Cemeteries in Southern Wisconsin
JEFFERSON PRAIRIE EAST CEMETERY - EST 1849aka EAST BERGEN CEMETERYClinton Township, Rock County, Wisconsin
In the Jefferson Prairie East Cemetery is a marker to indicate the site of the East Church which was also known as the Brick Church. The 2-acre site was purchased in 1848 from Gulik Knudsen for $3.10. The church was constructed the following year. This cemetery has a large area of unmarked graves of cholera epidemic victims. In 1903 the congregations of East Church and West Church merged and now handle the management of both cemeteries.
Cemeteries in Northern Illinois
Information source: Historical information regarding the cemeteries in Clinton Township was primarily found in Clinton Bicentennial 1776-1976 and the Beloit Wisconsin Veteran's Association
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