When the post was organized Edward Dosch was chosen as adjutant.

 Another Civil War veteran to be buried in this cemetery is J. W. Austin, who was a member of Co. H, 5th Wisconsin Infantry. He has a government marker for his headstone. Mr. Austin enlisted June 15, 1861. He was wounded at Rappahannock Station and also at the battle of Cold Harbor. He was mustered out July 30, 1864. Co. "H" was mostly made up of Richland county men and one of the captains was Jeremiah J. Turner of Viola, who was killed in action May 3, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

 Others who have gravestones in the Wright cemetery are Joseph Cox and his wife Matilda. Mr. Cox died September 20, 1880, at the age of 83. His wife was born in 1805 and died March 20, 1874, an infant, John, son of W. and M. Wright, died in 1871 and a two year old boy Paul H., son of A. and H. Shannon, died November 25, 1872. From the dates upon the stones it can be learned that the Wright cemetery is an old burying ground.

 This little cemetery is off the beaten path; located on the Roy Parrish farm in section 23 town of Eagle. At one time it was own by W. H. Miller, who became a resident of Richland Center. He was known best as Squire Miller because he was for many years a justice of the peace in Richland Center. Squire Miller was the father of George Miller who for many, many years was a member of the barber firm of Miller and Poynter. However there are no stones in this cemetery that bear the name of Miller, or at least we did not locate any when in company with Frank C. Poynter, our good friend and companion on most of these cemetery visits throughout the county. We went to this burying ground one day about silo filling time last year.

 The cemetery is no longer used. It stands enclosed by a wire fence, on top of a hill some two or three blocks west of the farm house. One can drive to it, but the road is a bit rough to the field that surrounds the graves.

 The name Ewing appears upon some of the grave stones; one for George V. Ewing, who died on March 13, 1860; aged 60 years, nine months and 28 days; another is for E. E. Ewing, who passed on Sept. 25, 1861, aged six years, six months and 17 days, and C. V. Ewing died Jan. 4, 1868, at the age of 14 years, three months and five days. E. E. and C. V. Ewing, so the stone says, were children of John and Patsy Ewing. Also buried in the cemetery is Jacob Beard, who died March 7, 1864, at the age of 73. Members of the Beard family were long identified with the town of Eagle.

 One of the grave stones lay face down in the dirt and when we turned it over, there imprinted by the weight of the stone, were the words carved upon the slab and they could be read with ease just as well as those upon the stone. We read - "Geo. W. Slater, died Jan. 8, 1862, aged 37 years, one month and two days."

 Mr. Slater we learn, was a native of the state of Maryland, went with his parents to Indiana when quite young. He was married to Rebecca Beard, Feb. 7, 1847. She was a native of Washington county, West Virginia. In 1850 Mr. Slater came from Indiana and entered land in what is now the town of Eagle, then returned to Indiana, and in the fall he started for his new home in the wilds of Wisconsin, accompanied by his family. They came overland and brought with them the tools, implements and household goods to start up housekeeping. They camped out nights and the trip was long and hard. A log house was erected and the sound of the ax sounded as Mr. Slater began to clear the giant trees from his farm in
 

sections 22 23. He sold his farm in 1861 and purchased another in section 34, where he resided until the time of his death in 1862. His wife passed on July 4, 1880. Among their children was William J., who at one time was clerk of the court for Richland county. He was married to Eudora Dosch, a native of the town of Richwood. They resided in Eagle until moving to Richland Center. They were the parents of two children, Della and Don. Miss Della is now a resident of the town of Akan. She was a school teacher in Richland Center at one time and will be so remembered by many.

SUMMIT CEMETERY

 Standing guard over a little burying ground in the town of Forest is a big pine tree which rears tall and green. This little cemetery is, we believe, called, Summit. A United Brethren church once stood in the shade of the tree and close to the final resting place of the early settlers of that area.

