first wife was Miss Lucy Schellinger, and following her death he married Miss Jane Mumford, who was born in 1855 and died in 1918, and is buried on the Mumford lot in the Lone Rock cemetery. Mr. Beardsley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Beardsley, are also buried in the Lone Rock cemetery on the lot with their son J. F. The father was born in 1823 and died in 1900, and his wife, born in 1824, died in 1884. They were also natives of Herkimer county.

 The Mumford family are on a lot near the Beardsley plot. Charles Mumford, a Civil War veteran, served in a cavalry regiment. He was, according to the tombstone, born in 1816 and died in 1899. His wife, Clarissa, was born in 1814 and died in 1906. The children became scattered, some members finding resting places other than the Lone Rock cemetery, but their names and the dates are on the stone which marks the graves of their parents. The inscriptions for a son and two daughters reads:
  "Edward Mumford, Died June 12, 1872.
   Buried at Wauzeka, Wis."

  "Cordelia Mumford Foster, Died April, 1886,
   buried at Graves, Cemetery, Rush, Illinois."

  "Mary Mumford Kendall, died April 4, 1905,
   buried at Wichita, Kansas."

 A stone marks the grave of Elizabeth Hurst, wife of W. C. Hurst, and her son Raymond. She was born in 1845 and died in 1878. The son died in 1875. W. C. Hurst operated a ferry at Lone Rock at one time.

 Ten markers all in a row, stand upon the graves of members of the Ball family. One of these is for William A. Garrison, and one for his wife, Flora Ball Garrison. Mr. and Mrs. Garrison are the parents of Mrs. P. L. Lincoln of Richland Center. He was a Civil War veteran, a member of Co. K, 1st Cavalry, and should have been listed with the G.A.R. veterans at the beginning of this article. Mrs. Lincoln has two great grandmothers also buried here in this row of graves. The stones read: Wm. A. Garrison, Flora Ball Garrison, 1849-1931; Alice Ball Loomis, 1859-1921; Mary Ball Ryan, 1853-1906; Caroline A. Ball, 1862-1936; George Ogden Ball, 1817-1897; Jane Heydon Ball. 1826-1921; Betsey Heydon, 1794-1882; Pheobe Ogden Ball, 1787-1878; Jane Ball Bancroft, 1809-1892." Jane Ball Bancroft was the grandmother of Levi H. Bancroft, who became prominent in the affairs of Richland county.

 The Lone Rock cemetery is not often used now a days as burials are few and far between and it has become neglected over the years.

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Tales The Tombstones Tell Republican Observer - March 19, 1959

 Another of the aged citizens to be buried in this cemetery is John L. Schoonover, who died in 1921, at the age of 92 years, 7 months, and 20 days. Robert Turner, born in 1847 and died in 1916, is here. His wife Catherine, was born in 1854, and passed on in 1923. Two children, an infant son, died on March 30, 1888, and a four year old daughter, Luviney, died July 26, 1881.
 A Civil War veteran, Amos Puff, has a marker which states he was a member of Co. F, 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry. When he enlisted on December 13, 1861, he gave his residence as the town of Richland. He served less than a year, being discharged on August 1, 1862 on account of disability.
 David L. Jones, born in 1855 and died in 1935, is here. David W. Jones, a World War soldier boy, is also here and a VFW marker is on his grave. He was born in 1920 and died in 1946.
 A stone with the carved figure of a little girl is on the grave of Gladys Schoonover. The little miss had a life of but six months, being born on April 6, 1909, and died on October 6th following.
 A well known couple and two children are in this cemetery. They are Charles Hunt, born in 1850, and his wife Erilda, who was born in 1858. The children are twins, Nettie and Nervie, born on June 29, 1880. Nettie died in July, 1880, and Nervie lived until February 9, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt lived for many years in Richland Center.
 Some of the familiar names upon the stones are Fry, Stoltz, Van Dusen, Schlafer, Clausius, Logue, Anderson, Thompson, Wade, Roach, McCauley, Le Moine and Hollendyke.
 Upon the marker for Mary, wife of T. C. Wallace, who died March 30, 1879, at the age of 23, is engraved "Though lost to sight, to memory dear."
 Two early born folks are Isaac Johnson and his wife Elizabeth. He was born June 9, 1800, and she February 19, 1810. His death took place in 1873, and his wife died on January 5, 1900; one hundred years following the birth of Mr. Johnson.
 William Bowen, great grandfather of William and Bernie Bowen of Bowen's Mill, is here, together with his wife and a daughter Helen. Mr. Bowen, the tombstone says, died on July 25, 1858, at the age of 64 years and 7 months. He came to Richland county in 1854 from Green county and     

four years later he passed on. His wife died, in December 1870, at the age of 77 years, 4 months and 17 days. The daughter Helen, died October 27, 1855. She was 23 years, 4 months and 17 days of age. Mr. Bowen's sons, F. P. and W. J., bought what is now known as Bowen's Mill. F. P. Bowen sold his interest in the mill to his brother. William J. now owns the mill but it has not been operated for a number of years. The building still stands however, basking in the glory of the past. When first purchased it operated as a saw mill; in 1867 the flour mill was built and this is the part still standing.

