Saint Mary's Ridge Cemetery - St Mary's, WI, USA - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

This area was settled by immigrants from Stommeln, northwest of Köln (Cologne), Prussia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in 1856. From this small village, these pioneers branched out to several states to form communities. These states included Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, California and several other communities in Wisconsin. The first interments in this cemetery was 1857, just one year after it was settled. The last burial in this cemetery was 1993. The cemetery is quite large with at least 821 known interments. From 1866 to 1899, around 155 unknown children were buried in an area of the cemetery that is only marked by a shrine. This churchyard and the area is featured in the book "St. Mary's Ridge Heritage - Histories of our Pioneers". The current church was built in 1897 and is located on the intersection of County Highways U and F.

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Headstone Text -
Ludwig
Geb in Eckum 14 April 1830
Gestz us St. Mary's 22 Nov 1903
Schotten

Translation -
Ludwig
Born in Eckum 14 April 1830
Died St. Mary's 22 Nov 1903
Schotten (German surname form of Scot)

Name of church or churchyard: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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