Coles Cemetery Index
Sherman Township, Clark Co., WI

The contact for this cemetery is Ken Wood.

This cemetery is well maintained but is very old.  Many of the stones are difficult to read.  1941 is the last burial date and1875 is the first. It is located .1 miles south of Highway 98 on County Highway Y.  It is on the left next to the Town Hall and garage on Willard Road.  Some old obituaries noted these burials as being next to "Cole's Schoolhouse".

1. Return to Alpha-Index
2. Visit the Clark Co., WI Internet Library
3. Search the American Local History Network.
4. Search the Birth Indexes & Death Indexes.
5. Visit the Sherman Township research page.
6. Review the Township Map cemetery locations map.
7. Search the Cemetery Index below.

**This data was obtained from a 2004 cemetery walk through by Ken Wood, a 1990 walk through and obituaries from Lorraine Markee,  Internet Library Resources and Clark County, Wisconsin biographical and historical records from 1881, 1891 & 1918. The accuracy of the data varies and may include errors. If you have additions or corrections, please contact us. If you can not find a desired obituary in the ALHN database to verify the entry, you may wish to order a micro-film of a Neillsville newspaper from the time frame you are researching. The available newspapers can be requested from the Wisconsin State Historical through your local library. Please consider submitting any newly acquired items to the ALHN Records Board. If you have a bit of extra time, why not type a few unrelated items as a random act of kindness to future researchers?

If you would like to obtain additional records, contact Lois Hagedorn in the Register of Deeds office at the courthouse. These necessary forms may be downloaded and sent along with your inquiries: Birth Record Application; Death Record Application; Marriage Record Application. 

This index was compiled and is maintained by Genealogical Volunteers, and is provided free of charge for non-profit uses.  Respect the rights of the transcribers and do not repost it on any commercial sites or copy it without permission.

Last Updated on 11/24/2006
 

Source Information *
o = Obituary Information
t = Tombstone Information
n = Neillsville Court House Records
c = Cemetery Records
f = Family Record

k = Information provided by Ley O'Connor

x = Some Information Provided by Lorraine Markee

POEMS
(1)- Very difficult to make out.
Inzarten Kindheit
rief sie schan
Der Herr Z__nt Dienst
anseinem Thron
 
(2)- We have lost our darling mother
 She has bid us all adieu
 She is gone to live in heaven
 And her person is lost to view
 My that darling how we loved her