 A Civil War veteran, R. C. Johnson, has a marker which states he was a member of Co. H, 128th Ohio Infantry. No other information appears upon the stone. However close by is a stone for Isaac Johnson and his wife, Elizabeth. They may have been the parents or some kin of R. C ., we do not know.
 Annie, wife of Daniel Hoskins, is buried in this cemetery. She died in January, 1874, at the age of 72. One of the early, early settlers of the county, James J. Soule, born in 1828 in La Fayette county, came to Richland county in 1848, where he worked in a sawmill at Rockbridge and run lumber rafts down Pine river. He and Major W. H. Joslin also made shingles in Henrietta. In 1851 he married Fannie Thompson, daughter of Aaron B. and Polly Thompson, and they went to the town of Henrietta to make their home, but tbey were driven out by the Indians.
 They lived in various places until about 1856 when they moved to the town of Richland. We believe that Soules Creek in Henrietta township, was named after this pioneer couple. Mrs. Soules parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron B. Thompson, are buried here. Mr. Thompson was born in 1807 and died in 1883. His wife, Polly, was born in 1816 and died in 1899. They came to Richland county prior to 1850, and we believe, were the owners of the land upon which the Richland County fair grounds is now located.
 A G.A.R. marker stands upon the grave of David A. Thompson, who died May 10, 1889, at the age of 52. No indication is given as to what regiment he belonged. His wife Anna, passed on May 15, 1873, at the age of 33.
 A number of the Ray family are in this burying ground. Among them are Mark Ray and his wife Edwina. Mark was born in 1847; his wife in 1852. He died in 1896 and Mrs. Ray in 1903. John Ray died in 1887 at the age of 36. Marion Ray, born in 1852 and died in 1930, is here, as is his wife Mary. She was born in 1856 and died in 1925.
 Alex Grimshaw and his wife Jane, are at rest in the Bowen's Mill cemetery. They are the parents of Tom Grimshaw of Richland Center. A number of children are buried on the lot, one of then, Turner, met death by drowning in Pine river. Mr. Grimshaw was born in 1855 and died in 1937. Mrs. Grimshaw was also born in 1855.
 "Nancy A. Butler, wife of Seth Butler, died May 9, 1857, aged 21 years" is engraved upon a stone. We were told that she was the first wife of Mr. Butler and that her death was caused by burns accidentally received.
 Perry Pool, who died on September 5, 1883, at the age of 50 years, 6 months and 10 days, has a G.A.R. marker on his grave. A verse is on the stone which says:
   "He took thee from a world of care
    An everlasting bliss to share."
 No other information appears upon the stone.

 Another early settler to be buried here is John Waddell, who died December 31, 1897, at the age of 86 years, 10 months and 8 days. His wife, Sarah, died May 15, 1903, at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 22 days. She became known as "Granny" Waddell and was a great help to others in time of sickness. Mr. Waddell came to the county in 1850 and settled in Richland township in 1852, built a log shanty, covered with bark and furnished it with home made furniture, the bedsteads being made  

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of poles and cord manufactured out of bark. He and his family cut the big trees, put in the crops with a hoe. When Mr. Waddell first landed in this county he stated that the only earthly possessions were "his wife, several children, a cow and a calf, two pigs, a dog, and 25 cents in silver."
 He was born in West Virginia in 1811, moved to Ohio where on September 26, 1833, he married Sarah Hughes, who was born in Ohio, December 15, 1816. Mr. and Mrs. Waddell reared 11 children. They settled near what is now Bowen's Mill.
 The log house made way for a modern one which still stands on highway 80 a scant half mile north of the Horse Creek school. Later on they moved to Richland Center. Two of their sons, George A. and John H., were soldiers in the Civil War. G. A. Waddell was born in 1844 and died in 1868. He enlisted in the llth Wisconsin Co. B, giving his address as Rockbridge, on September 12, 1861, serving until August, 1862. He contracted disease while in service and died as above stated. The son John, had a more hectic army life. When he enlisted in Co. I, 19th Wisconsin on March 15, 1862, he gave his address as Sextonville. Many Richland county men served in this company. He was taken prisoner at Fair Oaks, confined in Libby prison for a time and then at a prison in North Carolina. He was exchanged for a southern prisoner after being taken sick. He was sent to the Marine hospital at Annapolis, Maryland, where he died on May 19, 1865. It is doubtful that his body was returned home. John was born in Ohio. Another son of Mr. and Mrs. Waddell was Herman, who was born in 1851, and died in 1862. His life was a bit over 11 years.
 One tombstone reads:
   "Cora Adelia, wife of J. F. Fry,
    died at the age of 20."
 No date of birth or any other information is given. Another stone says: Henry Lint, born on April 11, 1810, died January 7, 1893. Mr. Lint married Elizabeth Waggoner, a daughter of Peter Waggoner, who came from Ohio in 1854, and settled in Rockbridge. There is a marker in the cemetery for Peter W., Waggoner, a son of Peter, Sr., who was born in 1831 and died in 1921; his wife Harriett, was also a native of Ohio. She was born in 1852 and died in 1911.
 Two Civil War veterans from West Virginia, William Burkheimer and John Tanner, are buried here. Mr. Burkheimer was a member of Co. C, 10th West Virginia Infantry, and Mr. Tanner of Co. B, 15th West Virginia Infantry. No other information was given.
 Members of the Mecum family are here. Andrew Mecum is one of them. He was born in 1829 and died in 1907.
 A G.A.R. marker is upon the lot where Eloph LeMoine and his wife Phelanise, are buried. Mr. LeMoine died April 17, 1898, at the age of 75, and his wife passed on December 28, 1922, at the age of 65.
 Still another Civil War soldier is within the confines of this cemetery. He is Christopher Scholl, born on Christmas Day, 1839, in the state of New York. He came to Wisconsin in 1859, locating at Whitewater where he learned the cooper trade. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 28th Wisconsin Infantry, and on account of disability was discharged February 22, 1863. Returning to Whitewater he resumed his trade until 1866 when he came to Richland county and took up his home in Rockbridge. In 1864 he married Mary Balch, a native of New Hampshire. He died in 1903 and his wife passed on in 1894. Several of their children are also buried in the Bowen's Mill cemetery.
 Four burials took place in this cemetery on December 28, 1957, all members of the same family. They were Mrs. Carol Port, her daughter, Janet, her son Frank, and her brother, Lester Jones. All four met death near Holbrook, Arizona, on December 22nd, the result of an auto accident. The bodies were brought here for burial, funeral services being held at the Pratt Memorial Chapel, and burial made as above stated.
 The tall pine trees whisper in the breeze as they stand guard over the last resting place of many an early settler, whose journey through life came to an end and they found rest in this quiet spot.
S. F. 

