Bio: Allen, Daniel (1889) -- Continued
Surnames: ALLEN WRIGHT

Daniel Allen died in his home at 1216 Logan St., 9th ward, La Crosse, Wis., at 6:40 a.m., May 12, 1909 from acute lung congestion after 1 day of suffering. W. Grower, who lived at 1719 Kane, was the informant listed on his death certificate (vol. 9, pg. 108) which was filed May 13, 1909 by A. M. Murphy, the Local Registrar. His details stated--date of birth: 6 Dec. 1838, age: 71 yrs., 5 mo., 21 days, sex: male, color: white, married, birthplace: Ohio, Occupation: Carpenter, Place of burial: Campbell Cemetery (May 14, 1909). The undertaker was A & O. Slelten of 1217 Caledonia.

Photo of Sergeant Daniel Allen's tombstone in the Campbell Cemetery, La Crosse, Wisconsin (provided by Duane & Marilyn Horn).

Notes

Daniel Allen is buried in the Campbell cemetery which is a burial ground purchased in 1860 by the supervisors of the Town of Campbell.  A plat done by Bliss & Spear, Deputy Co. Surveyors, was completed June 5, 1863.  In the cemetery association records, the cemetery is described as being designed with circles and arcs by Elder Brown.  Whether or not this plat5 was actually used is unknown.  There is a second plat which does not include circles nor arcs, that has a date of 1931 penciled in the corner.  It is possible that this plat was made in 1876 by William Malone and C. H. Hawkins after an addition was purchased for the cemetery in 1875.  However, it is unknown which plat was used in selling plots or which plat, if either, was used in burial location.

Complicating things even more is the fact that there are no burial records for the cemetery.  There are records of lot purchases which date back to the late 1870's and there are burial permits dating from 1897-1979.  Neither of these records tell who is buried where in the cemetery.  It is believed that some cemetery records were destroyed in a fire that consumed the farm home of Campbell town treasurer Carl Hauge in 1929.

Fires, vandalism and natural erosion have caused major problems in the cemetery.  It is believed that a grass fire (probably one of many) swept through the cemetery and destroyed the wooden markers there.  Some of these have been replaced, but reportedly only those veterans who were GAR members.  The cemetery has been plagued by vandalism and because of erosion many of the soft stones are in disrepair and are illegible.  The Campbell Cemetery has been part of the city of La Crosse since 1932, and the City Park Department now maintains it.

In November of 1993, the La Crosse Public Library Archives and Local History Area acquired the records of the City of La Crosse Park and Recreation as a result of a grant, funded jointly by the State of Wisconsin and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.  The Campbell Cemetery records are part of the Parks & Recreation Department records, since the cemetery is under the supervisory control of the Board of Park Commissioners.  In addition to the cemetery headstone readings done by the La Crosse Area Genealogical Society in 1980, the Archives also has created indexes to deeds sold as recorded in the records and burial permits (alphabetically and chronologically).

Related Links

Obit: Allen, Mrs. Daniel (? - 1887)

Bio: Wright, Henry & Margaret

Contributors

Duane & Marilyn Horn, Lori Lauen & Janet Schwarze.

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