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Vale Cemetery
Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Lat: 42° 34' 03"N, Lon: 87° 55' 27"W
Somers Twp, Sec 5

Submitted by John Hewes, Dec 18, 2003 [jahrn@hotmail.com]. Total records = 113.

From Interstate 94, go 1/2 mile east on Highway 50. The cemetery is in the City of Kenosha at 95th Avenue and Highway 50, on the north side of the road.

Vale is a small cemetery named after the farm which once surrounded it. The first person buried there is reported to have been John Vale's wife, Alice Vale, who died in 1848.

At some later date, the cemetery was turned over to the Town of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. In the 1970's, a boundary adjustment between the City of Kenosha and the Town of Pleasant Prairie placed the jurisdiction of the cemetery in Kenosha. As time went on it was quite poorly maintained, which lasted for many years. It is now cared for by the Kenosha Parks Department.

Many of the original markers have been destroyed through the years, some with age. Some are most likely buried under that northwest corner of dense vegetation, others are possibly buried inside an overgrown lilac bush. Yet others may have been covered over by grass and blown in silt. Just a few reasons why there are many unmarked burial sites.

Entries with an asterisk * were taken from a 1978 transcription done by Lois Roepke Stein. I cannot vouch for their accuracy, but found no headstone for these listings. Those with the double asterisk ** purchased lots, unknown if buried here.

I walked and read this cemetery on Jun 06, 2003.