 The cemetery is in section 11, town of Forest. In 1874 it was on land owned by John Booher, now owned, we believe, by William Kintz of Richland Center. The little burying ground contains but three stones, though we are told some 10 or 12 people are buried there. The church building no longer stands and the cemetery is  quite hidden from view of passers by on the highway which stands some 100 feet away.

 According to the county history one of the first churches in the town of Forest was built on section 11 by the United Brethren denomination. This was prior to the Civil War, and is no doubt the one which later bore the name of Summit.

S. F.
 

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Tales The Tombstones Tell - Republican Observer - March 7, 1957

 The township of Richwood contains more cemeteries than any other township in Richland county. There are eleven burying grounds there and of these the Haney, Wright and Chitwood cemeteries are no longer used, and, perhaps never again will there be anybody buried in them. We have written of the Wright and Chitwood cemeteries. The Haney cemetery, long since creased to be used, is, if we are not mistaken, on county trunk X just a short distance north of highway 60 and south of the Greenwood cemetery. No stones can be seen now but there were some there not so many years ago. They were just a few of them, perhaps three or four, and were for children of Mr. and Mrs. James Haney. The land upon which it is located was owned by Mr. Haney back before 1874.

 One of the old time cemeteries still in use is the Sand Prairie burying ground in section 34. It was, so the county history says, given by Edmund Clark. It is a well kept cemetery and will no doubt be in use for many years. A Baptist church, back in 1874 stood a bit west. Highway 60 goes by the cemetery.

 One day while driving along highway 60 with friends we went into the cemetery. One of the party remarked "there is no one here I ever knew," but a moment later, said in an excited voice, "why, here is Uncle Dave." reference being made to David E. Simpson, who is buried close to the west fence.

 David Simpson, while not among the early comers to that area, became very well known throughout the county. He was a resident of the town of Eagle and served that township as chairman for a number of years. He was born in Indiana, November 7, 1852. His parents were residents of Eagle and much of their farm was cleared from the wild state. According to the tombstone, Mr. Simpson died January 15, 1913. There are many stones in the cemetery for the Simpson clan.

 There are also a number of stones for the Sawyer family; one Andrew Sawyer, was born back in 1782, when George Washington was still in the land of the living.

 William Conners, who died in 1871, at the age of 43, has on his marker this verse:
   "Sweet hour of prayer
    That calls me from a world of care,
    And bids me at my Father's throne,
    Make all my wants and wishes known."
 We are told that William Conners' father was Henry Connor, the first man elected to represent Richland county in the state legislature. Mr. Connor was elected in 1852 over E. M. Sexton by a vote of 171 to 133; a 'total of 310, though there were three scattering which would make the total 313. This was at that time, all the votes cast in the county. Connor served but one term.

 Many familiar names appear upon the stones in the Sand Prairie cemetery, among them being Broderick, Wright, Clark, Beson, Hayward, Morgan, McDougal, Craigo, Hubanks, Dalton, Atkinson, Dobbs. We noticed on a stone for Mr. Atkinson that he was a mason, belonged to the I.O.O.F. and Modern Woodmen.

 There are a number of the Beebe family who found rest in this burying ground. Among these is Charles Beebe, who for many years served the town of Richwood on the town board. His wife, Dovie is also buried there. On the Beebe lot there are eight headstones, all carved with the name Beebe.

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 Gerald Adams, World War I veteran, sleeps away the years close by other members of the family. Two others, Richard Knutson World War I, and Edward Knutson World War II, are there. Richard died in July 1949, and Edward, October 17, 1955. There may be other World War veterans within the quiet confines of this sacred spot but we failed to find them. There are however G.A.R. markers. One of these was for Thomas Hubanks a member of Co. K, 44th Wisconsin Infantry. According to government records Mr. Hubanks was a resident of the town of Orion when he enlisted on January 31, 1865.

