 The tombstone for William Cromwell is alone. There are no other members of the Cromwell family in this cemetery. According to the marker, William was 5 years and 10 months when he died 6 February 1856, and was the son of O. L. and S. Cromwell.[1] Attempting to trace William's parents, an Oliver Cromwell and wife Sophrona were enumerated in Linwood, Portage County, Wisconsin in 1860.[2] Following this family through the 1850-1880 censuses results in a small family with all sons.[3] 1850, Copake, Columbia County, New York  1860, Linwood, Portage County, Wisconsin  1870, Madison, Jones County, Iowa  1880, Wyoming, Jones County, Iowa  Looking at the 1850 census, a son being born after 1 June 1850 would easily slot into that household. Unfortunately, very few records from Adams County, Wisconsin have been microfilmed. I will keep working at this one. [1] Find A Grave, database with images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 September 2019), memorial 116787554, William Cromwell ( -1856), Gould Rock Cemetery, Grand Marsh , Adams County, Wisconsin; gravestone photograph added by Janet Marie (48008518).
[2] 1860 U.S. census, Portage County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Linwood, p. 68 (written), dwelling 544, family 492, Oliver S Cromwell household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2019), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1426. [3] 1850 U. S. census, Columbia County, New York, pop. sch. Copake, p. 132 (stamped), p. 264 (written), dwelling 1799, family 1799, Oliver Cromwell household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2019), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 491; also 1870 U. S. census, Jones County, Iowa, pop. sch. Madison, p. 7 (written), p. 121 (stamped), dwelling 118, family 120, F. D. Cromwell household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2019), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 401; also 1880 U.S. census, Jones County, Iowa, pop. sch. Wyoming, sheet 16D (written), p. 392 (stamped on following page), dwelling 68, family 68, Freedom Cromwell household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2019), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 348.  Photograph taken by Keith (member no. 46875362), www.findagrave.com To kick off my cemetery research, here is one from one of my favorite cemeteries - Gould Rock. This cemetery is locally known as Rock Cemetery or even just The Rock. I grew up a few miles from this extremely rural burial ground in Adams County, Wisconsin. Of course, this cemetery was reputed to be haunted. It certainly looked haunted. It was in the middle of nowhere and when you turned into the driveway all you saw was a looming white cross standing in front of a small bluff. To reach most of the graves, one had to be willing to venture into the unknown and follow the circular drive behind the bluff. The cross is gone now, but that desolate feeling remains.
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