Old Cruickshank / Kruickshank Cemetery

Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, WI

This cemetery is located north of F. J. Wood's residence and back of Mrs. I. Baruch's residence property, consisting of about three acres, has been abandoned for cemetery purposes.  There are still a few headstones on this property, more or less of them having fallen to the ground, and the underbrush and debris has accumulated all about the property.  This property should be cleaned up and put in order by city authorities.  We understand that this property will revert back to the Kruickshank heirs when it is wholly abandoned as a cemetery.  We would therefore deem it wise for the city to clean it up and preserve it as a cemetery and thereby continue to hold it.  (Wood County Reporter - 22 Oct 1914)

Updated 29 Mar 2019

Source (Col 1):

C-Census

F-Family

H-History of Wood Co., Wis.

M-Mortality Schedule

N-Newspaper

Wood County reporter., November 05, 1914 ANCIENT HISTORY IN OLD CEMETERY

The old cemetery, known as “Kracifcshank’s” cemetery, located north of F. J. Wood’s residence and back of Mrs. I. Baruch’s residence property, consisting of about three acres, has been abandoned for cemetery purposes. There axe still a few headstones on this property, more or less of them having fallen to the ground, and' the underbrush and debris has accumulated all about the property. This property should be cleaned up and put in order by city authorities. We understand that this property will revert back to the Kruickshank heirs when it is wholly abandoned as a cemetery. We would therefore deem it wise for the city to clean it up and preserve it as a cemetery and thereby continue to hold it. In looking over the old head stones, we picked up the following items:

Sarah A., wife of Asa S. Ohaney, died April 29, 1850; aged 26 years and 6 months.

Frederick G., son of D. F. and E. P. Emerson, died Oct. 26, 1861, aged 8 years 11 months.

Francis N., wife of K. K, Kline, died Feb. 6, 1857, aged 27 years,lo months and 6 days.

George H., son of S. 8., and A.L. Cole, died Oct. 24, 1856, aged 8 years and 11 months.

Esther J., wife of S. N. Cleveland, died Sept. 23, 1860, aged 25 years, 1 month.

Isaac Chandler, died August 14 1866, aged 36 years.

Polly, wife of Robert Stillson,died April 18, 1868, aged 73 years, 11 months and 7 days.

Fa ma Norton, wife of D. Lyman, born May 24, 1850, died March 2,1874.

Edgar, son of M. J. and J. M.Norton died Feb. 16, 1864.

Viola M..daughter of M. and J. M. Norton, died May 28, 1869, aged 12 years, 1 month and 28 days.

Hepsabeth E., wife of L. Blaokmer, died May 29, 1861, aged 29 years, 4 months and 13 days.

Nancy R.„ wife of G. H. Ripley, died July 12, 1855, aged 27 years, 11 months and 15 days.

Charles Elmer, son of T. and L. Bacon, died Aug. 24, 1860, aged 1 yr., 6 months and 20 days.

The above paragraphs, giving the dates of deaths, etc., will bring back to memory many old time ,settlers, whose remains are still lying in this old cemetery. We shall publish (other records from the other two cemeteries similar to the above. Many of the old settlers will be interested in these dates and names of friends gone on before.