Big Spring Cemetery



(Please excuse the sawdust, I am working on this.)

Big Spring Cemetery is located in New Haven Township, Adams County, WI.
To get there, take Hwy 23 East out of Wisconsin Dells (towards Briggsville).
You will go about 7 miles before you come to Hwy G.
Turn Left onto Hwy G.
Go about 1.5 miles, and there will be a old white church that has been recently painted on your Right.
Turn Right.
This is 3rd Avenue.
The cemetery is on your Right, about 500 feet from the church.
It covers a rolling hill. Older stones are in the front, newer ones in the back.
There area a lot of big old trees surrounding this cemetery.

In this cemetery, the rows start at the Western fence (older stones), and run North to South.

My goal is to complete this cemetery before Winter, but this may not happen.



Click on the "headstones" to see the photos.


Row 1

John & Rachel West
See close-up of inscription at base of stone.
See close-up of John's info.
See close-up of Rachel's info.
d. Dec 12, 1909 @ 64 yrs (John)
d. Oct 13, 1884 @ 66 yrs (Rachel)

Loren, Claire E, Claire Ellen & Etta Irene Tucker
See Loren's info.
See Claire E's info.
See Claire Ellen's info.
See Etta's info.
1878 - 1954 (Loren)
1879 - 1940 (Claire E)
1906 - 1996 (Claire Ellen)
1912 - 1914 (Etta)

Harvey Nelson
See close-up of inscription on base of stone.
See close-up of inscription.
Aug 30, 1831 - Feb 1, 1904

Row 2

Agnes Howard
See close-up of inscription.
d. Oct 29, 1876 @ 3yrs, 4mos, 1day

Benjamin Hatch
See close-up of inscription.

Ella Wheeler Smith
1888 - 1948

Joseph & Fannie Wheeler
1848 - 1928 (Joseph)
1868 - 1881 (Fannie)

"Father" footstone.

"Mother" footstone.

Stephen F & Libbie E Sweet
Dec 26, 1832 - Jan 27, 1906 (Stephen)
Aug 20, 1839 - May 19, 1901 (Libbie)

unknown footstone

William H, Bertha L & Sophronia Rider Phillips
See close-up of inscription at base of stone.
See close-up of Bertha's info.
See close-up of William's info.
See close-up of Sophronia's info.
"Mother" footstone.
d. May 14, 1893 @ 17yrs, 2mos, 23days (Bertha)
d. Aug 6, 1890 @ 39yrs, 3mos, 4days (William)
d. Oct 11, 1935 (Sophronia)

unknown (partially buried)

"Father" footstone

Roy, Alexander & Emma Thrasher
Close-up of inscription on base.
Close-up of Alexander's info.
Close-up of Emma's info.
Close-up of Roy's info.
"Mother" footstone
"Brother" footstone

Row 3

Stephen D, Lucretia M & Willie F Thayer
Close-up of inscription
1818-1875 (Stephen)
1830-1910 (Lucretia)
1850-1870 (Willie)

Eber D Nelson
Close-up of inscription

Erwin S Nelson (overgrown with lillies)
Close-up of inscription after pushing back the lillies.

? Stowell

Elisha P Stowell
Close-up of inscription on base.
Close-up of inscription.
March 22, 1841 - Nov 20, 1880

Vernon C, Alice M & Richard H Koberstein
Close-up of Vernon's info
Close-up of Alice's info
Close-up of Richard's info
1909-1988 (Vernon)
1913- (Alice)
1936-1937 (Richard)

Melvina Metella Stowell
Close-up of base
Close-up of inscription

Row 4

(Thayer footstones)
"Father" footstone
"Mother" footstone
"Willie" footstone

Row 5

Gracy Ellis
Close-up of inscription

Libbie Ellis
Close-up of inscription

Thomas, Sarah & Matilda Wheeler
Close-up of inscription

John Wheeler
1848-1918

Enos Seward
Feb 10, 1808-Sep 22, 1895

Mary Seaward
Mar 7, 1812-Dec 15, 1874

Joel Seaward
Close-up of inscription
1844-1918

unknown footstone

unknown footstone

unknown footstone

Warren C & Dolly E Stowell
Close-up of Warren's info
Close-up of base
Close-up of Dolly's info
Jul 17, 1816-Mar 31, 1889 (Warren)
Jan 2, 1815-May 4, 1891

May Stowell
Close-up of inscription
Close-up of base

Marcia Stowell
Close-up of inscription
d. Sep 22, 1862 AE 16y 1m 26d

Betsey Stowell
Close-up of DAR marker
Close-up of inscription
d. Oct 28, 1851 AE 56y 7m 1d
Myrtice Smith
Close-up of base
Close-up of inscription
1871-1892

