These records were generously donated by Jean Rayford.

                                GERMAN METHODIST  CEMETERY       

                                                  (Elba Methodist Cemetery)

                                   Elba Twp., Sec. 33 SW, Dodge Co., WI

 

BUCHHOLZ    Friedrick M.  geb den 6 No. 1816; gest den 25 April 1900; Vater

                         Louise, Ehegattin  von F. M.  geb.  den 30 Oct 1824; gest den 7 Dec.

                        1920                                         Mutter

 

GILE                Walter A.B.  Oct 20, 1898; d. Jan 27 1899

                         Alfred  A. April 5 1891 to Aug 5 1891

 

GILLE             C. F. geb den 6 Feb. 1813; gest den 1 June 1893

                        F. L. geb den 7 March 1815; gest den May 27, 1898

 

HOLTZ           Rika, daughter J. & A., May 18 1863 –Sept. 30, 1878

 

LINCK           Franz H. gest .d. 16 Mai 1879; alter 79 Jahr and 24 days

                       Catharine  frau  von Fr., geb 17 Martz 1802; gest 15 Mar. 1880

 

LINCK           Emma M. b. April 25, 1865; d. Feb. 8 1889  23 years   9 mo. 13 days.

                       John V.  b. Feb. 5 1861; d. April 30, 1893   32 years 2 mo. 25 day

                                Headstones to Emma and John V,

 

LINCK          Albert J. sohn von ? (prob. C & A. ); geb 1 April 1873; gest 9 Dez

                            1881 (or 1891?)

                      Mina M. tocht  von C & A.; geb 28 April 1867; gest 15 Oct. 1882

                            See her death record below

 

OTTOW        C. Frederick A. Aug 11 1836  d. Jan 5 1934; father

                      Alvina C. his wife, May 10 1849 d. Jan 8 1932; mother

                      Albert A. Nov. 17 1878  d. Oct 6 1916

                      Bertha W. Feb 1, 1871  d. Dec 6 1916

 

RADTKE      Reinhold R. sohn von F, & W. geb den 20 Sept 1878; gest den 22 Juni

                      1882

 

ROHDE        Henry – see his death record below ( no stone)

 

SCHOENWETTER   John b. April 6 1828; d. Mar 28 1908; father

                     Augustine, wife of John, b. Aug  11 1828; d. Oct 9 1895 mother

                     Henry F. 1868-1933

                     Ida E. 1869-1937

                     Clarence A. 1894-1957

                     Dorothy 1907------

                     4 headstones with J. S. leaning against family stone

 

STARK         William   April 21, 1842-July 31, 1907; father

                    Wilhelmine, his wife, Dec 3 1845-May 20 1915

                         “Gone to a better land”

                    Karl F. G., son Wm. & W. Stark; geb den 5 Aug. 1881 gest den  1 April

1897.                       Headstone to Karl

    

STARK       William F. 1877-1965

                     Minnie M. 1882-1964

 

STARK       Infant daughter of W. A. Stark  1931

 

THEEDE     Sohn von J. & E. gest den Dec 1897

 

TOPP          F., geb den 22 Sept. 1826; gest den 9 Juni 1879

 

WAGNER  Victor 1874-1934

                    Augusta Stark 1874-1946

 

WENDT     Friedrich geb den 12 Juli 1827; gest den 29 Jan 1907   

                    (Funeral home records for him give date of death as Jan. 29, 1907 and age as

                      79 yrs. 5 mo 5 days).

                   Sophia Ehegattin von Fr., geb den 19 April 1834; gest  on 10 Dec  1889

 

WITTE       Infant son of E. H.  Feb 28 1917

 

______?     Infant daughter of ? – Nov 10, 1884- Nov. 11 1884

 

                     Dodge County Death record

A-255     Henry Rohde, son Christ John  Rohde and Anna Sophia Toerfer, b. Jan 8 1857

                Krusenhagen, Meklenburg, Schwerin; D. June 8 1882 of scarlet fever

 

A--         Annie Linck, dau. of Carl and Annie Topp Linck; b.Elba twp.; d. Oct 15 1882

                Age 15 ( Her name as Mina on Stone)

 

 

German translation:  Geb     born                                 Tocht       daughter

                                  Gest.    Died                                Jahr          year

                                  Den      on                                   Ehegattin  wife

                                  Vater    father

                                  Mutter  mother

                                  Frau      wife

                                  Von      of

                                  Sohn     son