- John Hewes

Bailey, Denorma, d. 17 Apr 1869, age: 52y
Barter, Frederick, b. 5 Apr 1840, d. 23 Jul 1927
Barter, Hester, d. 7 Oct 1878, age: 66y, Wife of William Barter
Barter, Sarah, b. 31 Jul 1846, d. 15 Jul 1916
Barter, William, d. 19 Nov 1878
Bertalot, Jane Brice, b. 23 Mar 1843, d. 2 Jan 1875, Daughter of Thomas & Jane Brice, wife of Edward Bertalot"
Bornhiton, Sarah, 1830, Surname difficult to read, date may be death or birth date
Brande, Frederick J., d. 10 Feb 1889, age: 64y
Brande, Lavina J., d. 20 Apr 1893, age: 73y
Brande, Sarah, d. 17 Jul 1889, age: 64y *
Brande, W., Rev., d. 29 Jul 1851, age: 71y *
Bredek, Anton, no dates *
Brice, Elizabeth, b. 1835, d. 1919
Brice, Jane, b. 1804, d. 1888, Mother
Brice, John S, b. 1836, d. 1926
Brice, Thomas, b. 1800, d. 1893, Father
Callow, Lilly J, b. 1890, d. 1949, Mother
Callow, Wesley H., b. 1891, d. 1970, Father
Christensen, Mary Whiteley, b. 7 Aug 1871, d. 22 Aug 1916
Curtiss, Z, d. 12 Jul 1853
Duchton, A M R, d. ??, Broken Stone
Gady, Florence, d. 15 Mar 1858, Baby of H F & L J Gady
Gerdes, Marion E, b. 1917, d. 1957, Mother
Gilbert, Alice T, d. 8 Sep 1856, age: 7w 3d
Gilbert, Capt J L, d. 20 Oct 1863, age: 66y 7m
Gilbert, Charles T, d. 6 Sep 1859, age: 4m 19d
Gilbert, Eva A, d. 16 Jun 1862, age: 9y
Gilbert, George O, d. 23 Mar 1852, age: 80y
Gilbert, Silas M, d. 5 May 1855, age: 2m 15d
Gilbert, Theodora, d. 2 Jun 1865, age: 87y, Wife of G O Gilbert
Henshaw, Joseph, d. 9 Jan 1853, age: 77y 9m *
Henthorn, Robert, b. 1903, d. 1954, Father
Hintz, Arthur A, b. 1902, d. 1977
Holbrook, Susan, d. 30 Sep 1850, age: 17y 11m 16d, Wife of William Holbrook
Holt, Lydia, d. 19 May 1860, age: 70y 5m, Wife of Joseph
Johnson, Anna, b. 1853, d. 1919
Johnson, Charles H, d. 22 Mar 1867
Johnson, Chris H, b. 1895, d. 1939
Johnson, Claus, b. 1846, d. 1929
Johnson, Henry, d. 22 Feb 1868, age: 73y
Johnson, Julia, d. 1852 *
Johnson, Violata, d. 12 Jun 1865, age: 62y 1m 23d, Wife of Henry Johnson
Lieber, Charlie A, d. 5 Aug 1864, age: 36 6m
Lieber, Clarrisa, d. 8 Jan 1902, age: 77y
Lieber, Francis M, d. 19 Oct 1874, age: 21y
Lieber, James, d. 26 Oct 1876, age: 53y
Lieber, Lafayette, d. 7 Aug 1866, age: 17y
Lieber, Mary A, d. 28 Oct 1862, age: 3m
Lieber, William, b. 1836, d. 1864, Pvt Co H 33 I Reg Vol CW
Lieber, William, d. 22 Sep 1862, age: 26y 8m
Lucas, Sarah J, d. 4 May 1861, age: 23y 2m 18d, Wife of John Lucas
Ludwig, Laura Jean, b. 1938, d. 1950
Ludwig, Victor M, b. 12 Jul 1913, d. 3 Aug 1967, Father
McClaughey, Clarissa, d. 16 Nov 1869, age: 23y 7m
McNeil, Addie, b. 5 Sep 1850, d. 15 Nov 1922
McNeil, Elizabeth, b. 1896, d. 1964
McNeil, George, b. 10 Aug 1843, d. 15 Sep 1923
McNeil, Laura, b. 29 Aug 1853, d. 11 Jun 1901
McNeil, Raymond C, b. 1886, d. 1944
McNeil, Sarah, b. 6 Aug 1809, d. 7 Oct 1892
McNeil, William Earl, b. 28 Oct 1875, d. 1 Jan 1948
McNeil, William, b. 12 Feb 1804, d. 25 Jul 1870
Nelsen, P C, d. 16 Sep 1878, s/o P & B
Nelsen, Peter, d. 2 Dec 1881, Son
Nelsen, Petrea, d. 15 Dec 1881, age: 40y 4m, w/o Peter *
Nelsen, W V, d. 12 Sep 1877, s/o P & B
Nicholson, Melvine Johnson, b. 1900, d. 1992, Wife
Picke, June Callow, b. 1923, d. 1970, Mother
Pofahl, Amy J, b. 1896, d. 1988, Mother
Pofahl, Lawrence A, b. 1893, d. 1953, Father
Pofahl, Roy, b. 1919, d. 2002
Pofahl, Virginia J, b. 1921, d. 1942
Prescott, Valinda, b. 3 Sep 1953, d. 21 Sep 1953, Our Darling
Prosser, Mary Estella, b. 3 Dec 1862, d. 1 Dec 1949, Mother
Roberts, Elizabeth, d. 21 Oct 1867, age: 81y 11m
Rork, Daniel B, b. 1872, d. 1941
Rork, Estelle E, b. 1875, d. 1963
Ryon, Fred J, b. 1874, d. 1950, Father
Ryon, Gertrude F, b. 1895, d. 1944, Mother
Shaeffer, Henry, b. 1865, d. 1942
Shaw, Joseph, d. 9 Jan 1853, age: 77y 9m *
Starns, Samantha, d. 15 Oct 1851, age: 61y, Wife of John Starns
Swaenepoel, Carrie S, b. 18 Nov 1880, d. 4 Feb 1941
Swaenepoel, Juliet, b. 11 Oct 1886, d. 6 Dec 1946
Talcott, Judith, d. ????, age: 57y
Taylor, Larry D, b. 15 Jun 1850, d. 7 Mar 1994, Loving Father, Son, and Friend. Best Damn SS (shortstop) in Kenosha"
Taylor, Margaret L, b. 24 May 1928, d. , s/w William T Taylor
Taylor, Ralph T, b. 1948, d. 1948, Son
Taylor, William T, b. 30 Jun 1914, d. 8 Dec 1995, Jan 6 1945, Loving Wife and Mother, Loving Husband and Father "Look at All These Years Together", s/w Margaret L. Taylor
Twist, Isaac, d. 19 Nov 1878
Twist, Phoebe A, b. 24 Jan 1839, d. 18 Sep 1863, Daughter of Isaac and Elvira Twist
Vale, Alice, d. 16 Jul 1848, age: 53y, Wife of J Vale
Voight, Charles S, b. 1894, d. 1955, Sgt Engineer WWI
Wattles, Almira, d. 27 May 1871, age: 60y
Wattles, Charles W, d. 22 Oct 1856, age: 22y 11m 2d, Son of Wm R and A Wattles
Wattles, William P, d. 12 Jan 1858, age: 50y
Whiteley, Albert L, b. 8 Apr 1877, d. 12 Jan 1933
Whiteley, Albert R, b. 12 Apr 1849, d. 16 Feb 1922, Father
Whiteley, Cordelia E, b. 6 Apr 1843, d. 25 Jul 1931, Mother
Whiteley, J M, d. 22 Mar 1908
Whiteley, James, d. 15 Nov 1851 *
Whiteley, John R, b. 5 Sep 1888, d. 22 Jan 1903
Whiteley, John, d. 19 Jul 1851 *
Whiteley, Joshua, d. ?? 1867
Whiteley, Mary Christiansen, b. 7 Aug 1871, d. 22 Aug 1916, Mother *
Whiteley, Mary June, b. 11 Nov 1833, d. Aug 21 1902
Whiteley, Mary, d. 27 Dec 1863, age: 52y, Wife of Joshua Whiteley
Whitney, Sarah B, d. 12 Dec 1855, age: 62y, Wife of ?? II Whitney
Wilson, Craig Allen, b. 1952, d. 1953
Wilson, David J, b. 26 Aug 1933, d. 17 Feb 1999, Beloved Husband and Father
Wilson, Grace, b. 1899, d. 1961
Wilson, John, b. 1887, d. 1949
Wood, Eliza C, b. 1850, d. 1933, Mother

Misc:
??, ??, b. ??, d. 21 Dec 1880, Broken Stone
??, ??, d. 18 Feb ????, Broken Stone
??, Elizabeth, d. ?? Oct ????, age: 81y ?m 21d
??, Oarte Augh??, b. ??, d. ??, Broken Stone
Bagley, Del, no data, Lot #10 **
Farnham, Sarah, no data, Lot #39 **
Frank, Arthur, no data, Lot #21, S� **
Hatch, A.S, no data, Lot #28 **
Hatch, A.V., no data, Lot #28 **
Heatbon, L. W., no data, Lot #50 **
Olsen, I., no data, SE Corner Lot #56 **
Otis, Erastus, no data, Lot #33 **
Shaffer, ??, no data, plot next to Lot #9 **
V, A, no data
Voight, M. C., no data, SW Corner Lot #24 **