History: Greenwood, Wisconsin City Cemetery

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Transcribed by Pat Shanks and Sharon Ballman.

----Surnames for this article and its extentions: Anderson, Andrews, Armstrong, Babb, Baird, Behrens, Borseth, Bowerman, Clute, Cummings, Dingley, Fricke, Hartson, Heaslet, Heller, Hewett, Hogue, House, Howe, Hunt, Huntzicker, Langley, Leach, Leherrmer, Loff, Markham, McCarthy, McMohn, Mead, Meeks, Michal, Moore, Neotzel, Neville, Palms, Palus, Rand, Rossman, Schofield, Shanks, Shanton, Stevens, Stranton, Stursvant, Sullivan, Syth, Tompkins, Varney, Vine, Wagner, Wallenburg, Ware, Warner.

----Source: Greenwood City Cemetery Records

History of the Greenwood Cemetery
From the History of Greenwood, Wisconsin - 1844-1993, page 71

In the fall of 1870 Lige Eaton sold three acres of land to Eaton township for sixty dollars, to be used as a cemetery. As the land had to be cleared of brush and logs Mr. Eaton hired Herman Schwarze, Anthony Larson, Carl Richelieu and Jake and Bill Bonsil to do the work. Since then more land has been bought and added to the cemetery on the South and the Reverend Mr. Hendren gave a strip of land on the East to make it larger. The cemetery lies on a knoll about a quarter of a mile west of the city near the banks of the Black River. With its pine trees, pretty shrubs, rose bushes, and beautiful flower beds it is one of the prettiest cemeteries in the country. The first sexton was John Booth, others were Bill Hogue, Ed Fahey, Sid Cox, and at present John Paulley. There was already one grave on the land when it was bought for a cemetery, that of Mrs. Charlotte Honeywell who died April 4, 1870. She expressed the wish to be buried on the knoll near Black River and her relatives carried out her wish. There are two stones in the cemetery with earlier dates, but no one is buried under them. These stones were for two Sheldon children who died and were buried in the Hackett field (Stoller's). Later the father purchased headstones and wanted to move the bodies of the children but the graves could not be located, so the stones were set up in the cemetery here anyway. The cemetery was first under the supervision of the town officers and is now under the control of the Cemetery Association which has a charter from the state. The city had no deed until the association was formed, when Al Armstrong went to the town officers and obtained the deed. If the association ever stops functioning the title will revert to the city. The present officers are Charles Varney, president Mr. H. H. Hartson, secretary, and Mrs. A. S. Armstrong, treasurer. By paying the sum of fifty dollars one is assured of the perpetual care of one's lot, otherwise the fee is one dollar and fifty cents a year. This is a wonderful opportunity for those who have moved away and otherwise would have no way of knowing that their lots were taken care of. There is now a large sum on hand for perpetual care and this is loaned to the city.
 

Original Cemetery Organization

1943 Reorganization

Eaton Township Home Page (Greenwood is the major community in Eaton Twp., Clark Co., WI)

VETERANS BURIED AT GREENWOOD

The following list of the veterans of different wars who are buried in Greenwood; Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Sep 1938).

Greenwood Cemetery

Catholic Cemetery