Door County, Wisconsin Cemeteries

Clay Banks Town Cemetery
Town of Clay Banks, Door County, Wisconsin

Location: NW1/4 SW1/4 SW1/4 Section 21, Town of Clay Banks. 775 County Trunk U between Midway Road and Bear Creek Road. It is located atop a hill overlooking Lake Michigan. A fairly steep road leads up to it. Hard to see from the main road. Cemetery located on the west side of County Trunk U.

The cemetery is maintained in good condition as of Nov. 18, 2001.

Cemetery was copied in 1970 by George Richard and reindexed by Judy Srnka and Beverly Diefenbach of the W.S.O.C.S. on October 31, 1976. Reindexed November 18, 2001 by Susan Havel of P.G.S.

AANUNDSEN	Joahna/ Wife of/ Syvest Aanundsen/ Died/ June 15, 1878/ Aged/ 53 yrs. 3 m’s 15 ds., next to;
ANDERSEN	Gunder/ Andersen/ B. 1855/ D. 1941, next to;
ANDERSEN	Severt/ Andersen/ B. 1827/ D. 1915
ANDERSON	Frank D./ 1907 - 1975, ossw;
ANDERSON	Doris E./ 1916 - (uncut)
ANDERSON	Axel Anderson/ Born in Sweden/ Apr. 22, 1871/ Died/ Nov. 4, 1909
BETTS	William E./ 1878 - 1961, ossw;
BETTS	Violet E./ 1883 - 1980
BETTS	Everett/ 1905 - 1990, ossw;
BETTS	Amanda/ 1911 - 1977
BRAUNSDORF	Christian/ Jan. 10, 1849/ June 21, 1921, ossw;
BRAUNSDORF	Hulda/ Dec. 15, 1856/ Feb. 7, 1944
BRAUNSDORF	Christian/ Braunsdorf/ Geb. 4 Oct. 1818/ Gest. 23 Juli 1885 (stone is broken and only the death date remains in 2001), next to;
BRAUNSDORF	Albert/ Braunsdorf/ Born/ June 11, 1885/ Died Oct. 2, 1920
CAMPBELL	see also WARREN
CERMAK	Mary Cermak/ Born Jan. 4, 1850/ Died Oct. 22, 1914, next to;
CERMAK	Joseph/ Cermak/ 1880 - 1962, next to;
CERMAK	Matt. Cermak/ Born Apr. 15, 1854/ Died Nov. 7, 1925
CERMAK	Frank/ Dec. 16, 1887/ July 30, 1981, ossw;
CERMAK	Susan/ June 30, 1891/ May 26, 1966
CLARK	In Loving Memory of the Clark Family (no names)
COON	D. B. Coon/ Born/ July 25, 1830/ Died/ Mar. 13, 1912, ossw;
COON	Sarah Coon/ Born/ July 1, 1834/ Died/ Aug. 27, 1876
CUM	Elmer R./ Cum/ Born/ Dec. 13, 1869/ Died/ Jan. 11, 1871, ossw;
CUM	Edward Cum/ Born/ Dec. 18, 1875/ Died/ Dec. 15, 1876
DAVIDSON	Melvin/ Born/ Sept. 30, 1869/ Died/ Sept. 30, 1869, ossw;
DAVIDSON	Charley/ Born/ Feb. 12, 1872/ Died/ Mar. 1, 1873/Children of James & Julia E./ Davidson
DAVIDSON
DE LITTLE	Theodore/ 1862 - 1948, ossw;
DE LITTLE	Emma/ 1862 - 1934, ossw;
DE LITTLE	Laraine/ 1890 - 1891
DE MEUSE	Bertha/ “Birdie”/ DeMeuse/ Nov. 19, 1951/ Nov. 13, 1999, next to;
DE MEUSE	Thomas L./ DeMeuse/ Aug. 30, 1947/ (uncut)/ fire dept. chief
DRISCOLL	Baby Driscoll/ Dec. 18, 1827 (didn’t find this stone in 2001)
GIETZ	Mother/ 1867 - 1932, ossw;
GIETZ	Father/ 1859 - 1941, next to;
GIETZ	Henry A Gietz/ Pvt US Army/ World War I/ Jul 10 1896 + May 15 1983
GIETZ	Veteran marker
GILLICK	Verner J./ 1921 - 1994, ossw;
GILLICK	Jeanette M./ 1925 - (uncut)/ Parents of Mary, Darlene, Kathy
HAAVISTO	Richard F./ Oct. 8, 1951/ Apr. 1, 1997
HAMMOND	Edgar E./ Died Oct. 7, 1872/ Age 1 yr. 5 mos./ 12 ds.
