Eternally Apart – CWVMC Spouses Buried Separately
A total of nineteen (19) Civil War veterans are buried separately from their spouse at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery (CWVMC). This total does not include the twelve (12) couples who were buried next to each other – only later to have an “interloping” burial made between them (the subject of the next post).…
Mismanagement of CWVMC Burials and Burial Records
Each burial at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery (CWVMC) has been assigned a “burial number”, starting with burial #1 – Isaac Baker in June 1888. The original burial records (pre-1955) have disappeared from the cemetery; discarded by State of Wisconsin employees. In 1995, a concerted effort by CWVMC staff was made to identify anomalies…
Typographical Error Creates a New Person – Complete with Burial and Headstone
My extensive research has identified no less than four (4) burials at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery (CWVMC) in which each “decendent” was created whole-cloth from a typographical and/or transcription error. To be clear: these four individuals never existed; and, yet, the CWVMC maintains a complete burial record for each of them. And each…
Neglected Valor
Many people may be familiar with the term “Stolen Valor” and the book by the same name by B.G. Burkett. It labels the act of claiming military awards, badges, or service that the person did not earn. There has been a rash of these incidents over the past 3-4 decades. I have identified an entirely…
Peter Steinebach Has Two VA Headstones – Each in a Different Cemetery
Peter Steinebach was born in May 1840 in Germany and arrived in New York City on 11 May 1846 aboard the SS Emma. He was 6 years old and traveling with his parents and three siblings. In 1850, they were living in Polk, WI; but by 1860 Peter was living with his older brother and his…
Barney McBrarty – Buried in a Wisconsin State Veterans’ Cemetery – In an Unrecorded and Unmarked Grave
I studied the state veterans’ cemetery in King, WI, for over 9 years – and I’m still at it. It was originally known as the “Home Cemetery” as it first served the burial needs of the Wisconsin Veterans Home across the street; it is now known as the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery (CWVMC). From…
Mistaken Identity: Darius Marsh, War of 1812 and Civil War Veteran
I was researching Civil War widow buried at King, when I realized her father, Darius Marsh, had been a veteran of both the War of 1812 and the Civil War. War of 1812: He enlisted into the regular Army on 1 Apr 1814 in Sherburne, NY, for a period of 5 years. He told his…
Can You Get A Copy of My Books?
First of all, I do not publish this work in the hopes of making money. In order to recoup (the value of) the time spent on these projects, I would have to charge $20,000 or $50,000 per copy. I tried to sell them on Amazon – to make them available to researchers or libaries –…
Projects and Works
I have rebuilt the pages for my published works – yes, they are self-published. I have also listed out my (major) previous projects, current projects and future projects. “Future” projects are subject to change, but current projects will be completed – hopefully on time.
Blog Re-boot
I had to re-boot this blog, but not that serious a loss, as I rarely posted – will try to visit here more often. After 6.5 years in the USAF and nearly 20 years of GS service, I “retired” to rural Wisconsin. Since then, I have kept my analytical skills sharp by carrying out major (and…