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Tales The Tombstones Tell - Republican Observer - June 18, 1959

 When the first "Tales the Tombstones Tell" appeared in the Republican Observer in its issue of June 30, 1955, little did we know that stories of the 90 or more graveyards would continue to be published for close on to four years but such has been the case. We trust these articles have been interesting to our readers and have also brought notes and dates of historical interest. Numerous persons have reported that they saved the articles and made a scrap book, so to some the stories have been of more than ordinary interest.
 One reader wrote to us not long ago stating that one of the "Tales the Tombstones Tell" had brought him information concerning his grandmother, who died in 1899 at the age of 72 years and six months. He wrote: "I sure was glad to get the dates which you copied from the gravestone. I lost a lot of records in a fire six years ago and couldn't remember dates and was sure glad to get them."
 Many of the monuments bear considerable information concerning the person buried there, others just the year of birth and date-1910-1931-below the name. Some stones bear a line or two or perhaps a single word. For instance in one burying ground we came across a stone upon which was carved the word "Mizpah." We wondered at the time what it meant so we looked it up in the Bible and there found it was from the Hebrew and defined as a watch-tower or a town in Gilead where Jephthah dwelt.
 Then there is the stone down in the Sextonville cemetery for James McCorkle, who, according to the inscription, was "killed by a whale in the Sea of Japan May 25, 1848, aged 25 years and five months."
 Mr. McCorkle's body is not in the Sextonville cemetery as it was not brought back from far across the sea. This also holds true for many a Civil War veteran who met death on a southern battlefield or died of disease in the far south. They are buried near where they lied and many a tombstone in the Richland county cemeteries so state and the monuments here stand upon an empty grave. No embalming was done in those days and to transport bodies for a long distance was out of the question. Many a young lad served in the war and died, some not so far from home. On the monument for Emmett Jaquish which stands in the Neptune cemetery it reads "Emmett Jaquish Co. H, 46th Wis. Vol., died May 5, 1864, aged 14 years, 6 months, 19 days. Buried at Chicago."
 There are a number of neglected cemeteries in Richland county; some with two or three monuments, others with a dozen. Pioneers are buried in some but their graves have long been uncared for with grasses, weeds, blackberry bushes and in most of them an abundance of poison ivy. Wonder why it is that poison ivy gets such a strong and healthy growth in these burying grounds? One of these neglected burying grounds is in the town of Sylvan north of where St. Peter's church once stood, a bit beyond the Frawley farm house. This cemetery is out in the woods to the left of the highway perhaps a block. It dates back to 1856 at least as one stone bears the date of October 12, 1856. It is for Sarah J. Laurence, aged three years, one month and fifteen days. One pioneer buried here is Zenas W. Bevier. His last resting place is covered with vines, bushes and trees. Mr. Bevier, a native of New York, first came to Richland county in 1855. He was a blacksmith and settled in Akan township. Through his influence a post office, the first in the township, was established and opened for business in 1856 in the Bevier home and he was the first postmaster. The location was on section 2. The house, though remodeled, still stands and the farm is now owned by the Adsit family. When the township of Akan was established in 1856, Mr. Bevier was elected as chairman.
 The first school in District No. 1 was taught by Martha Funston
at the Bevier home. Here in this neglected, rarely visited burying ground is the body of this pioneer. The stone at his grave says he died October 24, 1861, aged 57 years." His is just a sample of what one finds in these neglected spots and there are quite a few of them scattered here and there in the county.