HAMMOND	see also THAYER
HEALD	C. Eugene Heald/ Aug. 27, 1844 - Aug. 10, 1930, ossw;
HEALD	Agnes J. Heald/ Nov. 21, 1840 - Apr. 10, 1889, ossw;
HEALD	Hattie Heald/ Oct. 22, 1868 - Oct. 21, 1870, ossw;
HEALD	Angeline Heald/ Feb. 6, 1847 - May 30, 1924 (American Legion Marker next to the stone)
HEIMBECHER	Wilhelmina/ Heimbecher/ Born/ Mar. 8, 1834/ Died/ Jan. 14, 1913, next to;
HEIMBECHER	William F./ Heimbecher/ Died/ March/ 29, 1882/ Aged/ 54 yrs. 5 mos./3 days, next to;
HEIMBECHER	Lewis/ Heimbecher/ Died/ Jan. 18, 1889/ Aged/ 16 yrs. 3 mos./ 3 days, next to;
HEIMBECKER	Corp’l/ F.W. Heimbecker/Co. O/ 48th Wis. Inf. (Civil War Marker, 2 American Legion Markers next to the stone), next to;
HEIMBECKER	Marie E./ 1931 - (uncut)/ Married/ Sept. 27, 1951, ossw;
HEIMBECKER	Eugene F./ 1919 - 1989
HELLENBOLT	Leon J./ Hellenbolt/ Born/ Mar. 30, 1880/ Died April 29, 1894, next to;
HELLENBOLT	Father/ James/ Born/ June 24, 1836/ Died/ Dec. 17, 1917, next to;
HELLENBOLT	Mother/ Margaret/ Born/ Aug. 24, 1854/ Died/ Apr. 12, 1933, next to;
HELLENBOLT	Irvin/ Born/ July 3, 1877/ Died/ Mar. 31, 1921
HELMHOLZ	V Eugene Helmholz/ US Army/ World War II/ 1910 1983 (Veteran Marker), next to;
HELMHOLZ	V Eugene/ Apr. 22, 1910/ Sept. 30, 1983, ossw;
HELMHOLZ	Kathryne/ Feb. 27, 1913/ Nov. 10, 1989
HELMHOLZ	Charles W./ 1882 - 1977, ossw;
HELMHOLZ	Sarah P./ 1891 - 1982
HITT	Baby/ Infant son of/ Mr. & Mrs./ C. D. Hitt/ Born July 8,/ 1905/ Died Oct. 17,/ 1905, next to;
HITT	Chauncey/ C. Hitt/ Died/ Nov. 14, 1874/ Aged/ 62 yrs. 3 mo. 21 ds., ossw;
HITT	Frances/ E. Hitt/ Died/ Nov. 19, 1894/ Aged/ 80 yrs. 4 mo. 17 ds.
HITT	Father/ Frank/ Oct. 31, 1850/ July 19, 1931, next to;
HITT	Mother/ Louisa/ May 22, 1850/ Nov. 23, 1941, next to;
HITT	Barney/ Aug. 8, 1886/ Mar. 28, 1952
HITT	see also MAZZARA
JIRTLE	Libby/ 1905 - 1905, ossw;
JIRTLE	Caroline/ 1901 - 1991, ossw;
JIRTLE	Wencil J./ 1860 - 1936, ossw;
JIRTLE	Katherine/ 1867 - 1952, ossw;
JIRTLE	Rosemarie/ Carson/ 1894 - 1938, ossw;
JIRTLE	Wencil/ 1903 - 1972, ossw;
JIRTLE	Joseph/ 1895 - 1979, next to;
JIRTLE	Joseph F Jirtle/ PFC US Army/ World War I/ 1895 + 1979 (Veteran Marker at the foot of the grave, American Legion marker next to the stone), next to;
JIRTLE	Father/ George B./ 1882 - 1910, next to;
JIRTLE	Mother/ Mary/ Jirtle/ 1859 - 1918, next to;
JIRTLE	Father/ George/ Jirtle/ 1850 - 1925
KNUTSEN	Norman. 1895 - Father - 1966, ossw;
KNUTSEN	Elsie/ 1894 - Mother - 1985, next to;
KNUTSEN	Father/ B. 1861/ D. 1944/ Knut, next to;
