Jefferson County
Wisconsin
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Jefferson County
Wisconsin
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Jefferson County
Index to Locations EvergreenCemetery Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
|  Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (1827-1919) — also known asLucien B. Caswell — of Fort Atkinson,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born in Swanton,FranklinCounty, Vt.,November27, 1827.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1863, 1872-74; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1868,1872;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1875-83, 1885-91 (2nd District1875-83, 1st District 1885-91).Died in Fort Atkinson,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,April26, 1919 (age91 years, 150days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
GreenwoodCemetery Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
| John Edwin Holmes (1809-1863) — also known asJohn E. Holmes — of Jefferson,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born in Glastonbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December28, 1809.Democrat.Ordainedminister;lawyer;memberWisconsin territorial council, 1847-48;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1848-50; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1853; servedin the Union Army during the Civil War.Universalist.Taken prisoner byConfederateforces in March 1863; while captive, became seriously ill from anunspecifieddisease; released as part of a prisoner exchange, and died threedays later, in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,May 8,1863 (age53 years, 131days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Rock LakeCemetery 369 Pine Street Lake Mills, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Founded 1859 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Oak HillCemetery Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
| Adolph H. Hartwig (1866-1934) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born in1866.Republican.Veterinarian;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1920;mayorof Watertown, Wis., 1928-30, 1934; defeated, 1930; died in office1934.Member,Freemasons.Died, following astroke ofapoplexy, in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,June 19,1934 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| William Frederick Gruetzmacher (1860-1937) — also known asWilliam F. Gruetzmacher — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born inAt Sea,January1, 1860.Republican. Postmaster atWatertown,Wis., 1898-1906;mayorof Watertown, Wis., 1934.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,November24, 1937 (age77 years, 327days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
St. BernardCatholic Cemetery Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
| Robert William Lueck Jr. (1914-1984) — also known asRobert W. Lueck, Jr. — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,October14, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster atWatertown,Wis., 1947-60 (acting, 1947-49).GermanandIrishancestry.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,November17, 1984 (age70 years, 34days).Interment at St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery.
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