Life during pioneer times here in Wisconsin was tough.
Not only did the pioneers have to deal with maltrition, basic
injuries and accidents, they also had to deal with flu and
pneomonia that could wipe out large portions of a community within
the space of a month. Observe in the cementary the amount of
gravestones that have deaths with in a year or two of each other.
The above coordinates will take you to one families double tragedy.
Here we see two siblings, Emma, 15 & George,
7, whose birthdays were only 6 days apart and who died 7 days
apart.
We have tried to reference back in newspapers and other ways to
find out exactly how they died but have been unable to find out.
Let us know what your guesses are or perhaps you might know
their history, please share it with the rest of us.
Use George's head stone
N43 AA.BBC
AA = Day of Death plus 45
BB = Years plus Months plus Days plus 12
C = Number of Months
Use Emma's head stone
W089 DD.EFF
DD = Day of Death
E = Number of Months
FF = Years plus Months plus Days plus 58
You will be looking for a cammo covered larger pill
bottle.
The "SQ" in the cache name above signifies
Spirit Quest, a project started in Indiana (GCHRFJ)
to distinguish caches that are
set in cemeteries. The idea has since spread throughout the Midwest
and elsewhere.
Wisconsin cache owners are joining in as of 2007, with the
designation WSQ prefixing their cache names. As elsewhere, this is
a voluntary effort to help designate and highlight these special
areas.
Please be respectful of the area, and observe their rules and
posted hours which are typically sunrise to
sunset