KNUTSEN	Johan/ Born/ ?/ 1886/ Died/ ?/ 1887, next to;
KNUTSEN	Mother/ B. 1858/ D. 1910/ Emily
LAVIOLETTE	Kevin Kirk/ Laviolette/ 1969 - 1971, next to;
LAVIOLETTE	Wally Laviolette/ Wisconsin/ TEC 4 Btry Gl Coast Arty BN/ World War II/ May 1 1918 + Aug 26 1966 (Veteran Marker, American
LAVIOLETTE	Wally/ 1918 - 1966, ossw;
LAVIOLETTE	Ronelda/ 1917 - 1991
MACCAUX	Joseph/ 1911 - 1964, ossw;
MACKEY	John/ June 26, 1892/ Apr. 8, 1969, ossw;
MACKEY	Edith/ Sept. 14, 1890/ Mar. 13, 1981
MACKEY	John A. Mackey/ 1933 - 2000, next to;
MACKEY	Mary M./ Wife of/ Melvin Mackey/ Died/ July 3, 1900/ Aged 22 yrs./ 8 ms. & 16 days, ossw;
MACKEY	James E./ Son of/ M. & M. Mackey/ Died Mar. 14, 1899/ Aged 6 days, ossw;
MACKEY	John/ Mackey/ Born/ Oct. 27, 1834/ Died/ Nov. 27, 1907, ossw;
MACKEY	Antonette/ Mackey/ Born/ May 2, 1843/ Died/ Sept. 9, 1914, next to;
MACKEY	Lawrence/ 1905 - 1978, ossw;
MACKEY	Myrtle/ 1909 - 1971, next to;
MACKEY	Leona/ Belle/1891, next to;
MACKEY	Infant/ Belle/ 1893, next to;
MACKEY	Infant/ Mabel/ 1898, next to;
MACKEY	Claribel Mackey/ Mickelson/ Aug. 26, 1895/ Nov. 28, 1975, next to;
MACKEY	Mother/ Mary/ 1865 - 1930, ossw;
MACKEY	Father/ Chauncey/ 1863 - 1946, next to;
MACKEY	June Williams/ June 21, 1924/ July 29, 1995, ossw;
MACKEY	John Mitchell/ April 1, 1921/ (uncut) (grave looks recently seeded)
MAZZARA	In Loving Memory of/ Mary Ellen Hitt Mazzara/ April 2, 1958 - October 4, 2000 (carved on a bench)
MENET	Marie E./ Menet/ Sept. 22, 1904
MICKELSON	see also MACKEY
MILLARD	P. B. Millard/ Died/ Sept. 16, 1884/ Aged (part destroyed when stone broke), next to;
MILLARD	Anna B./ Dau. of/ P. B. & S. E./ Millard/ Died/ Mar. 8, 1871/ Aged/ 4 ms 12 ds.
MILLER	Ben/ Miller/ 1859 - 1952 (American Legion Marker next to the stone), next to;
MILLER	Bertha E/ Wife of/ B. L. Miller/ Born Sep. 28/ 1863/ Died Nov. 15/ 1892, ossw;
MILLER	Mary J./ Miller/ 1859 - 1955, next to;
MILLER	Infant Daughter of/ B. L. & B. E. Miller/ Born/ July 27, 1890/ (uncut), ossw;
MILLER	Infant Daughter of/ B. L. & B. E. Miller/ Born/ Aug. 2, 1891/ Died/ Aug. 2, 1891
MITTS	Clara/ Wife of/ Albert Mitts/ Died April 1, 1880/ Aged 20 yrs. 22 ds. (stone is broken by the name)
NELSON	Rodney G./ Aug. 4, 1932/ (uncut), ossw;
NELSON	Kathyrne D./ July 8, 1928/ Oct. 12, 1998
OAKLEY	J. Oakley (no dates - wooden marker, didn’t find in 2001)
OLSON	Mariane/ Oct. 19, 1922/ Nov. 16, 1998, ossw;
OLSON	Darrel W./ Mov. 10, 1919/ (uncut)
OSMUSON	Madeline/ Wife of/ Al. Osmuson/ Born Mar 13, 1884 - Died May 10, 1909/ Age 25 yrs. 1 mo. 27 ds.
