There is a stone for Edw. Turnmire, and his wife. There is a
photograph of he and Mrs. Turnmire together with six of their
children. An angel carved out of granite stands here as part of the
large monument. On the headstones for two of their children, Stella
and Mrs. Florence Waller, there are also photographs, and one is
upon the headstone of Edward Turnmire.
Early settlers buried here include Wm. Vance, born in 1820, and
died in 1900, and his wife Margaret, is also here. She died in
1894. Isam Vance is a real old timer, as when he died on January 9,
1876, he was past 73 years of age. He lived in the days of George
Washington.
Albert Brenaman, Civil War veteran, was a member of Co. K, 3rd
Infantry. Mr. Breneman was a school teacher for some years and
always took an interest in educational matters.
L. M. Thorp, who is buried in the Tavera cemetery, first came to
the township in May, 1849, and entered 160 acres of land in June,
so he became one of the early settlers there. He came from Indiana
and in 1851 brought his wife and three children to make their home
in the wilderness. His only earthly possessions then was a team and
wagon and $100 in cash.
Mr. Thorp was a member of the first Republican convention held
in Richland county. He was elected as sheriff of the county in
1856, and again in 1862. In 1878 he ran for assemblyman on the
Greenback ticket but was defeated. He
was married in 1847 to Mary Jane Miller and they became the parents
of eleven children, one of whom, Octavia, married A. H. Floatin, a
Richland Center storekeeper, in whose store the big fire started
which destroyed the Krouskop store and opera hall back in
1883.
Many members of the Ellsworth family are here. They were among
the early, early settlers of Richland county and members of the
family still own the farm property near Tavera. Joseph S. Ellsworth
appears to be the oldest of the family buried here. He was born in
1808 in Vermont where he learned the trade of shoemaker. He moved
to Ohio and in 1852 came to Richland county, settling in the town
of Buena Vista, where he kept a small store at Independence, a
small settlement between Lone Rock and Richland City. This small
community never became a thriving village but it had stores, a
blacksmith shop, a mill, and several houses. This was in the early
50s. The settlement was of short life and today not a trace of it
is to be found along the banks of the Wisconsin river where it once
stood. One building, a home, was moved to the village of Gotham
where it still stands along side of busy highway 14 where auto
traffic is heavy.
The WSQ in the title of this cache is an acronym for
Wisconsin Spirit Quest. Wisconsin geocachers have adopted this
acronym to designate their cemetery caches. As this is classified
as a cemetery cache please note it is NOT hidden on any grave
marker or site. If there is a service going on, or folks are
visiting their loved ones when you arrive please be respectful and
come back at a later time. Your understanding and compassion for
those folks will be appreciated.
PLEASE FOLLOW ANY POSTED VISITING
HOURS, RESPECT THE RESIDENTS HERE, AND ONLY VISIT DURING DAYLIGHT
HOURS IF NO HOURS ARE POSTED
The cache is not located near a
grave...Do not disturb monuments. If you find a fallen US flag,
please stick it back in the ground. You must sign the cache log to
claim a find. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash
out.