 The captain of Company K was William H. Beebe of Platteville, and we wonder if by any chance he was a relative of any of the folks by the same name who are now in this cemetery. Many members of the company came from Grant county and one other Thomas Ewing, from the town of Orion, Richland county. However Samuel Powers, a member of Co. B 44th regiment, is also buried not far from his two comrades. Mr. Powers also gave his residence as the town of Orion.  He served from September 23, 1864, until June 27, 1865, when he was mustered out of service, the war having ended. The captain of Co. B was also a citizen of Orion. He was William Roush, who enlisted August 16, 1862, and discharged in April, 1864. He was a First Lieutenant and upon his re-enlistment was made a Captain of Co. K. William H. Bennett, after whom the Richland Center G.A.R. post was named, was a Captain of Co. B.

  We wish that we knew and could tell of each and every person buried in this or other cemeteries in the county. There are a few stones in the cemetery which bear the name Kincannon, who were among the early settlers in Richwood.

 Among the headstones in the cemetery there appears the name of Marsh. S. B. Marsh, an early settler, came in 1855 and here he married Rebecca Miller, a daughter of Henry Miller. They settled in Eagle but later moved to Richwood. Mr. Marsh was born in Indiana December 8, 1830. Edmund Clark, who gave the land for this cemetery, came to Richland county in 1856 and the next year settled on Section 34 in Richwood. He erected a log house and later a frame structure was built. He was born in Massachusetts in 1817 and in 1845 he married Sally Benson and they became the parents of three children. One of these children was Homer J. Clark, who served as county clerk, of this county and served one year as the clerk of the circuit court. He later moved to Richland Center where he engaged in various businesses, storekeeper in the Clark & Elliott store and for many years was connected with the First National Bank in Richland Center. Homer and his family resided for many years on North Central Avenue.

 There is one monument in this cemetery of more or less interest; it reads:
    Clara Washburn
       Wife of John Burns
       Born March 7, 1861
       Died April 9, 1908
       Weight 450 Pounds

 We were told that Mrs. Burns developed a gland trouble which caused her to put on weight at a rapid rate. So large was she, 450 pounds the tombstone says, that it was necessary to have eight pallbearers for her. Despite her weight she was quite active, and was evidently quite proud of the weight, else it would not have been recorded upon the tombstone for her in the Sand Prairie cemetery. On another side of the same stone is another inscription; it is for "Elizabeth, wife of D. Fields, died May 13, 1886."

S.F.

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Tales The Tombstones Tell - Republican Observer - April 4, 1957

 From time to time requests have been made to reprint the seven verses which appear upon a tombstone in this county. The poem was published  in these columns on June 30, 1955. We will reprint the verse later on in this article, but first let us clear up the lines which appear upon the stone for Sophronie Moussaw which stands at her grave in the Fancy Creek cemetery. The inscription is in French and reads:

        Muscoda, Wisconsin
        January 21, 1957
  Mr. S. W. Fogo,
  Richland Center, Wisconsin
  Dear Sir:

  Thank you for sending us the paper with the Fancy Creek
  story. We really enjoyed it. I too like to browse around an
  old cemetery, reading the different inscriptions. We visited
  the Fancy Creek cemetery three years ago last Memorial day.
  We couldn't decipher the writing at the base of the stone
  but since through records we found that they are these

    O'Marie Concu sons
    N Eslier prier Nour Noos
    Qui Avont recovr a
                       Ayons

  I know very little Latin and no French so I don't know the
  translation, but I thought perhaps it might be
    "O Mary conceived without sin
     Pray for us who have recourse to thee."
                                            Amen
  There is one daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mousseau still
  living, she is Mrs. Sophronia Dederich of Plain, Wisconsin,
  who will be 94 years old on her birthday, March 31st. She
  lives with her son Francis, and was quite active and got the
  meals and helped care for the house, until a year or so ago.
  Since then she has begun to fade.

  Louis Mouuseau is buried in the Avoca cemetery.

  Thanks again for the papers.

       Sincerely,
       Loyce Mousseau
       (Mrs. Vincent Mousseau)