PERONTO	Julia/ Wife of/ Louis/ Pertonto/ Born/ Oct. 6, 1875/ Died/ Oct. 24, 1902, next to;
PERONTO	Oscar W./ Sept. 19, 1896/ Dec. 29, 1983, ossw;
PERONTO	Nellie H./ Sept. 9, 1902/ Jan. 13, 1983
RICKABY	Nancy/ Wife of/ W. A. Rickaby/ Died Dec. 16/ 1893/ Aged 36 yrs./ 4 mos. 10 ds.
SCHJOTH	Wayland Schjoth/ 1906 - 1973, next to;
SCHJOTH	Gertrude/ Schuyler/ Schjoth/ 1876 - 1931, next to;
SCHJOTH	George Schjoth/ 1879 - 1939 (next to Arthur Schuyler)
SCHJOTH	see also SCHUYLER
SCHROEDER	Charles/ Born/ June 6, 1856/ Died/ Aug. 18, 1869, ossw;
SCHROEDER	Henry M./ Born/ Apr. 22, 1867/ Died/ Nov. 25, 1877/Children of/ H. & H. Schroeder
SCHUSTER	Father/ 1859 - 1933, next to;
SCHUSTER	Mother/ 1870 - 1943, next to;
SCHUSTER	George/ 1906 - 1923 (only a head stone, foot stones which probably contained dates were not found in 2001)
SCHUYLER	Arthur/ Schuyler/ Born Feb. 18, 1880/ Died Sept. 24, 1904, next to;
SCHUYLER	Mother/ Amanda A/ Schuyler/ Born/ Jan. 17, 1842/ Died/ Dec. 1, 1928, next to;
SCHUYLER	Father/ Albe J./Schuyler/ Born/ Apr. 3, 1834/ Died/ May 24, 1906, next to;
SCHUYLER	Dr. Chan/ Schuyler/ Feb. 14, 1870/ Feb. 25, 1956, next to;
SCHUYLER	Julia/ Wife of/ Chan. Schuyler/ Born/ Apr. 8, 1874/ Died/ Oct. 12, 1901, next to;
SCHUYLER	Charlotte/ Schuyler/ Sept. 24, 1887/ Jan. 17, 1973, next to;
SCHUYLER	Bertha L./ 1904 - 1998, ossw;
SCHUYLER	Archie J./ 1898 - 1984
SCHUYLER	Alby J./ Schuyler/ 1904 - 1977, next to;
SCHUYLER	Darwin/ Schuyler/ Feb. 6, 1906/ May 30, 1986
SCHUYLER	Chase W./ 1893 - 1973
SCHUYLER	see also SCHJOTH
SHAW	see TUFFS
SLAVIK	Joseph/ Born Dec. 3, 1889/ Died Sept. 6, 1911 (located next to fence in back of cemetery, right hand corner, stone not found in 2001 only an empty bace)
SMITH	James M./ Oct. 11, 1924/ May 14, 1999/ Jan. 13, 1944 (cut over double rings), ossw;
SMITH	Helen K./ (uncut), ossw;
SMITH	James Milton Smith/ Capt US Army Air Forces/ World War II/ Oct 11 1924 + May 14 1999 (Veteran Marker mounted on the back of the stone)
SNAVELY	Lewis Charles/ Snavely/ 1876 - 1933, next to;
SNAVELY	Georgia J./ Snavely/ 1886 - 1967
SNAVELY	see also THAYER
SPALSBURY	Delevan/ 1837 - 1928, ossw;
SPALSBURY	Lois/ 1843 - 1931, ossw;
SPALSBURY	Willis/ 1881 - 1919, ossw;
SPALSBURY	Egbert/ 1871 - 1899, ossw;
SPALSBURY	Martha/ 1813 - 1899, ossw;
SPALSBURY	James/ 1811 - 1872, next to;
SPALSBURY	Lydia A./ Dau. of J & O/ Spalsbury/ Died June 1874/ Aged 9 ms., next to;
SPALSBURY	Olive Jane/ Wife of/ J E/ Spalsbury/ Born Jan. 29, 1852/ Died Mar. 4, 1875
SPALSBURY	Wesley/ Spalsbury/ 1839 - 1920, next to;
SPALSBURY	Ruth/ Spalsbury/ 1849 -1926, next to;
SPALSBURY	Hubert W/ Son of M. & M./ Spalsbury/ Born/ Oct. 18, 1900/ Died/ Jan. 8, 1901, next to;
