2m  " Eliza - His wife, Ae 42y (This stone is lying flat on the ground and is not located where indicated on the "board".) Naphael Wm. - No Stone Ross - - No Stone Staples Amos 1852-1920 No Stone (Stan Davison says this is a relative of Fred & Allen Staples) Staples Fredrick d. 31 May 1879 Ae 59y 8m  " Elizabeth 1820-1909 *Elizabeth-Widow, Age 88 b. PA d. 20 Feb 1909 Fa: William Ervin, b. Ireland Mo: Unknown  " Sabra Rosson - *Sabra-married, b. 8 Feb 1845 Maine Ae 73y 2m 27d Fa: Prescott Lovering, Maine Mo: Diantha Hutchinson, Maine d. 4 May 1918, River Falls, WI Staples Sherman 30 Jun 1827-20 Jan 1908 *Sherman, b. PA, D. River Falls, WI Fa: Jobe Staples, NJ, Mo: Susan Stayes, PA  " Elizabeth 14 Jun 1826-17 Jul 1904 Elizabeth, Widow, B. Ireland Fa: Thomas McMillan, Ireland Mo: Eliz McMillan, Ireland  " Grace A. 17 Dec 1862-23 Jun 1889 - " George S. 1876-1900 no stone Staples Anna 1855-1931 no stone " William H. 1845-1932 no stone Taylor William 1816- 23 Jan 1880 Ae 63y 28d "His pains all o'er, his sorrow past Life's armor laid aside, He reaps the great reward at last, In Heaven to abide" Teare J. - (Possibly John Teare who married Mary Jane Bradshaw in 1880, or a child of this union) White - - No Stone Winchells C. - No Stone (poss. either of the following: Eva, d/o Ch & Carrie d. in 1882 or infant of Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Winchells d. in 1897) Winn Harvey W. 2 Jun 1893-4 Mar 1894 *b. Oak Grove, Pierce Co. Fa: A.J. Winn Mo: Jennie (Teare)