Row 6

Geo A Powers
Close-up of inscription

"Father" footstone

William & A Hyatt
Close-up of base
Close-up of William's info
Close-up of A's info

"Mother" footstone

Katie A Turner
1871-1923

Irving L Hyatt
Close-up of inscription

Vernella Hutchinson
1887-1888

Emma E Lowman
Close-up of inscription
1882-1943

George W Lowman
1875-1953

Mary S Fogle
Close-up of inscription
d. Dec 4, 1877 AE 21y 2m

Cora B Fogle
Close-up of inscription
d. Feb 12, 1876 AE 2m 3d

unknown
Close-up of stone

Ruby & Ruben Nichols
Close-up of inscription
(twins)
Ruby d. @1m, Ruben d. @6m

Row 7

James Taylor
Close-up of inscription

unknown Mrs Taylor (stone in BAD shape)
Close-up of inscription

Jesse C Ellis
1876-1923

Walsworth (one of tallest stones)
Close-up of base
Close-up of inscription

unknown
Close-up of stone

Emily F Bullock
Close-up of inscription

Eugenie A Stowell
Close-up of inscription

Josephine L Stowell
Close-up of inscription

Edward W Stowell
Close-up of inscription
d. Oct 21, 1858 AE 2y 12d

Emily P Stowell
Close-up of inscription

Cornelius & Sally Fogle
Close-up of base
Close-up of inscription
1825-1885 (Sally)
1823-1903 (Cornelius)

Charles & Minerva Bowen
Close-up of base
Close-up of Minerva's info
Close-up of Charles' info

E G Russell
Close-up of inscription

Mary Ellon Kingsley
1867-1908

Row 8

William D Clark

Amelia Clark

Clark (family stone, no names)

Hatch (stone in bad shape)
Close-up of inscription
Close-up of base

Rider (family stone, no names)

"Blumenstein" footstone
Close-up of inscription

"Father" footstone
Close-up of inscription on front

"Son" footstone
Close-up of inscription on front of stone

"Mother" footstone
Close-up of inscription on front

Baby Millie (probably Rider)

D M, Harriet S & Josephine S Hatch
Close-up of inscription
Close-up of Josephine's info
1824-1919 (D M)
1827-1894 (Harriet)
1860-1909 (Josephine)

unknown footstone

Sarah A Stalker (buried in the lillies)
Close-up of inscription (with lillies pulled back)

Row 9

Mary V (Crane) Hadden
Close-up of inscription
"M V H" footstone
1841-1896

Freeman ???? (possibly Wilbur) (stone broken)
Close-up of stone

Montie Wilbur
Close-up of stone

Matie J Wilber
Close-up of inscription

Effie Blanche Wilber
Close-up of inscription

"Father" footstone (nearly buried under a tree)

Amos & Celia Landt
Close-up of inscription
Close-up of lower inscribing on stone
1833-1874 (Amos)
1837-1905 (Celia)

"Mother" footstone

Jeremiah Landt (stone in bad shape)
Close-up of inscription

Hugh W Landt
1886-1908

Aura M Landt
1860-1894

Celia E Landt
Close-up of inscription

Walker
Close-up of base

unknown footstone

unknown footstone (nearly buried)

Lawrence H, Emma & Harrison Mylrea
Close-up of Emma's info
Close-up of Lawrence's info
Close-up of Harrison's info
1869-1941(Emma)
1890-1894(Lawrence)
1864-1958(Harrison)

Lawrence H Mylrea (same as on family stone)
1890-1894

Row 10

Dexter Stone
Close-up of inscription

unknown (buried)

unknown (buried)
Close-up of stone

unknown Stone
Close-up of inscription

George M Richardson
Close-up of inscription

Frederick, Anna, SS & Margaret A Landt
Close-up of Frederick & Anna's info
Close-up of SS & Margaret's info
1796-1881 (Frederick)
1802-1879 (Anna)
1843-1917 (Margaret)
1842-1926 (S S)

Josiah Sweet
Close-up of inscription
d. Jan 29, 1880

Eunice Sweet
Close-up of inscription
d. Sep 1, 1871

Robert H (possibly Sweet) (stone buried)

Sarah J (Town) Sweet
1844-1894

John W Sweet
1846-1918

John Russell
Close-up of inscription

Mrs L J Russell
Close-up of inscription

Arthur R Russell
Close-up of inscription

George D, Aurilla & Ethel Bowen
Close-up of inscription
1850-1922 (George)
1849-1904 (Aurilla)
1883-1900 (Ethel)

"Ethel" footstone

Bert & Jabe H Bowen
Close-up of base
Close-up of Bert's info
Close-up of Jabe's info
1872-1893 (Bert)

Edith Hanson
Close-up of base
Close-up of inscription
d. Apr 12, 1897 AE 20y 9m 20d



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