SPALSBURY	Mart Ray/ Spalsbury/ Oct. 17, 1872/ July 14, 1952, next to;
SPALSBURY	Minda C./ Spalsbury/ Nov. 14, 1881/ Jan. 7, 1959, next to;
SPALSBURY	Persy Leroy/ Spalsbury/Born June 9, 1877/ Died April 23, 1907/ Age 29 yrs./ 10 mo’s 14 days
STRAHL	Mother/ 1873 - 1920, ossw;
STRAHL	Father/ 1873 - 1956
TEMPLETON	Robbie/ Son of/ A. & T. Templeton/ Born/ Sept. 13, 1893/ Died/ Sept. 22, 1899, next to;
TEMPLETON	Loretta/ 1879 - 1918, next to;
TEMPLETON	Father/ 1847 - 1919, next to;
TEMPLETON	Mother/ 1852 - 1938
THAYER	Willie E./ Thayer/ died/ Feb. 10, 1880/ Aged 1 yr. 2 mos. 4 day, ossw;
THAYER	Oliver C./ Thayer/ died/ March 20, 1873/ aged 1 year 4 ms. 14 ds. ( hard to read), ossw;
THAYER	Edgar E./ Hammond/ died Oct. 7, 1872/ Age 1 yr. 5 mos/ 12 ds.
THAYER	Father/ 1860 - 1922, next to
THAYER	Mother/ 1865 - 1929, next to;
THAYER	Roy/ 1884 - 1900
TUFTS	Bertha/ Dau. of/ J. H. & S. M. C. Tufts/ Died/ Apr. 18, 1879/ AE. 8 mos. 27 ds., next to;
TUFTS	Alice A./ Died/ May 7, 1879/ AE 2 yr. 10 mo./ 17 ds., ossw;
TUFTS	Loretta A./ Died/ Apr. 29, 1879/ AE 1 yr. 1 mon. 13 ds., ossw;
TUFTS	Bernice A./ Died/ May 20, 1879/ AE 4 yr. 8 mos/ Children of J. R. &
TUFTS	A. R. Tufts, ossw;
TUFTS	Gladys A./ Died/ May 11, 1879/ AE 9 yrs.
TUFTS	John H./ Tufts/ Wisconsin/ PVT Med Dept/ November 9, 1933 (Veteran Marker, American Legion Marker next to the stone), next to;
TUFTS	Mother/ Ellen Shaw/ Nov. 14, 1846/ Oct. 16, 1920, ossw;
TUFTS	Father/ Alexander/ June 17, 1838/ July 26, 1919
TUFTS	Kittie I./ Dau. of/ J. H. & S. M. C. Tufts/ died/ Jan. 9, 1882/ Aged/ 9 yrs.9 ms. 19 ds (stone broken)
TYLER	Mabel H. Tyler/ Died/ Aug. 12, 1888/ Aged/ 2 ms. 28 ds./ Dau. of/ H. M. & F. E. Tyler
VERTZ	Jennie Vertz/ May 15, 1857/ Aug. 6, 1917
WARREN	William H./ Warren/ Born/ Oct. 26, 1814/ Died/ Jan. 4, 1904, ossw;
WARREN	Eliza B./ Warren/ Born/ Jan 31, 1815/ Died/ Jan 21, 1904
WILSON	Wallace J./ Wilson/ Nov. 30, 1870/ July 22, 1926
WOLDT	“Bear”/ Lawrence R./ Woldt/ July 7, 1933/ May 1, 1996 (other side is uncut)
WOODARD	Nancy B./ Wife of/ L.F. Woodard/ Died/ Apr. 4, 1891/ Aged/53 yrs. 8 ms./ 4 ds, ossw;
WOODARD	Albert I./ Son of/ L.F. & N.B./ Woodard/ Died/ Dec. 20, 1877/ Aged/9 yrs. 8 ms./ 9 ds., ossw;
WOODARD	Leander F./ Woodard/ Born/ Jan. 28, 1819/ Died/ Apr. 17, 1902
WRITT	Perry/ 1900 - 1985, ossw;
WRITT	Elda/ 1907 - 1994
????????	Small wooden cross under the pine trees and behind Toft’s stone

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Clay Banks Town Cemetery Town of Clay Banks, Door County, Wisconsin

Clay Banks Town Cemetery
Town of Clay Banks, Door County, Wisconsin