Winchester Township Cemetery

Winchester Township Cemetery
Winchester Township, Winnebago Co., WI.

The following interments come to you through the generosity of Janet Eiler who recorded these in August 2001.



Located at 5510 Grandview Road, about 1/2 mile West of State HWY 110


Starting from the North West corner of the cemetary, the rows were read from North to South with Row 1 being on the West Side of the cemetary.


Entrance sign is an Official Wisconsin Marker erected in 1976 in honor of Samuel N. Rogers Sr, A soldier of the American Revolution. Samuel N. Rogers Sr was born on June 3, 1760 at Branford, Connecticut. Samuel N. Rogers Sr served several terms of enlistment with Captain Peck's Company, Col. Roger Enos' Regiment of the Connecticut Militia from 1777 to 1781. Following the war, he moved to New York State and in 1839 he moved to Walworth County, WI. In 1848, at an advanced age, he accompanied his son, Samuel N. Rogers Jr to Winnebago County, settling in the township of Winchester. He died at the age of Ninety-Two in 1852 and is buried in this cemetary. Three Veterans of the War of 1812, John D. Clarke, Mayhew D. Mott, & Jacob A. Raught, are also buried here in the Winchester Town Cemetary.



Row 1

Mott, M.D 1795 - 1869
Mott, Mary 1793 - 1880
Mott, Mayhew D. died Apr 22, 18?? (broken & illegible) aged 74 years (GAR Marker)
Rumlow, Tyrone G. "Terry" June 29, 1939 - Feb 24, 2000
Rumlow, Mary B. "Barb" Mar 2, 1951 - ND

Row 2

Ihrig, Emilie 1865 - 1932
Ihrig, Louis 1855 - 1943

Row 3

Cornelius, Elnora 1865 - 1923 (mother)
Cornelius, Charles B. 1869 - 1947 (father)
Cornelius, Orville F. 1898 - 1925
Cornelius, Baby 1908

Row 4

Tollefson, Tena 1873 - 1953 (Kessler Funeral Home Marker)
Charnley, Ann died June 19, 1885 (wife of C. Charnley) aged 63 years
Charnley, Isabella J. born Jan 4, 1849 died May 7, 1884 (dau of C & A Charnley)
Charnley, Andrew died Nov 6, 1862 aged 16 years, 9 mo�s (son of C & Ann Charnley)

Row 5

Charnley, Kate S. died Jan 30, 1866 ae 2 y�s, 9 m�s (dau of C & Ann Charnley)
Kevill, Baby (no inscriptions)
Hough, Bessie M. died Sept 3, 1895 aged 1 yr, 6 m�s, 15 d�s (dau of A.J. & H.C. Hough)
Hough, Joseph H. died July 28, 1902 aged 2 m�s, 21 d�s (son of A & H Hough)
Hough, Albert J. 1860 - 1947
Hough, Hannah C. 1870 - 1961
Zwicky, Marie M. born Dec 25, 1893 died Mar 3, 1906

Row 6

Raught, Jacob A. 1776 - 1867 (great grandfather) (GAR Marker)
Raught, Henry A. died Aug 22, 1803 aged 1 yr, 5 m�s (son of J.A. & C. Raught)
Raught, Christina 1824 - 1867 (grandmother)
Jones Monument Marker
Jones, Edmund L. died Oct 7, 1892 aged 23 y�s, 20 d�s
Polar, Clyde F. born Apr 20, 1892 died Oct 7, 1892 (son of C.F.& A. Polar)
Jones, Freemont died Nov 9, 1856 aged 5 weeks
Jones, Jessie died Nov 23, 1856 aged 7 weeks
Jones, Orvelle died Aug 20, 1864 aged 11 mo�s, 21 d�s
(Children of J.H. & E.T. Jones)
Footstone with L.J. (is now missing)
Footstone with G.S. (is now missing)
Footstone with I.A.C. (broken off and on stack under big tree)
Jones Monument Marker
Jones, Charles born in England June 1802 died Mar 17, 1885
Jones, Gertrude born in New York Sept 1799 died Aug 8, 1889 (wife)
Hare, Ella A. died July 1, 1863 aged 8 m�s, 28 d�s
Hare, Lester H. died Mar 29, 1861 aged 11 mo�s 10 d�s
(children of L. & H.B. Hare)
Clarke, John N. died Feb 24, 1905 aged 84 years (son of J.D. & C. Clarke)
Clarke, Susan J. died June 6, 1910 aged 84 years (his wife)

Row 7

Jones Monument Marker
Jones, James H. died Jan 15, 1900 aged 78 y�s, 11 m�s, 4 d�s
Jones, Esther T. died June 10, 1898 aged 70 y�s, 15 d�s

Clarke, Lydia J. died Dec 15, 1853 ae 1 year, 8 m�s
Clarke, Gerritt S. died July 25, 1854 aged 3 m�s
Clarke, Ida A. died Aug 5, 1855 aged 8 days
(children of S.R. & E.B. Clarke)
Clarke, John D. died May 11, 1866 aged 78 years (GAR Marker)
Hough Monument Marker
Hough, Sarah 1836 - 1917 (mother)
Hough, Job 1828 - 1890 (father)

Row 8

Sutter, Emil F. born Nov 17, 1911 died Nov 23, 1911
Footstone with Mother
Footstone with (illegible)
Rogers Monument Marker
Rogers, Samuel Jr born Dec 25, 1805 died Nov 18, 1885
Rogers, Mary M. born June 26, 1810 died Jan 22, 1887 (wife of Samuel Rogers)
Rogers, Marinda born July 3, 1777 died Aug 28, 1851
Rogers, Samuel N. Sr born June 3, 1760 died Sept 10, 1852 (Brass Plaque - Private Samuel Rogers, 1760 - 1852, Soldier of the Revolution, served serveral enlistments in Captain Peck�s Company, Colonel Enos� Regiment, Connecticut Militia, 1777 - 1781) (SAR Marker - 1776)
Footstone with Marinda
Footstone with Father
Rogers, Anna C. died Feb 9, 1867 aged 19 y�s, 27 d�s (wife of Samuel N. Rogers)
Rogers, Hosea M. Co C, 1 WIS HVY ARTY (GAR Marker)
Rogers, Mercy O. 1844 - 1891
Furman Monument Marker
Furman, Mary Ann born Jun 16, 1806 died Oct 22, 1885 (wife of Wm Furman)
Furman, William born Sept 10, 1806 died July 22, 1888

Row 9

Sutter, Eileen M. 1937 - 1979
Church Monument Marker
Church, Alexander died Dec 25, 1896 aged 39 y�s, 10 m�s, 10 d�s
Church, Infant Daughter died Sept 2, 1892
Rogers, Ammi died Oct 13, 1852 aged 1 yr, 8 m�s (dau of Sam & Mary Rogers)
Rogers, Lucy died Sept 22, 1852 aged 6 y�s, 5 m�s (daughter of J & T Rogers)
Footstone with S. Rogers
Furman, Sarah A. 1849 - 1930 (mother)
Furman, Phillip R. 1851 - 1937 (father)

Row 10

Jones, Gilbert W. died Sept 18, 1871 aged 9 m�s, 10 d�s
Jones, Edna died Sept 22, 1886 aged 7 months
(children of J. & E. Jones)
Footstone with Hough
Knott Monument Marker Knott, James died Nov 7, 1882 aged 75 years (A Native of Lincolnshire, England)
Brightman, May died Sept 18, 1877 aged 4 y�s, 4 m�s, 6 d�s (daughter of D & M.A. Brightman)
Brightman, John C. born Nov 29, 1888 died Apr 13, 1907
Brightman, Damon June 5, 1845 - Apr 2, 1908 (father)
Brightman, Mary Ann born Oct 10, 1849 died Jan 28, 1916 (mother)
Starszak, Joseph E. Feb 4, 1915 - Oct 12, 1989 PFC, US Army, World War II (No Military Marker)

Row 11

Footstone with A.K.B. (Annie Knott Brightman)
Footstone with J.K. (James Knott)
Brightman Monument Marker
Brightman, Archie E. 1892 - 1950
Brightman, A. Reginald 1877 - 1950 (father)
Brightman, Damon Corpl, Co D, 32 WIS INF
Starszak, Joseph E. Feb 4, 1915 - Oct 12, 1989
Starszak, Ada H. Apr 12, 1918 - June 6, 2001

Row 12

Footstone with David (David Higbe)
Footstone with Betsy (Betsy Young - wife of A. Young)
Higbe Monument Marker
Higbe, David born Oct 22, 1846 died Dec 28, 1874 (son of J.B. & Betsy Higbe)
Higbe, Betsy born Oct 10, 1828 (wife of J.B. Higbe)
Larsen, Elmer 1866 - 1874 (son of G & M Larsen)
Larsen, Adina 1861 - 1895 (daughter of G & M Larsen) (WRC Marker)
Larsen, Mary J. 1839 - 1932 (mother)
Larsen, Gunder 1831 - 1920 (father) (GAR Marker)

Row 13

Larsen Monument Marker

Row 14

Rogers, William H. Aug 3, 1844 - June 5, 1929 (father) (GAR Marker)
Rogers, George W. Dec 15, 1849 - May 16, 1939 (father)
Footstone with W.H.R. (William H. Rogers)

Stones piled under tree

Footstone with L.H.H. & E.A.H. (Lester H. Hare & Ella A. Hare)
Footstone with C.R. (Christina Raught)
Footstone with K.S.C. (Kate S. Charnley)
Footstone with A.C. (Ann or Andrew Charnley or Alexander Church)
Footstone with D.H. (David Higbe)
Footstone with A.C. (Ann or Andrew Charnley or Alexander Church)
Footstone with I.J.C. (Isabella J. Charnley)
Cornerstone with "H"
Cornerstone with "R"
Cornerstone with "H"

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